Comments on: Dodd raps Obama’s lack of foreign policy experience, not a time for ‘celebrity’ http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity Iowa politics, news, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:53:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Muscatiner http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9285 Muscatiner Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:07:30 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9285 <strong>Hillary is the most Unexperienced, candidate I have ever witnessed. She has no control of her staff, she has "no idea" about anything!</strong> Hillary has gotten where she is by being Bill's wife.<p>  He opened the doors, she has passed through without any knowledge, strength or experience. She hasn't even voted as a Democrat. ABC.... especially Hillary. Anybody but Clinton.</p> Hillary is the most Unexperienced, candidate I have ever witnessed. She has no control of her staff, she has “no idea” about anything! Hillary has gotten where she is by being Bill's wife.

  He opened the doors, she has passed through without any knowledge, strength or experience. She hasn't even voted as a Democrat. ABC…. especially Hillary. Anybody but Clinton.

]]> By: Muscatiner http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9286 Muscatiner Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:53:43 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9286 <strong>The Founding Fathers wanted people in touch with the problems of the U.S. Not life long Politicians</strong> The Voters see that they have had 16 years of politicians that truly are out for themselves. <br>  The two Presidents that have sa in the oval office have spoke about the same issues we have had since Eisonhower.</br><br>  We need someone that is willing to do heavy lifting and get Change done. The world has changed and we are no longer respected by other nations. </br><br>  We need Obama. We need someone that can Lead. We need a RESPECTABLE person to sit in the Oval office.<p>  When you cacaus, do so from the heart. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT and not about what the politico's who are controlled by corporations, think. think. think.</p><p>  I disagree with Dodd.  He has been too long in the belly of the beast to know what the people want.</p></br><br> </br> The Founding Fathers wanted people in touch with the problems of the U.S. Not life long Politicians The Voters see that they have had 16 years of politicians that truly are out for themselves.
  The two Presidents that have sa in the oval office have spoke about the same issues we have had since Eisonhower.
  We need someone that is willing to do heavy lifting and get Change done. The world has changed and we are no longer respected by other nations.
  We need Obama. We need someone that can Lead. We need a RESPECTABLE person to sit in the Oval office.

  When you cacaus, do so from the heart. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT and not about what the politico's who are controlled by corporations, think. think. think.

  I disagree with Dodd.  He has been too long in the belly of the beast to know what the people want.

 

]]> By: RegularJoe http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9287 RegularJoe Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:32:16 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9287 <strong>Leadership style matters...</strong> ...but isn't the only criteria. No-Show O' didn't lead on FISA, he shirked his duty. That's not leadership. It's ok, though...he's young and green yet. Nothing a few years of experience won't fix.<p><br>Dodd's long track record of consensus-building and results show in the only 'Presidential' candidate in our field of candidates wanting to be president.</p><p><br>O'bama would make a good veep for Dodd, and in eight years or so O' will most likely be 'ready to lead'.</p><p><br>Dodd/O'bama '08</p> Leadership style matters… …but isn't the only criteria. No-Show O' didn't lead on FISA, he shirked his duty. That's not leadership. It's ok, though…he's young and green yet. Nothing a few years of experience won't fix.

Dodd's long track record of consensus-building and results show in the only 'Presidential' candidate in our field of candidates wanting to be president.

O'bama would make a good veep for Dodd, and in eight years or so O' will most likely be 'ready to lead'.

Dodd/O'bama '08

]]> By: benintn http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9288 benintn Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:22:05 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9288 <strong>Grading on a curve</strong> Hillary Clinton has no business claiming "experience" as illustrated by a wonderful piece in the NY Times.  Just because you sleep with the president and act as his confidant doesn't make you qualified to be the president.  If that was the case, we'd vote for Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, etc.<p><br>Dodd, Richardson, and Biden win on experience.  So if you want experience, vote for them.</p><p><br>Leadership style matters more.  And it's clear to me that the leadership style which will be best for our executive branch is the style of Barack Obama - a consensus builder with a strong track record, an inspiring leader who has captured the imagination of the people he wants to represent, and a shrewd politician who knows how to choose his battles.</p><p><br>Let's be frank - every president will need on the job training, and someone who thinks he'll be able to walk in and tell everyone what to do is just fooling himself.  I'd rather find someone who's ready to listen and learn than someone who's going to tell everyone what to do.  After all, the president is a representative, not just an executive, for the people's business.</p> Grading on a curve Hillary Clinton has no business claiming “experience” as illustrated by a wonderful piece in the NY Times.  Just because you sleep with the president and act as his confidant doesn't make you qualified to be the president.  If that was the case, we'd vote for Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, etc.

Dodd, Richardson, and Biden win on experience.  So if you want experience, vote for them.

Leadership style matters more.  And it's clear to me that the leadership style which will be best for our executive branch is the style of Barack Obama – a consensus builder with a strong track record, an inspiring leader who has captured the imagination of the people he wants to represent, and a shrewd politician who knows how to choose his battles.

