A Little Of The Old In And Out



In: Susan Shapiro. Our friend Susan Shapiro, according to her Facebook page, "just sold her first novel SPEED SHRINKING - on Yom Kippur of all days!" With all that good karma mentoring young writers downtown over the years -- this blogger included -- we never had a doubt that she would make the leap, achieving her childhood dream. Now, let's work on those movie rights! Heartfelt congrats, Sue.



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Out: The Bill Richardson-Bill Clinton Friendship. This one's quite sad. Governor Bill Richardson, whom this blog initially endorsed for President, has still not reconciled with former President Bill Clinton. You'll remember that Richardson endorsed Obama and not Senator Clinton, who, through her husband, was one of his great patrons. Richardson's endorsement was considered pivotal and historians of the future may look back on that day as the day the election resolved in Barack Obama's direction. Bill Clinton -- the biggest cat in the jungle -- even ventured down to the Governor's Mansion in Santa Fe, NM to watch the Super Bowl with Richardson on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. From Yahoo!:

"Bill Richardson — famously called a ‘Judas’ by a Clinton loyalist for backing Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton in the contentious Democratic presidential primary — says he’s not concerned that Bill Clinton continues to hold a grudge against him.

"'It could be pretty much a permanent fissure. But that’s politics, that’s OK,' Richardson told National Public Radio’s Renee Montagne in an interview that aired Thursday morning on All Things Considered. 'I did what I thought was best for the country. I’m still very fond of the Clintons. I’ve reconciled with her. But with him — he wants to keep a grudge, that’s fine with me. I move on. I’m governor of New Mexico. I’m happy where I am.'

"...Richardson told Montagne he’s spoken to Hillary Clinton and that a fundraiser he held two months ago raised nearly $250,000 to help her retire the debt she accrued during her presidential campaign.

"'She appreciated it. You know, we talked,' Richardson said. 'Have I heard from President Clinton? No.' But, he added 'I’m very comfortable with what I did, endorsing Sen. Obama.'"