Guv doesn't yuk it up on the `Tonight Show'
By Kate Nash, Albuquerque Tribune
SANTA FE — Maybe Gov. Bill Richardson thought he was on CNN instead of the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" because he sure didn't yuk it up like other guests on late-night comedy shows.
The governor spent eight minutes with Leno on Friday night, talking mostly about his background and foreign forays.
The second-term Democrat was second on the show, following a woman who showed off exotic animals including a pink bird with a spoon-shaped bill.
In his introduction, Leno said the governor had been nominated four times for the Nobel Peace Prize - "That's why he's following two toads, three birds and a cat," Leno quipped.
The tired-looking governor talked about growing up bilingual in Mexico, his love of baseball and his negotiations with Saddam Hussein.
The line that drew the most applause came when Leno asked Richardson about his standing in the polls. He had earlier said Richardson was "the most qualified presidential candidate you have never heard of."
"Is that a little discouraging when you go out there with your résumé‚ and everybody is kind of going crazy for sort of the rock stars?" he asked.
Richardson said people won't vote based on the hype. "They're not going to make a decision on who the biggest rock star is and who raised the most money."
"You don't think so?" Leno asked, prompting laughter from the audience.
Richardson got some laughs when talking about how he got to the recent Democratic candidate debate in South Carolina. Leno had said the Democrats all flew to the event in private jets.
Richardson interrupted, saying he flew commercial. "I took - I think it was Southwest, because I couldn't fit in the seat."
The dieting governor also drew heavy applause, but not laughs, with a line about his approach to foreign policy.
"I believe, Jay, that we don't practice diplomacy enough. We ought to talk to our enemies. We ought to practice diplomacy and mediation and negotiation before we send our troops."
Richardson today speaks to the Service Employees International Union in Los Angeles.
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
AP: Richardson on The Tonight Show
Richardson on The Tonight Show
By Barry Massey, Associated Press Writer
SANTA FE - Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson bantered with comedian Jay Leno about hitchhiking, baseball and diplomacy as the New Mexico governor appeared Friday on "The Tonight Show."
He's "the most qualified presidential candidate you have never heard of," Leno proclaimed in his introduction.
Richardson, elected governor twice, also served in Congress, was U.N. ambassador and energy secretary in the Clinton administration and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.
During his appearance, taped Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, Richardson recounted his experiences as an unofficial diplomatic troubleshooter which over the years took him to such places as Sudan, North Korea, and
Saddam Hussein's Iraq, where he negotiated the release of American hostages in 1995.
"We don't practice diplomacy enough," said Richardson. "We ought to talk to our enemies. We ought to practice diplomacy and mediation and negotiation before we send our troops."
Born in California, Richardson was raised in Mexico before attending prep school and college in Massachusetts.
"My mother only spoke Spanish to me. She was Mexican. My father. He wouldn't speak to me," said Richardson, drawing chuckles from Leno. "But when he did, he would speak to me in English. It was totally a bilingual background."
Richardson recounted how he met his wife, Barbara, while hitchhiking when he was attending Middlesex School in Concord, Mass.
"So you would encourage women, if you see Mexican guys hitchhiking, pick them up," said Leno.
Richardson was a baseball standout during his prep school days, Leno pointed out, and the show featured a picture of the young Richardson.
"By the way that was a few pounds ago," said Richardson, who has been dieting to slim down for presidential campaign appearances.
By Barry Massey, Associated Press Writer
SANTA FE - Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson bantered with comedian Jay Leno about hitchhiking, baseball and diplomacy as the New Mexico governor appeared Friday on "The Tonight Show."
He's "the most qualified presidential candidate you have never heard of," Leno proclaimed in his introduction.
Richardson, elected governor twice, also served in Congress, was U.N. ambassador and energy secretary in the Clinton administration and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.
During his appearance, taped Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, Richardson recounted his experiences as an unofficial diplomatic troubleshooter which over the years took him to such places as Sudan, North Korea, and
Saddam Hussein's Iraq, where he negotiated the release of American hostages in 1995.
"We don't practice diplomacy enough," said Richardson. "We ought to talk to our enemies. We ought to practice diplomacy and mediation and negotiation before we send our troops."
Born in California, Richardson was raised in Mexico before attending prep school and college in Massachusetts.
"My mother only spoke Spanish to me. She was Mexican. My father. He wouldn't speak to me," said Richardson, drawing chuckles from Leno. "But when he did, he would speak to me in English. It was totally a bilingual background."
Richardson recounted how he met his wife, Barbara, while hitchhiking when he was attending Middlesex School in Concord, Mass.
"So you would encourage women, if you see Mexican guys hitchhiking, pick them up," said Leno.
Richardson was a baseball standout during his prep school days, Leno pointed out, and the show featured a picture of the young Richardson.
"By the way that was a few pounds ago," said Richardson, who has been dieting to slim down for presidential campaign appearances.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Vote for Gov. Richardson in MSNBC's post-debate poll !!!
Vote for Governor Richardson in MSNBC's post-debate poll:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18335732/
For additional coverage visit: www.politics.msnbc.com
The debate is supposed to be available, in its entirety on the MSNBC politics site beginning Friday.
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