Let's be frank – every president will need on the job training, and someone who thinks he'll be able to walk in and tell everyone what to do is just fooling himself.  I'd rather find someone who's ready to listen and learn than someone who's going to tell everyone what to do.  After all, the president is a representative, not just an executive, for the people's business.

]]> By: Suteyo http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9289 Suteyo Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:20:17 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9289 <strong>Symbolism & Inspiration</strong> Senator Dodd is a good friend and colleague of Senator Obama, one we respect greatly.  <p><br>However, his comments miss the point. And I'm not talking about the fact that Senator Obama serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, something that Bill Clinton or George Bush never had the benefit of.</p><p><br>Senator Obama's election will be a strong message to the rest of the world that America is back with a new fresh face that will open doors and inspire millions all around the world with a positive message of hope.  </p><p><br>So get ready for a new shot to be heard around the world, from Rangoon to wherever.  Iowa will make history and show the world next week that change we can believe in has arrived.</p><p><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22344561#22396455">http://www.msnbc.msn...</a></p> Symbolism & Inspiration Senator Dodd is a good friend and colleague of Senator Obama, one we respect greatly. 

However, his comments miss the point. And I'm not talking about the fact that Senator Obama serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, something that Bill Clinton or George Bush never had the benefit of.

Senator Obama's election will be a strong message to the rest of the world that America is back with a new fresh face that will open doors and inspire millions all around the world with a positive message of hope. 

So get ready for a new shot to be heard around the world, from Rangoon to wherever.  Iowa will make history and show the world next week that change we can believe in has arrived.

http://www.msnbc.msn...

]]> By: RegularJoe http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9290 RegularJoe Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:18:39 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9290 <strong>Vote with facts...</strong> ...great idea.<br><br>Fact: FISA bill, with retroactive immunity for criminal corporations who helped spy on Americans, was up for vote in the Senate on Monday, December 17.</br><br><br>Fact: Hillary vowed to stand with Americans and prevent this travesty from being passed.</br><br><br>Fact: On December 17, Hillary was flitting about Iowa in job interviews.</br><br><br>Fact: On December 17, Chris Dodd stood on the Senate floor for hours working to Support and Defend our Constitution. The Unconstitutional FISA bill is stopped by an Army of One, the only candidate who demonstrated his Support and Defense of our Constitution by serving in uniform.</br><br><br>Fact: On August 13, Hillary was the only candidate to send a civilian (one who's never worn the boots, one who's never been willing to put their life on the line for their country) to talk to Veterans at a forum in Des Moines - Other candidates who sent surrogates had the sense enough to send Veterans.</br><br><br>Fact: On August 13, Chris Dodd addresses the crowd at the Veterans Forum in Des Moines.<p><br>You're right about the press. They're focused on Haircut Boy (mill worker's son), No-Show O' (black? white? anything relevant?), and Hillarity (former first lady, not much else). It'd be nice if they focused on qualified, competent candidates (Dodd, Biden, Richardson), but they've got substance, and that doesn't make for compelling advertising (er, journalism? entertaiNewsment?).</p><p><br>I expect my Presidential candidate to be, well, Presidential. Where-the-Hil-is-she fails this test.</p><p><br>Facts Matter. Results Matter. </p></br><br><br>Dodd for President.<p></p></br> Vote with facts… …great idea.

Fact: FISA bill, with retroactive immunity for criminal corporations who helped spy on Americans, was up for vote in the Senate on Monday, December 17.

Fact: Hillary vowed to stand with Americans and prevent this travesty from being passed.

Fact: On December 17, Hillary was flitting about Iowa in job interviews.

Fact: On December 17, Chris Dodd stood on the Senate floor for hours working to Support and Defend our Constitution. The Unconstitutional FISA bill is stopped by an Army of One, the only candidate who demonstrated his Support and Defense of our Constitution by serving in uniform.

Fact: On August 13, Hillary was the only candidate to send a civilian (one who's never worn the boots, one who's never been willing to put their life on the line for their country) to talk to Veterans at a forum in Des Moines – Other candidates who sent surrogates had the sense enough to send Veterans.

Fact: On August 13, Chris Dodd addresses the crowd at the Veterans Forum in Des Moines.

You're right about the press. They're focused on Haircut Boy (mill worker's son), No-Show O' (black? white? anything relevant?), and Hillarity (former first lady, not much else). It'd be nice if they focused on qualified, competent candidates (Dodd, Biden, Richardson), but they've got substance, and that doesn't make for compelling advertising (er, journalism? entertaiNewsment?).

I expect my Presidential candidate to be, well, Presidential. Where-the-Hil-is-she fails this test.

Facts Matter. Results Matter.

Dodd for President.

