Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary

[wiferachel]

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson abandoned his nomination to become commerce secretary under pressure of a grand jury investigation into a state contract awarded to his political donors

[memama2]

~~LET the SUN shine IN!~~~and we will see that it shows: the Dims have something to HIDE!~~Richardson is ~~GONE~~~when it shown on HIM~~~and~~~Blago is ~~going~~going~~~

[usaownsmyheart]

hey Skykight63, You called this one man, good job, now lets sit and wait for the rest! They can keep the change. Haha.

[memama2]

~~skylight63!~~now we SEE the "change"~~coming thru!~~Gov. Richardson THOUGHT he could keep the "elephant" under the living room rug~~A SECRET!~~~and we will see how the mighty HAVE FALLEN!!~~ to their own "pay to play"~~misappropriation of FUNDS and to: FRIENDS!~~~bye bye ~~Richardson!~~thank Obama for the LIGHT shining onto your: "elephant"~~and the congressional investigator saying "whaz dat?"~~~

[usaownsmyheart]

skylight63! Wow did U ever call his one 2 weeks ago! I just read todays news & it's all happening, and Richardson just stepped down too! I'm no fan of most politicians but Richardson was a nobody til the Clintons gave him a chance, a job, a title & lots of support. But he bought obamas snake-oil conning & thought he could get 2B VP if he got his compadres to support obama. So he backstabbed Hillary. He could not even face the interviewer when he said he endorsed BHO over HRC "for the country".

[techpro57]

More corruption from the most corrupt admin-to-be EVAH.

Can we impeach before Jan. 20?

[horizons777]

Announced on Sunday night (how convenient) Richardson is now out due to Grand Jury Investigation...good pick BO...what kind of vetting process do you guys use??? You are becoming a laughing stock. One has to wonder what other surprises loom...Blago scandel now this...man you haven't even been sworn in yet!!! Great job thus far Sherlock... Chicago politics at it's best!! Idiots.

[horizons777]

Well it didn't take long to see that the vetting process in the Obama Adminstration is on the order of Chicago political vetting...Richardson is OUT tonight (announced on a Sunday...how convenient). BO you have to realize son that we are now paying attention as a people....man you are a screw up already !! How could you miss this...the man is under a Fed Grand Jury Investigation...yepper...Chang­e we can count on! ...yes we can! Not too bright Sherlock...

[devni12]

lordy another scandal.....this is turning into a farce

[tico8007]

Well the Obama Presidency is off to quite and inauspicious start, 2 senate seats from the Mid-West have become a soap opera, the Governor of his home state was indicted for pulling an Al Bundy like scheme, and now Bill has declined this offer because he is facing a grand jury investigation, oh and the Middle East looks like it's about to explode, none of it can be any good. Obama stop giving jobs to members of the Democratic party Kabal and please pick Kathleen Sellibus for this post

[badjesus666]

lol good call

[demliarz]

Another democrat caught in graft. Amazing how the empty suit waded through the Chicago democrat machines cess pool smelling like a rose.

Bull shit. The empty suit is as corrupt as the rest.

[nolibsinmycircle]

Grand jury Richardson, Rev. Wright, Ayres, Gov. Blog, and the continue saga goes on and on and on. Don't you 66 million that voted for the dumbass feel lost?

[kelly12h]

Mr. President, do not stand to close to this MR. BILL. I can see the stink coming from him.

[peteykkk]

bill richardson is going to jail pretty soon. after taking many bribes, he finally got caught, and disgraced. state or federal prison is gonna have a fat visitor.

[andrew19k]

How come all the Democrats are becoming crooks now that the Republicans have no control. Oh wait, they have always been crooks who use a double standard to secure larger and larger power.

[warhulk2]

It's Horatio Sans!

[RayHinkelisadouche]

You're right dude... news just broke Richardson has his nomination..pending the investigation of campaign contributions linked to a 1 billion dollar contract...

