Democratic Presidential Qualifications
January 21, 2008
Being black is not a qualification for President. Neither is being female, tall, good-looking, rich, happy, near-sighted, blond, from the Mid-West, religious, or fashionable. Please forgive me if I missed any more blatantly ridiculous categories. Now, to some extent, the election is a popularity contest. If you’re likeable, that goes a long way. You also should be intelligent and well-spoken. Most importantly, you should have a clear, beneficial vision for the direction of the country.
Many people around me (some have found out I have a blog so this should be interesting) are basing their decision on the “ground-breaking black/female president idea.” I think it would show a tremendous amount of progress to finally elect a black person or a woman to this position, but let’s not do it for the sake of doing it! If that’s the way to go, vote for me, because the Italians have been sorely underrepresented these 230 years. Also, I have facial hair, which we haven’t seen on a president in a long time. I think I’m in!
good looking? which one?
Mitt’s probably the best-looking one in the field. I’m not going to comment on the way any men look beyond that!
lol… good man, I liked Thompson, I can see him as a VP. I like McCain, mainly for his military stance (once a Marine always a Marine), plus, I think he is the only one right now who has a shot in you know where in beating a democrat… who are not really democratic when you think about it, odd name for a party
I partially agree with you about McCain. Popularity counts for a lot and he’s hot in that department right now. However, I don’t like the idea of abandoning conservative values to win the election.