Can someone tell me how one of these two is READY to be president and the other is not?
We've had some Senators become president and some governors become president.
How can anyone say that Sarah Palin is not qualified and in the same breath say the Obama is ready?
If you feel Palin is ready why is Obama not ready?
KS
First off, we've had very few senators become president. Most have been governors.
Ideally, the president is the "governor" of the collection of states. So being a governor brings real-world executive experience. Being senator is a cloistered, pick and choose issues kind of job. With a governor, they have to deal with a variety of issues that hit them from left and right -- same as the president.
Palin is the most qualified of the four (Pres/VP) candidates in terms of this experience. McCain has leadership experience in the military and also has chaired committees and actually pushed through legislation (some good, some bad, but still passed). I'm sure Biden has as well.
Obama is the LEAST qualified person in this race. He's done nothing. Nothing. Nothing. He gives a good speech, but they are hollow. Some have likened his speeches to Chinese food, where it's pleasing at the moment, but an hour later you have nothing.
I truly cannot believe he won of Hillary. She would be bad, but she'd at least attempted some bills and had some ideas -- wrong as they are. Obama is an empty suit.
This really shouldn't be close except folks are enamored by him and want to see the first black (he's only 1/2 black) president. I'm all for a black, woman, black-woman for president, but only when there is one who is qualified.
Obama is NOT qualified. I would not put him in charge of a Lemonade stand -- he has not experience running anything.
well since she isn't running for president there is a bit of difference there...may not seem like a big difference but it is.
Personally, I wonder if it isn't about time we have someone that doesn't have a TON of political background, sure knowledge is power but sometimes a lack of knowledge lets you see things in a different light.
Granted, it's a while back. :-) Other than governor he had little political experience.
Some excerpts from the source:
"He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize..."
"He dominated his era as he dominated conversations....the masses loved him; he proved to be a great popular idol and a great vote getter."[7] His image stands alongside Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln on Mount Rushmore. Surveys of scholars have consistently ranked him from third to seventh on the list of greatest American presidents."
A multitude of factors affect who we elect, not just their current elected offices.
Historically, presidents have had a wide range of pre-presidential experiences. John F. Kennedy had been in the Senate for eight years, and was just 43, when he was elected in 1960; and Abraham Lincoln in 1860 had not been in elected office since serving a single term in the House of Representatives ten years earlier.
Senators often have a hard time listing personal successes, since all legislation is a collaboration and their exact position preferences are rarely, if ever, turned into law in unadulterated form.
This really shouldn't be close except folks are enamored by him and want to see the first black (he's only 1/2 black) president. I'm all for a black, woman, black-woman for president, but only when there is one who is qualified.
There's no such thing as "1/2 black" in the U.S. If it shows, then this country considers you black. It's a racism thing.
I'm guessing some people (including myself) will fault Palin on her foreign affairs experience. Obama, McCain, and Biden, having all been in Washington, are likely well aware of foreign affairs and have met foreign heads of state (at least in addresses if not privately). Palin, on the other hand, was the governor of a backwater state (third smallest by population), never even had a passport until a few years ago, and likely had no need to understand our diplomatic positions with foreign countries in the day-to-day running of our country. With any of the three senators, this would not be true.
Who cares if she's qualified or not.
Her views and stances are why she shouldn't be VP.
My wife is also offended by the way it is being portrayed that just because this woman has a uterus means that American women are all rallying around her and should be thrilled with the nominee.
You saw what good her abstinence only stance did for her daughter.
Imagine what the rest of her views might do for our country once McCain edges into Senilityburg (a` la Reagan).
The thing I am dreading most if this ticket is elected is having to hear her grating voice.
You saw what good her abstinence only stance did for her daughter.
In all fairness, you can teach a teenager abstinence along with safe sex practices and they still can make a mistake and get pregnant. I don't disagree that it's asinine not to teach safe sex but I wouldn't really champion this as a reason not to put this women in the white house, there is plenty of other goodies for that matter.
To Doc, she can see Russia from Alaska, that counts for something right...?:)
