Are You Experienced?

When I first saw this headline on RealClearPolitics.com, my jaw literally dropped and I thought "What the f***? You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone on the planet more qualified to be president than John McCain. Certainly not any first-term Senator." But then when I saw that the story was from Newsweek, I just shook my head and thought to myself "Ha! That explains everything. These are the same geniuses who claim Obama is 15 points ahead of McCain when every other poll has him anywhere from 2 to 6 points ahead." Seriously, why don't you just go ahead and change your name to "DNC Weekly"? Your magazine is a joke as an objective news source.

I have worked on legislation for 28 years for my state district. Your claim that experience is difficult to measure is correct EXCEPT for the case in question. Mr. Obama voted "present" approximately 130 times in the Illinois legislature. His one legislative effort in his initial 143 days in the Senate (PRIOR to announcing for president) failed when he ended support for the bill. He found out his opponent was his own BIG donor!

To Ezana: Black, Democrat, and educated does not mean experienced either. There is no possible way that any person should be vying seriously for the presidency on such a thin resume. As noted by several articles posted today, Obama is already running an ad spinning his experience in passing legislation for which there is no evidence that he did anything. His experience is non-existent. He is vacuous not necessarily elitist.

Marty from TX has an excellent point!
Comment: Barack Obama has more experience than did Abe Lincoln when running for POTUS:
Both had eight years in Illinois assembly, then
Lincoln served one term (two years) as U.S. congressman.
Obama has served three years as U.S. senator.
Gosh.... By current GOP standards, President Lincoln wasn't ready.

Didnt mean to plagiarize, wanted to reiterate a very sound argument

What a dumb article..NEWSWEEK will write anything to help Obama get elected...

Newsweek is so biased! First you put him on the cover of your magazine with a halo and now you suggest that a guy who was handed his seat in the Senate and immediately started running for President has more experience than a former POW and Military Officer graduated from the US Naval Academy. I am agovernment employee with 33 years of experience including working with legislators with safe seats and have learned to NEVER overestimate their ability or underestimate their GREED!

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McCain better be ready for the fight of his life. Obama and his Lady McBeth are getting ready to make a King Duncan out of him.

President Obama Signs $8500.00 Per Household Tax Into Law: Funds To Go To The United Nations To Combat Global Poverty!



Make no mistake, the headline above is a lot closer to fact than you may think! So if you're wondering what an Obama presidency would be like, look no further than the above headline!



What the media is NOT telling you is that Barack Hussein Obama does, in fact, have a legislative record in the Senate and one of his proudest accomplishments is The Global Poverty Act (S. 2433).


But wait just a minute! Isn't combating poverty around the world a noble goal?



Well... the devil, as they say, is in the details!



Some conservative leaders are already sounding the alarm and telling us that, if passed, Barack Hussein Obama's Global Poverty Act will commit us to a stealth United Nations-inspired global tax of $845 Billion dollars... that comes to approximately an $8500.00 tax burden for every household in the United States!



Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media wrote: "The legislation, if approved, dedicates 0.7 percent of the U.S. gross national product to foreign aid, which... would amount to $845 billion 'over and above what the U.S. already spends.'"



"The plan passed the House in 2007 'because most members didn't realize what was in it.' Congressional sponsors have been careful not to calculate the amount of foreign aid spending that it would require."



Remember the Food for Oil Scandal? Let's face it; the United Nation's actual record on ending pain and suffering around the world is pathetic and dismal.



The questions to ask are, first, how much of our money that goes to the United Nations right now actually winds up lining the pockets of third-world dictators and despots? And, second, if Obama's plan succeeds, how much of his new $845 billion giveaway will end up in those same pockets?



Barack Hussein Obama's Global Poverty Act MUST be STOPPED! Time is of the essence! Obama's Global Poverty Act actually has the support of some prominent RINOs such as Senator Richard Lugar and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden, who just pushed Obama's world welfare bill out of committee. It could be up for a vote in the Senate AT ANY TIME!



Barack Hussein Obama MUST be stopped. But more importantly, his so-called Global Poverty Act -- which has already passed in the House (because most Members simply didn't know what was in it) and is presently being pushed through the Senate -- MUST be stopped.


This $845 Billion is not included in the $874 Billion on the Barack Spend-O-Meter! This new debt would break the Trillion Dollar mark!

But remember we are suppose to care about who wares a flag pin! THAT's the important thing here, flag pin's! Not???McWar and 100 years of war... McWar's letting the rich get off on Bush's tax plan... McWar's drill for oil and in 10 YEARS we get to save a whole .02 cents a gal...McWar's economic plan being Bush's plan... Going to Canada to give the Mid-West a big ol' NAFTA middle finger supporting NAFTA... Nope it's all about FLAG PIN'S!

I guess Barack is shaken by all the bloggers and websites floating the Net because he has formed a "dream team" to help fight us! Senator Obama has formed a team to battle his negative image on the Internet. Why would he be concerned about articles that he claims are lies and misconceptions? Do you think that maybe a good percentage of those articles may speak the truth?

Is it coincidence that Obama graduated from Harvard, a school with one of the largest Muslim organizations (HIS - Harvard Islamic Society) located on campus since 1955.

Is it coincidence that Barack was repulsed by a very successful Republican President Ronald Reagan and is enamored by one of our worst Presidents in history Jimmy Carter?

Is it coincidence that Larry Sinclair is getting death threats after stating he had a drug encounter and two gay sex encounters with Obama about 8 years ago?

Is it coincidence that Obama had absolutely NO PROBLEM with his church or pastor until the year that he ran for President and then he amazingly saw the light?

Is it coincidence that Barack received donations from, visited the home of and is friends with Pentagon and Police Headquarters Bomber William Ayres? Is that Liberal enough for you?

Is it coincidence that 16 times convicted felon Tony Rezko donated thousands to Obama's campaign in Illinois, basically buying him the election, than receiving millions in Illinois contracts for himself and associates?

Is it coincidental that Obama has all these questionable ties and with little to no political experience has received over $264 Million in campaign contributions?

Is it going to be coincidence when Democratic opponents John Edwards receives an Attorney General's position and Hillary Clinton will get a Supreme Court nomination for their quick change in support FOR Barack Hussein Obama should he be victorious in November?

Who is controlling this puppet. We may find out soon enough. I guess this article and others will put us on the Internet dream team's radar. Bring it on Obama Sheeple, you can't handle the truth!

no matter what even with Obama's experience he is STILL a liar and a flip-flopper of the biggest kind
judge for yourself at
Hellnobama.com

When I first saw this headline on RealClearPolitics.com, my jaw literally dropped and I thought "What the f***? You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone on the planet more qualified to be president than John McCain. Certainly not any first-term Senator." But then when I saw that the story was from Newsweek, I just shook my head and thought to myself "Ha! That explains everything. These are the same geniuses who claim Obama is 15 points ahead of McCain when every other poll has him anywhere from 2 to 6 points ahead." Seriously, why don't you just go ahead and change your name to "DNC Weekly"? Your magazine is a joke as an objective news source.