I wrote the following text to be copied and pasted/adapted/whatever, but certainly to be used in response when debating the merit of a popular argument coming out of the mouths of Republicans these days. Guess what that argument is?
John McCain is running against Barack Obama. As a 72 year old man who has fought four bouts of Melanoma, McCain's task at hand, and his most important executive decision to make was to select a Vice President that would be ready for the job of running this country if needed. With his choice of Sarah Palin, he demonstrated that his motto is "Win First, Country be damned".
To compare Sarah Palin's experience of running a town of 5,469 people into the ground leaving it full of red ink, or governing Alaska, the 48th most populous state in the nation for not yet 2 years to Barack is improper, as she is to be compared to Joe Biden, since they are running for the same job.
Alaska experienced an oil boom shortly after she was sworn in (just see when the price per a barrel of oil shot up), and to credit her is ludicrous. She may be a nice person who hunts and fish, but this is a big election which will not be about small things such as who can shoot a gun the furthest. Maybe Americans want to have it all, but I question the wisdom of the mother of 5 children believing that she can give them what they truly need (especially since one has special needs and is a tiny child) and work a job that, to be done well, is a round the clock proposition. Which rationally leads one back to questioning the sanity of the one who believed that this was the setup for a good situation for the country, i.e., John McCain.
In reference to Barack Obama's qualification for becoming President, the first is that he contested in the primary elections, was thoroughly vetted, and won his party's nomination, which was no small feat. In otherwords, he interviewed for the position, and got the job because he earned it. In America, the people get to decide who has enough experience, and it was determined that Barack Obama does.
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. In addition, Obama has attended the best schools in this country, is highly educated, extremely well read, and holds a Law Degree. Barack turned down many prestigious offers after graduation, and instead opted to work with the less fortunate, and be his brother's/sister's keeper (in other words he practiced what he preaches). One of his endeavor was managing "Project Vote" in Chicago in 1992-93. That year, via his executive and organizing skills, Barack was seen as key in putting another Democratic Senator into the senate. That's call results.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/Barack Obama was elected as State Senator, and served for 8 years. His district's constituents numbered approx 217,839. He drafted laws and passed legislation that effected the 12+ million who resided in the state of Illinois.
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....which is most important.
Barack Obama became a United State Senator 4 years ago, and represents the 5th most populous state in the Nation. He has passed major legislations, and has sat on major committees, both on domestic and foreign issues. He has worked closely with those associated as the top leaders in our government and he has passed important bipartisan bills that have affected 300+ million Americans.
Further, Barack Obama started a presidential campaign from scratch, and in so doing, created the best ran political organization our history has ever witnessed, shattering records after records. 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), doing so with all of the decks stacked against him, and the race card being played by the media at every turn. The unified convention that the Democrats pulled off, despite the constant 24/7 media hype promoting chaos, is a full demonstration of Barack Obama's leadership abilities as well as his executive acumen and skills at being a unifyer.
Also, Barack Obama is the author of 2 best selling books, which has earned him millions honestly. He writes his own speeches, one which electrified the nation 4 years ago. His most recent speech was seen by over 40 million households, beating the viewership of the opening Olympic Ceremony or American Idol. Further, his historical acceptance speech was covered and received well all over the world, and was done live in front of 85,000 citizens; the largest live audience in the history of American politics. With his calm, cool and collected self, he wowed even his fiercest critics.
Beyond that, Barack Obama was endorsed by the largest array of newspapers editorial boards, national politicians, political interest groups, than any other primary candidate to ever run. In other words, he comes to us highly recommended.
To conclude, Barack Obama is a natural statesmen and leader with the type of executive experience that counts; see above. The fact that he was able to gather 200,000 Germans waving 50,000 miniature American Flags, to come hear him speak is a testament and a preview of his potential to rally our allies back to our side in a big way. This means more American safety.
Even businesses must see the upside to an Obama presidency economically speaking, as they deal with international companies who'd like to see a change from hubris to a little respect. So it is reasonable to suspect that Barack Obama, with Joe Biden at his side, will be in a very strong position once elected in dealing with countries who may be a threat to us....because he is the person best suited to unify those nations that would prefer to stand with us against such threats but currently do not trust us one bit. His approval marks are through the roof out in the rest of the world (and they are not bad here either); a world that we must deal with on a daily basis. One would be foolish not to realize that neither John McCain nor his Vice President can even come close. period.
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