]]> By: bb60 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9291 bb60 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:08:35 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9291 <strong>Let's vote with facts not just spin</strong> HIllary Clinton has been in the fight since she was a young girl.  Anyone who truly cares about the future of this country would do well to check out an objective resume.  As a leader and a fighter for human and civil rights, Hillary Clinton has a clear history.  Yes she was a lawyer who earned some money when her husband was governor but it never stopped her from working pro bono for the Children's Defense Fund and Legal Services.  It never stopped her from changing the education system in Arkansas to give universal pre-school to children of the state.  The press doesn't seem to want to go beyond the story line of the mill worker's son and the man with the Kenyan father and white mother.  As Clinton says, she was born in the middle of the century, in the middle of the country to middle class parents- she is a true American story-we don't need someone with a movie plot background-just the right rhetoric, the right values and the right experience. Let's vote with facts not just spin HIllary Clinton has been in the fight since she was a young girl.  Anyone who truly cares about the future of this country would do well to check out an objective resume.  As a leader and a fighter for human and civil rights, Hillary Clinton has a clear history.  Yes she was a lawyer who earned some money when her husband was governor but it never stopped her from working pro bono for the Children's Defense Fund and Legal Services.  It never stopped her from changing the education system in Arkansas to give universal pre-school to children of the state.  The press doesn't seem to want to go beyond the story line of the mill worker's son and the man with the Kenyan father and white mother.  As Clinton says, she was born in the middle of the century, in the middle of the country to middle class parents- she is a true American story-we don't need someone with a movie plot background-just the right rhetoric, the right values and the right experience.

]]> By: RegularJoe http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-9292 RegularJoe Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:32:53 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-9292 <strong>These are our choices...</strong> ...a wealthy lawyer who's only held office once and for only one term (no experience), a wealthy lawyer who's only held office once and is on her second term (no experience), a wealthy lawyer who's held one federal office and one state office (no experience)? Some choices. Amazing what people look for...distracted by shiny baubles...all flash and no substance.<br><br>You want experience? Peace Corps experience? Military experience? International Affairs experience? Taking care of the Middle Class experience? You want Chris Dodd.</br><br><br>Results Matter. Dodd for President.</br><br><br><a href="http://www.OneInEight.us%3C/br">www.OneInEight.us</br</a>> These are our choices… …a wealthy lawyer who's only held office once and for only one term (no experience), a wealthy lawyer who's only held office once and is on her second term (no experience), a wealthy lawyer who's held one federal office and one state office (no experience)? Some choices. Amazing what people look for…distracted by shiny baubles…all flash and no substance.

You want experience? Peace Corps experience? Military experience? International Affairs experience? Taking care of the Middle Class experience? You want Chris Dodd.

Results Matter. Dodd for President.

http://www.OneInEight.us&lt;/br>

]]> By: Muscatiner http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-4799 Muscatiner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-4799 <strong>The Founding Fathers wanted people in touch with the problems of the U.S. Not life long Politicians</strong> The Voters see that they have had 16 years of politicians that truly are out for themselves. <br>  The two Presidents that have sa in the oval office have spoke about the same issues we have had since Eisonhower.<br>  We need someone that is willing to do heavy lifting and get Change done. The world has changed and we are no longer respected by other nations. <br>  We need Obama. We need someone that can Lead. We need a RESPECTABLE person to sit in the Oval office.<p>  When you cacaus, do so from the heart. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT and not about what the politico's who are controlled by corporations, think. think. think.<p>  I disagree with Dodd.  He has been too long in the belly of the beast to know what the people want.<br>  The Founding Fathers wanted people in touch with the problems of the U.S. Not life long Politicians The Voters see that they have had 16 years of politicians that truly are out for themselves.
  The two Presidents that have sa in the oval office have spoke about the same issues we have had since Eisonhower.
  We need someone that is willing to do heavy lifting and get Change done. The world has changed and we are no longer respected by other nations.
  We need Obama. We need someone that can Lead. We need a RESPECTABLE person to sit in the Oval office.

  When you cacaus, do so from the heart. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT and not about what the politico’s who are controlled by corporations, think. think. think.

  I disagree with Dodd.  He has been too long in the belly of the beast to know what the people want.
 

]]> By: Muscatiner http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity/comment-page-1#comment-4800 Muscatiner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/1712/dodd-raps-obamas-lack-of-foreign-policy-experience-not-a-time-for-celebrity#comment-4800 <strong>Hillary is the most Unexperienced, candidate I have ever witnessed. She has no control of her staff, she has "no idea" about anything!</strong> Hillary has gotten where she is by being Bill's wife.<p>  He opened the doors, she has passed through without any knowledge, strength or experience. She hasn't even voted as a Democrat. ABC.... especially Hillary. Anybody but Clinton. Hillary is the most Unexperienced, candidate I have ever witnessed. She has no control of her staff, she has “no idea” about anything! Hillary has gotten where she is by being Bill’s wife.

  He opened the doors, she has passed through without any knowledge, strength or experience. She hasn’t even voted as a Democrat. ABC…. especially Hillary. Anybody but Clinton.

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