Fox News Panel Ponders The Political Significance Of Richardson's Beard

MediaMatters:

While discussing on Fox News' The Live Desk New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, Philadelphia radio host Dom Giordano said of Richardson's beard: "I don't know if it's playing into the ethnic card, or whatever." Host Martha MacCallum stated, "[Richardson] said, you know, 'It's hard for me,' he said to me once, 'people don't even know I'm Hispanic,' " and then asked, "So is that part of what he is ... cultivating here?" Giordano replied, "I think so."

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Comments

[HatingTheGame]

Ahh, now we know. Richardson is a vato.

Yeaahhh man...

El Vato con Vote Banco

[aperezfl]

I think it's widely assumed the beard would have had more of an effect before Super Tuesday

[aperezfl]

Only the might insightful network on television would have this conversation...

[cindyw]

Since when does a beard make a man man more ethnic?

[GoreyFantod]

When he's Amish? Of course, whether you're Amish, Hassidic or Children of the Corn, hats always help...

[hannitizer]

LMAO!

[truthyguy]

Wake up. The Fox panel doesn't "ponder" anything, ever.

[tombollocks]

That's one of the dumbest conversations I've ever read about!

[Imzadi]

I think he looks good like that! Pity his suit was a tad too tight...

[957]

Fox news people have to keep a towel handy to wipe the slobber than runs from their mouths while they speak.

[KellyGrace]

His beard? This is totally baffling. Why didn't they mention that the jacket he wore while announcing his endorsement for Obama was a few sizes too small? Now Fox News could run with that story!

[AdultFilmLegend]

This is the ONLY person who ran for president with a resume to back up his application. Romney was close.

[Wildcatdiva]

What's your screen name... you may be in my library. Anyway, The Gov looks damn good with his new look.

[michelvaillant]

There are people who think running a country is like running a business. It's not, not even by a long shot.

[TroubleNYC]

I'm surprised they didn't think it made him look like an al qaeda operative.

[Arguman]

Personally, I don't think this is really Bill Richardson. It is either a Pod Person or Richardson's evil twin. I won't bring up Star Trek because that's an obvious reference. Whenever I see someone with a goatee I think of Space Ghost's evil twin brother, Chad Ghostal.

[TakeSake]

Oh come on, the "Spock with a beard" episode was one of the best!

[Ramirez]

He should have gone with just the mustache.

[Manx]

Even McCain cheerleader, Jon King of CNN, made a snide remark about Richardson's beard last Friday on Situation Room. That's when I started liking it.

[ME08]

Jon King is a shill for Obama, too...Richardson is just looking Judas...nothing more!

[united5088]

I agree with you 100%. Richardson is a traitor and I really think that the Obama camp offered him a deal. He kept saying that he supported Obama because there is something special about him but he really doesn't know what it is.

[robXdion]

White people need only to study the commentary at FoxNews to get a clue why minorities might be inclined to say unkind things about them. There is now an "ethnic card"???