TAWS
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:51 AM
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Obama has just as much experience as Edwards, so why was Edwards never called inexperienced? |
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Many Hillary supporters treat Edwards with reverence but I do not remember them calling him inexperienced. So why is Obama's inexperience a big deal?
They both had virtually the same amount of time in the Senate. Edwards announced his presidential bid 4 years into his senate term and Obama 3 years into his term. Obama has more experience in public office if you count his time in the Illinois senate and he has co-sponsered more bills than Edwards did in his whole senate term.
Edwards spent his career as a trial attorney and Obama spent his time in the state senate, a university lecturer, and community organizer.
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:52 AM
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1. Because Edwards isn't black. |
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And I say that as a former Edwards supporter who switched to Obama after Edwards suspended his campaign.
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:53 AM
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2. Actually, he was a few time by the pundits |
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and he sure was in his run with Kerry
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:53 AM
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:54 AM
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4. All That Time He Spent as First Lady of Arkansas |
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He's had more than 135 years of experience, by my count.
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Wed Mar-19-08 01:57 AM
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5. Because he wasn't called inexperienced in 2004.... |
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It was never an issue then so it makes little sense to make one of it in this election year. That's what I think.
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:00 AM
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6. Edwards has better hair? |
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:shrug:
I personally liked him in '03/'04. But in '08, I just didn't get it. How many times can one man re-invent himself before people notice that somethings fishy?
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:16 AM
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7. Edwards had LESS experience |
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when he ran in 2004 than Obama does now. Edwards had only ever held one elected office when he ran for president, 4 years of the Senate.
I'll leave it to you to speculate why Obama has been treated differently.
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:20 AM
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8. It's not a big deal. His lack of experience having lunch with |
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the wives of dictators isn't a big problem.
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:27 AM
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9. Because Edwards is Purrty! |
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An old lady said this to me a few months ago, "Edwards sure is a nice-lookin' purrty man".
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:31 AM
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10. If I recall, Cheney gave him a pretty good pantsing during the election |
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that basically made Edwards look inexperienced and intellectually naive. I think that the end result was that he came across as inexperienced.
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Wed Mar-19-08 02:32 AM
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11. JRE and HRC are of the same generation with a similar length of "life experience" |
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Wed Mar-19-08 05:02 AM
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12. Obama has more expereince than edwards or hillary. |
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Wed Mar-19-08 05:05 AM
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13. It has always been an issue for me...I like both, but supported neither nt |
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Wed Mar-19-08 05:51 AM
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14. I agree. That's one of the reasons I didn't support him--aside from the IWR of course |
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I always rated Obama above Edwards on experience.
In choosing a candidate I looked at experience, their positions on the issues and whether or not they voted for the Iraq war.
My first choice was Bill Richardson--seems I forgot on essential thing--how they look and sound on television.
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