Posted on 07/28/2003 3:16:38 PM PDT by CedarDave
July 28, 2003
Democrats Nominate Richardson To Lead 2004 Convention
By Jennifer Peter The Associated Press
BOSTON — Democratic Party leaders nominated New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be chairman of their 2004 national convention on Monday, a move to appeal to Hispanic voters increasingly targeted by Republicans.
"I think it's a recognition that Hispanics are major players in the presidential race," Richardson said in an interview with The Associated Press shortly after the announcement.
He added, "I think there's going to be strong initiatives accompanying this appointment for the Hispanic community."
Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe announced the nomination at a news conference also attended by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Richardson's appointment "reflects the diversity of our party, the strength of our party," Pelosi said.
The nomination of Richardson — a former Congressman, energy secretary and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who is the highest-ranking elected Hispanic official in the country — is a response to demands from the Hispanic caucus of the Democratic National Committee.
The convention chairman usually is named in the weeks prior to the convention, set for Boston next July, and the party's nominee would have input on that decision.
But Democrats have been under more pressure to address the needs of minority groups, particularly the fast-growing Hispanic population believed to be a swing group this election cycle.
Richardson said that "the message to Hispanic voters has to include economic empowerment issues and not just immigration and civil rights."
As for impact the high-profile job will have on his home state, Richardson said, "I'm very honored for myself and New Mexico and I'm going to make sure that New Mexico has a strong presence at this convention so that the state can get more investment, more tourism and we've already started planning to have a very strong physical presence in Boston."
New Mexico has a prominent place in the primary calendar in 2004, holding a Democratic caucus on Feb. 3, when several states have contests just a week after the New Hampshire primary.
Also Monday, Alice Huffman, president of the California NAACP, was nominated to head the convention committee, which could address concerns of black Democrats that they are taken for granted by the party.
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Associated Press reporter Matt Mygatt in Albuquerque, N.M., contributed to this report.All content copyright ABQJournal.com and Albuquerque Journal
He's Clinton all over again, Clinton even tried to make himself a pro-second amendment type when he was in Arkansas. Just a good-ole boy.
Chairman of the convention? Bill Richardson hasn't had a good payoff (kickback) job in a while. There will be a good return on doling out millions of bucks to Boston bosses.
yitbos
Richardson was called on, as UN Ambassador ('97), to fix the Lewdwinski mess.
When that failed, he was moved to Energy ('98) to fix the security mess. Richardson was a buttboy and appointed to Energy for a specific purpose, take the heat.
We must not forget that it was Hazel O'Leary who publicly announced her intentions to make nuke secrets public. Her attitude led to the nuke lab downloads to Red China and zero security at the facilities. Federico Pena refused to (was incapable of) fixing O'Leary's treason. Richardson was perfectly willing to obfuscate and be the fall guy. Thus Sen. Byrd's condemnation
Richardson knows where all the skeletons are buried. Some Clinton cabinet members have short lifespans. Perhaps Richardson has an insurance policy.
yitbos
California? She's from Canada!
I ain't a fan of her politics, but she is a stone cold babe. I betcha every time Hillary Clinton hears her name, she says to herself, "Thank God she wasn't born here."
That's the only thing that makes sense to me. He sure didn't get it on merit, and not even being Mr. Minority should do the trick.
Yes, but ours is a DIP_lomat. lol He's got references. :)
Mestizo is the proper name. And that's true, they simply want to get rid of them. If the saps up north want to go broke feeding them, that's cool with the Mexican landed oligarchy.
Richardson is from that same ruling class
And using the same tactics that the Mexican ruling class uses. Just think - Clinton made this guy the Energy Secretary - which means he had access to ALL the classified information on ALL of the nuclear weapons in the United States. Fun, huh? Wanna guess where a lot of that information got to?
Not only did they not have slaves, you KNOW the Hispano Gueros WERE the slave owners. Like I said, "sympathy for the devil" - or devils, in this case.
Maybe we should have affirmative action for Rhett Butler. After all, Reconstruction was pretty hard on his "group".
My ancestors are Italian, Indian, and Irish, and I'm "white". But I bet my ancestors were a hell of a lot more oppressed than Richardson's
God help us if that treasonous slimebag is ever President. He'll sell this nation to his bosses in red China. Fortunately, the rest of the country has been overtaken by illegal aliens like NM.
They certainly do ---and people should keep track of how often he meets with his fellow politicians from Mexico. He recently had a nice meeting with his President Fox in Mexico City.
And how often does Fox meet with the governors of other states?
Governor Bill Richardson Meets with Mexican President Fox Strengthens Ties With Mexico
Looks like Atzlan dreaming is becoming a reality.
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