YEP...Change is good..LOL

[Geist632]

You predicted this and hit the nail on the head skylight. Its quite funny to see Obama chose a theif as commerce secretary and now hes under indictment and stepped down. Im reasonably sure Obama is mixed up in the Blagojevich scandal as well, but that will never be disclosed. Weve also got the citizenship issue on the table as well. Yep..weve got change alright--more scandal than any president elect before him. Going to be an interesting term.

[ournewthing]

Thank God Bill Richardson is OUT! What a ZERO!

[slenderlatina]

No matter what hateful words are spit the fact is I have never seen such an image that has inspired in me such a feeling of empowerment. When Richardson spoke in Spanish I was like whoa, I can't believe it. I'm use to the media and government being against Latino's speaking Spanish. He was talking in Spanish next to the President! And the president stood there and supported him instead being against him for speaking Spanish. AMAZING! No hateful words could take that truth away. Finally! :)

[872872872]

i liked this video :)

im bored on cam 4Q

[beaner4life]

Why are people complaining that he spoke Spanish? It's like people think because he spoke Spanish briefly, he's showing his allegiance to Mexico. Wtf? Why Mexico? Why not Spain? Isn't that where Spanish originated from? It's the second most widely spoken language in the U.S. He was speaking in Spanish to recount the racism and oppression Mexicans faced in the earlier years. People caught up in the immigration debate become more than fed up with immigrants - they get fed up with Mexicans as well.

[ObamaPress]

Great comment! I like the "Why not Spain bit." Funny and true.

[RebelsLiberator]

Good choice id say.I liked him too in the primaries.

[asifucould]

English please.

[trainteeth]

all talk. all its been for the last 8 years, all it will be for the next 4-8

[hun33y]

lol, there's not going to be any change if ya'll got that attitude hahah

[mjv50]

This is what we need, finally; some diversity. God bless America and God bless Obama.

[RayHinkelisadouche]

Richardson just declined his nomination...due to the investigation into his "activities."

Change is GOOD....lol

[demliarz]

"Diversity"??? BULLSHIT! There's no diversity, it's a bunch of different groups agreeing about socialism.  Don't invoke God's name on this Godless mess. Obama supports infanticide, his pastor is a bigot. He is no blessing.

[twoarmman]

um.... So the Bush cabinet didn't have diversity? typical clueless lib. Fact don't fit your preconceived opinion so you must ignore them!

[Mousekavich]

I thought it was great that Mr. Richardson made a brief message for Spanish-speaking constituents. That was cool, and if you understand it, you probably agree.

Richardson is an excellent choice for this office. I think he would've probably been better utilized as Secretary of State, but I also respect Obama's choice of Clinton for that position. As he still wanted Richardson's voice, this is a good second-best position for him.

[Cos8712]

I thought he was better suited for the Secretary of State position as well.

[CanadianNinja101]

both these men were my picks for president.... never a better team

[Mischeaux61]

aw man, looks like they made Richardson shave his beard off! too bad, I thought he looked pretty good with it!

[Repomex01]

SI SE PUEDE!!!

[MichaelAwesome]

excellent choice

[killington85]

ohooooooooo si si

[EkBalam707]

Bill Richardson is a man with experience, knowledge and abilities to succeed as secretary of Commerce. Good choice & Good luck!

[arturo92k]

i sincerely wish them the best of luck! 'YES WE CAN!'

[crisace]

Simply great! Good choice Mr. President-elect!

[Deepstarr7020]

Blacks and Latinos sticking together.

[leotube39]

Go to inner city LA and withness the Black and Latino gang killing each other for turf. Does Stupid Lation believe blacks are on their side for hating white people? More black people are awaking up they are into racial conflict with Mexican invasion into their turf.

[satanfish85]

Heres the importance of having a team of rivals:

Its not our ability to use logic and reason that defines insight, all men are endowed with that ability equally.

But its the path of logic we follow that determines our wisdom.

[jujujoint]

well spoken; that was brilliantly played.

[xikyanix]

so awesome he recognized the latinos in thier own language! good choice obama.

