Colorado Governor Bill Ritter (D) was asked on the Mike Rosen Showabout his reluctance to be considered for Obama's Veep.
The meat of Ritter's response?
"I’ve been governor for 18 months. It’s been a great experience. But it’s just 18 months…Obama has to think about experience…levels of experience…”
Later a caller to the show pointed out that Obama had been a Senator for a 143 days when he decided to run for President, and made the obvious point:
“Governor, you said 18 months’ experience wasn’t enough experience as governor to be the vice president. Would you want to contrast that with the 143 days experience Obama as senator before he decided he had enough experience to be president.”
The best Ritter could do was:
"All I can tell ya is I am a fan of Barack Obama’s. Met him in 2004 during his campaign for Senate…You meet him and discover there’s something very different about him. That’s all I’ll say."
So there you have it--eighteen months in an executive position is insufficient to qualify one for the office of Vice-President, but a bit less than five months as a Senator is more than enough to decide that one is qualified for the Presidency.
Ouch. Recommended.
spainishirish August 4th, 2008 at 3:26 p.m. CDT (link)
The Cult of Personality rocks on.
With due humility, I must decline
bantamwait August 7th, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. CDT (link)
to be considered as a candidate for vice president. It is my considered opinion that my service as 9th grade student board representative does not constitute sufficient experience for the post. I'm willing to go on record as saying that Barack Obama is quite a guy.
Bill Ritter under consideration for Veep? In his mind! What an egomaniac.
The problem with letting history judge is that there keeps on being more of it!
This just begs to be made a commercial....
bobnivik August 4th, 2008 at 4:02 p.m. CDT (link)
In fact, it MUST be.
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Watch out, Governor Ritter.
blooch August 4th, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. CDT (link)
"You meet him and discover there’s something very different about him. That’s all I’ll say."
What exactly do you mean by that?
"Basically, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have only 2 things in common: their gender and their good looks."--spam
yeah I wondered what he was implying there...
Aaron Gardner August 4th, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. CDT (link)
..although I believe the real reason Gov. Ritter doesn't want to be on the ticket is that he hasn't finished screwing us here in Colorado.
This man actually signed a bill that allows Transvestites and anyone who proclaims themselves to be of the opposite sex to use public restrooms of the opposite sex. All in the name of anti-discrimination of course.
Bathroom Bill
Human Events on this subject
"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
"I'll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust" Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah...yes I love it that much.
Hey aaronbg, do you think any Coloradan
bantamwait August 7th, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. CDT (link)
could take a Ritter bid seriously?
dems yes...republicans...not so much....n/t
Aaron Gardner August 7th, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. CDT (link)
n/t
"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
"I'll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust" Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah...yes I love it that much.
Is it the halo?
Next93 August 4th, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. CDT (link)
At a guess, I'd say the "something different" is probably related to the leg-tingling and the choir of angels that sing every time he opens his mouth.
At least, that's what the press would have us think.
"You can't save the Earth unless you're willing to make other people sacrifice" - Scott Adams (speaking through Dogbert)
You're probably right, but Ritter
blooch August 4th, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. CDT (link)
needs to get the message that Democrats are not immune to the Racial Inquisition, even Obama Superdelegates like Steve Cohen.
Ritter should have gotten a note from his doctor saying he would die at a lower elevation, instead of pointing a big neon sign at one of Obama's biggest weaknesses. And then he calls him "different"??? Might as well have called him "articulate".
"Basically, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have only 2 things in common: their gender and their good looks."--spam
The Dems have developed a really unhealthy
janis August 4th, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. CDT (link)
fetish about putting their feet in their mouths this season. Ritter's went in all the way up to his thigh.
143 days?
scorpio August 4th, 2008 at 4:11 p.m. CDT (link)
What date range was that caller talking about? Not that I am an Obama supporter, but he was in the Senate for two years before he decided to run. He was sworn in January of 2005 and decided to run in January of 2007. Still nowhere near enough experience, but more than 143 days. When you consider that being an executive is about twice as demanding as a legislator, Ritter is still probably more quaified than Obama is.
143 days!
Darin_H August 4th, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. CDT (link)
From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working.
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ahh...thanks for the clarification
scorpio August 7th, 2008 at 9:37 p.m. CDT (link)
I thought it might be that, but I seriously did not think 2 years of Senate sessions were only 143 days. Kinda scary, when you consider we pay them about 150,000 a year.......that means Obama got 2000 dollars for every day of work he did?
What was that about windfall profits, Senator?
thanks for the clarifaction
scorpio August 7th, 2008 at 9:39 p.m. CDT (link)
Kinda scary that we pay these guys about 150,000 a year, and they are only in session 143 days over a 2 year period.
Whose making windfall profits now?
thanks for the clarifaction
scorpio August 7th, 2008 at 9:40 p.m. CDT (link)
Kinda scary that we pay these guys about 150,000 a year, and they are only in session 143 days over a 2 year period.
Whose making windfall profits now?
Days in session.
jhavard August 4th, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. CDT (link)
The 143 refers to the days the Senate was in session. http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=707
"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism..." - Theodore Roosevelt
Ritter = FAIL
Darin_H August 4th, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. CDT (link)
Too funny!
Hmmm, the Obamabus hasn't been fed in a while. Enjoy the taste of rubber...
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That is beautiful!
tcgeol August 4th, 2008 at 6:29 p.m. CDT (link)
If the media actually worked, we wouldn't even have to work this election. I've never seen a more clueless group of individuals (well, except maybe the congressional Republicans when we held the majority).
Just your typical bitter gun- and God-clinger
good one stinger - gc recco - nt
gamecock August 6th, 2008 at 4:25 p.m. CDT (link)
nt
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I would agree
John_Louisiana August 8th, 2008 at 11:17 p.m. CDT (link)
This is the same criteria we should judge anyone under. They need experience first before jumping in otherwise we would be flip flopping on a position we slam Obama.
"Liberalism is the transformation of mankind into cattle." - Friedrich Nietzsche