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.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Ouch. Recommended.
spainishirish (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 3:26PM EST (link)The Cult of Personality rocks on.
This just begs to be made a commercial....
NickLevi86 (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:02PM EST (link)In fact, it MUST be.
“Any love letter is incomplete without a Ronald Reagan quote”
–my sophomore year roommate
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Watch out, Governor Ritter.
blooch Monday, August 4th at 4:05PM EST (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?
“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
The Dems have developed a really unhealthy
janis (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:09PM EST (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 Monday, August 4th at 4:11PM EST (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.
yeah I wondered what he was implying there...
Attack Mode (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:12PM EST (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.
Is it the halo?
Next93 (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:13PM EST (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.
Obama was The One in 2008.
He’ll be a BIGGER one in 2012.
Ritter = FAIL
Darin_H (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:15PM EST (link)Too funny!
Hmmm, the Obamabus hasn’t been fed in a while. Enjoy the taste of rubber…
A visionary coward says that anger can be power, as long as there’s a victim on TV – Flat Top, Goo Goo Dolls
143 days!
Darin_H (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 4:20PM EST (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.
A visionary coward says that anger can be power, as long as there’s a victim on TV – Flat Top, Goo Goo Dolls
Days in session.
jhavard Monday, August 4th at 4:20PM EST (link)The 143 refers to the days the Senate was in session. http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=707
“Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.”
- Ronald Reagan
You're probably right, but Ritter
blooch Monday, August 4th at 4:50PM EST (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”.
“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
That is beautiful!
tcgeol (Diary) Monday, August 4th at 6:29PM EST (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
Even the Left admits we’re Right
good one stinger - gc recco - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Wednesday, August 6th at 4:25PM EST (link)nt
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
With due humility, I must decline
bantamwait (Diary) Thursday, August 7th at 8:57AM EST (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!
Let’s send the Marines to evacuate refugees from Libya and shut down the drug gangs in Mexico–and make the Marine hymn relevant again.
Hey aaronbg, do you think any Coloradan
bantamwait (Diary) Thursday, August 7th at 8:59AM EST (link)could take a Ritter bid seriously?
Let’s send the Marines to evacuate refugees from Libya and shut down the drug gangs in Mexico–and make the Marine hymn relevant again.
dems yes...republicans...not so much....n/t
Attack Mode (Diary) Thursday, August 7th at 9:25AM EST (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.
ahh...thanks for the clarification
scorpio Thursday, August 7th at 9:37PM EST (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 Thursday, August 7th at 9:39PM EST (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 Thursday, August 7th at 9:40PM EST (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?
I would agree
John_Louisiana Friday, August 8th at 11:17PM EST (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