One of Bill Richardson's ads from his 2006 re-election campaign for Governor of New Mexico.
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Comments (13)
But he's just acting!!!!
That isn't very presidential looking!!!!
1. Posted by U.P. Man | May 18, 2007 11:00 PM
Posted on May 18, 2007 23:00
Testing out a slight change on the comment screen...
2. Posted by Kevin | May 19, 2007 12:36 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 00:36
"Look at how staged and "actor-ish" he comes off - what a phony - and what an idiot for thinking this makes him look like anything more than a two-bit partisan hack chump. I'm amazed - absolutely amazed - that something like this came out of a presidential campaign.
How un-presidential can you get? Watch the video!"
Lee, does that ring a bell ??
3. Posted by FMK | May 19, 2007 12:41 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 00:41
Typekey now works on IE and Firefox - if anyone cares...
4. Posted by Kevin
| May 19, 2007 12:46 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 00:46
Good production values. Insipid content. Must be for the war. Don't ask, don't tell.
5. Posted by bryanD | May 19, 2007 2:23 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 02:23
bryanD, your'e being ironic again? Richardson:
"first called for de-authorization of the war in Iraq in January, and says "I have repeated that call all around the country -- because I believe immediate de-authorization and removing all of our troops from Iraq this year is the only way to end Bush's war" May 4, 2007, and he called for an end to...
"don't ask, don't tell" in March 17, 2007.
6. Posted by Steve Crickmore | May 19, 2007 7:45 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 07:45
UP and FMK - If you could tell Richardson was acting and playing the part of a cowboy sheriff in this video I'm proud of you.
Question is... why can't you tell Thompson was acting and playing the part of a presidential candidate in his video?
Steve -- is the March 2007 position of Richardson's a change from a previous position?
7. Posted by Lee Ward | May 19, 2007 8:58 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 08:58
Oh, I get it...
If the person is a Democrat then he/she is showing that they have a sense of humor.
But since Republicans don't have a sense of humor then it all must be childish, unpresidential acting.
Got it, Democrat= HYPOCRITE.
Thanks
8. Posted by U.P. Man | May 19, 2007 9:50 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 09:50
Guess you can't recognize sarcasm either.
9. Posted by U.P. Man | May 19, 2007 9:52 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 09:52
Sarcasm has always been difficult to recognize in text-based messaging, UP. It's a problem that's plagued the internet from the very start. Try irony and wit instead.
Seems to me that Richardson's star is rising -- anyone else get that feeling? I smell a possible Clinton/Richardson ticket.
Stark contrast there - the Democrats fielding a woman and a hispanic vs. the white bread Republicans.
10. Posted by Lee Ward | May 19, 2007 10:15 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 10:15
Tell that to Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, and Alberto Gonzales.
How have the Democrats treated them? Does "Uncle Tom" , "Aunt Jejmima", "House boy" , or other slurs used against them by DEMOCRATS ring any bells?
11. Posted by U.P. Man | May 19, 2007 10:47 AM
Posted on May 19, 2007 10:47
bryanD, your'e being ironic again?-s.c.
No. It looks like he's running for governor of NM again. Unless he's on the record for legalizing pot, I think he's wasting his money on *cute*.
12. Posted by bryanD | May 20, 2007 6:03 AM
Posted on May 20, 2007 06:03
UP Man - Which democrats treated Rice, Thomas, and Gonzales that way? I haven't read any news reports to that effect.
Do you have any names, or links to quotes?
13. Posted by Lee Ward | May 20, 2007 11:18 AM
Posted on May 20, 2007 11:18