News (Noticias) Tagged ‘Bill Richardson’

To start off day two I realized that for the next two days I would have trudge about 2 miles across Denver to get my media credentials. (Lots of 2s in that sentence) For some crazy reason the DNC has made all bloggers and some other segments of the media do this everyday. Strange.

So I made it there, waited in line, got my credentials and then hoofed it back to the Colorado Convention Center where I had to go in to just cool off. I haven’t mentioned this before but I am hauling a good-sized backpack with me everywhere I go with my laptop and assorted blog-worthy gear.

Once I had cooled off I was determined to get to the Pepsi Center and blog away but by some happy circumstance as I was strolling down the street I look up and see a big marque for the Latino Leaders Network Luncheon. Now I had known about this event but didn’t know where it was going to be held. I had called and e-mailed to find out and no one had ever responded.

I don’t look a gift horse in the mouth so I went right in and flashed my press pass and my best smile and got in. (not that my smile had anything to do with it) It turned out to be a good event honoring Federico Peña the co-chair of Obama’s national campaign and former mayor of Denver. Lots of politician were there as well as Eva Longoria-Parker.

Others that spoke include: Senator Kenneth McClintock from Puerto Rico, Senator Leticia Van de Putte from Texas, Janet Murguia from NCLR, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Ken Salazar and then Federico Peña. I was most impressed by Bill Richardson and Federico Peña.

Right before the event I met a woman who worked with the "Hispanic Media Assistance Team" and I was so happy that someone was there to help organize and coordinate things because truthfully communication and information are so hard to come by that you get used to it here fast. All the same, I really was happy to see someone, anyone trying to do something afterall I am all about easy access to organized information.

Afterwards, I hung around watching the media frenzy and while not wanting to be part of it, I felt the pull to met some of these leaders. I did make a few contacts etc., so it was fine.

After that I had lunch as I had been watching everyone else eat their lunches and had developed a mighty fine appetite by then. Finally made it to the Pepsi Center and setup camp and somehow managed to post 80+ stories in between chatting with other bloggers, journalist etc. I have to admit that it was a good day and I thought Hillary’s speech was very good.

So take a look at HispanicTips.com’s homepage for the latest.

Now I am headed to see Pancho Sanchez and if for some reason I can’t get in there is another event/party put on by the National Latino Institute but that is a good stretch of the legs. (edit: didn’t make it to either) I guess it is good that I am getting so much exercise but my feet are hurting. Tomorrow is another big day and I finally got an invite to the big Voto Latino party.

Lesson for the day :: Again levels of access - but maybe if you are in the right place at the right time and either know someone or have a big blog and a great smile some barriers can melt away.

He stated that while top Latino leaders such as New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former Clinton Transportation Secretary Federico Peña and U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., have direct access to Obama, “that is very different than BEING in the inner circle of the Obama campaign.”

”My experience with how the Obama campaign handled the delegate vote on June 1 in Puerto Rico was disastrous,” Ferre wrote. “The principal decision makers, operatives and advertisements were all made in or through Chicago. The result is that [Sen. Hillary] Clinton got almost 70 percent of the vote in Puerto Rico.””*

“Regional balance,” Richardson said should be a top consideration, and he pointed out that the recent Democratic presidential coalitions have consisted of the East Coast, the West Coast, and not much in between. “We’ve ignored the Southwest,” he continued. “We’ve ignored the Southwest Hispanic vote.”"*

The Hispanic Leaders Convention concluded here Saturday with the unveiling of a long list of concrete proposals to strengthen ties and open new avenues of cooperation between Spain and the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic community.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, one of the United States’ most influential Hispanics, gave the closing speech at the gathering, which drew some 60 prominent U.S. Latinos to the Spanish capital.”*

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama could boost his party’s Hispanic vote in the next U.S. elections.

Richardson says that normally, the Hispanic community votes 65 percent Democrat and 35 percent Republican.

But he said today in Madrid that he thinks Obama will be able to conquer 70 percent of that vote.”*

Democrats will eventually unite once the hard-fought presidential nomination battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is resolved but that process may take time, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said on Monday.

