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May 10, 2007

Richardson Interviewing On YouTube

Thirty-one uploads later Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson has his first big hit on YouTube.

Added on May 8th to The Richardson For President YouTube Channel, the newest clip has been viewed over 51,000 times. (More than 7 times as many views as the last upload) "Job Interview and Tell Me" is about 2 minutes long and begins with a prospective employer asking:

"Okay, 14 years in Congress, UN Ambassador, Secretary of Energy, Governor of New Mexico, negotiated with dictators in Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, Zaire, Nigeria, Yugoslavia, Kenya, got a ceasefire in Darfur, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize four times, so... what makes you think you can be president?"

The ad was released on the Web Wednesday, the day before it was scheduled to appear on Iowa televisions. Dave Contarino, Richardson's campaign manager, said the goal of the ad was to "use humor to communicate Governor Richardson's vast record of achievement in public service, foreign affairs and as Governor of New Mexico.

With YouTube viewer comments that range from "a vote four Richardson is a vote 4 illgeal aliens" to "one of the best political commericials ever" only time will tell what impact online video will have for this presidental hopeful.


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Posted by Buzz Webster at May 10, 2007 04:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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