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Levgreee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:08 PM
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Who was the most recent especially 'experienced' president?
Edited on Sun Feb-24-08 11:49 PM by Levgreee
I don't think Bush II was... I don't know about Bill, Bush I, Reagan, Carter, Ford, etc...

Who is the measuring stick we are perhaps should be using here, when claiming a candidate is inexperienced?
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:10 PM
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1. Bill was a long-standing governor. Bush I was VP, CIA chief, Congressman, and UN Ambassador.
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Flabbergasted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:10 PM
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2. Experienced present? Is that like a used gift?
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:10 PM
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3. Yes, Nixon was the last "experienced" president we had, the Papi Bush.
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TAWS Donating Member (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:12 PM
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4. If we were electing presidents based on experience then Senator Byrd would be our next president n/t
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:24 PM
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6. What a cool response!
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-24-08 11:22 PM
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5. Reagan was Gov of CA
I actually do give that credit because it's one of the largest economies in the world and there are a number of military bases there as well. Poppy had a lot of foreign affairs experience, CIA, etc. Carter, Clinton and Georgie were the least experienced in 100 years.
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 12:15 AM
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7. I would say Bush 41.
Congress, RNC head, CIA, UN ambassador, VPOTUS. Clinton a close second - 12 years as Governor has to count for something, right?
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andym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 12:41 AM
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8. Bush the elder was one of the most diversified nationally experienced Presidents of the 20th century
Edited on Mon Feb-25-08 12:42 AM by andym
at the national level :

1967 – 1971 Congressman
1971 – 1973 Ambassador UN
1973 – 1974 chairman of RNC
1974 – 1976 Ambassador China
1976 – 1977 CIA Director
1981 - 1989 Vice President


Howver, a very unremarkable President!
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 09:03 AM
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11. The lesson to learn here is that experience isn't all it's cracked up to be. n/t
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 12:54 AM
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9. wasn't Strom Thurmond an experienced politician when he ran for President?
Experience isn't everything.
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-25-08 12:56 AM
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10. Abraham Lincoln.
He was defeated for the Senate seat in 1858, served several terms in the Illinois legislature - where he supported bills that bankrupted the State of Illinois - and was a failed anti-war one term congressman.
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