[cheengator]

Latinos helped Obama get elected and this is the thanks they get. The "prized" cabinet positions have been awarded to several qualified "Whites" and "Blacks" and only one token Latino. Yet, he has the nerve to say it's "diverse"!

To add insult to injury, a Latino journalist questioned him at a press conference about this, and he made it clear he hasn't appointed the other half of his "lower" cabinet positions to qualm Latino suspicion.

Elitist from someone who knows what discrimination is.

[Deepstarr7020]

Janet Napolitano Italian woman

Hillary Clinton another Woman

Bill Richardson Latino American

Eric Holder African American

Raham Emanuel Jewish

Joe Biden Irish Catholic second to reach high office since JFK.Obama has the most diverse cabinet in American history .All these people with such backgrounds were told in life they could never be president or achieve high office.I hope you recognize Obama is doing the best he can to please everyone.

[LynxChan]

You can add another: Eric Shinseki is Asian.

Oh and to cheengator, Obama doesn't appoint "token" anything. His only concern is qualification. If you cannot conceive that the most qualified candidate can somehow be non-white or non-male and therefore all minority/female picks are "tokens"...well I encourage you to join the 21st century.

[CYLONEJACK]

cry more. WHAAAA WHAAAAA

[michaelb7382]

Geez man, do you just copy and paste the same rant over and over again?

[michaelb7382]

Geez dude, do you copy and paste your rant in like every single video of Obama and Richardson?

[y2knoproblem]

If anybody actually listened to what Obama says, they would realize how absurdly stupid he is.

[satanfish85]

y2knoproblem,

please point out what you see as being stupid and why.

public speaking is a hard thing to do... especially when the eye's of the world are upon you, smile:)

[CYLONEJACK]

Yeah, and mccain was a genius. So was bush.... You people had your way for 8 years, and look at the result. If you had your way again, mccain would be elected and half dead. Palin would be president, and the world would be on fire. But i guess you gotta do what your preacher tells you.

[michaelb7382]

Bitter Republicans are always fun to read. Compared to George W Bush, Obama is a fricken genius. Suck it up.

[chakafan2]

Hmmm. Harvard graduate, editor of the Harvard Law Review, graduate magna cum laude. And HE is stupid? Tell me, how many degrees do you have? Are you happily married? Do you have a successful career.

I would guess probably not. You sound ignoran

[ILLIMANIPRODUCTIONS]

ignoran is spelled ignorant IGNORANT!

[popcur]

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[error9900]

WND already verified his birth certificate. That article is conveniently gone now so they can be "on top of the story" to maintain viewership.

[lauraHUSSEINharrison]

Obama's birth certificate has been released...you can go find it online.

[vernymax]

Should of kept the beard...

[lildwayne21]

I agree

[habbaday]

As a non American but fierce & loyal supporter of Barack Obama, I am fascinated & impressed by his talented & refreshing team announced so far.I can also learn Spanish listening to Bill Richardson!! Kultaran,UK Derby, UK

[brabon1]

if he had gotten the sec of state job he woulda kept the beard

[fyndor]

ok so what the heck did the say tat the end? :D

[Afinati]

I miss the beard too....

[fkd247]

I'm sure Bill Richardson just repeated what he said in Spanish but some subtitles would be good.

[johnminh01]

Bill Richardson, apologize for your actions in the Wen Ho Lee debacle!

[azas1949]

I would have loved to see Gov. Richardson as SOS.

[gryphonshire]

Me, too!!! He has much more Foreign Policy experience than Hillary. And SHE should've been in charge of Health and Human Services where she would've been a better fit.

[azas1949]

Why did Bill shave his mustache / beard ?

[mockduckcompanion]

because studies have shown that for some reason people associate those with deviant behaviour and untrustworthiness. When was the last time a president was elected with some serious facial hair? Think of the common image of the devil in american culture, always sporting a nice goatee if not more.

