Obama Pads Empty Resume: Claims That Running Campaign is Executive Experience

DBKP ^ | September 7, 2008 | LBG

[mondoreb]

“But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed … when the roar of the crowd fades away … when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent’s plan?” –Sarah Palin at the 2008 Republican National Convention

When Barack Obama was asked about his executive experience on Anderson Cooper's 360, he claimed that running a Presidential campaign was more "executive" experience than Governor Sarah Palin's tenure as mayor of a town in Alaska.

Aside from the fact that Obama deliberately left out Palin's current executive experience as Governor of our largest state, Alaska, Obama's answer seemed to imply that voters were unable to distinguish the difference between a politician running a campaign, and a person already elected to an executive office with actual experience under their belt, such as Palin. It brings to mind Obama's fake presidential seal. A cheap imitation of the real deal, just like his "executive" experience is a cheap imitation of the real experience of Palin's.

We did a check and failed to find anyone who backed up Obama's claim, that running a campaign should be considered the same as being mayor or governor in regards to executive experience, even Joe Biden has remained silent.

From Anderson Cooper's 360:

Cooper:

Some Republican critics have said that you don't have the experience to handle a situation like this, they've in fact said that Governor Palin has more executive experience as mayor of a small town and as Governor of the big state of Alaska. What's your response?

[DeLaine]

I raised a guide dog puppy once. Can I be President?

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

“PADDING AN EMPTY RESUME” should become item #1 on the RNC list of talking points tomorrow.

Repeat it every chance you get...

Let’s put this phrase into the vocabulary of the 2008 election!

[Dutch Boy]

I used on purpose. I can’t remember who was the first guy that started referring to Obama as that Irish guy. I thought it was funny so I use it from time to time. I meant no offense to the Irish.

[RobinOfKingston]

Sometime you don't need to go far beyond the headline.

Obama Pads Empty Resume: Claims That Running Campaign is Executive Experience

By this same thinking, stealing a car is driving or race driving experience, shooting yourself in the foot is hunting experience, and packing in the groceries is culinary experience. The list could literally be endless.