Comments on: Consider This — If Obama served 8 years as PRESIDENT, it would be the longest period of full-time employment in the same job in his entire life. http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/ Harangues that just make sense Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:36:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SPQR http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380962 SPQR Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:22:54 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380962 yourlilsis, the Democrats are excited because they think that they will get away with sneering at a woman's accomplishments because she's a Republican - apparently oblivious to the hypocrisy and irony. yourlilsis, the Democrats are excited because they think that they will get away with sneering at a woman’s accomplishments because she’s a Republican – apparently oblivious to the hypocrisy and irony.

]]> By: Stashiu3 http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380954 Stashiu3 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:50:13 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380954 <blockquote>Comment by yourlilsis — 8/30/2008 @ 11:43 am</blockquote> I think they're whistling past the graveyard because they're shocked and scared. If it's really because they think being conservative loses elections, they're just stupid because almost all of their candidates have to pretend to be more conservative than they really are to get elected.

Comment by yourlilsis — 8/30/2008 @ 11:43 am

I think they’re whistling past the graveyard because they’re shocked and scared. If it’s really because they think being conservative loses elections, they’re just stupid because almost all of their candidates have to pretend to be more conservative than they really are to get elected.

]]> By: yourlilsis http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380894 yourlilsis Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:43:59 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380894 I <i>know</i> this is off-topic, but does anyone know why so many of the democrats are actually excited about McCain's VP choice? I keep seeing this excitement, but don't know where it is coming from. (Do they think this makes it impossible for McCain to win since Palin is so conservative?) I know this is off-topic, but does anyone know why so many of the democrats are actually excited about McCain’s VP choice? I keep seeing this excitement, but don’t know where it is coming from. (Do they think this makes it impossible for McCain to win since Palin is so conservative?)

]]> By: RIch Rostrom http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380525 RIch Rostrom Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:18:53 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380525 27 Foxfier: FDR was Governor of New York for four years (1929-1933), not <i>eleven</i> years. 28 Foxfier: No, wartime military service is not a long term "steady job". It certainly did not last eight years. 29 Apogee: The issue raised by WLS in the post is not the quality of Obama's experience. It is that Obama has never held a full-time job for as long as he wants to hold the Presidency, i.e. eight years. That was also true of FDR, TR, and Nixon when they were elected President or Vice President. That fact is an unarguable reality, regardless of one's opinion of the relative quality of their experiences. BTW, my opinion of Obama's qualities is fairly negative - and my opinion of his positions is <i>extremely</i> negative. 27 Foxfier: FDR was Governor of New York for four years (1929-1933), not eleven years.

28 Foxfier: No, wartime military service is not a long term “steady job”. It certainly did not last eight years.

29 Apogee: The issue raised by WLS in the post is not the quality of Obama’s experience. It is that Obama has never held a full-time job for as long as he wants to hold the Presidency, i.e. eight years. That was also true of FDR, TR, and Nixon when they were elected President or Vice President. That fact is an unarguable reality, regardless of one’s opinion of the relative quality of their experiences.

BTW, my opinion of Obama’s qualities is fairly negative – and my opinion of his positions is extremely negative.

]]> By: Carlos http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380446 Carlos Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:40:44 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380446 His understanding of Costitutional law is as lightweight as his schedule of teaching it. Apparently the folks who run the U of C Law School are either overly impressed by a Harvard degree or like the messiah's socialist bent, or both. I mean, seriously, how difficult can it be to understand "Congress shall make no law..."? Even the average second grader in today's public schools could give a reasonable interpretation of that! In other words, experience doesn't mean squat. Practice doesn't make perfect, it makes permanent. What little he has done only shows me the change he wants is to drive this country further into socialism and further from any values that have any meaning outside of "feel-good". His understanding of Costitutional law is as lightweight as his schedule of teaching it. Apparently the folks who run the U of C Law School are either overly impressed by a Harvard degree or like the messiah’s socialist bent, or both.

I mean, seriously, how difficult can it be to understand “Congress shall make no law…”? Even the average second grader in today’s public schools could give a reasonable interpretation of that!

In other words, experience doesn’t mean squat. Practice doesn’t make perfect, it makes permanent. What little he has done only shows me the change he wants is to drive this country further into socialism and further from any values that have any meaning outside of “feel-good”.

]]> By: Icy Truth http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380345 Icy Truth Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:08:59 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380345 Is <i>that</i> how you smirk? ;-) Is that how you smirk? ;-)

]]> By: Foxfier http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380342 Foxfier Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:02:50 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380342 Smirk- it's important because sticking to a steady job and doing it well says a lot about the dedication that someone has. You can shine a boss for a year or two, but when you get three or four years along it gets really clear if you're putting in good work. Re: Obama teaching: http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/was_barack_obama_really_a_constitutional_law.html He lectured in three classes a year and turned down offers to join up full time. Smirk-
it’s important because sticking to a steady job and doing it well says a lot about the dedication that someone has. You can shine a boss for a year or two, but when you get three or four years along it gets really clear if you’re putting in good work.

Re: Obama teaching:
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/was_barack_obama_really_a_constitutional_law.html
He lectured in three classes a year and turned down offers to join up full time.

]]> By: Smirkingman http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380203 Smirkingman Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:52:36 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380203 and why, pray, would not having the same job 8 years running be a fault? On the contrary, it could perfectly well be viewed as being slothfull or narrow-minded. This is nothing but an attention-grabbing headline (to which I admitedly bit >;-) and why, pray, would not having the same job 8 years running be a fault?

On the contrary, it could perfectly well be viewed as being slothfull or narrow-minded.

This is nothing but an attention-grabbing headline (to which I admitedly bit >;-)

]]> By: JD http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380169 JD Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:46 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380169 Has anyone picked Slobberman and Mathews up off of the floor ? Has anyone picked Slobberman and Mathews up off of the floor ?

]]> By: JD http://patterico.com/2008/08/28/consider-this-if-obama-served-8-years-as-president-it-would-be-the-longest-period-of-full-time-employment-in-the-same-job-in-his-entire-life/comment-page-1/#comment-380168 JD Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:13 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=11925#comment-380168 <blockquote>am no fan of Senator Obama, but Wikipedia reports he taught Constitutional Law for 12 years.</blockquote> That is pretty much of a stretch.

am no fan of Senator Obama, but Wikipedia reports he taught Constitutional Law for 12 years.

That is pretty much of a stretch.

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