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"Gay Rights - Bill Richardson not only has taken unpopular progressive positions on gay rights, but also has succeeded in getting those positions adopted.
"[I]n terms of actual [gay rights] accomplishments Bill Richardson stands above the other current candidates because he's actually pushed forward and implemented laws that have helped our community."
- Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
'He's … been wonderful. He's kept every promise he's ever made to the [gay] community.'
- Alexis Blizman, Executive Director, Equality New Mexico.
Animal Rights - As Governor, Richardson spearheaded the movement to ban cockfighting in the state of New Mexico, even though it was an ingrained institution with many citizens there."
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WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! he banned cockfighting? they just said he was *for* gay rights! wtf....???
oh, ok. they switched to a new topic there. my bad. at least he "spearheaded" something. that sounds a little gay.
/i actually did misread it the first time. kinda threw me off.
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Saturday, April 28, 2007
Bill Richardson - That's my guy.
Bill Richardson for President Exploratory Committee
The most experienced Dem candidate, and as far as the ones that I've seen, the one most likely the be an honest-to-God human being. A down-to-earth type with a sense of humor, and I get the feeling that he wouldn't shame the United States as somebody's been doing lately.
Current Governor of New Mexico (2nd term), 15 years in Congress, former Secretary of Energy under Clinton, former Ambassador to the UN, nominated 4 times for the Nobel Peace prize for negotiating the release of hostages, servicemen, and political prisoners. He actually has experience with diplomacy, something sorely needed these days.
From the article Beyond Hillary and Obama:
"At home, Bill Richardson’s accomplishments have been equally incredible. He has followed a centrist course in government, economically conservative but socially liberal. As governor of New Mexico, he balanced the state budget while cutting taxes for the middle class and increasing funding for education. He eliminated over $200 million of bureaucratic inefficiencies. His statewide energy policy has made New Mexico one of the few states that meet the requirements of the 1997 Kyoto Treaty. During his time in office, the New Mexican economy has been revitalized with the creation of 84,000 new jobs, many of which have been in high-tech industries. All the while, he has been a strong social progressive, pushing New Mexico to legalize civil unions while Democrats in other states have done nothing."
The most experienced Dem candidate, and as far as the ones that I've seen, the one most likely the be an honest-to-God human being. A down-to-earth type with a sense of humor, and I get the feeling that he wouldn't shame the United States as somebody's been doing lately.
Current Governor of New Mexico (2nd term), 15 years in Congress, former Secretary of Energy under Clinton, former Ambassador to the UN, nominated 4 times for the Nobel Peace prize for negotiating the release of hostages, servicemen, and political prisoners. He actually has experience with diplomacy, something sorely needed these days.
From the article Beyond Hillary and Obama:
"At home, Bill Richardson’s accomplishments have been equally incredible. He has followed a centrist course in government, economically conservative but socially liberal. As governor of New Mexico, he balanced the state budget while cutting taxes for the middle class and increasing funding for education. He eliminated over $200 million of bureaucratic inefficiencies. His statewide energy policy has made New Mexico one of the few states that meet the requirements of the 1997 Kyoto Treaty. During his time in office, the New Mexican economy has been revitalized with the creation of 84,000 new jobs, many of which have been in high-tech industries. All the while, he has been a strong social progressive, pushing New Mexico to legalize civil unions while Democrats in other states have done nothing."
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