Richardson Denies Saying Obama Can't Win, Hillary Doesn't

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The Huffington Post   |   April 3, 2008 11:05 PM


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Bill Richardson's office has released a statement responding to a charge from the Clinton campaign that it he said that Barack Obama "can't win" the general election:

Statement from Richardson spokesman Pahl Shipley:


"Governor Richardson has never questioned Senator Obama's electability. He believes Barack Obama is the right person to lead this country and he will be America's next President.

In fact, the Governor endorsed Senator Obama based on his ability to bring this country together both domestically and internationally.

The Governor wants to move beyond this he said-she said nonsense. It's irrelevant and petty. The focus should be on ending the war in Iraq, improving the economy and passing universal health care, which is exactly what Senator Obama is talking about."

ABC News reported on Wednesday that it was Clinton who told Richardson that Obama couldn't win. Clinton appeared to deny that report today, but according to her aides, she misunderstood the question:

"That's a no," Clinton, D-N.Y., told reporters at the end of a press conference in Burbank, California, when asked if she made the comment in a private conversation with Richardson.


"We have been going back and forth in this campaign of who said what to whom and let me say this, that I don't talk about private conversations but I have consistently made the case that I can win," she said earlier in the press conference.

Clinton aides now insist the Senator misunderstood the question, asserting the candidate believed she was answering whether or not she would discuss a private conversation.

"I just double checked," Doug Hattaway, Clinton spokesperson told ABC News, "She was saying she was not going to tell (the reporter) about her private conversation."


 
 

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- REZBOO See Profile I'm a Fan of REZBOO permalink

The truth comes out pretty much the same every time under whatever conditions exists. Hillary should tell the truth more often if just for the fact that it's a lot less stressful---- and what should she care-----SHE HAS 109 MILLION DOLLARS in the BANK!!!!!

With that capital the only entity she's possibly need to lie to would be the IRS. Anyone or anything else is a joke. SHE MUST REALLY WANT POWER..... JEEEZE....are some people ever satisfied.....?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:15 PM on 04/05/2008
- richcpl See Profile I'm a Fan of richcpl permalink

hillary is a disaster. She can't get three facts straight and is constantly having to re-explain and qualify, and she's constantly squabbling w/ people, including friends and allies. She's confrontational and divisive w/ everyone. She's Bush in a pantsuit.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:36 PM on 04/05/2008
- plooger See Profile I'm a Fan of plooger permalink

Yes, it might be best if she's not picking up that phone, eh?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 PM on 04/05/2008
- 2351 See Profile I'm a Fan of 2351 permalink

Oh my god, Bob Barr is thinking about running for president. He is now forming an exploratory committee.

As far as Hillary goes, I could never vote for her. She is truth issues and how could you believe anything that she says. If she wins the nomination, I will just not vote. I refuse to participate in the madness.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:16 PM on 04/05/2008
- rwe See Profile I'm a Fan of rwe permalink

Richardson does have a credibility problem.. It definitely was noticed that he decided to grow the facial hair to accentuate his ethnicity

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:54 PM on 04/04/2008
- CitizenKane16 See Profile I'm a Fan of CitizenKane16 permalink

Every now and then it pays to use a little common sense. Why would Richardson say that he can't win then go ahead and endorse him? Why would he want to back the loser?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:18 PM on 04/05/2008
- LAJonathan See Profile I'm a Fan of LAJonathan permalink

Well, its great to know we have someone with special powers in our presence. Someone so close to the brain of a stranger.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:49 PM on 04/04/2008
- Obamamo See Profile I'm a Fan of Obamamo permalink

We are very lucky indeed to have rwe. He is what we call Richardson's brain; he knows that the whole world is against Hillary because she is fabulous, smart and sexy!

Don't hate on Hillary because she is just awesome even if she lies, she is a Clinton after all. It all depends on the definition of IS is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:47 PM on 04/05/2008
- margi See Profile I'm a Fan of margi permalink

McCain may find a way to re-introduce the draft. Before you vote for him make sure this is not even in his mind .

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:07 PM on 04/04/2008
- kennedy See Profile I'm a Fan of kennedy permalink

FROM: abcnews.com

Bill Richardson lies. Boldfaced lied to America. I knew he was lying.

From a source with direct knowledge of Richardson's conversations with the Clintons: Richardson himself told Sen. Clinton and former President Clinton that he didn't think Obama could win, back when he was telling them earlier this year that he wouldn't endorse Obama.

"Too inexperienced," Richardson said, the source tells ABC News.

