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Splinter Cell Donating Member (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:20 PM
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Experience = Bullshit
John McCain pushes the argument that Obama isn't ready to be president (a strategy he shit on with his Palin pick), but the fact is experience offers no indication of what kind of president somebody would be. Nothing, no job or resume prepares you to be president. It comes down to good judgment, and that's something you just have or you don't.

Some of the worst presidents in history had the most "experience" before becoming POTUS.

James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon

John McCain has shown that he doesn't have the temperament, judgment, or integrity to be a good leader. Being in politics or the military for decades doesn't change that.

We need to shove this back in their face whenever they try to promote the experience tactics.
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wurzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:29 PM
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1. 10 years experience can be on year of experience repeated 10 times
And all bad.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:48 PM
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2. Two of the smartest - Hoover and Carter - were the worst. You got 'it' or you don't.
FDR: I've got 'it'!
WSC: As do I...



ER: Me too!



Obama has 'it' and McCain don't. Hillary Clinton has 'it' and McCain/Palin don't. Joe Biden has 'it' and Palin don't. Democrats have a lot more 'it' than Republicans these days.
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-07-08 03:53 PM
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3. Wasn't Nixon one of the most experienced presidents ever?
Thats something I always love to point out when someone tries to bring up the E word.

Experience is relative. Its what you have done with the experience that you have had that counts.
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