As for the two that are left...I am disgusted with my old friends in television and the way they are reporting. But it's all about the ratings. Clinton is being portrayed in ways that are plain not true and I don't see Obama winning in November.
From: worldpeacesoon <berts420@yahoo.com>
To: Dems2008@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 8:22:47 AM
Subject: [Dems2008] Loyalty to My Country
Loyalty to My Country
By Bill Richardson
Tuesday, April 1, 2008; 10:29 AM
My recent endorsement of Barack Obama for president has been the subject of much
discussion and consternation -- particularly among supporters of Hillary Clinton.
Led by political commentator James Carville, who makes a living by being confrontational
and provocative, Clinton supporters have speculated about events surrounding this
endorsement and engaged in personal attacks and insults.
While I certainly will not stoop to the low level of Mr. Carville, I feel compelled to defend
myself against character assassination and baseless allegations.
Carville has made it very clear that this is a personal attack -- driven by his own sense of
what constitutes loyalty. It is this kind of political venom that I anticipated from certain
Clinton supporters and I campaigned against in my own run for president.
I repeatedly urged Democrats to stop attacking each other personally and even offered a
DNC resolution calling for a positive campaign based on the issues. I was evenhanded in
my efforts. In fact, my intervention in a debate during a particularly heated exchange was
seen by numerous commentators as an attempt to defend Sen. Clinton against the barbs
of Sens. Obama and John Edwards.
As I have pointed out many times, and most pointedly when I endorsed Sen. Obama, the
campaign has been too negative, and we Democrats need to calm the rhetoric and
personal attacks so we can come together as a party to defeat the Republicans.
More than anything, to repair the damage done at home and abroad, we must unite as a
country. I endorsed Sen. Obama because I believe he has the judgment, temperament and
background to bridge our divisions as a nation and make America strong at home and
respected in the world again.
This was a difficult, even painful, decision. My affection and respect for the Clintons run
deep. I do indeed owe President Clinton for the extraordinary opportunities he gave me to
serve him and this country. And nobody worked harder for him or served him more loyally,
during some very difficult times, than I did.
Carville and others say that I owe President Clinton's wife my endorsement because he
gave me two jobs. Would someone who worked for Carville then owe his wife, Mary
Matalin, similar loyalty in her professional pursuits? Do the people now attacking me recall
that I ran for president, albeit unsuccessfully, against Sen. Clinton? Was that also an act of
disloyalty?
And while I was truly torn for weeks about this decision, and seriously contemplated
endorsing Sen. Clinton, I never told anyone, including President Clinton, that I would do
so. Those who say I did are misinformed or worse.
As for Mr. Carville's assertions that I did not return President Clinton's calls: I was on
vacation in Antigua with my wife for a week and did not receive notice of any calls from
the president. I, of course, called Sen. Clinton prior to my endorsement of Sen. Obama. It
was a difficult and heated discussion, the details of which I will not share here.
I do not believe that the truth will keep Carville and others from attacking me. I can only
say that we need to move on from the politics of personal insult and attacks. That era,
personified by Carville and his ilk, has passed and I believe we must end the rancor and
partisanship that has mired Washington in gridlock. In my view, Sen. Obama represents
our best hope of replacing division with unity. That is why, out of loyalty to my country, I
endorse him for president.
The writer is governor of New Mexico and a former Democratic candidate for president.
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