Comments on: Bill Richardson Has THE Best Campaign Commercials

By: outofcontext

outofcontext — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:52:36 +0000

By the way, I love Bill Richardson so far. I may have to register D (hate to give up 20 years of I) just to vote in the Ohio Primary next year.

By: outofcontext

outofcontext — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:48:44 +0000

Thanks, Pete. I reciprocated your link and reciprocate your kind, but clearly misguided, compliment.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:43:30 +0000

Kritter asked:

> Arent you worried about
> a Mexican â€œinvasionâ€ if he
> gets into office? Just kidding.

No. I’m in favor of immigration reform, but worried about an invasion. (I will be if there’s a revolution in Mexico in the future.)

A follow-up to my previous posting to beat a subject to death:

http://www.chucksilverman.com/timbapaper.html

…

New Mexico has been probably at the forefront of multi-lingual policy issues since statehood, for historical reasons.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwcrawford/nm-con.htm

http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2004/mar_apr/ELLOutlookITIArticle1.htm

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:23:01 +0000

> Arent you worried about
> a Mexican â€œinvasionâ€ if he
> gets into office? Just kidding.

That’s OK. My former girlfriend in Phoenix whose family was in Sonora as well as in Texas originally knows where I stand.

Last time I went through Phoenix Ms. Tex-Mex was surprised by a dozen yellow roses.

*wink*

I’ve known some Spanish since I grew up in California (it’s a commonplace thing all over the country now but definitely in the Southwest given the history of that area) and now that I’m back east for several years I’ve enjoyed related foreign things like currently, up-to-date son and better yet, hotter timba out of Cuba. (There’s this little store in Bergenline, in Jersey part of NYC metro, “the other Cuban community” in the USA, where you can get all the latest Cuban CDs. I like salsa in general, too, but the liveliest Cuban stuff really moves me.)

(#7)

http://www.planetrecords.it/manolito/hablando.htm

(especially try #1, #4, #7 [group harmony],
#8 [good solo vocal], #10 [group harmony plus unison])

http://www.planetrecords.it/charanga-habanera/elciclon.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSJ5Aw_5iA

Interview with probably the best known band, Afro-Cuban jazz-style timba

http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Interview21

http://www.sastom.demon.nl/bamboleo/

http://www.planetrecords.it/bamboleo/todo.htm

etc.

By: Pete Abel

Pete Abel — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:42:59 +0000

outofcontext – thanks for the tip. it worked! much appreciated, and I added your blog to my blogroll, by the way. good stuff. hope you’ll return the favor?

mike443 – thanks for the tip on the other site. very helpful, as well.

By: crossn81

crossn81 — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:37:00 +0000

We can only hope the rest of the campaigns follow such an uplifting and positive approach throughout the campaign seasons.

By: outofcontext

outofcontext — Sat, 19 May 2007 13:59:12 +0000

Pete,
If you are asking how you ‘embed’ a video in a blogspot post then I can answer. Just find a version of the video on youTube that allows embedding, copy the ‘Embed’ code and insert it where you want within the text. The link for embedding the Richardson clip can be found here. Just copy the ‘embed’ code in the upper right box right below the URL code. Not sure if that’s what you were asking, but that’s it.

By: kritter

kritter — Sat, 19 May 2007 13:50:07 +0000

DLS- Arent you worried about a Mexican “invasion” if he gets into office? Just kidding.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:17:45 +0000

Great commercial. Someone is innovative!

> â€œRichardson? That doesnâ€™t sound hispanic.â€ â€“America

“… one-quarter American (specifically Massachusetts and Maine Yankee) and three-quarters Mexican.”

http://www.wargs.com/political/richardson.html

Incidentally, residents of the Southern Cone are fair-skinned and “don’t look Hispanic,” but they positively are.

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By: NitrogenNick

NitrogenNick — Sat, 19 May 2007 01:45:35 +0000

Its interesting how so much has been made about Mitt being a Mormon, Obama being African-American, and Hillary being a woman, but almost no one has talked about the first serious Hispanic candidate.

“Richardson? That doesn’t sound hispanic.” –America

By: Pyst

Pyst — Sat, 19 May 2007 01:12:16 +0000

That was pure genius. I have NEVER seen anything nearly as good as that in a campaign ad.

By: mike443

mike443 — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:25:15 +0000

This is the BEST campaign commerical I’ve seen in so long. This guy rocks… definitely the smartest Dem out there right now.

And to add to the conversation about embedding video clips – this service is much better than YouTube – I use it for my blog all the time. You can “mash” video clips on your site and get paid. Here’s the link to these campaign commericals… http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/313283/Campaign+2008?c_id=jlt

By: kritter

kritter — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:55:56 +0000

I think he’s going to be on the winning Dem candidates short list for VP, because that resume is very attractive. Its interesting how so much has been made about Mitt being a Mormon, Obama being African-American, and Hillary being a woman, but almost no one has talked about the first serious Hispanic candidate. I have no problem with it, but the xenophobes who think we are being taken over by Mexico might.

By: Entropy

Entropy — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:27:36 +0000

Very clever, I likey.

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:56:58 +0000

Umm, I think there are technologies that can extract the video from YouTube. Is that what you’re talking about? Not sure what you mean by “load”.

By: Pete Abel

Pete Abel — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:38:36 +0000

Very cool. For the technologically advanced out there, how do you load a YouTube clip like this without having to follow their (You Tube’s) title and format? I tried to alter in blogspot and it kills the video link when I do.