An NBC news commentator (forgot name) said “You voted for Obama to prove you are not racist. Now who are you going to vote for to prove you are not an idiot?”
It seems Gene Simmons has woken up on the same side of the bed as that commentator.
Unqualified’ Obama
At least rocker Gene Simmons is honest.
Appearing on CNN’s “Parker/Spitzer” last week, the KISS front man admitted that he voted for Barack Obama because the young senator was a “moment in history,” and he wanted to show the world how far the United States had come from its slavery past. But now Simmons says he realizes how “unqualified” Obama is for the job.
So in other words the 2008 Presidential election was nothing more than an affirmative action hire. The least qualified candidate was given the job just because of his race or at least that what Simmons thinks.
Understand the definition, before you start throwing the “unqualified” around. Most people DON’T know.
African American’s make up 13% of the US population, and the maority of them DO NOT vote. So less than 13% of the population voted him into office? I think NOT. Think about who put him there.
I didn’t vote for Obama, because I do not agree with his “politics”, simple enough.
Would you have been less ass hurt if I said grossly under qualified? Not that it matters as if you had bothered to read what I wrote you would realize that my comments were aimed directly at Gene Simmons, who essentially said that he voted for an unqualified candidate (his words not mine) just because of his race.
FWIW I think our current President lacked the minimum qualifications for the job even if he met the legal requirements to run, but here he is as our 44th President. If you have a problem with that than that’s your cross to bare.
Seems to be a pretty accurate statement. In reality though, we played Survivor President, electing candidates on meaningless criteria and pop culture considerations.
It’s no secret that race played a huge part in the last election, I don’t think anyone can deny that.
Gene Simmons wasn’t alone in voting for Obama because of his race. What I found interesting when talking to African-American co-workers was they were pretty split, 50/50, about voting for him. On one hand half realized he wasn’t qualified or didn’t like his politics but on the other hand they were going to vote for him simply because of his race.
And boy it was fun to hear them agrue!
However, I’m sure there was a good majority of the population that voted against him because of his race so it worked both ways.
Actually being president has some pretty simple criteria that all of the presidential candidates met (qualified)… except that small issue where one of them wouldn’t produce a birth certificate to the public. :sarcastic:
Every time they chime in about how great Hussein is compared to GW, due to them being extreme Dems. I just ask them about their health care, retirement, unemployment rates, etc… They shut up really quick since they don’t have a reply. They are intelligent people mind you, just duped into thinking Obama was the “Great White(Black) Hope”.
As unpopular as he may be now, who knows where we’ll be by election time 2012. Clinton regrouped after his party’s losses in the 1994 elections, to be re-elected again in '96.
Unless the Republicans live up to their campaign promises, and field a candidate that is popular with the average Schlub voter, we may well have Obama until January 2017.
