Posted on Sunday, 4th January 2009 by Patrick Dorwin
Barack Obama’s choice for Commerce Secretary, Gov. Bill Richardson has pulled himself out of the nomination process. Richardson, a former presidential candidate himself, has been caught up in a pay-to-play investigation.
h/t: Michelle Malkin
Background on the pay-to-play scandal:
From Michelle Malkin
A federal grand jury is investigating whether a financial firm improperly won more than $1.4 million in work for the state of New Mexico shortly after making contributions to political action committees of Gov. Bill Richardson (D). The probe focuses on whether the governor’s office urged a state agency to hire CDR Financial Products.The probe is in a highly active stage at a time when President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Richardson as his nominee for secretary of commerce, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
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January 4th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
This has been one of Obama’s worst picks. His state is among the worst concerning poverty and he has been under investigation for awhile. Boy, Obama sure knows how to keep good company.
January 4th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
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January 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Well at least he can grow the facial hair again.
January 4th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Thanks Patrick.
January 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
On paper, Richardson was the most qualified Democrat running… But paper is thin
January 4th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Before the election, it was expected that Jim Doyle would take a job in the Obama administration… I wonder if Doyle wasn’t concerned about this sort of situation? Just wondering.
January 4th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Team Obama is hacked off.
January 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Does that mean the Obama Transition Team didn’t “vet” Richardson??
January 4th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Of course, this jackass also lied about being drafted by two major league teams for nearly 40 years. What’s another half-truth and omission?
January 5th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
They were busy vetting Leon Panetta, who was busy burying skeletons from Blll Clinton’s closet while we got attacked again and again and again.
The man who ran interference officially for Billy B.J. Clinton and who had access to all the CIA and NSA intel, was protecting Billy while we were getting hit again and again and again.
Nice choice Barry.
Do you all see a pattern yet?
Ohama has ZERO idea what he is doing. How would he? His skills include Teleprompter 101 and Narcissism 201.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Bill Richardson is a typical Lib/Dem.
I wonder if his MLB career was derailed by snipers as he corkscrewed to a landing.
Read his typical lib-parsing-tripe.
“”After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter … I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A’s,” he said.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos declined to comment when reached by the AP on Thursday.
Richardson, a right-handed pitcher who played at Tufts University, said he was actively scouted by several major league teams in the 1960s.
He insisted his name appeared on “a draft list of some kind” created by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He named team scouts, whom he said told him that he “would or could” be drafted. The scouts have since died.
Richardson later developed arm trouble, eliminating any possible pro career.
In the summer of 1967, he played for the amateur Cape Cod League’s Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers. The words “Drafted by K.C.” appear next to his name on a faded team program, the Journal reported.
“When I saw that program in 1967, I was convinced I was drafted,” Richardson said. “And it stayed with me all these years.”
“After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter … I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A’s,” he said.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos declined to comment when reached by the AP on Thursday.
Richardson, a right-handed pitcher who played at Tufts University, said he was actively scouted by several major league teams in the 1960s.
He insisted his name appeared on “a draft list of some kind” created by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He named team scouts, whom he said told him that he “would or could” be drafted. The scouts have since died.
Richardson later developed arm trouble, eliminating any possible pro career.
In the summer of 1967, he played for the amateur Cape Cod League’s Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers. The words “Drafted by K.C.” appear next to his name on a faded team program, the Journal reported.
“When I saw that program in 1967, I was convinced I was drafted,” Richardson said. “And it stayed with me all these years.”
“”After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter … I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A’s,” he said.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos declined to comment when reached by the AP on Thursday.
Richardson, a right-handed pitcher who played at Tufts University, said he was actively scouted by several major league teams in the 1960s.
He insisted his name appeared on “a draft list of some kind” created by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He named team scouts, whom he said told him that he “would or could” be drafted. The scouts have since died.
Richardson later developed arm trouble, eliminating any possible pro career.
In the summer of 1967, he played for the amateur Cape Cod League’s Cotuit (Mass.) Kettleers. The words “Drafted by K.C.” appear next to his name on a faded team program, the Journal reported.
“When I saw that program in 1967, I was convinced I was drafted,” Richardson said. “And it stayed with me all these years.”"
Yeah, the dog ate his homework.