Lets take down the idea that Palin has more experience than Obama

[DaveofCali]

I'm sick of Republicans now trying to say that Palin has more experience than Obama, just because she has executive experience as Governor of Alaska (even though its less than 2 years) when Obama does not. Lets take down this idea and please post some arguments against that idea.

[MichiganVote]

1. Well she seems to have more experience being a liar and a cheat.

[JeffR]

2. Someone posted a great comparative timeline of his vs. her experience.

Wish I'd saved it. It shoots this talking point down.

[d_b]

3. she has more than McCain then.

who also has none.

[Cleita]

4. If you frame it like they do, she has more experience than McCain.

:rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

5. Letter I sent to just about every pundit I could:

18 years ago, Obama was elected President of the Harvard Law Review, an office that required executive experience to get the job done. The Presidency of the Harvard Law Review is not simply a title, meaning, the President actually has work that he/she does. Others who were elected to this executive post include Supreme Court Justices Edward Sanford, Felix Frankfurter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox.

Although the world was his oyster after graduating from Harvard, Magna Cum Laude, Barack Obama turned down prestigious offers, and instead managed Project Vote in Chicago in 1993. That year, via his executive and organizing skills, Barack was seen as key in putting a Democratic Senator into the senate, Sen. Mosley-Braun (a woman). That's call results due to skills.

Barack Obama was also a State Senator for 8 years, something that many commentators avoid or allow the GOP operatives to brush away as they push Obama's "thin resume". Again, he was elected to that office, and his district's constituents numbered in the hundreds of thousands. He drafted laws and passed legislation that effected the nearly 13 million citizens who reside in the state of Illinois.

Beyond that, Barack Obama has also been a law professor at the University of Chicago, and a civil rights attorney. Both jobs provided much experience and the requirement of a fluent working knowledge of our constitution and a thorough understanding of how government works. Those skills, especially now, should be required to anyone seeking the highest office in the land.

Let us not forget that Barack Obama is the author of 2 best selling books, which has earned him millions and he writes his own speeches, one which electrified the nation 4 years ago.

And so, in addition to Barack Obama being elected as a United State Senator some 3.5 years ago, from the 5th most populous state in the Nation, his resume is full of skills that will be more useful to the American people than shooting a moose, or being the mayor of a town of 7,000 people.

You appear to be willing to give Barack Obama very little credit, and I would have to ask why that would be? For you to conveniently ignore that Barack Obama started a presidential campaign from scratch some 19 months ago, and in so doing, created the best ran political organization our history has ever witnessed, shattering records after records is most unforgivable.

For nearly two years, using vision, innovation, technology, intelligence, endurance, tactical genius, and a strong macro management style, Barack Obama has shown us all exactly what his executive skills are. He defeated a well oiled political national machine in the process, one that the Republicans have yet to defeat (not from lack of trying).

For those who won't acknowledge Barack Obama's abilities which were in full display by the end of that Democratic convention, including his executive acumen and skills at being a unifyer is mistifying to me.

The honest bottomline is that Barack Obama is a once in a lifetime natural statesmen and leader who has accumulated the skill set that counts. Those implying that Gov. Palin comes close is nothing more than a Republican talking point, period. I understand why they might use it, but that doesn't make it true. Obama received the votes of 18 million voters who confirmed that he was qualified. Ms. Palin received the vote of 114,000 Alaskan for the job of governor. Therein lies the biggest difference; only one man made the decision that Ms. Palin is ready to lead if something happens to him, while 18 million from 50 States and then some stated that Obama was ready to lead them.

Respectfully,

PS. Forgot about the 20 debates, interviews, and the numerous town halls answering questions.

[noel711]

6. Now stop debunking their talking point....

It's all they got.

And it's so pathetic.

I think many of those who repeat this
are ashamed of it... bald-face liars.

The idiots keep saying that if she 'gives good speech,
and blows the roof off the place,
all doubt will be erased. A good orator can change minds!"

But they pooh-pooh Obama's oration; can't have it both ways.

[DaveofCali]

7. Even on the experience argument....

Cheney had plenty of experience, look what he did with it.....

Also, about Palin's speech, at least Obama actually wrote his own speech, rather than Palin taking a prewritten speech and tailoring it to herself.