I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Val Kilmer, who is now in Washington D.C. for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, was caught on camera by Politico reporter saying that he is “probably not” going to run for governor in 2010 (in New Mexico, though the Politico blog post originally said Montana).
“Can I call you governor?” Tammy Haddad, who hosted a brunch before the Correspondents’ Dinner asked Kilmer in the video.
“No,” Kilmer responded.
“Are you going to run,” she asked.
“No… probably not,” Kilmer said.
Kilmer will be a guest of CNN at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Chicago Tribune’s The Swamp blog reports.
Not to be outdone, CNN pulls Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Val Kilmer, Kyra Sedgwick, Brad Cooper, Tyra Banks and Homeland Security’s [Janet] Napolitano — note which name is last.
Kutcher will be live tweeting the proceedings to his 1.6 million followers.
If Kilmer does not run, which seems likely from this video, that could lead to an unopposed Democratic primary for Lt. Gov. Diane Denish.
On the Republican side, National Guard Brigadier Gen. Greg Zanetti is in the race while former Republican Party of New Mexico chairman Allen Weh formed an exploratory committee and state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones is reportedly looking at a run.
Former U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson are also reportedly considering runs on the Republican side.
