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[[Image:Bill rich color.jpg|right|250x250px|thumb|Bill Richardson]]

[[Image:Bill rich color.jpg|right|250x250px|thumb|Bill Richardson]]

'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current Hispanic Governor of the State of New Mexico.  He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].

'''William Blaine "Bill" Richardson''' (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of the State of New Mexico.  He previously has served as a Congressman, [[United States Ambassadors to the United Nations|United States Ambassador to the United Nations]], and [[United States Secretary of Energy|U.S. Secretary of Energy]].

== Early life ==

== Early life ==

Bill Richardson withdrew from the 2008 Presidential race on January 9th, 2008. <ref>

Bill Richardson withdrew from the 2008 Presidential race on January 9th, 2008. <ref>

[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/ AP: Bill Richardson Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel]], January 9, 2008</ref> He withdrew after he first only came forth in the the Iowa caucus with 2% of the votes, and then vame also forth in the New Hampshire primaries where he won 5%.  This showed that  he could not compete with his rivals’ star power, despite his credentials and racial makeup

[http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/09/ap-bill-richardson-drops-out-of-democratic-presidential-race/ AP: Bill Richardson Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race], [[Associated Press]], [[Fox News Channel]], January 9, 2008</ref> He withdrew after he first only came forth in the the Iowa caucus with 2% of the votes, and then vame also forth in the New Hampshire primaries where he won 5%.  This showed that  he could not compete with his rivals’ star power, despite his credentials.

Richardson received a "Pants on Fire" award from [[PolitiFact]] for this false statement to an Iowa crowd on Labor Day 2007. {{cquote| Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.}} The Founding Fathers are dead. God was not available for his opinion. <ref> http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/45/ Richardson re-writes Bible, Constitution</ref>

Richardson received a "Pants on Fire" award from [[PolitiFact]] for this false statement to an Iowa crowd on Labor Day 2007. {{cquote| Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.}} The Founding Fathers are dead. God was not available for his opinion. <ref> http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/45/ Richardson re-writes Bible, Constitution</ref>