Bill Richardson Criticizes "3 AM" Ad, Praises Obama's Judgement

Richarson, get on the "Obama-Bus" already will ya.

Hey people, lighten up. Bill Richardson is not obligated to endorse Obama (though I wish he would). He has already done a very good thing with his refusal to endorse Hillary. The thing that we all need to recognize is that many Democrats (including lots of voters) started out with the Clintons. However, as the campaign unfolds, and we all get a chance to see the Clinton team in action (getting uglier by the second), many are deciding that loyalty to this family trumps neither loyalty to party nor country. It's just taking some a little longer than others to forsake personal loyalty (which generally is a pretty good quality) in favor of the bigger picture

Richardson took the coward's road and deserves a cowards welcome. His 'I'm above it all' attitude is laughable. Anyone care to look into Richardson's personal betrayals? Bad as the Clintons.

He can keep his 'opinions' to himself, shove his 'endorsement' up his....sleeve?

Obama tried to run a decent and inspiring campaign. He never attacked the Clintons on any of the decades of dirty, indictments and betrays-never once. The support Hillary has received from 'supporters' and the media has demonstrated that Republican Rovian techniques work on a certain % of Americans. These Americans, Dem or Rep should be ashamed, but they are not. Win at all costs.

My hope is Obama wins or looses with integrity and decency.

Mr. Richardson I gave you way too much credit. Its clear you are just kissing butt so Obama will give you some position should he be elected. I really thought you had more guts than that. Hillary give it EVERYTHING you have to go after Obama.

RICHARDSON NEEDS TO ENDORSE ...NOW....
RICHARDSON FOR OBAMA'S VP 08

I've always respected Gov. Richardson's judgment -- even supported him when he's run for prez in the past -- so, this is just more of his common sense approach to the very tricky problem of, what do you do when two, determined old fools hijack a political party and use it as their vehicle to satisfy their selfish whims?

I hope Gov. R's opinion prevails among the leadership of the Dem Party, otherwise, they can kiss their asses goodbye in November. Ain't no way voters are going to give Bill a third term!

Clinton doesn't understand winning through losing and losing by winning. Her nasty attacks are embittering the party. At this stage, even if she somehow wins the nomination, she will do so by splitting the party. It will give McCain the White House and dramatically reduce Democratic gains in Congress. It would destroy her hopes for any political future and make about 1/3 of the party despise her more than they despise Ralph Nader.

Clinton doesn't understand that a nomination is not a "win at all costs" affair. If you cannot unite the party behind you, you have won a worthless prize and set yourself for humiliation in the fall and ignominy in the future. Just ask Hubert Humphrey.

very happy to hear about Richardson's criticism of billary . .. .. the clintons are too ambitious to regain the WH to listen I suspect . . . it is time the voters today put them in their place by giving Obama 15 straight wins . .. .

Richardson is the best worst friend a person could have.. I as a Mexican American Women.
He is appalling to me. He has no loyality... and is a political despot at best! I held out hope and
mere hope he would show some back bone It is so obvious he is a cad....and only out for himself.
I am so sad...............to finally understand this about a man i held in such esteem......
YUCK!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of experience to deal with crisis - I'm surprised this tidbit hasn't gotten more media attention.
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(you can hear the clip over at nationaljournal.com)

February 29, 2008
Pregnant Pause
It was, in this reporter's opinion, the most interesting moment in today's Clinton campaign phoner with reporters. Responding to the release of HRC's new TX TV ad, which asserts in no subtle terms that only she has the experience to deal with a major world crisis, and, relatedly, to keep your children safe, Slate's John Dickerson asked the obvious question:

"What foreign policy moment would you point to in Hillary's career where she's been tested by crisis?" he said.

Silence on the call. You could've knit a sweater in the time it took the usually verbose team of Mark Penn, Howard Wolfson and Lee Feinstein, Clinton's national security director, to find a cogent answer. And what they came up with was weak -- that she's been endorsed by many high ranking members of the uniformed military.

