Posted on 11/24/2005 7:49:39 PM PST by Charlemagne on the Fox
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson is coming clean on his draft record - the baseball draft, that is, admitting that his claim to have been a pick of the Kansas City A's in 1966 was untrue.
For nearly four decades, Richardson, often mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential candidate, has maintained he was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics. . . .
But an investigation by the Albuquerque Journal found no record of Richardson being drafted by the A's, who have since moved to Oakland, or any other team.
Informed by the newspaper of its findings, the governor acknowledged the error in a story in Thursday's editions.
"After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter ... I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A's," he said. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.foxsports.com ...
Does this mean Pete Rose will beat Richardson into the HOF??
That is technically true, although George probably didn't believe it. It is a mistake. I have no doubt tho that Richardson knew what he was saying was BS.
I agree. Liberals and their media have no morals. Thus, they will cover a lie of a liberal; conservatives, however, are moral people and thus are held to a higher standard.
Yeppers, that looks like it would be just about right...
I think Billy boy is counting on his "hispanicness" to balance out his "mistakes" in the past...
Ethnicity over integrity.
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