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Anonymous	Obama's lack of experience Jan 7 2008, 12:31 PM EST He is all talk and no substance. I believe he is a nice guy, maybe even a moral guy but that is not nearly enough to hold the highest office in this country. How can he bring about change without knowing how things work. It is ridiculous to even consider him. If you really want change, vote for someone who has been in the trenches bringing about change for years not someone who merely hopes his bright smile and charisma will make things magically better. Post reply 112 out of 287 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
shells35 shells35	RE: Obama's lack of experience Mar 8 2008, 7:45 PM EST "He is all talk and no substance. I believe he is a nice guy, maybe even a moral guy but that is not nearly enough to hold the highest office in this country. How can he bring about change without knowing how things work. It is ridiculous to even consider him. If you really want change, vote for someone who has been in the trenches bringing about change for years not someone who merely hopes his bright smile and charisma will make things magically better." Obviously, you haven't read about Obama's senate history. You stated that he has "no substance." Well, let's define substance. Substance basically means no solid quality, worth or matter of thought. If having no substance were the issue than I guess this should include Hillary? You stated that he brings hope so he must have matter of thought. You also stated that he doesn't have enough experience to hold the highest office in this country. What? Ten years in the Senate is enough experience to be president which is more than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton had when they took office. Barack Obama served 7 years in the Illinois State Senate and has been a U.S. Senator since 2004. During his time in government, he has made many notable and verifiable accomplishments(as already stated). They should not be discounted! He has far more foreign policy experience than his democratic opponent and his decisions regarding these policies have proven to be both accurate and beneficial to the country as a whole. Hillary has only been in the U.S. Senate for 8 years after being First Lady. Being the first lady during two terms does not qualify as experience. A first lady doesn't have to make critical decisions regarding the country. You may be surprised with who has "NO SUBSTANCE" with a little research! Post reply 6 out of 17 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
karasita karasita	RE: Obama's lack of experience May 28 2008, 12:54 AM EDT what are you smoking? seriously, have you not looked at what obama has done in the legislative branch or senate? his record is amazing.... it speaks volumes. obviously your un-informed! look it up, you'll be surprised. oh, what has hillary done? what has mccain done? hillary claims the great things that happened in the '90's, not the horrific..i.e. nafta. as for mccain, - he sided with democrats majority of the time... opposed bush tax cuts, immigration, torture.....until now! he's a bigger flip-flopper than kerry! barack has the judgment and balls......ask sen. coburn, lugar or hagel. he's liked among the democrats and republicans! barack has the proven ability to walk across the aisle and get things done! look at his track record. Post reply 2 out of 17 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
THE-THINKER	RE: Obama's lack of experience Jun 20 2008, 5:21 PM EDT It is said he decided to run for President, after only 180 days as a Senator? Isn't this awful, that America has fallen off the potato wagon when it comes to being duped with false promises. The only thing that anyone can point too, was a speech made at the Democratic convention made by Obama. Does that make one qualified to be a President? Isn't it sad we are this stupid, that this is the best America has to offer? Post reply 11 out of 14 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
PkMurph PkMurph	RE: Obama's lack of experience Jun 24 2008, 2:23 PM EDT "Obviously, you haven't read about Obama's senate history. You stated that he has "no substance." Well, let's define substance. Substance basically means no solid quality, worth or matter of thought. If having no substance were the issue than I guess this should include Hillary? You stated that he brings hope so he must have matter of thought. You also stated that he doesn't have enough experience to hold the highest office in this country. What? Ten years in the Senate is enough experience to be president which is more than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton had when they took office. Barack Obama served 7 years in the Illinois State Senate and has been a U.S. Senator since 2004. During his time in government, he has made many notable and verifiable accomplishments(as already stated). They should not be discounted! He has far more foreign policy experience than his democratic opponent and his decisions regarding these policies have proven to be both accurate and beneficial to the country as a whole. Hillary has only been in the U.S. Senate for 8 years after being First Lady. Being the first lady during two terms does not qualify as experience. A first lady doesn't have to make critical decisions regarding the country. You may be surprised with who has "NO SUBSTANCE" with a little research! " What is meant by "no substance" is when Obama says things just to get votes even though they may not even be true such as in his first general election commercial...approx. 