There’s going to be a need for healing,” Richardson, a former White House hopeful who is backing Obama. “*

Former presidential rival turned supporter Bill Richardson will campaign this week for Barack Obama in Puerto Rico, 10 days before the Commonwealth holds its Democratic primary, a Richardson aide tells CNN.

Richardson, the governor of New Mexico and former Cabinet official, is one of the most prominent Hispanic politicians in the nation. He sought the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race after a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary.”*

Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network in the United States, is proud to feature Texas Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz on the Monday, April 21 broadcast of “Issues: Caras y Voces” (Issues: Faces and Voices), hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman.

Congressman Ortiz is involved with numerous issues that affect the Hispanic population of the U.S. He is a supporter of border security and comprehensive immigration reform, but is an opponent of building a wall along the Mexican border. Rep. Ortiz, along with 13 other senior members of Congress, recently signed onto an amicus brief to the Supreme Court arguing that the Homeland Security Department’s decision to waive over 30 laws to proceed with the border wall was unconstitutional.

In addition to his interest in the Hispanic community, as a senior member of Congress and Chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Ortiz has great knowledge of the state of the military and of current Iraq/Afghanistan operations. Congressman Ortiz is also one of the most influential supporters of the Merida Initiative, which proposes to send financial support to Mexico to combat the narcotics trade.

“Issues: Caras y Voces” features top leaders that impact the Hispanic community through one-on-one interviews conducted by Armando Guzman. Covering the White House and the Capitol for almost two decades, Mr. Guzman is one of the most respected correspondents in Washington. The interview forum airs every Monday evening during Noticiero Azteca America, the network news broadcast of Azteca America.

Past guests of “Issues: Caras y Voces” include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Congressman Jose E. Serrano (D-NY), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), NIDA Director Nora Volkow, ACS President Elmer Huerta, Mexican Consul Enrique Escorza, California State Senator Gil Cedillo and former Senator George McGovern.

Don’t miss “Issues: Caras y Voces” Mondays during the evening, and nightly transmissions of Noticiero Azteca America at 5:30 pm EST and PST / 4:30 pm CST; and 11:00 pm EST and PST / 10:00 pm CST.

Webcast repetitions are available at
www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate and
www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org .

The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.”

There were some ham-fisted phone calls from Clinton backers, who questioned Richardson’s honor and suggested that the governor, who served in President Clinton’s Cabinet, owed Hillary Clinton his support. “That really ticked me off,” Richardson said.

Still, even as he moved from Clinton toward Obama — “the pursuit was pretty relentless on both sides” — Richardson wrestled with the question of loyalty. After 14 years in Congress and a measure of fame as an international troubleshooter, Richardson was named Clinton’s U.N. ambassador, then Energy secretary: “two important appointments,” Richardson said.

He finally concluded that he had settled his debt to the former president: He had worked for Clinton’s election in 1992, helped pass the North American Free Trade Agreement as part of his administration, stood by him during the Monica S. Lewinsky sex scandal, and rounded up votes to fight impeachment.”*

*From: http://www.latimes.com
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What happened
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, delivering a blow to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Richardson, one of the nation’s top Hispanic elected officials, held high-ranking positions in Bill Clinton’s White House. This was an Easter-season “act of betrayal,” said Clinton adviser James Carville. (The New York Times, free registration)

What the commentators said
The Clinton camp can’t agree what Richardson’s endorsement means, said Don Frederick in the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog. Carville likened Richardson to Judas, but Clinton strategist Mark Penn said the endorsement didn’t matter. Either way, with Carville’s insult coming as Obama backer Gen. Tony McPeak compared Bill Clinton to Joseph McCarthy, it’s clear the candidates’ surrogates didn’t take an Easter break. “*

*From: http://www.theweekdaily.com
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I have always heard the sayings, “like a kick in the head, a blow to the stomach, a stab in the back.” But had never experienced anything similar.

Well, I felt all the above when Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination last week.

