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Bill Richardson pals around with… country singers
Toby Keith, apparently, has a few friends who might be in Obama’s administration, including our very own governor, Bill Richardson.
According to 890 CDJC Country, a British Columbia, Canada station, the two “became buddies” while Keith was taping “Beer For My Horses” in New Mexico.
TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: Kittens, the state of journalism and Rep.-elect Martin Heinrich’s new hire
Well, either everybody’s hard at work today or they’re doing absolutely nothing because the blogs have been relatively quiet this morning.
All I really care about is the possibility that it may snow, but Steve Stucker at KOB.com is blogging about kittens. (That is 100 percent true.) Get on with the important stuff, people!
Over at Inkstain, [...]
Hollywood, you’re still welcome in N.M., Denish says
While driving through downtown Albuquerque, it’s difficult to miss signs of the film industry: Here a blocked-off street with large trailers, there a sign affixed to a pole directing crews to a set.
There’s no mistaking that Gov. Bill Richardson has made it a priority to attract film and TV projects to the Land of Enchantment, [...]
New Mexicans have the best imaginations in the world, guv tells Esquire magazine
Did you know Gov. Bill Richardson grew his beard “as a rebellion against those consultants who told me I had to comb my hair, shave, lose weight.”
Or that the guv believes New Mexicans have the best imaginations in the world. His proof: “My point on UFOs is, I don’t know if they’re fact or fiction. [...]
Richardson dio gracias a la comunidad latina esta mañana — en español por supuesto
In his acceptance speech this morning regarding his new position as Commerce Secretary, Bill Richardson spoke in Spanish to the Latino community, thanking them for their support and pointing out the strength and unity of the Latino community.
‘Our vote was our voice,’ Richardson says to Latinos en Español at Chicago press conference
Gov. Bill Richardson demonstrated one of his many skills Wednesday during a short speech after President-elect Barack Obama had nominated him as U.S. Commerce Secretary: that of bilingualism.
Richardson is perfectly bilingual in English and in Spanish, which likely will come in handy in his dealings as commerce secretary with the many countries of Latin America.
Party like it’s 4:59 a.m.!! D.C. votes to let bars stay open late for inauguration week
From today’s Washington Times:
Hoping to tap in to an inaugural bonanza, the D.C. Council Tuesday night voted 12-1 to push back last call to 5 a.m. and allow bars and restaurants to serve food around the clock during inauguration week.
Millions of visitors are expected to descend on the city to celebrate Barack Obama’s presidential swearing-in [...]
Richardson pick for U.S. Commerce Department nod isn’t ‘consolation prize’ for Latinos, Obama insisted
It may have been the only sour note in Wednesday’s press conference announcing Gov. Bill Richardson as President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. commerce secretary nominee.
Does Richardson’s nomination as commerce secretary amount to a “consolation prize” for the nation’s Latinos and Hispanics, a reporter asked.
“It seems many were expecting, hoping that Bill Richardson was going to be [...]
Albuquerque/Santa Fe residents are big texters
An interesting piece in the ABQJournal News blog (via the El Paso Times) pointed out a study that shows Albuquerque and Santa Fe residents are really prolific texters.
Or should i say “ppl who lv in ABQ n SF r rly prolific txtrs?”
The national average for adult cell-phone users who text-message is 48 percent, and the [...]
Obama’s ‘Benetton’ cabinet: Impressive diversity seen in national security team
Was anybody else as interested as I was to see the photos of Obama’s press conference this morning? Although we’ve known about his national security picks for some time now, it was a pleasant surprise to see them all standing on a stage together. Among the six nominees there were three women (Hillary Clinton, Susan [...]