Thanks to the election of the rookie Illinois Senator on Tuesday, Americans have established a new low for qualifications for our nation's highest office.
Someone told me Tuesday evening that Obama is intelligent. To which I replied that my first Presidential vote was cast for the 'more intelligent' candidate......Jimmy Carter.
He proved to be one of the worst stains on the office in our nations' history.
So much for raw intellect.
Give me some accomplishments every time. Preferably some sort of executive experience of reasonable magnitude and duration.
As if to validate my point, yesterday's big news was that our President-elect is planning to name erstwhile Clinonista Rahm Emmanuel as his chief of staff.
Emmanuel is one of the most bitterly partisan Representatives in office. He won an Illinois Congressional seat after Bubba left office, so that makes him part of the evolving Chicago Mafia that will now be running our country. When Frisco Nan lets him.
Last night, on Fox News, token black/liberal contributor Juan Williams gave two interesting opinions about the appointment.
First, he said that the black caucus in Congress is already crying foul for Obama passing up the perfect change to name a fellow black to the post.
Second, he rationalized the Emmanuel choice by actually, and, I suspect, accidentally, admitting, to paraphrase Williams,
'Look, Obama is only a two-year Senator and doesn't really know anything about legislation. Emmanuel will be his direct bridge to Nancy Pelosi.'
This is rich, indeed. We are now told the truth- that the President-elect doesn't have any substantial governmental experience at all. Which matches the man's lack of significant life experience, as well.
Instead, a Clinton hold-over will now be running the White House, because its new occupant won't be qualified to deal with Congress on his own.
As I said to an acquaintance, and anyone within earshot, last night,
"This guy is going to make Carter look like a good President by comparison."
And you remember how easily Congress rolled Jimmuh, don't you?
Yes, we've reached a new low in electing Presidents. Now, you don't even need any legitimate, significant life experience.
Just be a member of the right minority, claim to be intelligent with 'ideas for change,' and, oh yes, dare anyone to criticize your lack of qualifications and call them sexist/racist.
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When I discussed the election with people many of them whites, any time I critized Obama for even the smallest thing his experience, associcates, or policies I was called a racist (many times). Keep in mind I'm White. All the Blacks who brag about Obama as the best are much more racist then I will ever be. They used the scare tactic that the blacks would riot if Obama lost maybe all the whites should riot.
I have had the exact same experience. Even last night, post-election.
Some people who voted for the rookie cannot admit that 96% of blacks voting for a black is just as racist as if 96% of non-blacks voted for the caucasian McCain.
But, yes, criticizing the Democratic candidate for his total lack of qualifictions was, for me, as well, taken as racism by his naive supporters.
-CN
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