[EartHurosh]

"Think of the common image of the devil in American culture" Not in eyes of other culture. The evil in our world today has no facial hair. Do you consider like that before? Concetrate to human being and ask your self.

[Liberalman35]

I agree. He should grow it back.

[thelixir715]

wow, hd looks great

and good choice obama!

[FDASARO]

another good choice mr.president

i also share your sadness over the tragic loss of the Richardson beard

[armyveteran101st]

Bill Richardson should have been nominated to be Secretary of State. This is the only nomination that bothers me so far, and I think the other ones were very fortunate and wise...

[mockduckcompanion]

If Hillary wasn't such a factor I'm sure he would have. Barack had to do something with her and putting her inside the administration is probably the best way to ensure she doesn't ankle-bite him in the senate and I can't picture her in any other position.

[meepthegreat]

Richardson will make a great Commerce Secretary!

[tktru]

Thanks for shaving your beard, Bill!

[Benjaminatize]

Spanish is cool!

[LordofKamarra]

also, this man has pretty much the entire economy resting on his shoulders. I hope Obama picked well

[LordofKamarra]

go obama! i actually like my country now

[faething]

I wonder: Do these cabinet guys need to interview for their new jobs? Or does the president elect just point to a guy and pick him? Do they have to be politicians? I assume Obama knows what he's doing; I'm not questioning that, but I am curious to know the process that leads up to the job offer.

[Sebastian198004]

Good choice.

[Blacksun1942]

Richardson should grow back the beard!

[ZigZaggityWW]

Glad to hear Gov. Richardson got a position in the new administration!

[chairde]

A very capable man who has influence in the business world, political world and has a great track record. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

[alexfromLP]

miss the beard. :[

[glassycreekglassy]

cool he actaully speaks spanish

[MikeyAC86]

Barack Obama's cabinet choices show that he is serious about delivering good government.

[darkreign16]

Potential source of revenue: the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

Potential billions saved: end the war on marijuana/drugs

It's a victimless crime, sir. Please consider this. Whoever reads manages this youtube channel, if you are ever in direct contact with Mr. Obama, please ask him to push for the legalization of drugs. With his influence, it could happen. It's a more serious issue than you think, as it's a matter of individual freedoms. And a potential money maker in this crisis.

[namename654]

The energy effort really needs a cleanup of all the broad patents that hold back small inventors and business. As far as distance, it is ludicrous to think any scientist or engineer wants to spend the time and effort to invent something, when doing so will bring mystery liability from across the globe.  Major multinational companies own numerous patents, some so broad in scope that they can be said to apply to any rooftop solar panel. Simply block monopolizing behavior in the patent system.

[adjohnson916]

Richardson en español. ¡Magnífico!

[scyen]

Bad move, considering new Mexico's economic stats...

Very bad move.

[camipco]

Great to see Bill Richardson back on the international stage.

[smartwatermelon]

Is there a translation/transcript of Gov. Richardson's comments in Spanish?

[LynxChan]

To our Latin American community thank you for your support and trust. Thank you for your votes for our candidate and now President elect. As he told us "Yes We Can" and our vote has been our voice. This election has shown our strength and our unity. We have to keep fighting for our rights at the same time as we pursue the American Dream for all. To the millions of inhabitants of Latin America and the Caribbean, we must strengthen our ties and remember the importance of a united hemisphere.

[LynxChan]

That's a quick translation. Hopefully it was approved. Nice touch the words in Spanish, though doubtlessly some less than enlightened folks will consider being fully bilingual somehow a negative trait.

[106harlem232]

Muy bien Bill !!!!

[barrytron3030]

good choice.

ps. ive never seen obama cough in a speech - he IS human!

[ecofriend93]

Kudos on addressing biggest growing "minority" in the U.S. in their native tongue!

[voyeurdug]

OutSTANDing line to end on!

[sheperinski]

Go Bill! Good choice Barack.

[AmericanGatoona]

Thank you for the updates. I enjoy this program very much. And congratulations to Bill Richardson for his position as Commerce Secretary.