ATM machines and carpetbaggers

I'm starting to like plain spoken, and media savy, Bill Richardson because of quotes like these: "You guys have been considered … as ATM machines," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, one of the candidates, said Sunday. "Now you're important," and "Richardson, who was born in Pasadena, admitted his California roots are modest. His parents left the state three hours after his birth, he said. "Today, those roots are suddenly expanding," he said."
On the other hand, much like she did in New York (where I'm from), Hillary Clinton says she has a connections in the SGValley. "Clinton noted that her mother spent part of her childhood in the San Gabriel Valley." Foothill Cities would like to know where. So would I.