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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 03:58 PM
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Aren't a lot of candidates exaggerating their "experience"?
Imagine if Laura Bush totalled up the years she's been the wife of a Governor or a President and counted that as experience.

Hillary Clinton has 8 years as a Senator.

John Edwards has had one term as a Senator.

Barack Obama has had one third of a term as a Senator.

Aren't these three the least experienced of the eight? :hide:



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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 03:59 PM
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1. It's laughable when you compare it to the "lower tier"
the top three are better at getting attention. that's about it.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:13 PM
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4. Thank you.
It feels like listening to people pumping up their resumes-- I remember a recruiter who looked at my resume and said you only had 6 years of experience doing such and such, but it was really intense experience, wasn't it? :rofl:
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:00 PM
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2. I agree. I think the experience argument is moot btw them.
They should STFU about it since Richardson, Dodd, Biden, and Kooch ALL have more.

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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:03 PM
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3. Candidates are like men talking about their joysticks. They're always
described as broader, stronger, and more fulfilling than they really are.
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:14 PM
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5. Gee, I bet if I had made that same comment
talking about womens breasts I'd get slapped down as a sexist misogynist asshole..

But don't let that stop you from making sexist generalizations. We men have fucked up everything else :eyes:
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:29 PM
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7. Yeah, but women don't generally do that anyway.
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:46 PM
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8. Neither do men.. unless you spend a lot of time in freeperville..
somehow I doubt most DU men run around bragging about their "package".
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-01-08 12:25 AM
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10. Candidates are like women talking about their offspring. They're
always described as smarter, more clever, and more charming than they really are.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:18 PM
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6. a politician exaggerate??? never
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 04:58 PM
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9. There's a difference between having ten years of experience
and having one year of experience ten times.
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