Would you hire a plumber, or electrician, or heart surgeon, or CEO, who had 1 year experience?

[Herman Munster]

It's a serious question.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Would you hire a plumber, or electrician, or heart surgeon, or CEO

most of whose experience was having been married to a plumber, or electrician, or heart surgeon, or CEO?

[dmallind]

6. Just as silly

Since this would be relevant only if the plumber heart surgeon or CEO had included them in the workings of the job for many years.

Metaphors and analogies only work when they are relevant.

[FogerRox]

7. Relavancy, right.

The experience frame is crap.

[dmallind]

11. Well it's not a "meme"but it is crap I'll grant you that. NT

[FogerRox]

15. hmm, edited to "frame"

thanks

[Quixote1818]

13. And what if that heart surgeon or plumber voted for the Kyle/Lieberman amendment?

:rofl: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[dmallind]

2. How is a plumber or heart surgeon etc supposed to become experienced

If nobody will hire them after one year? Somebody has to be every surgeon's first living patient. You surely trust their experience and education and the skills of their mentors and trainers.

[Herman Munster]

5. surgeons have residency periods

"on the job training"

Bush had that too and Cheney was his mentor.

It turned out great, don't you think?

[dmallind]

9. Stupid metaphor stretched even more stupidly

Unless you can think of something that applies, just say what you think and stop trying to be cute. It's not like such transparent sophomorisms are thought-provoking or original.

Anyone who thinks such jobs are comparable is an idiot. Nobody CAN have more than entry-level journeyman exeperience at being president (8 years at most), and nobody can have any at all the first time they are elected. Being a Senator or even a Governor is no more or less experience for the presidency than being an activist or leader of a charitable organization or corporation. It's not thatthe basic responsibilities of the job aren't easily grasped by a ten year old. The rest is all in charisma, decision making skills, and the ability to lead and manage people. There are numerous wasy to gather, and demonstrate, these skills.

[jefferson_dem]

27. Bring back Jimmy Carter!

All other living Democrats would either require "on the job training" or are not eligible to run for the office.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Plumbers and electricians go thru apprenticeship

[BeatleBoot]

3. Only if they could carry a Southern State...

Otherwise its all a waste of time...

[Lucinda]

14. :)

[BeatleBoot]

29. Thanks.

Just so curious why no one will state the obvious.

[Lucinda]

31. Honestly

In general, I think a lot of people here get caught up in the passion of supporting a candidate without looking closely at their candidates "cons" as well as their "pros".

[PresidentObama]

4. Depends on how hard they work, and how good the work is.

Obama is a much better plumber, electrician, heart surgeon, CEO than Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney.

Rumsfeld and Cheney have plenty of experience.

And they both suck.

I don't care HOW much time Obama has spent in WASHINGTON.

He's been a public servant and in public life for A LOT more than one year.

[snowbear]

8. Oh geezus Herman.......

Are you going for the record of creating "anti" threads today, or what...

Scroll down the board and look at how many silly threads you've created.

[K Gardner]

10. oh dear lord, here we go again n/t

[Quixote1818]

12. It would depend on their reputation and what school they went to.

If everything added up, then most certainly.

[StClone]

16. There are posters with less experience.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

17. So should Tony Blair run for President...

I mean, seriously, there is no previous job qualification that prepares one for being the head of state -- other than being the head of state in another country. So may Blair or Howard should be our candidate.

I'm not even a Hillary supporter, and I find your question offensive and patent stupid in equal measures.

[asdjrocky]

18. No way-

I'd find some old fart, who does it just like everyone else has done it for years. Gosh, this is America, the last thing we want is innovation, right?

[sakabatou]

20. Depends on the job

[sniffa]

21. nice ridiculous propaganda

:thumbsup:

[Iris]

22. yes

[calteacherguy]

23. Yes I would, if they were good ones. Who has just one year experience being President? nt

[oasis]

24. Many DUers are perfectly willing to have a greenhorn at the helm, but America isn't. (eom)

[calteacherguy]

25. They are all greenhorns. nt

[oasis]

28. Some are more wet-behind-the-ears than others.(eom)

[jefferson_dem]

26. If you needed heart surgery, would you choose the fuck-off doctor who is up to her eyeballs

in malpractice lawsuits?

[Radical Activist]

30. I don't know what you're talking about.

All the candidates running for President have more than one year of experience.

[Kucinich4America]

32. Would you hire a heart surgeon's wife to do your operation?

I mean she's MARRIED to a heart surgeon for Christ's sake!! She's fully qualified to do a quadruple bypass.!!