Posted on 08/19/2008 7:13:17 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
As we approach the final weeks of the 2008 presidential election, it is quite possible that the Democratic nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, will be elected to the highest office in the nation. The real consequences of this are difficult to know in advance, but there are some notable qualities of the Obama candidacy beyond the fact that he would become the first African American to become president of the United States.
I think the most notable is the fact that, considering his experience, Mr. Obama would be the first "amateur" to reach the Oval Office. Technically speaking, Mr. Obama is not a pure amateur, having served in the Illinois state Senate, and completed three years of his first six-year U.S. Senate term. But compared to every other major party candidate for president in the past 100 years, with the exception of 1940 Republican nominee Wendell Willkie, he has the slightest political background of any serious aspirant.
In Mr. Obama, whose primary background in politics was as a community organizer in Illinois, there is little executive experience on which to judge how he might govern. His skillful use of the caucus-system aspect of the presidential nominating process, and his endurance through a late resurgence of his major Democratic opponent in the closing primaries tell us that he has excellent political talent. His oratory before large crowds and record-breaking fundraising ability reinforces these campaign skills.
On the other hand, his behavior and response to the recent international crisis following the Russian invasion of Georgia, indicates his lack of experience in foreign affairs. His public comments were those of an amateur statesman, especially in contrast to his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, who had a sober, thoughtful public response.
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"In a Hierarchy a person tends to be promoted to His Level of Incompetence."
Let's just hope he stays an amateur!
The last amateur President:
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Obama scares me much more than this ass clown ever did. Carter was a miserable excuse for a President, and a disasterous fraud of an American citizen. I still worry much more about Obama and his potential to do heavy damage to our Constitutional republic.
And James Earl Carter at least had military experience.
Obama has “community organizing” experience.
I totally agree, Obama is a very scary thought, scarier than any loser dem we have had in the past.
Jimmy Carter Obama seemed to fit months ago.
Jimmy Carter Obama seems to fit today.
Lord help should Jimmy Carter Obama become President for we all know how the last amateur messed things up.
Thus far, Obama is pushing his Windfall Profits Tax on royalty owners, small independent drilling companies.
Just like Jimmy Carter.
Obama: McCain ‘doesn’t know what he’s up against’
Aug 19 09:00 PM US/Eastern
By BETH FOUHY
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that Republican John McCain “doesn’t know what he’s up against” in this election and challenged his rival to stop questioning his character and patriotism.
Obama, campaigning in a state where he hopes to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win in more than three decades, implored his supporters to fight for the presidency.
“Our job in this election is not just ‘win,’ although I’m a big believer in winning,” Obama said during the rally. “I don’t intend to lose this election. John McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against.”
More importantly, Carter had executive political experiece as governor of Georgia.
It didn’t help, but he had it.
Almost sounds like some sort of threat. Now if Bill or Hillary had made that statement, well....
After this last weekend, Barry sounds like his knickers are in a knot with that comment.
Pubbies should be picking that open wound daily.
I agree it sounds like a threat.
I hope John McCain has realized that his flirting with this enemy (for good press) the past 8 years has weakened him as a warrior and man, and plans accordingly.
He should give them NO quarter.
jeez
What a clown.
He thinks he is on a basketball court talking trash, instead of a Presidential campaign.
Carter's problem was not inexperience; his executive experience included two terms as governor of a large state. Carter was ineffective because he was a micro-manager who could not lead, delegate and supervise. Plus, he was an idealistic liberal.
Obama's ideology is even worse than Carter's. And Obama has zero executive experience -- at any level. What a pretender!
Neither do most Americans
Barry?
Barack
Hussein?
Soeto?
Obama?
Marxist?
Black Radical
Muslim?
Christian?
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