On Tucker's Obama's "thin resume" claim

julia · 06-19-2008, 04:09 PM

Recently I referenced this correction, I don't remember where...

A History Lesson For Tucker Carlson
Jason Linkins

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June 11 HuffPo

Tucker Carlson, attempting to make a case for the retention of Jim Johnson as an official Obama Veep-Vetter, revealed a perplexing gap in his knowledge of Presidential history. See, Carlson was glad to see Obama put Johnson to use because, "Barack Obama has the thinnest resume of any modern presidential candidate with a shot of actually winning."

It seems odd (puzzling even...this is not the Tucker Carlson we knew!) that Carlson is not aware of the career of Ronald Reagan, who served as the President of the United States from 1981-1989, despite having only eight years of government experience - three fewer than Obama - on his "resume." Similarly, 20th century Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson had a "shot at winning," and did, indeed, win the Presidency, despite having thinner resumes than Obama (Wilson, for example, served a single two-year term as the Governor of New Jersey prior to becoming President).

Of course, for a fitting argument against thin resumes one need only make a visit to the White House, whose current resident has compounded the inadequacies of his thin legislative record with a confounding tendency to accrue competence at a disproportionate rate to his gains in experience. Meanwhile, we have John McCain, whose own quarter-century of experience has somehow failed to inform him of the need to arrest or reverse the current downward trajectory of our national handbasket.

A History Lesson For Tucker Carlson - Politics on The Huffington Post

julia · 06-27-2008, 12:10 AM

Insipid needs to read this History lesson for Fucker.
(I forget who coined that, here)

Insipid · 06-27-2008, 03:21 AM

I don't know why i'm being singled out here. I'm certainly no fan of Reagan. Barack has given FAR more praise of Reagan than i ever will. Perhaps he ought to read his history.

As i said before, there's a substantive difference between being governor of California and State Senator.

That being said, i do believe that Barack does have the experience, the mind, and the abilities to make a great President. I'm just keeping it real.

julia · 06-27-2008, 09:11 AM

Just wanted to show a recent source clearly debunking Obama's lack of experience claims.

julia · 07-14-2008, 12:42 PM

Pulled up again.

ibex · 07-14-2008, 12:57 PM

Tucker Carlson is a smug, arrogant little putz who should be neither seen nor heard. If that clown told me today was Monday, July 14, 2008 I'd have to go check my fucking calendar.

julia · 07-14-2008, 01:01 PM

MintJulep · 07-14-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ibex

Tucker Carlson is a smug, arrogant little putz who should be neither seen nor heard. If that clown told me today was Monday, July 14, 2008 I'd have to go check my fucking calendar.

He must be a racist to make an unflattering comment about Him.

ibex · 07-14-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MintJulep

He must be a racist to make an unflattering comment about Him.

I guess there's a joke or a point to this post someplace.

MintJulep · 07-14-2008, 03:29 PM

Only a racist would speak negatively of His holiness.

06-27-2008, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
julia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,475 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 232 Thanked 230 Times in 137 Posts	Insipid needs to read this History lesson for Fucker. (I forget who coined that, here)
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06-27-2008, 03:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Insipid Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 340 My Mood: Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 24 Posts	I don't know why i'm being singled out here. I'm certainly no fan of Reagan. Barack has given FAR more praise of Reagan than i ever will. Perhaps he ought to read his history. As i said before, there's a substantive difference between being governor of California and State Senator. That being said, i do believe that Barack does have the experience, the mind, and the abilities to make a great President. I'm just keeping it real.
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06-27-2008, 09:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
julia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,475 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 232 Thanked 230 Times in 137 Posts	Just wanted to show a recent source clearly debunking Obama's lack of experience claims.
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07-14-2008, 12:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
julia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,475 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 232 Thanked 230 Times in 137 Posts	Pulled up again.
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ibex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,774 My Mood: Thanks: 147 Thanked 156 Times in 102 Posts	Tucker Carlson is a smug, arrogant little putz who should be neither seen nor heard. If that clown told me today was Monday, July 14, 2008 I'd have to go check my fucking calendar.
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07-14-2008, 03:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
MintJulep Senior Member Hexxagon Champion! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 366 Thanks: 21 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts	Only a racist would speak negatively of His holiness. __________________ “Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Some time in your life you will have been all of these.”
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