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Awards > Daily Point of Light > ProgramsBetween 1989 and 1993, President Bush designated 1020 Daily Point of Light which placed volunteer service at the top of its agenda. ...
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The senior Bush, one of the reasons, why I like him just a little and don't like W at all.
Does anyone find this strange?
I'd like to see the republicans defend this.
Granted, Obama got paid something for his organizing, but point of light encourages community activism, and has no problem if someone is being paid a little bit of money.
Who started it?
Awards > Daily Point of Light > ProgramsBetween 1989 and 1993, President Bush designated 1020 Daily Point of Light which placed volunteer service at the top of its agenda. ...
Awards > Daily Point of Light > Programs (http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/faq.cfm - broken link) - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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The senior Bush, one of the reasons, why I like him just a little and don't like W at all.
Does anyone find this strange?
I'd like to see the republicans defend this.
Granted, Obama got paid something for his organizing, but point of light encourages community activism, and has no problem if someone is being paid a little bit of money.
You miss the point...being a community organizer does not qualify you to be president. Graduating from law school doesn't qualify you to be president. Teaching law does not qualify you to be president. Being in the senate and writing not a single piece of legislation does not qualify you to be president. Voting present 166 times does not qualify you to be president. Giving a speech overseas to socialist countries does not qualify you to be president. Wow I feel like Jeff Foxworthy but my end is does not qualify you to be president vs. you might be a redneck.
Name one thing just one thing Obama has done that shows leadership and the ability to be president.
How does being a War Hero qualify as leadership experience when you are in a POW?
How does being a community activist or a career senator help you become a president?
How does running a small town/state qualify you for becoming a president?
The answer to all of the above is that "it doesn't". I don't think ANY presidential candidates on the ballot are ready to become president based on their experience. I rather focus on the following:
We do NOT need a President that is ready to be commander in chief on day one. Who the hell is ready for this that wasn't a general...seriously?! You think someone hands them the nuke button and just says good luck?
On day one we need a President that can understand our DOMESTIC issues so that we can pull out of this ****ty economy.
Most people don't even understand how the government works let alone know what the President does... The president has dozens of advisors for every freaking issue. You need a President that can shift though the bullcrap so he can make the best decision for the citizens...
How does being a War Hero qualify as leadership experience when you are in a POW?
How does being a community activist or a career senator help you become a president?
How does running a small town/state qualify you for becoming a president?
The answer to all of the above is that "it doesn't". I don't think ANY presidential candidates on the ballot are ready to become president based on their experience. I rather focus on the following:
We do NOT need a President that is ready to be commander in chief on day one. Who the hell is ready for this that wasn't a general...seriously?! You think someone hands them the nuke button and just says good luck?
On day one we need a President that can understand our DOMESTIC issues so that we can pull out of this ****ty economy.
Most people don't even understand how the government works let alone know what the President does... The president has dozens of advisors for every freaking issue. You need a President that can shift though the bullcrap so he can make the best decision for the citizens...
How does being a War Hero qualify as leadership experience when you are in a POW?
McCain was in a POW how did he pull that off? He was a commander of the largest air squadron (VA-174) and was well respected by his men. He lead them and made life and death decisions at that command. The military shows bravery, loyalty and compassion three great qualities in a president.
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Commander John McCain was throwing a big Navy bash at his beach house, but he needed an outdoor deck. So Ray Phillips, a Navy enlistee under his command, came out and helped him build one from cypress. To return the favor, McCain invited Phillips and his wife to the party, though nearly all the guests would be officers, who rarely socialized with enlistees. As Phillips mingled, a commander from another unit objected to his being there. Phillips's wife, in tears, wanted to leave. But McCain learned what had happened and chewed out the commander. "He pitched a fit," Phillips said, recalling McCain's message to his fellow officers this way: "Never question who the guests are at my house." Taking command - The McCain way - The Boston Globe
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How does being a community activist or a career senator help you become a president?
A community activist does not. Being a senator allows you to learn the system and being chair of a committee helps that along. Writing legislation is even better. McCain has done these things...Obama Nada.
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How does running a small town/state qualify you for becoming a president?
Alaska is a small state? I live in Texas and even if Alaska cut itself in two we would still be third largest and as a Texan that really hurts the ego.
The Alaska Gov. has to work with Russia and Canada and keep their interests at hand daily. Alaskan Gov. manages one of 120 counter terrorist units in our country as well as maintaining the safety of the nation’s most important pipeline that transports 25% of our oil needs. The Gov. of Alaska was able to broker a 40 billion dollar deal for a gas pipeline to be built to help ease our energy crisis. Not to mention: Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It's on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units. and- As governor of Alaska , Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's and certainly by far exceeds Obama's.
It gives her Executive experience. She has run a business, town and state and understands profit. How many SBO's go under because they don't understand a simple balance sheet? About 30% of 27 million each year as est. by The Small Business Admin.
Do you want a president who doesn't know the difference between the red and the black? I don't. Obama's tax plan on SBO's says all you need to know. Raising our taxes to over 50% will destroy this country as we provide 75% of all new jobs and have for 10 years. I am a SBO and I will not support a canidate that wants me to work for less than half. The US has the second highest corp. taxes behind Japan. Why do you think business is moving overseas? Taxing us will send more of us to shelter our business overseas. I'll move my business or close shop and my 30 employees will be without a job or benefits as i will not work for less than half. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-...n-planet-earth
As for the rest of your babble it was pointless. The economy grew by 3.3% last quarter, .9% the quarter before and 4.3% the quarter prior to that. To have a bad economy you must face NO growth. You are the one that doesn't understand you fall into the media trap and do no research or thinking for yourself.
As to being a community activist....its nice, I hope he made a difference, but ultimately that isn't the type of experience needed to run a country. Unless he was managing a workforce of volunteers that numbered in the thousands with a multi-million dollar budget (that wasn't just parceled out, but had to be accounted for with actual projects). Then maybe you would have some thing.....
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