All these feelings came crashing down on me because I had a very high regard for the governor, and had written quite a few articles extolling all his accomplishments and deeds. High among these was his statesmanship, the fact that he refused to endorse any of the Democratic candidates, stating candidly that they all had strengths and weaknesses. I admired him for that because I knew he was under great pressure from every campaign for his endorsement.”*

*From: http://www.elpasotimes.com
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So much for the importance of experience, past alliances and consistency as major factors in the selection of a presidential candidate, at least as far as Bill Richardson is concerned. It seems that in the New Mexico governor’s political handbook, opportunism trumps nearly everything, including loyalty.

But then, whoever said politics was about anything more than expediency. Loyalty plays a role only when one is on top. Seldom, however, is the lack of it so nakedly apparent.”*

*From: http://www.scrippsnews.com
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The latest blowup came over the weekend. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s endorsement of Obama on Friday provoked an unusually harsh response from James Carville, one of Hillary Clinton’s informal advisers. Carville told the New York Times that Richardson had committed “an act of betrayal” and said it “came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic.”

Richardson fired back on Fox News Sunday: “I’m not going to get in the gutter like that. And you know, that’s typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton. They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency.” Richardson was energy secretary and United Nations ambassador for President Bill Clinton, and the Clintons seem more than a little angered at his endorsement of Clinton’s rival.”*

*From: http://www.usnews.com
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The Zapantas are fourth-generation Mexican Americans from East Los Angeles, part of a wave of doctors and lawyers, small-business owners and school administrators who are remaking Whittier into a center of upper-middle- class and upper-class Latino life in Southern California.

Like Reilly years before, the Zapantas host political events at the spacious mansion. But their preferred candidates are Latino Democrats. They have held two fundraisers for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and one for former presidential candidate Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico. Once a year, they offer tours of their vast collection of Mexican art.

The last U.S. census counted Whittier’s population at 83,838. Latinos constituted 23% of Whittier residents in 1980; they were 56% as of 2000 and that number is presumed to be more than 60% by now.”*

*From: http://www.latimes.com
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Facing fire from some fellow Democrats for his decision to endorse Sen. Barack Obama, Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday he still considers himself loyal to the family that helped make his political career.

“I am very loyal to the Clintons. I served under President Clinton. But I served well. And I served the country well. And he gave me that opportunity,” Richardson told “Fox News Sunday.”

“But you know … it shouldn’t just be Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton,” he said.”*

*From: http://www.cnn.com
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson came under fire this weekend over his endorsement of Barack Obama for president.

A number of people criticized his decision on Sunday morning talk shows, including Democratic political strategist James Carville, who worked with Richardson in the administration of former President Bill Clinton. Carville compared Richardson’s actions to Judas betraying Jesus.

Richardson has a long history of ties to the Clintons. He worked as Energy Secretary and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration.”*

*From: http://www.koat.com
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The Democratic Party needs to wrap up its presidential nominating contest and quickly, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told “FOX News Sunday.”

Richardson declared his support for Barack Obama on Friday despite being a longtime ally of the Clintons and even serving as former President Bill Clinton’s energy secretary. He refused to say that Clinton’s questioning of Obama’s patriotism was on par with the 1950s-era senator who led investigations into “anti-American” activities by prominent actors, authors and even Army officials.”*

*From: http://elections.foxnews.com
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said Democrats must unite behind a presidential nominee soon and end the “bloodletting” that can doom the party’s chances of capturing the White House.

“Maybe after the remaining primaries,” which conclude June 3, Democrats should “come together and look at who’s ahead when it comes to delegates, when it comes to the popular vote, the number of states,” Richardson said today on “Fox News Sunday.” “I just feel the time has come to come together behind a candidate,” said Richardson, who endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama this week.”*

*From: http://www.bloomberg.com
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Sen. Barack Obama’s speech on race was a decisive factor in Bill Richardson’s endorsement of his presidential bid, the New Mexico governor revealed Saturday.

“I think what kind of clinched it for me, although I made a decision a week ago, was Sen. Obama’s speech on race,” Richardson said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

“He had this problem with his pastor. He could have said nothing or glided through it. Instead, he attacked the race issue head-on, talking about stereotypes, taking some very, very tough stances on this issue.”"*

*From: http://www.cnn.com
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