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Conway Daily Sun Endorses Bill Richardson

by: Douglas E. Lindner

Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 13:18:37 PM EST


"Bill Richardson, the only heavy-weight in bout for Democratic nomination"

Some excerpts (emphasis mine):

Retail politics works. And it's not overstating it to say that because N.H. voters see, hear and meet the candidates in person, we are better informed than voters in the rest of country, who rely primarily on electronic media.

We live in a world where Russia's leader may rewrite his country's constitution to maintain power, and where violence is often the political tool of choice, as in much of the Middle East. It is remarkable, and a testament to the strength of this country, that the next leader of the free world understands the real power of this country is in its people, and the path to the White House includes running the gauntlet at little N.H. newspapers like the Sun.

The editorial staff of the Sun is extraordinarily fortunate to have had exclusive access to the candidates. Without handlers at their sides or the national media butting in, most of the candidates have given our eight writers and editors an hour to engage in freewheeling question-and-answer exchanges.

Our staff takes seriously its bit part in selecting the next president. It is impossible to completely discount the "electability" factor and screen out mainstream media, but each of us weighs heavily what we observe in these editorial board interviews.

In our opinion, this year's Democrats are stronger than we've ever seen, and out of three that we believe could be good presidents, we endorse N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson.

A handful of years as senator for each of them [Clinton, Obama, and Edwards] simply does not stack up to Richardson's powerful resume as a former congressman, energy secretary, U.N. ambassador, and now, governor of New Mexico.

Like our own Gov. John Lynch, Richardson is a big hit in his home state, where he is considered one of the nation's most environmentally-conscious governors. In New Mexico, he has raised the minimum wage, given all children under 5 access to health insurance, cut taxes and is pro-business.

On the national level, his experience negotiating with bad boys like Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro and the North Koreans is world-renowned. Richardson gained the reputation as Pres. Bill Clinton's top international troubleshooter, and during the '90s humorously referred to himself as the "undersecretary of thugs." His success as a negotiator also earned him four nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Richardson has heavyweight credentials for a heavyweight job; Obama, Edwards and Clinton, by comparison, have barely found their way into the ring.

The knock against Richardson is that he doesn't have the dynamic personality of Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, although in person he's funny and engaging. Asked about this rap and to compare himself to Bill Clinton, Richardson says, "Yes, Clinton can electrify a room, but I can get it done." We're convinced he can, and we ask you to join us in voting for him.

http://action.richardsonforpre...

By the way, he's up to five Nobel Peace Prize nominations now.

Douglas E. Lindner :: Conway Daily Sun Endorses Bill Richardson
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Douglas is there direct link to the endorsement? I'd like to add it to the Endorsement Diary
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The link at the bottom of the diary goes to the Richardson press release, which includes the unabridged endorsement. (0.00 / 0)
To my knowledge, that is the only place it exists in cyberspace at the moment--I believe it is to be printed in the coming few days.

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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner


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Charity rec for Lindner (0.00 / 0)
Yo, progressives. How 'bout a nudge for Doug 'n Bill.

Be a sport for chrissakes.

SGS is Jack Mitchell of Lowell, MA. The symbolism of the "sleeping giant" is based on my HOPE for America.


Thanks (4.00 / 1)
...I think

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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner


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For real (4.00 / 2)
So much faux concern for "voices being heard" and "fair representation", but few cross props from fellow progressives.

I have to give it to you, holding down the fort the way you do.

Big ups and my recc!

SGS is Jack Mitchell of Lowell, MA. The symbolism of the "sleeping giant" is based on my HOPE for America.


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Much appreciated. (0.00 / 0)
Not easy being the only BH "regular" supporting my candidate, heh.

I'm sure there must be some lurkers for BR, though, and everyone's going to be pretty surprised after IA and NH.

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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner


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IIRC, Nobel nominations are not public (0.00 / 0)
So it is meaningless to say someone has five of them.


You're right. (0.00 / 0)
And the recommendations can be made by any of a wide number of people:

1. Members of national assemblies and governments of states;
2. Members of international courts;
3. University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
4. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
5. Board members of organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
6. Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February 1) and
7. Former advisers appointed by the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

If I could get any professor in the correct discipline at my college to nominate me, I'd be a nominee. Or any member of Congress.

This is why John Bolton has reportedly been nominated multiple times. We can't really know about others currently because the records are sealed for 50 years, but some of the people nominated over 50 years ago include Hitler and Mussolini -- remember, if you are a member of a national assembly, you can nominate, so why not, right? If Hodes and Shea-Porter wanted to strengthen their endorsements, they could give Obama two nominations right now. John Hutson could give him a third.

(It's also interesting to note too that "nominated 5 times" can simply mean one person out of those thousands nominates you every year.)

"Nominee" really means nothing at all, and when people quote it shows they have not done thier homework.

That said, I think BR is going to do much better in Iowa than people expect.  



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Maybe... (0.00 / 0)
...it means nothing if you are Tom Tancredo or Mitt Romney and have a crackpot on your side, but when combined with Richardson's impressive, hands-on work on behalf of hostages in repressive regimes it is part of a bigger package that actually is meaningful.

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No, it isn't meaningful. (0.00 / 0)
Tout his impressive resume.

Don't pad it.


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It takes multiple such people, I believe. (0.00 / 0)
Regardless, he was a serious nominee five times, which is meaningful.

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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner


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