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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: djones520 on January 04, 2009, 12:19:50 PM
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Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
The New Mexico governor cites pending investigation of business dealings
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.
"Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact," he said Sunday in a report by NBC News. "But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an untenable delay in the confirmation process."
He said he plans to continue in his role as governor. "I appreciate the confidence President-elect Obama has shown in me, and value our friendship and working partnership. I told him that I am eager to serve in the future in any way he deems useful. And like all Americans, I pray for his success and the success of our beloved country."
Obama said Sunday he accepted Richardson's decision to withdraw with 'deep regret.'
"Governor Richardson is an outstanding public servant and would have brought to the job of Commerce Secretary and our economic team great insights accumulated through an extraordinary career in federal and state office," Obama said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/
Bwahahahahahahahaha... gotta love that change. :lmao:
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I just have this sneaking suspicion that this is going to happen a lot in the next four years.
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Yeah, His Holiness will keep the bus gassed up, lubed up, and ready to roll on a moment's notice.
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Yeah, His Holiness will keep the bus gassed up, lubed up, and ready to roll on a moment's notice.
(http://rightvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hopeandchangeexpress.jpg)
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The claims against Richardson don't seem to be going anywnere. I think Richardson just doesn't like the way he see things in Team Obama shaping up. He used the going nowhere investigation against him as an out.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919?GT1=43001
Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee
New Mexico governor cites pending investigation of business dealings
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Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee
Jan. 4: Citing a pending investigation into a company doing business in New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson withdraws as Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of Commerce. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.
Nightly News
updated 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.
Richardson's withdrawal was the first disruption of Obama's Cabinet process and the second "pay-to-play" investigation that has touched Obama's transition to the presidency. The president-elect has remained above the fray in both the case of arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the New Mexico case.
Its not even a month left before the corination and they are dropping out.
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http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,20215.0.html
Beat ya to it Airwolf. :-)
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merged. :beer:
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And hILLARY'S STARTING TO LOOK BAD. tHOSE TENS OF MILLIONS that the Arabs "paid" bill post 2001 for speeches and "consulting" plus contributions to his "foundation" and "Library".
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I've never before seen an administration fall apart before it got rolling.
It's like Election Day was the day the toilet got unclogged. Now all the sh*t is free to flow. Funny, that is.
Now we see a rush to get all the sh*t out of the sewer line and into the main line before Party Day.
That the sh*t in the toilet was never brought to anyones attention before Election Day is a national shame.
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I just have this sneaking suspicion that this is going to happen a lot in the next four years.
Eric Holder will be the next.
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Okay, so the only "change" I've seen thus far is the rats leaving the ship before it even sails.
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Okay, so the only "change" I've seen thus far is the rats leaving the ship before it even sails.
Smart rats.
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The claims against Richardson don't seem to be going anywnere. I think Richardson just doesn't like the way he see things in Team Obama shaping up. He used the going nowhere investigation against him as an out.
probably so, he would have sailed through Congress.
I think its funny that the only legit guy he had in the cabinet is checking out.
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probably so, he would have sailed through Congress.
I think its funny that the only legit guy he had in the cabinet is checking out.
Yepppers. It didn't matter what position Richardson took in the O administration he would be the most experienced person of all bar none. Ironically the O man himself the least experienced.
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Yepppers. It didn't matter what position Richardson took in the O administration he would be the most experienced person of all bar none. Ironically the O man himself the least experienced.
Richardson most likely started seeing that he would be the Chicago Mafia bitch instead of a real secretary and said 'f--- this'.
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Between Zerobama and Hillary as SecState he probably figured he was WAY too close to Fort Marcy Park for his own health.
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Between Zerobama and Hillary as SecState he probably figured he was WAY too close to Fort Marcy Park for his own health.
I'm guessing Richardson got briefed on some of the O mans economic plans and doesn't want to be associated with them. That and taking orders out of Chicago.
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Now Barack Hussein Obama's people are saying that Richardson didn't disclose enough information to them. Richardson denies that. Since they're both Democrats, I don't know which one to believe. Probably neither is the best bet.
Some think that the Klinton's masterminded this ouster, payback for "Judas" Richardson not supporting Hillary last year.
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wow. after all of that butt kissing that richardson did for all of those months, he had to give back even the tiny little bone that The BarackStar! threw him? that's got to be annoying. :evillaugh:
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wow. after all of that butt kissing that richardson did for all of those months, he had to give back even the tiny little bone that The BarackStar! threw him? that's got to be annoying. :evillaugh:
I don't think he had to do anything. I think he saw & heard some of the O teams plans and decided for self preservation reasons not to be associated with them. The O teams claim of nondisclosure is BS.
