Why Does Richardson Always Protect Hillary?

[Bullet1987]

In every debate when someone turns the heat up on her, he injects himself into the discussion and talk about how we shouldn't attack each other and what not. He didn't do that when Hillary was going after Obama or Edwards.

[Big Blue Marble]

1. He does seem to protect her.

But I thought it was interesting that he blunted the experience attack when he reminded us that Kennedy
was only 42 when he became President. That effectively blocked Hillary from coming after Obama on the
immaturity issue at least for tonight.

[JI7]

2. he criticized Hillary for her comments on Obama one time

i think he is just like that or he is trying to score points with both for vp position.

[saracat]

3. And rumour has it the Clintonistas are pissed at him for his "back room" dealings

with Barack in Iowa.Hmmm.

[Eurobabe]

9. well scratch him off the Veep list!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Could be he's a practiced & principled statesman.

[aquart]

7. Could be he's an old school GENTLEMAN.

Who can't to see ladies unfairly attacked.

[Quixote1818]

5. I thought his joke about being in more civil discussions with terrorists holding

someone hostage hurt Hillary because she had just gone off. After he said that Hillary seemed to slump down in her chair as if she was a kid who had been scolded. If he was trying to protect Hillary he had bad timing on that exchange.

[AP]

13. The thing I wondered was whether he'd ever been in a hostage negotiation.

[MH1]

15. Yes, he has

For one,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Richardson#U.S._Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations

In 1996, he traveled to Baghdad with Peter Bourne and engaged in lengthy one-on-one negotiations with Saddam Hussein to secure the release of two American aerospace workers who had been captured by the Iraqis after wandering over the Kuwaiti border.

[AP]

16. Doesn't sound like they were hostages. Sounds like POW/suspected of spying situation.

And when he said 'terrorists' I was think Al Quaeda, and not Iraq.

[MH1]

18. I didn't hear him say "terrorists" at all

I thought he said "hostage negotiations" and the item I quoted would qualify in a general sense.

[MessiahRp]

6. He was in the Clinton Cabinet and is maybe angling for Veep?

He has to know at this point this is a 3 horse race and his chances are very slim. However he is a credible VP choice and I wonder if he's trying to hedge his bets by helping Obama and Hillary in any way possible.

Rp

[Eurobabe]

8. He wants to be her VP or in cabinet

:shrug:

FWIW, my Dad was supporting Richardson in NH, but yesterday he told me he signed up with Obama.

[bklyncowgirl]

10. I think he was trying to elevate the tone of the debate--not protect HIllary

Maybe I wasn't watching the same debate you were but it seemed to me that his comment was aimed at Clinton as much as Edwards and Obama.

[Perry Logan]

11. Maybe he's just a good guy.

[AP]

12. Why did Richardson call Russia "the Soviet Union"?

[chimpymustgo]

17. I picked up on that too. Richardson always comes across as out of step. nt

nt

[Roland99]

14. Because they are both DLC, down to the bone.