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Bill Richardson Self-Destructs on CNN
National Review ^ | August 11, 2008 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 08/11/2008 2:50:25 PM PDT by Zakeet

Team Obama has GOT to get Bill Richardson away from cameras.

He's on CNN right now. He said that "a President Obama would have a good strong relationship with Russia, and this sort of thing wouldn't happen." (paraphrased; I'll check against the transcript when it's available.)

Richardson just said that McCain is "irrationally make threats" by urging the G8 to expel Russia, and "that's only gonna make matters worse."

Of course. Russia has killed thousands, turned tens of thousands into refugees, they're advancing on the capital, the airport's been bombed, the pipeline is endangered, and the Georgian navy vessels are sinking to the bottom of the Black Sea. But throwing Russia out of the G8 - that will be the true disaster.

He has once again called for going to the United Nations Security Council to get a ceasefire. Russia has a veto on the UNSC. Of course, if Russia wanted a ceasefire, they could just... cease firing. The Georgians are begging for a ceasefire.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: 2008election; 2008veep; democrat; foreignpolicy; g8; georgia; obama; richardson; russia
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To: Joe Boucher

We’re in an election cycle where the DIMocrats have fallen over themselves to look like idiots. They come up with ridiculous rules, the party is split between two candidates who, frankly, aren’t that far apart politically. And they chose the least prepared candidate in a time of World tension. Then they display symptoms of second-guessing that decision.

This is not the time for the GOP to be second-guessing itself. McCain should come out strong and deliberate, even overshadowing the Bush administration (which isn’t that hard to do right now). Let Obama change his rhetoric as he has begun to do now on this issue as well. Bring out the issue of oil in the region, how any upheaval in that area could bring serious economic problems. And relate this to “do you really believe Obama is the man for this hour?”.

That’s where McCain/the GOP must go with this. It’s really a no-brainer, but whether the GOP has the will is another matter. I believe McCain does...


61 posted on 08/11/2008 4:24:14 PM PDT by bcsco (Obama: SPINciple in chief!)
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To: Hoodat

So right.


62 posted on 08/11/2008 4:26:43 PM PDT by pangaea6
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To: Lockbox

......Vladimir Putin just got McCain electred......

My so far unexpressed thought was that Russia doesn’t want to put up with the global mess Husssein will create and is taking a trip through Georgia to give McCain a break.

They are killing severaal birds with one quick sweep.


63 posted on 08/11/2008 4:32:01 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Conservation? Let the NE Yankees freeze.... in the dark)
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To: NOBAMA in 08; cardinal4

He looks like Edward G. Robinson in “The Ten Commandments.” That’s NOT a compliment.


64 posted on 08/11/2008 4:32:47 PM PDT by Ax (A guy can never be too rich, too thin or have too many camouflage T-shirts.)
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To: kellynla
How the "Los Alamos Loser" Richardson was elected governor of NM much less be a viable candidate for VPOTUS is a mystery to me. LOL

Would you believe NM has 48% legal hispanics, but the illegals vote in NM too. LOL That's the honest truth. Richardson made sure they can vote in NM because he's allowed illegals to obtain NM Driver's Licenses, and with that, they can register to vote.

65 posted on 08/11/2008 4:34:21 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (A TAXPAYER VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA IS LIKE A CHICKEN VOTING FOR COLONEL SANDERS!)
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To: kellynla

Hey now...no one makes fun of my pal Sgt. Garcia! You take that comparison back!

I am guessing you have the Zorro DVDs?


66 posted on 08/11/2008 4:47:05 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: Who is John Galt?
which tells you something about the federal government, and also something about New Mexico

New Mexico has a history of graft and corruption (and possibly even murder) going back to statehood. This is not a reflection on its people but on those who've strove for office on their backs. It could be considered where "special interests" was originally defined.

67 posted on 08/11/2008 4:49:07 PM PDT by bcsco (Obama: SPINciple in chief!)
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To: Lockbox
Vladimir Putin just got McCain electred.

Unless the Russian invasion of Georgia is mention on some dumb-ass reality show 95% of the US populace will never know the event has even happened or happening.

68 posted on 08/11/2008 4:51:15 PM PDT by politicalwit (AKA... A Tradition Continues...Now a Hoosier Freeper)
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To: bcsco

Excellent post.


69 posted on 08/11/2008 4:54:47 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (1992...how many folks had heard of Bill Clinton? John McCain, Eric Cantor for your VP pick!)
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To: greyfoxx39

Thanks.


70 posted on 08/11/2008 5:06:35 PM PDT by bcsco (Obama: SPINciple in chief!)
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To: Hoodat
"If Obama had only gotten the chance to talk to Putin, none of this would have happened."

According to Obammy's comment today, he's been warning about this for months. Funny thing though, I can't find any of his statements on it.

71 posted on 08/11/2008 5:24:05 PM PDT by mass55th
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To: proudpapa

What does Hillary say to the war? What would she do? Do we know?


72 posted on 08/11/2008 5:35:44 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: PhilDragoo

LOL! Perhaps The Crisco Kid will have Obama & Osama over for the next Super Bowl party to chew the fat.


73 posted on 08/11/2008 5:35:55 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Hoodat
Seems like we heard this from another Congressman before, right after the Nazis invaded Poland.

These are the words of a self-important narcisist having messianic delusions. Someone who believes their personality and wisdom are such that men will beat their swords into plowshares has no business holding the reins of power.
74 posted on 08/11/2008 5:44:44 PM PDT by attiladhun2 (Obama is the anti-Reagan, instead of opposing the world's tyrants, he wants to embrace them)
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To: NRA2BFree

If you think Ricardoson is bad, you ought to hear the Jerkinator.


75 posted on 08/11/2008 5:49:45 PM PDT by attiladhun2 (Obama is the anti-Reagan, instead of opposing the world's tyrants, he wants to embrace them)
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To: Zakeet
“a President Obama would have a good strong relationship with Russia”

Sounds like a good Ad for McCain.

76 posted on 08/11/2008 5:53:04 PM PDT by McGruff (Georgia = friend. Russia = enemy.)
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To: PhilDragoo

The Crisco Kid, off the ‘ticket’ he slid.
Lol.


77 posted on 08/11/2008 6:27:41 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: Zakeet
If Obama had only gotten the chance to talk to Putin, none of this would have happened.

And Christopher Reeve would be walking.

78 posted on 08/11/2008 6:45:22 PM PDT by TigersEye (Berlin '36 ... Olympics for murdering regimes. ... Beijing '08)
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To: Zakeet

What, again?

Richardson seems to do this at least half of the time he gets in front of a camera.


79 posted on 08/11/2008 8:08:39 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (If Islam conquers the world, the Earth will be at peace because the human race will be killed off.)
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