Post-Richardson, Obama Pressed on Hispanic Choices

All immigration should be stopped until those here learn English. all illegl immigrants need to be deported. People should not be llowed to live off the taxpayer. No more welfare, section 8 housing or any other gov handouts. All able bodies in this country should be put to work. That would remove the need for illegals in this country. ME groups should be stamped out. Not by the gov, but by the people of this country. Just ignore them. Americans should come together as Americans and not as an add on name. People are not African, Latin, Asian or anything else. You are either American or you should be thrown out. People do not want equality, they want special prevliges and expect others to bow to their demands. That needs to stop.

Sanjay Gupta as Attorney General - WOW talk about a payback KISS by the new President... GEEEEEEE…. I wonder how much new AD REVENUE CNN will earn due to this nomination? OH, THAT’S RIGHT, CNN HAD THE MOST WATCHED OBAMA COVERAGE IN 2008.... AND POOF!!!! CNN’s TOP DOCTOR is tapped as the new Attorney General. Do I detect a bit of Bush Cronyism?

johnjohndoe:

Why don't you personally deport all
"illegals"? At least you will have a
a good paying tax free job.

to abraham linclon,

Eric Shinseki is Asian, not to be confused with oriental.

How about picking the "most qualified" person for the job regardless of bio factors? Enough of this “racist profiling in reverse.”

Where is the "fresh new look in government?" From what was revealed of McCain, he would have had a cabinet as racially diverse as the Bush Cabinet, and unlike the Obama cabinet, they would have all been qualified for the job (e.g. Secretary of State). They would have been maverick Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Independents, and not interwoven into “Machine Politics.” 2012, hurry up and get here. The "change" doesn't look to good so far.

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Hispanics are doing nothing but driving down the high standard of living in America. They have their own country so stay home and clean it up! It is run by drug lords and criminals which is the way they prefer to live. They steal the social security numbers of real Americans, they forge I.D's and they don't pay taxes. They have no right to be asked to fill any vacant positions.

No public official should feel pressured to do anything for these people. They are destroying our way of life and lowering the standards of America everywhere they go. Mexico is a crime-riddled, drug-infused hellhole ruled by corrupt generals and drug lords. This is what they want to do to North America; turn it into the poverty-strickened, banana republics of South America. They should be deported since the majority of them are illegal anyway. And by the way, Obama has three orientals in his cabinet now.

Yes, their are three Orientals in the cabinet appointed to high levels positions.

I'm not one of those white racist people, but it is unbelievable what is happening to our nation. If a white person said: "I want a white person in the cabinet" that would be considered a racial remark. When a Latino or a Black person says it, it is considered perfectly normal and ok with the American people. When a black person gets killed by a white police officer you hear it on the news, if it was the other way around there would not be as much attention brought to the case. If we are to get racism out or at least decrease it why the hell would there be an article like this??? How is this even legal??? Soon white people are going to be slaves!!! This is unbelievable!!! A PERSON SHOULD NOT BE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR ETHNICITY BUT ON THEIR SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE!!!!!!

I demand a redhead on the Cabinet, not a one so far!

"Hispanics are doing nothing but driving down the high standard of living in America".

...and the GOP thinks it can make inroads with Hispanic voters??

Brown is the new black. It's always "what can you do for me and my race." Nevermind what is best for the nation.

Excuse me but there are some very talented and very well educated Hispanic people available. The large voting block they create can be credited with pretty much putting George Bush in office. Bush ignored them and in turn they swung thier votes this last time for Barrak Obama. It would not be wise for him to ignore them and I think he pretty well knows it. It's a shame about Richardson.

after emanuel, richardson, panetta, gupta, other former bill clinton administration staffers obama can't seem to select anyone original. obama seems to be replicating the bill clinton administration including hiring his wife, hillary. don't care if obama picks an 800 lb gorilla as long as the gorilla is the best qualified. right now obama is on a roll of selecting less than the best. obama may yet give us cause to call for impeachment, he seems to be headed in that direction.

I hope President elect Obama over looks
race and picks the most qualified people he can get!

Governor Bill Richardson's withdrawal as nominee for Secretary of Commerce is not admission of wrongdoing by him or the State of New Mexico. The withdrawal was an act in good political judgement.

It is not against the law for state vendors to make political contributions. Individuals as well as corporations have a right to become politically active under the rules of law.

The company in question, CDR specializes in consultation and brokering of complex financial matters with city, county and state governments in the United States.

The Republican U.S. Attorney, Gregory J. Fouratt who is administrating the federal probe of Governor Richardson will be hard press to find factual evidence of serious criminal activity or intent.

Gregory J. Fouratt is the attorney who replaced one of the fired U.S. Attorney from the Bush administration's U.S. Attorney scandal to politicalize the U.S. Attorney General field offices. My guess, a Republican meta-political action group asked U.S. Attorney, Gregory J. Fouratt to investigate Governor Bill Richardson and all I can say this fight is not over.

As for Hispanic-Americans, they are exercising their rights to influence the political process just like any other social-political groups but foremost they are Americans with dreams and hopes that are no different from your own.