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Top Ten Other Bill Richardson Comments

After yesterday's shocking announcement that Bill Richardson told the Clinton campaign that Obama couldn't win, intrepid reporters have unearthed several other very surprising statements he made in confidence to the Clintons. Unnamed campaign officials have confirmed every one.

 10) One thing I'm really struck by, Hillary, is how closely your agenda mirrors that of another great American, John Edwards.

 9) A real measure for success in Pennsylvania would be winning by one or two points.

 8) The thing I am most struck by is how little my endorsement really matters.

 7) Wouldn't it be great if we had an election between two people who really loved their country and we could really talk about the issues instead of all this other stuff that intrudes?

 6) You can always judge the health of a democracy by how much value it gives to the voice of the credentials committee.

 5) Really, I don't think Obama Girl is that pretty.

 4) I think you can tell a lot about a man by the way he bowls.

 3) Once I thought I had been under sniperfire, but later the videotape showed it was Pilates class.

 2) Thanks for letting me review your tax returns, Hillary. I see there's nothing there that could possibly be of interest to anyone.

 1) That skirt makes Nancy Pelosi's butt look big.



Comments (12)

LOL

#3 is my favorite.

A good measure of "new voters" is that not once throughout everyone's obsession with Bill Richardson, no one has mentioned that when they needed to get Monica out of the White House, it was Richardson who got her a job.

Seriously? I thought that was Vernon Jordan. (Not a new voter...)

In all the login/logout mess, I neglected to click the "reply to" box, so my response appears below. Sorry.

5) Really, I don't think Obama Girl is that pretty.

Judas 3:16

She might be pretty, but her music is friggin' torture...

Whoops! I was somewhat mistaken. (My bad)

When I quickly googled for a timeline, I found that when the Deputy Chief of Staff wanted to get her out of the White House, they got her a gig at the Pentagon (where she met Linda Tripp) and then she interviewed with Bill Richardson for a "low level public affairs position" more than a year later.

I simply recalled that Richardson later had to testify (or was asked) about it being "odd" for someone up for such a low grade position to interview directly with the Secretary of Energy and how some "names" seemed interested in the career of this young girl.

Vernon Jordan was the one who sought her a job outside of government.

BTW: Please don't misunderstand my initial intent. There has never been any evidence or accusations that Bill Richardson knew anything about the Lewinsky matter or that he did anything wrong, it's just that he loyally did as the administration had asked.

Not at all. If we judged people by who got whom jobs in Washington/ interviewed someone's friend, etc, we would have few politicians left. And THEN where would we be?

These were also confirmed in a widely forwarded email.

11) My face feels like kitty's belly!

(hilarious)

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"5) Really, I don't think Obama Girl is that pretty."

Yeah, I agree! Who wants a flawless face, a tight body, and big boobs?


Sincerely,

Bill Clinton

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