Richardson is right. All this mudslinging politics is only hurting the party. It is time to stop the mudslinging.

Unlike her supporters, or Hillary herself, Richardson is smart enough to realize she's done.

If Hillary doesn't win both Texas and Ohio by decent margins, expect the endorsements to start rollin' in.

I am soooooooooo tired of this fear mongering politics. Hillary should be ashamed of using the tactics of Republicans. American people are just done with it. This kind of politics is sooooooooo over.

I have always liked Bill Richardson, but he does have a tendency to say too much at times. It's clear to me that he wants to back Obama, but doesn't have the guts yet to do it. He reminds me of Clyburn in SC who claimed to be neutral and then kept going on tv to slam the Clintons. If he supports Obama he should say so and stop trying to pretend he is neutral. That said, I he is a fairweather friend. He seemed very pro-Hillary when she was ahead in the polls and didn't seem too impressed by Obama. It will be interesting to see what he does should Sen. Clinton make a comeback. I think he's lost his VP chances with his recent comments.

Adrianna Huffington:

As someone who was swindled by the California referendum in 2002, you or one of your "15 real-humans 24/7; approved comments are published to our site very quickly, but not always instantly!" should read this PDF file. I have read it word for word and was totally surprised that you have not made this public. I am confused by your support of one of the Democratic candidates over the other without considering this article. Please explain.

http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Archive/Winter08/PDFfiles/2008Election.pdf

The 3 AM ad doesn't scare me as much as this does.

how's this for a 3:00 a.m. ad. hillary picks up the red phone, and immediately says' bill, is that you, where the hell are you, it's 3:00 in the morning. oh, it's not you bill, sorry mr. putin.

here's my spin, obama has something up his sleeve, and will have some huge announcement weds. a.m. , especially if he loses ohio and or texas. he wants to take the wind out of hillary's victories, and i'm guessing some big name endorsements. notice they haven't announced his feb. donor $$$$. i also bet it's around $54mil. if she wins either state, they'll unload with lots of news of their own come weds. a.m. to ofset her victory. folks it's over, the remaining states favor obama's demographics.

I saw the enterview and that title is an overstatement, but I wish he would just shut up and mind his own business.

Wait a sec -I seem to remember Richardson bragging in an early debate that he had a lot MORE National Security experience than Clinton, Obama and Edwards combined.

Now he singing Obama's National Security experience. Heh.

Remember one of teh first debates, when Hillary was in the lead in polls.

Remember when Richardson defended Hillary against some attacks by the others.

Rchardson has his nose up her tush because he believed she would win and he wanted a cabinent post.

Now that Obama has the lead, Richardson has removed his nose from her tush and firmly planted in Obama's tush.

It's called pandering for political favor. Richardson wants a Cabinet Seat bad.

Just like Obama is pandering to republicans to get primary votes by talking about inclduing GOP in his cabinet.

LOL at a possible response ad for Clinton's 3:00am commercial. Have Bill answer the phone while distracted, undressed and being entertained by an intern. There is an ad for you, Barack!!

judgement? google "obama and Tony Rezko", google Rev. Wright and obama- the story that obama's LONG time preacher who he knows very well said these states quoted below. (I dont think its the kind of change that we were hoping for)
More recently, his name is becoming nationally familiar as the longtime spiritual mentor of Barack Obama, who joined the church in 1988 - a move Obama says was important to shaping his identity as an African-American. In fact, Obama's book title "Audacity of Hope" was taken from one of Wright's sermons. (Plagiarism even then, huh?)

Here's some audacious comments from the good Rev. Wright on random topics:

On 9/11: "In the 21st century, white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01...White America and the Western world came to realize that people of color had not gone away, faded into the woodwork or just 'disappeared,' as the Great White West kept on its merry way of ignoring Black concerns."

On Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan: "He brings a perspective that is helpful and honest...Minister Farrakhan will be remembered as one of the 20th and 21st century giants of the African-American religious experience."

He is NOT the kind of American President we want in office, our vote goes to Hillary who at least had the balls to reject Farrakhan's racism on MANY occasions.