46 sec into it he says he helped pass laws that extended health care for wounded troops that had been neglected and a citation at the bottom reads 110-181 1/28/08 and when researched is found to be the "2008 defense authorization bill" which was passed last Jan. which he was one of 6 senators that did not vote. He claims to have passed this bill by not voting!!!! I would love to have someone explain how he managed to get away with saying this!? Post reply 13 out of 15 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Maikwe Maikwe	RE: Obama's lack of experience Sep 13 2008, 5:59 PM EDT "He is all talk and no substance. I believe he is a nice guy, maybe even a moral guy but that is not nearly enough to hold the highest office in this country. How can he bring about change without knowing how things work. It is ridiculous to even consider him. If you really want change, vote for someone who has been in the trenches bringing about change for years not someone who merely hopes his bright smile and charisma will make things magically better." Here's a nit of info for those who are interested in the specifics of what Obama has done in his relativel short tenure compared to McCain in his relatively long one: Full article is here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/158767 THe most interesting part for me was this: "en in Washington nearly four so far. In the Illinois state Senate, he authored about a half-dozen "major laws" on issues ranging from ethics to education. The best example of his leadership style was bipartisan legislation to require the videotaping of police interrogations, which is now a national model. Obama brought together police, prosecutors and the ACLU on a win-win bill that simultaneously increased conviction rates and all but ended jailhouse beatings. In Washington he has his name on three important laws: the first major ethics reform since Watergate; a much-needed cleanup of conventional weapons in the former Soviet Union, and the "Google for Government" bill, an accountability tool that requires notice of all federal contracts to be posted online. Besides that, Obama hasn't been around long enough to get much done. "McCain served four years in the House and has been in the Senate almost 22 so far. But he, too, has authored fewer than a half-dozen major laws..." Post reply 4 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
hilaritee hilaritee	RE: Obama's lack of experience Sep 22 2008, 11:24 PM EDT Have you read his plan? I find it refreshing that a candidate is running without Lobbyists and PAC money. I find his plan refreshing. No president will be able to accomplish ALL that they want to. It isn't possible. He HAS bridged the gap between Dems and Republicans. He has found partners on the other side of the aisle for legislation. He is a major part of the reason why we can actually know about the earmarks that McCain so vigourously opposes. His transparency legislation has allowed us to be able to go on the Internet and download databases of all of the earmarks by all members of Congress. Visit the Obama official site and the John McCain site and see which has more substance and which has more opponent bashing. Obama has the intellect to do what is right. McCain is too hot headed and inflammatory. His choice of Palin will only further divide the country. Few Democrats will be able to stomach Palin. While McCain isn't so bad himself, Palin is nauseating. How can you say he doesn't know how things work? He was top in his class at Harvard Law. He studied Poli Sci and International Relations at Columbia. What has John McCain studied? When was the last time that he was a lecturer on Constitutional Law. While Obama may not have the military experience, he certainly has the education. Lest we forget history, we wil be doomed to repeat it. You actually can learn politics and the intricacies of foreign relations in a classroom. It is time that we have an educated commander in chief. One that knows where we came from and has a clear vision of where we are going. I do not think that John McCain has made his vision clear and I don't want to go to where Palin wants us to, a conservative state run by religious zealots. Get out there and read the plans from both candidates before commenting. Post reply 1 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
macmaven36 macmaven36	RE: Obama's lack of experience Sep 27 2008, 6:03 PM EDT McCain has been in trenches for 26 years, and even his running mate Sara Palin couldn't cite one example on her interview with Katie Couric about what John McCain has done in terms of reform over his entire career. For a man such as McCain to say that this country's economical condition is fundamentally sound only ten days ago, to saying that we are on the verge of a Depression only two days ago, clearly shows someone who is out of touch. If your accountant told you that your finances were fine and not to worry about anything, only to turn around a week and a half later tell you that you are headed for bankruptcy, I would imagine that you would fire that accountant. If you didn't, then maybe you deserve to be bankrupt. Post reply 4 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Kennedyscholar Kennedyscholar	RE: Obama's lack of experience Sep 28 2008, 1:53 AM EDT Experience doesn't always mean a whole lot. Talent is what counts in every aspect of American life. Look at sports where a "rookie" like Tom Brady wins the Super Bowl and 17 year old teenager Pete Sampras wins the U.S. Open by beating more "experienced" players. Talent is everything. Abe Lincoln was a rookie when he saved the Union and so was Tom Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Martin Luther King, Jr. was just 34 years old when he stood before America