But [Bill] Richardson stopped returning Mr. Clinton’s calls days ago, Mr. Clinton’s aides said. And as of Friday, Mr. Richardson said, he had yet to pick up the phone to tell Mr. Clinton of his decision [to endorse Barack Obama].

The reaction of some of Mr. Clinton’s allies suggests that might have been a wise decision. “An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.

“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

From the Desk of Jimmy Carville:

adam nagurney (sp?) from NYT— call back bef. 3pm

FIRST: march 21— any good parallels (esp. betrayals)?

equinox?

1413 - Henry V becomes King of England.
Henry V:
1. reckless youth
2. matured, gained power
3. with help of fat, jolly friend…
4. let’s not go there.

1556 - In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
R. is burning H. at stake?
media is burning H. at stake?
**probably bad to invite witch comparison**

1800 - With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.
“R. has only crowned pious O. with a temporary paper mache tiara”
- “pious” has neg. connotation!!  gets CLEVER points
- altho, don’t think ppl will get the ref.
- but they might check wikipedia ? ++ too much to hope for ++

RAGIN’ CAJUN RAJIN’ CAJUN
ask interns: WHY don’t I have a theme song? 

1844 - The original date predicted by William Miller for the return of Christ.
ALSO STAY AWAY.
enough O.-jesus comparisons as is…
altho do we know when judas sold out jesus?
INTERNS: look this up

1933 - Construction of Dachau, the first Nazi Germany concentration camp, is completed.
R.’s endorsement is the first step towards
Persecuting H. is like
The personality cult of O. has claimed anoth
STAY THE HELL AWAY.

HE’S RAAAAGEY
HE’S CAAAAGEY
RAGIN’ CAJUN GONNA RAGE ALL OVER YOU!!!!
short, sweet—*see if interns know how chords work*

1980 - On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant.
H. has been SHOT IN THE HEART by R.’s betrayal!
...
use as last resort maybe
NOTE: see if Larry Hagman will endorse H.? (friends with Nicholson, right?)

1999 - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
how was this not done wayyyy earlier!?
—see if can meet with one of these guys when cmpgn over.

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