Richardson’s Weird Type Of “Friendly”
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, General Politics
As you read the stuff below, remember Richardson’s response, “I guess that’s what I get for being friendly.”
“He pokes me,” Lt. Gov. Diane Denish told the [The Albuquerque Journal]. She was referring specifically to a public event at which Richardson reached his hand behind her chair and poked at the side of her leg repeatedly for a period of several minutes. “He pinches my neck,” Denish said. “He touches my hip, my thigh, sort of the side of my leg.”Denish’s chief of staff later told the Santa Fe New Mexican that “she thinks the quotes were out of context.” While not denying their accuracy, the aide said Denish thought the Journal story made Richardson’s behavior sound more troubling than it actually is.
But Denish is not alone in receiving Richardson’s physical attentions. The Journal reports that Richardson once greeted a reporter with a headbutt and, “surprising a group of teenage girls at an event in Albuquerque… he pulled the junior high stunt of buckling their knees from behind.”
And this one…yeah…I wear glasses and this would not be so funny…
Pahl Shipley, Richardson’s communications director, says that Richardson’s frequent touches–the governor likes to lick his finger and smudge Shipley’s glasses with saliva–are “almost like a sign of approval.”
So, does Shipley give Richardson a friendly little kidney punch after he does that? Yes Bill, that’s what you might get from me for being “friendly.”
(h/t: Politico)
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March 8th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
[...] Justin Gardner at Donklephant is not amused. [...]
March 8th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
I can’t stop laughing at this. Can you imagine, Richardson giving Angel Merkel a friendly little titty-twister at the G8 Summit? Maybe giving Koizumi a wet-willy while walking down the hall to a press conference. Maybe giving Dr. Singh an Indian Rugburn — “say Uncle sucka”. Oh, that’s it, I’m voting for him.
March 9th, 2007 at 12:02 am
I knew you would Dos. That’s the reason I posted it!
March 9th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Perhaps this could lead to a better election methodology:
Battle royale during primary season, where the top candidates from each party are selected, and then they face off in a cage-match.
The Pay-per-view revenues alone could pay off the national debt…
(seriously, wouldn’t you have paid to see Bush and Kerry in a cage match? Kerry’s got the height, but you can easily imagine Rove slipping Bush a steel chair…)
March 9th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
That is a fascinating idea, David. Okay, here it goes, round robin:
Giuliani v. Edwards
McCain v. Biden
Romney v. Obama
Hillary v. Kucinich (tough one?)
Richardson v. Gingrich
Brownback v. Clark
March 11th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
The Ghost of Lyndon Johnson lives on in Gardner…. that’s all I’m going to write.