Richardson self-destructs on TV

Bill Richardson

On the Democratic side, N.M. Governor Bill Richardson recently entered the presidential race. He has been my darkhorse favorite to win his party’s nomination. However, he didn’t fair too well this weekend on the Sunday news shows, according to Slate.

“No one television interview should weigh too heavily on anyone’s career. Talking-head TV is a highly formalized performance art in which you’re doused in itchy makeup, forced to sit awkwardly under hot lights, and desperate to produce winning, accurate, concise answers without pausing to reflect. Anyone can slip up, invert words, or confuse facts. This is true of debates, too, where Richardson had a lackluster first performance.

Read Slate Magazine article.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”