A dearth of Experience
Ok. It's late. I should never do this when I'm tired. But what the hell. Only six people read it anyway! SO I'm watching Frontline on PBS tonight and its a side by side bio of Kerry and Bush. OHMYGOD1 if every one saw this - there would be NO indecisions.
Kerry - we see as a young man driven at yale to be something - serious (I'd like to see his sense of humor) the growing unease with the war in Vietnam. We hear from friends who tell us why he decided to join - a sec. of defence friend came and spoke to him and two friends about how important they were to the war effort. Military recruiters are the same scum everywhere! He joins. Serves one tour state side. Then asks to be sent to vietnam. A good friend dies there.
Bush - we see a goofball who cares squat about thinking but lots about drinking, partying and meeting lots of people (this he continues to do well and the moderator says this is why he makes a good politician). Drinks his way through Yale and then Daddy pulls rank and gets him into the national guard. He becomes a fly boy - and folks who knew him said :" He loved strutting around in his fly boy gear.' Still does!
It follows both lives and the more we saw the more you realize -Bush is the accidental president - the one who can't do anything else but run for office! Cause he's not good at ANYTHING else!
Why in the world do we expect and demand experience from all other occupations - and laud it! Extole those who have lots of experience (docs lawyers teachers - would you want to have a doc operate on you who had only PLAYED doctor all his life?) Yet when it comes to running a country or a state - we want - no DEMAND stupidity ! (I feel like I could have a beer with BUSH) Instead of - well, he's worked on foreign affairs for over 15 years; knows his way around a bill and knows how to build coalitions. NOPE. Not Americans. We want to put the LEAST experienced folks up there on capitol hill and on Pennsylvania ave - then complain when the shit hits the fan! GO figure.
Kerry - we see as a young man driven at yale to be something - serious (I'd like to see his sense of humor) the growing unease with the war in Vietnam. We hear from friends who tell us why he decided to join - a sec. of defence friend came and spoke to him and two friends about how important they were to the war effort. Military recruiters are the same scum everywhere! He joins. Serves one tour state side. Then asks to be sent to vietnam. A good friend dies there.
Bush - we see a goofball who cares squat about thinking but lots about drinking, partying and meeting lots of people (this he continues to do well and the moderator says this is why he makes a good politician). Drinks his way through Yale and then Daddy pulls rank and gets him into the national guard. He becomes a fly boy - and folks who knew him said :" He loved strutting around in his fly boy gear.' Still does!
It follows both lives and the more we saw the more you realize -Bush is the accidental president - the one who can't do anything else but run for office! Cause he's not good at ANYTHING else!
Why in the world do we expect and demand experience from all other occupations - and laud it! Extole those who have lots of experience (docs lawyers teachers - would you want to have a doc operate on you who had only PLAYED doctor all his life?) Yet when it comes to running a country or a state - we want - no DEMAND stupidity ! (I feel like I could have a beer with BUSH) Instead of - well, he's worked on foreign affairs for over 15 years; knows his way around a bill and knows how to build coalitions. NOPE. Not Americans. We want to put the LEAST experienced folks up there on capitol hill and on Pennsylvania ave - then complain when the shit hits the fan! GO figure.
posted by ThinkingDem at 11:56 PM
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