Richardson your such a liar. I saw your nose growing. How much did Obama pay you?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:41 PM on 04/04/2008
- b2008 See Profile I'm a Fan of b2008 permalink

Way back when NOBODY thought Obama could win. So what's new about that. We're talking about the last conversation he had with Hitlary. HE DID NOT say it in that particular conversation, that's what this is all about. Why you bring up something that probably everybody was saying?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:01 PM on 04/04/2008
- babar77 See Profile I'm a Fan of babar77 permalink

In any situation when it become a he-said-she-said battle - Clinton loses. Her credibility is completely gone. One word: Snipers!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:21 PM on 04/04/2008
- kennedy See Profile I'm a Fan of kennedy permalink

Obama and Richardson are the liars.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:42 PM on 04/04/2008
- mrJJ See Profile I'm a Fan of mrJJ permalink

HILLARY IS ONE BIG 'MIS'TAKE
DENIES DENIAL AFTER 'MISHEARING'
By CHARLES HURT and DAPHNE RETTER Post Correspondents

Now Hillary denies that she denied she said Obama can't win.

WASHINGTON - First she "misspoke," now she misheard.

Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday seemed to deny that she told New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that Barack Obama could not win the presidency.

But her campaign later said she misheard a reporter's question.

Asked at a press conference whether she made the comment to Richardson, Clinton said, "That's a no."

She added, "We have been going back and forth in this campaign of who said what to whom and let me say this, that I don't talk about private conversations but I have consistently made the case that I can win."

Campaign spokeswoman Mo Elleithee later said Clinton thought she was being asked whether she'd disclose what she actually said to Richardson, who has endorsed Obama.

"Senator Clinton was simply reiterating what she had just said - she doesn't talk about private conversations," Elleithee said.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04042008/news/nationalnews/...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:23 PM on 04/04/2008
- valleygent See Profile I'm a Fan of valleygent permalink

It has become painfully, and awfully obvious that Hillary Clinton is a pathological liar. How is it that her supporters continue to back this candidate for the presidency, when the woman cannot even get through a debate, or a stump speech withoug lying and waffling in front of millions. Reprehensible is a kind adjective for what is going on in the mind of Hillary Clinton. May the month of June just please get here already! I've had enough of this woman for a lifetime. Thank goodness that very soon she will be a distant memory.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:49 PM on 04/04/2008
- KerkorianKnot See Profile I'm a Fan of KerkorianKnot permalink

The billionaire Kirk Kerkorian told Richardson to endorse Obama. Richardson knows Obama can't win the General Election, but he did it because the billionaire will crush him if he didn't follow instructions. Kerkorian is a shade partial to wounded war veterans, especially those that were POW's. Few people ever heard of Obama last year and now he's a $200 million juggernaut? Yeah, right.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:52 AM on 04/04/2008
- toosheck See Profile I'm a Fan of toosheck permalink

Your a monkey. Bill richarson endorsed Obama because he wanted too. hes raised 200 mil from over 1.5 million people. Take your bs somewheres else!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:07 PM on 04/04/2008
- benwha See Profile I'm a Fan of benwha permalink

Care to back this up with evidence?

Thanks.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:53 AM on 04/04/2008
- nacilbuper See Profile I'm a Fan of nacilbuper permalink

good luck holding your breath.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:21 AM on 04/04/2008
- abigail1 See Profile I'm a Fan of abigail1 permalink

hillary thinks Obama can't win why? Because he can't raise enough money? because he can't respond to attacks in a way that raises the discourse? Because he doesn't have an effective organization? Because his policy proposals are not in line with what most people want? No. Hillary believes he can't win because people won't vote for the black guy.
Why would on earth would anyone want her to be President of the United States when she thinks so little of Americans?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:29 AM on 04/04/2008
- b2008 See Profile I'm a Fan of b2008 permalink

Her whole assumption of why Obama can't win is that she thinks she's got control of the voting machines and they will be programmed in her favor in all the big cities to make people think she is the one we want. That is why Americans say she can win and Obama can't. But as we can see and hear, those voting machines have lied and are not giving the true accounting of the election results. New Hampsire's machines were rigged, California's machines were rigged, Las Vegas' machines were rigged and now we're just finding out that she LOST TEXAS. Obama ends up with Texas. So she LOST A LONG TIME AGO and refuses to give up the ship because she feels she will pull out the last votes with the same rigged machines. That's all! I hope all Americans are smart enough to realize the machines are as fake as a three dollar bill and not use them if they can help it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:31 PM on 04/04/2008
- bernie12 See Profile I'm a Fan of bernie12 permalink

when hillary was the presumptive nominee, no democrat, no pundit, no half-wit with a talk show had any trouble voicing "she can't win." where was all your indignation then? why on earth indeed.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:18 AM on 04/04/2008
- abigail1 See Profile I'm a Fan of abigail1 permalink

I never said Hillary couldn't win, not when she was the front runner, not even now and certainly not because she is a woman, if that is what you implying. I sure as hell was indignant when pundits were saying that about Hillary Clinton, and you have absolutely no basis to say otherwise. But from what I remember a lot of people were worried about Hillary's low favorability ratings, Clinton fatigue and her vote for the war, all legitimate concerns.

