Some more refutations of the “Obama lacks experience” meme that despite all contradictory evidence refuses to die.
Goon miss_chaos brings us this:
Obama has spent more time in elected public office than either Edwards or Hillary, and has made more productive use of his short time in the Senate than most career politicians.
editors note: Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.
Goon drscience says:
I’ve been wondering why the hell Obama gets pinned as the ‘inexperienced’ candidate compared to other politicians.Republicans:
Rudy “my city was attacked by terrorists and I screwed up the response” Giuliani?
Mitt “former governor of Mass and admittedly competent CEO” Romney?
Fred “former senator and TV actor” Thompson?
How about the guy who used to be a baptist minister?Democrats:
Clinton “I spent a lot of time physically inside the white house” Clinton? Why aren’t the Republicans nominating Laura Bush?
John “I ran for VP last term and lost” Edwards?Now, Biden and Richardson have experience but the men both own 50% shares in a fucking gaffe factory.
I don’t exactly get why the community organizer/constitutional law professor/state senator/U.S. senator is painted as such a helpless child.
but whatever. If vast experience is what it took for Cheney and Rumsfeld to engineer the Iraq War, and Clinton and Edwards to vote for it, than whatever the barometer for experience is I’m relieved Obama doesn’t have any.
Goon Fix mentions:
My encounters on this question usually go along these lines:
“He seems inexperienced in Congress.”
“Do you trust congress?”
“Not really. They’re corrupt.”
“He’s inexperienced at that.”
Why people don’t view inexperience and a wish to change a system you already don’t like and don’t trust as a good thing is beyond me.
All of these are valid and awesome and ought to be spread around.
