Answer to the BS question: tell me one thing Obama has accomplished

[conservdem]

that makes him qualified to be president. Or the similar BS question: tell me one reason why you support him. These questions are often intended to divide and then attack any accomplishment you mention. I candidly do not know what all of them are, but a good response to this type of question maybe something like this:

First, he has motivated and energized and many people to become involved with the direction that this country is headed, and this cannot be emphasized enough. This is a crucial part of being a great leader and president. And it's the totality of his life experience and achievements that make him a great leader and well qualified to be president. From his great education, which includes a law degree from Harvard, to his years of service working and fight for people in and out of government, he has developed himself into a great leader who will be able to bring people together.

I know this is not the best answer, but I put it out here more to suggest we be prepared for BS questions like this. I hear many talking heads mention these questions as ones that his supporters cannot answer. I have tried to put into a few words what is probably the view of many.

By the way, I think HC is one very intelligent, capable, and experienced person. I do not count her out by a long shot. If Obama wins, I hope she and all her supporters will then support Obama.

edited to clarify my point and correct my poor spelling

[Uben]

1. I think the question was very legitimate

It is asked of just about every candidate that has ever run for office. Obama has a long list of achievements. It was not Obama who was embarrassed, it was the guy being questioned. He was just not prepared to answer it, and it made him look rather foolish.


I bet if you asked ninety-percent of the Obama supporters here what his accomplishments are, they could not answer either. I know I sure can't, but I am not currently a supporter of his.

[conservdem]

3. Well 99% of his supporters here may be better prepared to

answer this question if they read this post.

[Egnever]

4. I agree it is a legitimate question

and you are probably also right that a lot of his supporters couldn't answer it. Of course neither could any other politicians supporters.

It doesn't make the question any less legitimate. Lucky he knows what he has done and has no problem articulating it.

[Deep13]

2. Basically, he's winning, therefore, he's qualified.

I don't see that as a substantive accomplishment. Every elected president has to win the nomination before taking office.

A lot of people have law degrees, including me. I guess when I ask what O has ever done, I am asking for the specifics for his years of service fighting for people. This far into the campaign, I still have no idea what that is.

Frankly, O's campaign has alientated people who value experience and management over inspiration and "leadership" (whatever that means). My days of donating 1000s of dollars and knocking on doors are over anyway. To the extent I would have been willing to actively support HC or the other candidates who dropped out, I still won't lift a finger for O. I have never seen a Dem. candidate for president I have believed in less than him. I have never been as offended by a campaign as I am now.

[bellasgrams]

6. Deep-I know what you mean. I am so disgusted with this

election. We had so many capable candidates and it's coming down to the real possibility that BO is going to get the nom. If he does I can't decide if I will stay home or vote repb but I can not and will not support BO. Besides not really knowing enough about him, only what he says, it appears he is arrogant, bad tempered, and stubborn. We already have one quite similar in the WH now why put another one in.

[tabatha]

7. And she is bitchy, shrill, petty, and has run a shoddy campaign.

She should not have lost it.

But if she wins, the Dems should support her.

[Deep13]

10. "...bitchy, shrill, petty..."

Those are gender-specific insults. Women will never be equal citizens until they learn to stick together.

[jillan]

16. Bitchy and shrill? I don't see that at all.

But than again it probably doesn't bother you that Obama sounds like a preacher giving a Sunday sermon.

I guess we see what we want to see.

[Deep13]

9. I'll probably mark an X for him just for the high court...

...and to end the war, but thats it. I gave thousands to Kerry and his 527s. Not this time.

[anigbrowl]

17. If you have no idea of what he has done,

you're not seriously trying to find out. Just look at one of Prosense's many posts, to name but one DUer. There is copious information available on his record in both the Illinois and US senate. I looked it up before making my decision who to support, and so could you, if you really wanted to know.

[niceypoo]

5. He motivates? Thats a sucky non answer

I dont want a president to 'motivate' me. I want a competent person to run the country, not toss out stirring heart tugging slogans.

As far as 'bringing people together' that is a campaign slogan with no basis in reality.

[tabatha]

8. Hillary has run a competent campaign?

[ProSense]

14. I think you are

misinformed

[conservdem]

18. Thanks for the link to your great post.

[RoadRage]

11. A good decision making process:

1. He opposed the Iraq war, when it wasn't popular. He seems to have great decision making skills, even when it may not be politically popular.

2. He helped get video cameras in all criminal interrogations - even when that wasn't politically popular

3. He's been able to get conservatives to see his "side" of issues, and join together to push through legislation.

Obama's overall "experience" is in his ability to get people to agree when they don't want to.. to get them to see both sides of an issue, when they don't want to.

[conservdem]

12. Well put.

[Quixote1818]

13. Beating Hillary Clinton in last nights debate is a pretty good accomplishment. nt

[conservdem]

15. kick

[SKKY]

19. I'm not voting for him because of his experience...

...it's his judgment I'm after.