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Julia Golberg edits the Santa Fe Reporter, an alternative weekly paper serving the Santa Fe and Taos communities. She blogs about regional issues and politics.
In her post Sombrero?, Julia comments on the media circus surrounding New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's presidential campaign announcement:
I can't quite believe that the New York Post's headline about Richardson said he was throwing his sombrero into the ring. Pretty sure I've never seen the gov in a sombrero. Also, I mean I'm not a particularly PC person, but that's just about as racist as the Journal using gumba in a headline (and, perhaps, the exact East Coast equivalent? The '08 equivalent of blue state/red state? East Coast/West Coast?) Oh, and speaking of racist. Very nice. Very nice indeed.
Who is Richardson? What has he done for New Mexico? What are his positions on issues important to women? I have started interviewing the people of my home state, the women, the children, the folks inside and outside the state political arena. I will be bringing you the New Mexican scoop this campaign season, an illustration of the man by his voters.
Stay tuned...
Birdie Jaworski is a journalist with the Las Vegas, New Mexico Times. She blogs about her life in New Mexico at La Pajaro.
Technorati tags: Bill Richardson, New Mexico, Vote 2008
Interesting
Kalyn Denny January 26, 2007 - 9:25am
This could be interesting. Don't know much about him.
Kalyn Denny
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