and proclaimed "I have a dream." JFK was elected President at 43. The list goes on. If you watched the first debate you know now that Barck has the temperament to be a great President. He's cool under fire, intelligent, engaging. McCain COULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT HIM EVEN ONCE! The bottom line is America has to decide between Barack and a hard place. We cannot afford to elect McCain because, other than his erratic behavior that appears to border on some kind of personality disorder, he is a sickly looking man. Look at the left side of his face! After 4 bouts with a deadly skin cancer, he is afraid to release his medical records. I fear something is wrong, terribly wrong, RIGHT NOW with him. And the Palin pick is an attempt to keep Bush in power because we know that she will not be running the government but be a puppet. This is our last chance to save America as we know it guys. We need to go to the polls like our lives depend on it. IT DOES!! BARACK TO THE FUTURE!! Post reply 7 out of 15 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
asweetescape2 asweetescape2	RE: Obama's lack of experience Oct 22 2008, 4:54 PM EDT Sorry hun, Talent isn't everything. Without experience, you don't have talent anyway. If Osama I mean Obama wins, this wonderful country is going to hell. He wasn't even born in the USA. His parents were in the war, so that's the only reason he is in this election. He wont even pledge for our flag. People can keep telling me that it's his religion... but bull. Whether it's his religion or not, he wants to be the President of America so he should pledge. He is for raising taxes. Well at leats for people who have an income of $250,000 a year or more, but why would he do that? that's lame. His own vice president person said that if he is elected, there will definately be a terrorist attack within the next 2 years... How do you like them apples? His own VICE PRESIDENT!!! listen... I'm not here to start stuff, but I am just saying.. Call me whatever you want. Although a hoe has nothing to do with any of this. Post reply 3 out of 9 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
timetogetinvolved timetogetinvolved	RE: Obama's lack of experience Nov 5 2008, 11:01 PM EST Lets talk about expierence, One of the most influential presidents of all time was Lincoln. He was a SELF TAUGHT Lawyer who served 8 years as an Illinois house rep and 2 years as U.S. house rep. Obama Barack Obama attended Occidental College for two years, then got his B.A. from Columbia University. He later got his law degree from Harvard Law School graduating magna cum laude and have served 8 years as an Illinois senator and 4 years as a U.S. senator. I beleive he is going to be our generations lincoln. And its amazing that he just happens to be half Kenian! And I am a Hispanic American. Post reply 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
timetogetinvolved timetogetinvolved	RE: Obama's lack of experience Nov 5 2008, 11:05 PM EST "Sorry hun, Talent isn't everything. Without experience, you don't have talent anyway. If Osama I mean Obama wins, this wonderful country is going to hell. He wasn't even born in the USA. His parents were in the war, so that's the only reason he is in this election. He wont even pledge for our flag. People can keep telling me that it's his religion... but bull. Whether it's his religion or not, he wants to be the President of America so he should pledge. He is for raising taxes. Well at leats for people who have an income of $250,000 a year or more, but why would he do that? that's lame. His own vice president person said that if he is elected, there will definately be a terrorist attack within the next 2 years... How do you like them apples? His own VICE PRESIDENT!!! listen... I'm not here to start stuff, but I am just saying.. Call me whatever you want. Although a hoe has nothing to do with any of this." Your honestly the most I am not going to go there. However, I would suggest to gather information. His father is Kenyian, just in case from Kenya in Africa, and his mother is from Hawaii. Which is where he was born, and from my understanding that is a state in North America which is a part of the USA. Post reply 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
timetogetinvolved timetogetinvolved	RE: Obama's lack of experience Nov 5 2008, 11:08 PM EST "He is all talk and no substance. I believe he is a nice guy, maybe even a moral guy but that is not nearly enough to hold the highest office in this country. How can he bring about change without knowing how things work. It is ridiculous to even consider him. If you really want change, vote for someone who has been in the trenches bringing about change for years not someone who merely hopes his bright smile and charisma will make things magically better." Thank you for opinion. And he will be our President and I hope that as Americans we can all accept and assist our commander in chief by taking responsibilty for our own actions to improve our country. We should all take pride that we live in a country where our voice counts and our President elect is the same as you and I. Not a millionaire, from a broken home like the majority of the country, and struggled in life, and that I FEEL will make him an effective President. Post reply 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
echerlin	RE: Obama's [alleged] lack of experience Nov 6 2008, 12:11 PM EST Please Do Not Feed The Troll. It just encourages them. The best response to ill-informed and especially inflammatory posts is to ignore them. Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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