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« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2008, 06:41:01 PM » |
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well it is true this may well be a more significant accomplishment than anything obama could hang his hat on  |
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« Reply #31 on: July 18, 2008, 06:49:35 PM » |
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« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2008, 11:40:04 PM » |
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they call me MR. GRUMPY god damn it!
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« Reply #33 on: July 19, 2008, 06:18:57 PM » |
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they call me MR. GRUMPY god damn it!
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« Reply #35 on: July 20, 2008, 01:11:52 PM » |
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so he mediated disputes between tenants and their landlords and informed tenants that asbestos bad  |
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« Reply #36 on: July 20, 2008, 01:18:22 PM » |
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so he mediated disputes between tenants and their landlords and informed tenants that asbestos bad What is wrong with mediating disputes? OswaldTheOsprey |
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« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2008, 01:36:55 PM » |
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Nothing. But providing common sense solutions to those who lack common sense is not really a qualification to be President in a country that is supposed to be about individual freedom as opposed to government handouts. It is a qualification for a low-level government employee.
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« Reply #38 on: July 20, 2008, 02:08:51 PM » |
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Nothing. But providing common sense solutions to those who lack common sense is not really a qualification to be President in a country that is supposed to be about individual freedom as opposed to government handouts. It is a qualification for a low-level government employee.
It seems, IMHO, that having mediating skills who be a foreign policy plus. OswaldTheOsprey |
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« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2008, 02:13:35 PM » |
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« Reply #40 on: July 20, 2008, 02:20:22 PM » |
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Being a diplomat on the world stage is nothing like trying to teach dunderheads how to balance their checkbooks. Foreign diplomats are acting on behalf of their nation-state and are quite knowledgeable and skilled in the issues and in the art of diplomacy (such as it is).
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« Reply #41 on: July 20, 2008, 02:41:17 PM » |
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Being a diplomat on the world stage is nothing like trying to teach dunderheads how to balance their checkbooks. Foreign diplomats are acting on behalf of their nation-state and are quite knowledgeable and skilled in the issues and in the art of diplomacy (such as it is).
Perhaps. Still possessing mediation skills of whatever type is a plus, IMHO. OswaldTheOsprey |
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« Reply #42 on: July 20, 2008, 02:42:54 PM » |
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Not everyone is enamored of Kill Them Kill Them Twice. OswaldTheOsprey |
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« Reply #43 on: July 20, 2008, 02:51:00 PM » |
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This was a job he held after college, before he went to law school. I wouldn't have put it on my resume if I were him.
It's one thing for people to discover it when researching his past - it was a good experience and reflects well on him as a person. But for him to talk about it as though it has relevance to being president is lame.
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« Reply #44 on: July 20, 2008, 04:26:19 PM » |
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Exactly- it is sort of an “entry level” job. I would never put it on my resume unless I were trying to become a social worker.
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