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(http://hp.state.sd.us/archive/f03recruit/images/Week12/UnderTheBus.jpg)
Obama Cabinet Meeting
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(http://rightvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hopeandchangeexpress.jpg)
I want to see what's under the bus.
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I don't think he had to do anything. I think he saw & heard some of the O teams plans and decided for self preservation reasons not to be associated with them. The O teams claim of nondisclosure is BS.
this is the same bill richardson that was a member of the clinton administration. I tend to doubt that there is much thinking going on in that man's head in the first place. not surprising that he has gotten himself entangled in a shady deal, though. that's sort of a clinton trademark. touch pitch, & etc.
hey, where was team Obama on the whole vetting process, by the way, and where is the MSM on this story? they spent weeks criticizing the mccain vetting process when he picked sarah palin for veep. :whatever:
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this is the same bill richardson that was a member of the clinton administration. I tend to doubt that there is much thinking going on in that man's head in the first place. not surprising that he has gotten himself entangled in a shady deal, though. that's sort of a clinton trademark. touch pitch, & etc.
hey, where was team Obama on the whole vetting process, by the way, and where is the MSM on this story? they spent weeks criticizing the mccain vetting process when he picked sarah palin for veep. :whatever:
Thats my point. Obviously at one time it was considered no big deal. Now Richardson is using it as as an excuse to make a clean break away. The O batrons are using it as an excuse to claim they showed Bill the door.
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Richardson had to go by any means necessary. When obama tries to ban CCW laws, which he will, it wouldn't look good if a member of his cabinet had a CCW.
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Richardson had to go by any means necessary. When obama tries to ban CCW laws, which he will, it wouldn't look good if a member of his cabinet had a CCW.
This also gives him the opportunity to perhaps add US senator to his pedigree. Already got a slot as Cabinet post taken care of on his resume. No Law degree so a Judical post is out.
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they are not just throwing richardson under the bus, they are backing up, and running over him again. I smell rahm emmanuel,
leaker extraordinaire.
Team pressed Richardson, got nothing
Barack Obama’s transition team pressed Bill Richardson about a federal probe into “pay-to-play†allegations against his office – the same investigation Richardson cited Sunday in withdrawing his name as commerce secretary.
But a Democratic source said Obama’s questioners came away empty handed. “Those guys were pressed for information and they gave nothing,†the source said.
Now some Democrats are questioning Obama’s vetting process —- and asking whether Obama’s team went far enough in pushing the New Mexico governor for information in face of the federal grand jury probe that has been public since August.
It's the first high-profile stumble for an Obama transition that generally has run smoothly so far—and it deprives Obama of the highest-ranking Hispanic member of his Cabinet, already prompting cries from Latino groups for a prominent replacement.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama learned Friday that Richardson planned to withdraw. He also defended the vetting process, saying, "The totality of our cabinet picks, it’s impressive, and I think our vetters have done a good job."
More (http://www.politico.com/newTeam pressed Richardson, got nothings/stories/0109/17040.html)
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This also gives him the opportunity to perhaps add US senator to his pedigree. Already got a slot as Cabinet post taken care of on his resume. No Law degree so a Judical post is out.
bingaman was just reelected in 2006, and udall was just elected in 2008. they're both dems, so I don't see richardson as likely to challenge either of them. and besides, if a resume was going to get him nominated for president, it would have already happened; he already looks great on paper. his problem is that he is as dull as ditch water.
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Hmmmmm, remember all that trash talk back in the fall about a lack of vetting for the RNC? Hmmmm, DNC pot meet DNC kettle. :whatever:
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Hmmmmm, remember all that trash talk back in the fall about a lack of vetting for the RNC? Hmmmm, DNC pot meet DNC kettle. :whatever:
and they have the audacity to compare sarah palin, who is the sitting governor of alaska, to caroline kennedy, who is a baby sitter.
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But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she? :thatsright:
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But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she? :thatsright:
I'll bet she even has a license.
But more importantly, she's just about the only Kennedy left who isn't a drunkard, drug addict, creep, criminal, or dead.
Gotta keep them Kennedy's coming!
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But Carolyn's a QUALIFIED , a highly qualified babysitter, isn't she? :thatsright:
you know, ummmm, that, ummm, you know that qualifications are, you know, ummm, probably quite beside the, ummm, point, because, you know, her last name name is, you know, like, ummm, kennedy. you know?
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indeed :tongue: :thatsright: :evillaugh:
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I'll bet she even has a license.
But more importantly, she's just about the only Kennedy left who isn't a drunkard, drug addict, creep, criminal, or dead.
Gotta keep them Kennedy's coming!
Better take drug addict off. She did her fair share back in the day.
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Better take drug addict off. She did her fair share back in the day.
Noted.