I don’t see how Obama was any more than a glorified social worker. He had a law degree so his title was bigger.

What did he accomplish as this “community organizer” not much from what I understand or they would point to it and say he was the executive who over saw that success…

petunia on September 3, 2008 at 4:01 PM

You need to find out what a community organizer is. Let me help you.

What they’re calling “community organizer” is what we used to call “outside agitator” back in the 1960s. In other words, he was a professional Marxist, attempting to rile up the inhabitants of a poor neighborhood to stand up to the corrupt capitalists and landlords who were the real cause of their poverty. His job consisted of meeting people, convincing them they should be angry, and then channeling their anger toward Marxist-inspired action.

Not only is this not executive experience, it’s not exactly honest work.

They need to subtly shift off of experience – that she has more experience is, I think, true, but it’s arguable – and start focusing on achievements. She has several notable ones as Alaska governor, Barry, of course, has none.

Except funneling public money to his convicted-felon-campaign-bundler/real-estate-agent.

JohnW on September 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM

Bingo. Perfectly stated.

I had to hear it to believe it. Barack Obama answered a question put to him by Anderson Cooper on CNN concerning his lack of executive experience by talking about how large his campaign staff and budget are.
Here’s the clip:

Ed Morrissey decons…

RobCon on September 3, 2008 at 4:02 PM

I guess anything can be ‘progressive’ if you’re oblivious to direction.

What did Edwards ever do? He was in the Senate for a couple of years.

VP’s don’t have to “be ready on day one” They don’t ever have to be ready most of the time.

I don’t see how Obama was any more than a glorified social worker. He had a law degree so his title was bigger.

What did he accomplish as this “community organizer” not much from what I understand or they would point to it and say he was the executive who over saw that success…

But they don’t they keep it as vague as possible. I think McCain can only win the more Obama is pressed on what he has ever accomplished.

Grue in the Attic on September 3, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Is this better…?

If the campaign becomes a discussion over who’s more qualified, Obama or Palin, Obama benefits if it’s even close (which it is.)

The relevant comparison is between Obama and McCain. The ad, which is accurate for an Obama-Palin race, completely ignores this crucial point.

Obama is by far the most unqualified candidate ever proffered by either party for President. A comparison between his credentials and McCain’s hammers the point home. We should be avoiding comparisons with Palin, even though she wins them.

The best thing is that the media and Obama have given her the perfect opening to do so by making it a counter punch instead of an unprovoked attack.

Barry’s not qualified to be the VP of a Peoria paint store, much less VPOTUS.

I was referring to the InTrade site.

J_Gocht on September 3, 2008 at 2:52 PM

In that case, no. Never heard of it.

*eats*

*eats*

Grue in the Attic on September 3, 2008 at 2:39 PM

I was referring to the InTrade site.

Has McCain dumped Palin…?

Say it ain’t so…!

“We are holding a convention that will nominate a Republican woman governor, Sarah Pawlenty, as our next Vice-President.”

How close are Sarah and husband Todd to the Alaskan Independence Party [AIP]…?

Succession from the Union of the United States of America…?

J_Gocht, you need to go back to Daily Kos and get your next round of baseless rumors. That one has been debunked already.

And in addition to ‘running for president qualifies you to be president,’ they are also peddling the BS that Obama is executive in chief worthy because millions of people have given him millions of dollars, and he’s managing and spending all of their money.

wise_man on September 3, 2008 at 1:35 PM

And don’t forget Obama’s experience with wasting other people’s money goes way back. He and his buddy, terrorist and lefty radical Billy Ayers, squandered $160 Million of Walter Annenberg’s money (donated to help improve public education) on a bunch of idiotic Leftist education programs — and an independent study of Obama’s and Ayer’s efforts concluded that, despite all the tens of millions they spent, they accomplished absolutely nothing. Obama and Ayers spent years doling out grants to various lefty school programs, yet when they were finished there was no measureable improvement whatsoever in the Chicago public school system.

And this is the same Obama who wants to raise taxes so that he can make our massive federal government even bigger, so that Obama can institute even more idiotic government give-away programs that accomplish absolutely nothing (other than fostering even more government dependency), and all in the name of “social justice.”

Except funneling public money to his convicted-felon-campaign-bundler/real-estate-agent.

To be fair, Barry’s also funneled tax dollars to his shrew of a wife and to more than one lunatic preacher, so he’s got that on his half-page resume.

Dayum! Grues got the franchise? What’s next, Zombies?

When will cats be allowed to vote?

(grins)

Mew

J_Gocht on September 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM

To vote? Yeah, this’ll actually be my first election.

(If not that, I’m not quite sure what you mean…)

*eats*