A Word About Bill Richardson

[discreet_chaos]

I realize that most people who read my rantings have no idea about Bill Richardson or they just recognize him as a public figure, left over from a previous administration. And, once again as I've said about other candidates: This is not an endorsement, but I did feel this would be an opportune time for me to elaborate on a couple of things which

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[nokuren]

Honestly, if it looked like Richardson has a chance at the presidency, I would throw in full force for him. At this point, I'm among the many who don't actually care enough to vote for anyone but Obama if it came down to it, just because he's charismatic enough to be interesting, but if Richardson actually did get enough traction to become a prominant and possible Democratic contender, I would actually vote for him out of wanting him to be president, rather than political ennui.

He's charismatic, very intelligent, actually familiar with the tech industry, and has extensive experience in negotations and international politics, all of which puts him well more qualified than his competition.

I genuinely like the guy, and I rarely say that about any politician.

(Idle note: I'm an independant.)

[elegantelbow]

Do you really think Obama would ever have a chance? I fear his name is just too similar to "Osama" for the mainstream U.S. public.

[nokuren]

I think anyone that won't vote for him based on that is already not voting for him because he's black.

[irascible_wit]

Barack Obama would be the great black hope in the next presidential race -- if he were actually black

[nokuren]

It's an interesting argument, but the fact remains that even if he's not "black", he's not white either and to some people that's enough. And, honestly, that's way more psychological digging and analysis than 95% of Americans will ever do in the name of politics.

[discreet_chaos]

I hate to say it, but unless Obama starts to define himself as something different and not just a media sensation with an inexplicable rock star following, I'm about as far from him as you can get