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Oprah Rips Americans for Not Supporting Obama
Friday, December 10, 2010 | Kristinn

Posted on 12/10/2010 7:25:38 AM PST by kristinn

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To: kristinn

I hope and pray he fails.


141 posted on 12/10/2010 2:25:42 PM PST by RoadTest (Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
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To: kristinn

We live in an age when uninformed opinion is considered equal to knowledge, experience and intelligence.


142 posted on 12/10/2010 2:28:42 PM PST by RoadTest (Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
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To: 3rdcoastislander
"I think there should be at least 2 more prerequisites to become president. You must have governed a state for at least 4 years and you must have served in the military for at least 4 years. Thats not too much to ask is it?"

While I do agree that such requirements would be preferable, I do not see that the change would guarantee enhanced, more able presidential candidates. During 20 years in the Army, I served under several officers and NCOs who were exceptionally experienced, but who were not really qualified to lead others, nor certainly qualified to be president, but who were in leadership positions due to time in service, politicking, and mastering the "boards." Much like our general political population. I do recognize, however, that our former military presidents have generally been better presidents than non-military candidates.

Likewise, state level executive experience is no guarantee that one will be a fit president. When the states were still recognized widely as they were originally conceived, as sovereign nations, this may have been so, but less so in today's world where all states are ultimately beholden to the federal government in some way and the governors, except on rare occasions, nearly always defer to the feds.

Nor, indeed, is age a good indicator of suitability. Typically one gains wisdom with age, but then there are the Bill Clintons and Nancy Pelosis.

The Framers placed the requirements for president as they did thinking that no one would run who was not qualified, nor be able to be elected, and that a candidate's political peers would serve as a check. They also could not conceive, in real terms, of the multimedia nightmare that has insinuated itself into our daily lives. Further, it was assumed at the time that someone aged 35 would generally have achieved some measure of worth through military service, private enterprise, exploration, diplomatic service, or at least scholarly pursuit. People taught their children back then, after all, and groomed them for adulthood.

Finally, it is ultimately incumbent on The People to guarantee that our presidential candidates, indeed all politicians, are suitable choices to run for office. We have allowed others to guide our destinies for a long time, allowed political parties to give us their choices, rather than make those choices ourselves. We have blissfully voted in one of the candidates political parties have given us, or simply not voted, thinking those are our only choices. People are starting to awaken now, but it will take direct action and constant vigilance on our collective parts to see to it that an Obama is never again elected.

143 posted on 12/10/2010 3:29:39 PM PST by ronnyquest (Barack H. Obama is the Manchurian Candidate. What are you going to do about it?)
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To: PATRIOT1876
Science does not have the answer to such a question.

It will be decades before technology can register such a large quantity of hubris.

LOL :) It may end up being one of those eternal mysteries of the universe. Something only God knows.

144 posted on 12/11/2010 11:48:08 AM PST by beaversmom
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To: jag.drafting
"Could The Oprah be the AntiChrist???"

Yes.

145 posted on 12/15/2010 7:25:27 AM PST by oprahstheantichrist (The MSM is a demonic stronghold, PLEASE pray accordingly - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
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To: oprahstheantichrist

oh cute....


146 posted on 12/15/2010 9:27:36 AM PST by jag.drafting
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To: kristinn

Hehe.


147 posted on 12/15/2010 9:29:55 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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