December 7, 2006

Gov. Richardson In and Then Out of Presidential Race

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If you don’t refresh Google News every fifteen minutes, you probably missed Governor Bill Richardson’s (D-NM) brief dip into the 2008 presidential waters.

Today at 3:02 pm PST, according to Google News, FOX News posted this story, indicating that Richardson told them that he is running for president. The key quote seems to be, “I’m not running as an Hispanic, I am running as an American who is proud to be Hispanic.”

Then at 3:17 pm PST, again according to Google News, the Albuquerque Tribune shot back, posting this story, saying that no, Richardson had not in fact announced. They quote a rep as saying, “The governor didn’t say that. He said, like he’s been saying, that he’ll make a decision in January.”

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Reclaiming power from those who abuse it often starts with telling the truth. And in "This Is How Authoritarians Get Defeated," MoJo's Monika Bauerlein unpacks six truths to remember during the homestretch of an election where democracy, truth, and decency are on the line.

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Please take a moment to see how all these truths add up, because what happens in the weeks and months ahead will reverberate for at least a generation and we better be prepared.

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