Posted on 12/03/2008 12:37:04 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
(CNN) - Gov. Bill Richardson showed up to his press conference with President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday morning without the beard he has been sporting since dropping out of the presidential race in January, sparking his new boss to tell reporters he is "deeply disappointed with the loss of the beard."
"I'm going to answer this question about the beard," said Obama, when Richardson was asked where the facial hair went. "I think it was a mistake for him to get rid of it. I thought that whole Western, rugged look was really working for him.
"For some reason, maybe because it was scratchy when he kissed his wife, he was forced to get rid of it.," Obama continued as his nominee for commerce secretary smiled broadly. "But we're deeply disappointed with the loss of the beard."
Obama didn't let Richardson answer the question, but the New Mexico governor told Esquire Magazine in an interview posted online Wednesday that "After the campaign, I grew a beard as a rebellion against those consultants who told me I had to comb my hair, shave, lose weight. I said, You know, I’m gonna do what I want now. That was a good feeling."
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He’s into bears? Did Larry have a beard?
I hope Obama is VERY DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED on the Supreme Court news on Friday!
So True.
Homos love beards.
Michelle shaved hers, too...
Obama is trying, very hard, to be funny; his jokes are lame; he has no experience; I wonder if he can tap dance or sing?
I had to make sure this wasn’t Scrappleface or the Onion.
NM list PING!!
Obama Laments Loss of Richardson's Beard at Commerce Press Conference
I can understand his concern about Richardson shaving off his little “nut nest.” It is probably very irritating to the Chosen One now that the nest is gone.
Obama presented this as something of a tongue in cheek joke, but you can be sure he really IS disappointed.
Richardson had a particularly cheesy look with that beard
that obviously sent a tingle up Obama’s skinny leg.
He would’ve lent that “devilish” look to the Cabinet,
had the beard stayed.
This is going to be THE WORST ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS/
Really lookin’ forward to 4 more years of this cutting edge reportage from CNN....
CNN.....always on the top of the hard news.
Muslim men like beards.
No more Chalupas for you, Richardson!
Here's a picture of Mr. Richardson and his beard. Who knew Richardson even needed a beard?
No wonder the old media is dying.
I think it's actually been dead for years and what we're seeing is the chicken running around after his heads been cut off.
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