Obama's lines aren't flat, but his experience is

Submitted by Bird Dog on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:47pm. Tags:

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I think... (#109972)

by Wagster on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 9:22pm

You could make a solid case that Constitutional Law Professor + State Senator for 8 years + US Senator for 4 years is superior preparation for being President than Failed Oil Man + Owning a Baseball Club + Holding a constitutionally weak Governorship for 6 years.

More Wagster!

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The praise given Obama by his students (#109973)

by Bill White on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 9:24pm

and fellow faculty is telling, IMHO. It is hard to be a god teacher.

Fence post turtles -- They don't get up there by themselves, some moron had to put 'em there.

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No it's easy (#109980)

by Spartacvs on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 10:45pm

any fool can set up their shingle and start raking it in. Best of all, no formal qualifications are required beyond having a talent for self promotion and the Gift of the Gab.

A good teacher on the other hand...

GW Bush, leading contender for worst President ever.

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Same comment (#109905)

by dionysus on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:18pm

Effective message, crappy production. Who did the graphics, somebody's kid nephew? Also, still too long at 58 seconds, everyone's gonna tune that out esp since it's not particularly grabbing.

Also, in general, if McCain could produce an ad that had, you know, McCain in it it might create some possibility of him actually being elected.

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McCain's experience (#109904)

by Spartacvs on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:17pm

With the econony:

GW Bush, leading contender for worst President ever.

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This one beats the pants off of (#109906)

by dionysus on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:19pm

Both other ads on the board today, IMHO. To the point, artful lifting of quotes and hits McCain really hard on a traditional republican strength, the regular guy thing.

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Agreed (#109920)

by Spartacvs on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:48pm

and referencing Bird's Youtube contribution, I would prefer to see as Commander in Chief someone who regarded themselves as the civilian head of the Executive 1st and not as some armchair general begrudging every minute spent on small beer issues like the economy as time not spent in the White House situation room bunker.

GW Bush, leading contender for worst President ever.

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really? (#109903)

by Harley on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:16pm

First, writing a diary specifically to reject another diary is de facto admission of defeat.

Second, Obama has more experience than a majority of the heads on Mt. Rushmore. Do you really want to play this game?

To think is not enough; you must think of something -- Jules Renard

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Reject? (#109937)

by Bird Dog on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 2:36pm

Just providing balance. If I wanted to get into the substance and breadth of Obama's inexperience, Baseball Crank already did a pretty good job of it. The real point of this post isn't about the YouTube anyway, it's about my scintillating and insightful commentary!

"I want America to know that I'm, like, totally ready to lead." -- Paris Hilton

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Uhm, Okay (#109962)

by Harley on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 7:20pm

So it works like this. One guy hasn't learned enough in a short time. The other guy has learned nothing over a lifetime.

Go ahead. You pick first.

To think is not enough; you must think of something -- Jules Renard

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What part of (#109954)

by Spartacvs on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 4:25pm

rushing the Curly & Moe crisis team to shore up the Georgian President's spectacular and ongoing failure would you suppose places McCain's breadth of 'experience' in its best light?

GW Bush, leading contender for worst President ever.

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Oh I dunno, Mac's done a fine job with his Neo Con diary. (#109918)

by BlaiseP on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:37pm

Put things back on track. Now I'm obliged to write something of substance, and grant him a few of his assertions. See, it's hard to contradict someone in a few dozen words, it all ends up as simplistic blather, but a good rebuttal diary is much more effective.

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Agreed! (#109921)

by Harley on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 1:41pm

Tho' Mac's diary seemed more like a very civilized attempt to clarify terms. Which was genuinely helpful.

To think is not enough; you must think of something -- Jules Renard

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Judgment trumps experience (#109897)

by Bill White on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:51pm

Just ask Hillary Clinton . . .

Fence post turtles -- They don't get up there by themselves, some moron had to put 'em there.