http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/A black bourgeois perspective on U.S. politicsenTue, 15 Apr 2008 02:50:00 -0000http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/04/from-the-field-in-erie-pa/#comment-1960414<a href="http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2008/04/title.html" rel="nofollow">GQ blog interview with Bill Richardson</a><br></br><br>Slightly off topic..GQ interview with Bill Richardson. Richardson, sheds more light on the difficulty in deciding who to endorse, and his previous relationship with the Clinton's...very interesting!</br><br></br><br></br><br><i> <b>Before you made the decision, were there people whose advice you were asking?</b></i></br><br>Well, my immediate staff. People that I relied on in my campaign—my campaign manager, my TV [person], they were all for Obama. But they knew how tough it was for me to do that. My wife wanted me to stay neutral.</br><br></br><br><b>Really?</b></br><br>And I listen to her a lot. And that was a factor.</br><br></br><br><b>Would you do it any differently? Was there something the other side did to piss you off?</b></br><br>No.</br><br></br><br><b>Was there anything more to it?</b></br><br>Well, a couple of times they pissed me off, yeah. I mean, there were a couple of surrogates that said, "You owe him" and "You're being dishonorable by not endorsing." I said, "Well, how do you figure that?" I served him well. I was somebody before I was in the cabinet; I was rescuing hostages and bringing peace before. He gave me two great opportunities. I was loyal to him during Lewinsky. You know, when he needed friends, I was there. I've always been there for him. I helped him get elected in '92. I was elected governor without him. You know, I'm Bill Richardson.</br>TruthSeekerTue, 15 Apr 2008 02:50:00 -0000