But I am not sure what that has to do with what I said.

It really doesn't bother you that Hillary Clinton seems to think that Americans are too racist to vote for Obama? Really? It doesn't bother you that it is Hillary Clinton saying that, not some Democrat, pundit, or half-wit talk show host? It would bother the crap out of me if Obama said or implied that Hillary Clinton couldn't win because she's a woman. And don't throw back the words of some Obama supporter, I said it would bother me if HE said it, just as it bothers me that SHE said what she did. I guess I just don't like being called racist, or sexist for that matter especially because I am a woman who has worked for Emily's List and taught at an all girls school. I really don't understand why you don't seem to mind.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:06 AM on 04/04/2008
- Bozwellian See Profile I'm a Fan of Bozwellian permalink

uh, not sure which channels you were tuned into..seem to remember nothing BUT being informed that Hillary was THE INEVITIBLE, that started most intensely just after 2004 especially and just grew louder . LOL, even the GOPer loyalista thoroughly promoted her and Bill for this 2008 election/selection...As for the Clintons, they took heart and made it an ASSUMPTIVE presumptive that indeed THIS WAS TO BE A CLINTON RESURGE year , lol, the amount of $$$ raised was phenominal as all REALLY , REALLY figured twas indeed !!! Her votes and positionins, all were geared and forethought with the WH election goal in mind (and that includes that infamous Iraq vote as well, make NO mistake regarding that faux pas /miscalculation as all figured would be a short "war" and needed that "warrior-stance" vote bloc ...) What is amazing, how off guard they were, NONE, NONE gave Obama all that much thought to being or becoming a formidable candidate or one to "worry" about..He was a nice diversion to the showtime of the election, helped to play up the diversity factor but NONE THOUGHT HE HAD A REAL CHANCE NOR THAT HE WOULD BE A REAL THREAT , NOR EVER, EVER , EVER THOUGHT HE COULD KNOCK THE CLINTONS OFF and OUT of the nomination !!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:52 AM on 04/04/2008
- ATLiberal See Profile I'm a Fan of ATLiberal permalink

Over on Real Clear Politics, the latest news is that Hillary says there is "no such thing as a pledged delegate". Wait a minute! I thought we wanted all the votes to count. Unless we lose? Then the pledged delegates can vote for HRC, 'cause she's the bestest?? And Obama can't win?

You can't have it both ways. Either you believe in the will of the people and respect the rules of your own party, or you simply have the party elites pick the candidate and forget the nomination voting, since it is pointless.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:38 AM on 04/04/2008
- b2008 See Profile I'm a Fan of b2008 permalink

That's what they have been doing in this country for years, picking who they want as President regardless of the people's votes. Why do you think Bush got in the White House on two occasions when the popular vote was not in his favor? This should make it plain and clear to all that we have been bamboozled for quite some time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:36 PM on 04/04/2008
- Rianna See Profile I'm a Fan of Rianna permalink

Imagine an experienced politician like Bill Richardson endorsing a candidate, who he THINKS cannot win! Again, the Clinton campaign is insulting the intelligence of the American people.
Many people I know are turned off by the damn lies coming out of Hillary and her goons.
Hillary has shown her true colors to the country, and it looks dirty and nasty.
They cannot take rejection very well at all. They don't seem able to take the high road, and are
constantly denigrating the other candidate and his supporters. William Jefferson Clinton, ex-President, has embarrassed himself, and has lowered himself in the eyes of the world, by behaving like a
desperate man, dying to get back to the WH, by any means.

For someone who has always admired and supported the Clintons, I have been turned off by them,
and beginning to realize that perhaps there is some truth to the negative impressions about them, that we have been hearing all these years. It would be better for the country NOT to have such a damaged, vicious President, with so much baggage.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:29 AM on 04/04/2008
- EspritDeVoltaire See Profile I'm a Fan of EspritDeVoltaire permalink

If you believe Hillary Clinton, I've just developed a formula for eternal youth. The fruit flies I used as test subjects are now 20 years old. I'm selling share in the LLC before we go public next year. Leave your e-mail address and I'll send you a prospectus.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:28 AM on 04/04/2008
- moodpost See Profile I'm a Fan of moodpost permalink

Now, as HRC goes public with the "Obama can't win" comment, we have another example to hold up of the "experience candidate" deliberately undermining the GE chances of the democratic parties' nomination leader. This behavior is not acceptable from a "party leader" like HRC.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:56 AM on 04/04/2008
- DoninJoisey See Profile I'm a Fan of DoninJoisey permalink

But it's HER party.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:35 AM on 04/04/2008
- MickyD10 See Profile I'm a Fan of MickyD10 permalink

It's her party alright. And she'll cry if she want to.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:10 AM on 04/04/2008
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