Clinton in SA today and Richardson on Monday
March 17, 2007
MySA.com: Two Democratic hopefuls due in S.A.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will stop here today to raise money for her presidential bid, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is to follow Monday with the same aim.To the surprise — maybe consternation, if they’re Clinton supporters — of some San Antonio Democrats, former Mayor Henry Cisneros announced his endorsement of Richardson in a letter to drive donors to his fundraiser.
Cisneros served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development in former President Clinton’s first term, and has maintained ties with the couple.
But Cisneros said he’s been a friend and supporter of Richardson since he first campaigned for a New Mexico congressional seat, and that he has to support a Hispanic leader trying to make it to the White House.
In his letter, he sang Richardson’s praises, noting his stints as U.S. ambassador to the United Nation and as energy secretary.
The fundraiser is set for 6 p.m. Monday at the Plaza Club.
“I’m very proud of the fact that he’s the first Latino to be running for president,” Cisneros said in a phone message, left in response to a reporter’s call. “He therefore deserves the support of those of us who have argued that this day will come. I am very loyal to President Clinton, obviously, and to Hillary. But I have explained to both of them, in person, my support for Gov. Richardson at this stage in the contest.”
Well, two more of the myriad of candidates are swinging through San Antonio this week. The Plaza Club is members only and of course Hillary will be at Pat Maloney’s home so we won’t be invited to either. That is totally okay with me, I am just not ready to get behind any of the hopefuls yet. It is way too early and the ladies of Dig Deeper just haven’t found a candidate we can agree on or one that has really knocked our socks off. I sort of think Clinton and Obama are going to blow up each other’s campaigns so the candidate landscape will probably change many times before the primaries. My sister, who lives in New York State, can’t say enough good things about Hillary Clinton. I have asked her to write us a piece about why but she is a tad computer illiterate and hasn’t found her way to the keyboard yet. Maybe seeing this push in writing will spur her to action.
I do have to say that this is an interesting list of candidates though. For an office that has only ever held white men the fact that there is a woman, an african-american, and a hispanic that are all viable candidates is a thrill. I remember the uproar when Geraldine Ferraro was vieing for vice president and of course the idiocy when Jesse Jackson ran but we haven’t seen the same fervor this time around. Maybe we have come to a time when someone other than a white man can sit in the office.
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March 17th, 2007 at 10:26 am
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March 17th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
We have the best, brightest, and most diverse candidates running. Hillary, Obama, Richardson, Edwards. All are awesome candidates.
I just saw Hillary speak. The lady just seems to know what the hell she is doing. Obama was energizing. Cant wait to see Richardson and Edwards.
It will be a tough choice this year.
November 20th, 2007 at 8:51 am
As much as I’d like to see a woman president, I don’t trust Hillary as far as I can throw her.