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Speculation Builds on Michelle Obama Senate Run

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FLOTUS for Senate?It wasn't that long ago that such a slogan would seem absurd, but political wags are beginning to wonder whether Michelle Obama is mulling a run for Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk's seat in 2016.
A Thursday column in Reuters suggests that Obama would be the only candidate with a large enough profile to unseat the Republican.


Source: Speculation Builds on Michelle Obama Senate Run | NBC Chicago
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Dear God NO! What is wrong with this country....:doh
 
Dear God NO! What is wrong with this country....:doh

I saw that and thought here we go again. But Hillary Clinton did it. Hillary had no credentials--absolutely nothing she could point to as significant success in her entire life--her ONLY claim to fame was marrying Bill Clinton. Her one role in government was to put together a health reform plan early in Clinton's presidency which, despite him having a Democrat majority in both the house and senate, was soooooo bad, that I don't believe a single Democrat agreed to vote for it, and ultimately Senate majority leader, George Mitchell, declared it a dead issue. Nevertheless, as a carpet bagger yet, with zero credentials, Hillary was elected to a lackluster term in the Senate and was considered a viable 2008 presidential candidate.

So now we have Michelle who has never done anything she can point to as significantly successful in her entire life, and whose only claim to fame was marrying Barack Obama. She didn't even participate in putting his terrible healthcare reform bill into law.

But if she runs, given how dumbed down the American electorate is, we better adjust to a concept of Senator Michelle.
 
Dear God NO! What is wrong with this country....:doh

HA! "large enough profile" I know that wasn't meant as a joke but they need to choose their words more carefully or some classless doofus might post something like this ...

hillary and michelle.jpg

... and that would be wrong.
 
while i wouldn't vote for her, i don't mind if the voters in her district do....it ain't my place to choose their representatives....

it's my place to make fun of them and/or attack them after they vote 'em in.;)
 
I saw that and thought here we go again. But Hillary Clinton did it. Hillary had no credentials--absolutely nothing she could point to as significant success in her entire life--her ONLY claim to fame was marrying Bill Clinton. Her one role in government was to put together a health reform plan early in Clinton's presidency which, despite him having a Democrat majority in both the house and senate, was soooooo bad, that I don't believe a single Democrat agreed to vote for it, and ultimately Senate majority leader, George Mitchell, declared it a dead issue. Nevertheless, as a carpet bagger yet, with zero credentials, Hillary was elected to a lackluster term in the Senate and was considered a viable 2008 presidential candidate.

So now we have Michelle who has never done anything she can point to as significantly successful in her entire life, and whose only claim to fame was marrying Barack Obama. She didn't even participate in putting his terrible healthcare reform bill into law.

But if she runs, given how dumbed down the American electorate is, we better adjust to a concept of Senator Michelle.

heck her husband never did anything of any significance and look what the idiots of this country did put him into office not just once but twice.
 
I saw that and thought here we go again. But Hillary Clinton did it. Hillary had no credentials--absolutely nothing she could point to as significant success in her entire life--her ONLY claim to fame was marrying Bill Clinton. Her one role in government was to put together a health reform plan early in Clinton's presidency which, despite him having a Democrat majority in both the house and senate, was soooooo bad, that I don't believe a single Democrat agreed to vote for it, and ultimately Senate majority leader, George Mitchell, declared it a dead issue. Nevertheless, as a carpet bagger yet, with zero credentials, Hillary was elected to a lackluster term in the Senate and was considered a viable 2008 presidential candidate.

So now we have Michelle who has never done anything she can point to as significantly successful in her entire life, and whose only claim to fame was marrying Barack Obama. She didn't even participate in putting his terrible healthcare reform bill into law.

But if she runs, given how dumbed down the American electorate is, we better adjust to a concept of Senator Michelle.

Sadly, you are correct...We live in an "American Idol" society now, and credentials mean nothing...Hell, I can see demo's arguing she is qualified simply because she was FLOTUS.
 
So now we have Michelle who has never done anything she can point to as significantly successful in her entire life, and whose only claim to fame was marrying Barack Obama. She didn't even participate in putting his terrible healthcare reform bill into law.

But if she runs, given how dumbed down the American electorate is, we better adjust to a concept of Senator Michelle.

Nothing successful? Maybe being a lawyer, holding public sector positions including an assistant to the mayor, running a non-profit organization, serving as associate dean of students, and a director position as a hospital is nothing to you but many might differ.

I'm not exactly on board with her but to claim she has no credentials or success is not right or honest.
 
Nothing successful? Maybe being a lawyer, holding public sector positions including an assistant to the mayor, running a non-profit organization, serving as associate dean of students, and a director position as a hospital is nothing to you but many might differ.

I'm not exactly on board with her but to claim she has no credentials or success is not right or honest.

Show me the success. Show me any position she obtained by her own merit. Her career was entirely lack luster until she married Barack who was already being carefully groomed for high office and who was working with the "Chicago machine" toward that end. That opened doors for her just as being married to Bill Clinton opened doors for Hillary. Neither had to accomplish much for the enormous salaries they were paid, and if you believe the rumors from those who knew them, they didn't do much for those salaries.

I'm not saying Michelle isn't smart. She is. I'm not saying she isn't deserving. I have no reason to believe she isn't. But would she be seen as qualified or have a prayer to be elected to high office if she was not FLOTUS? No way in hell.

At least Hillary had Bill to watch and Bill, whatever else he was, in fact was a competent administrator. Michelle doesn't even have that.
 
I could not care much less.
 
I have also worked in a law firm and have taught at the university level. And that in no way qualified me to be a senator or president.

You consider yourself to be without any accomplishments except marriage?
 
I'm not saying Michelle isn't smart. She is. I'm not saying she isn't deserving. I have no reason to believe she isn't. But would she be seen as qualified or have a prayer to be elected to high office if she was not FLOTUS? No way in hell.

Are you seriously claiming there are tons of qualified people in congress right now? People without the same background, no matter how it was attained, as Michelle Obama.

I'm just going to randomly choose a couple and let's find out their credentials shall we:

About Cory | Cory Booker | U.S. Senator for New Jersey
Cory Booker - D NJ / lawyer / non profits

http://www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography

Bob Corker- R TN / worked as a construction worker before starting his own company and expanding and led a non profit organization.




moving on to the house:

Full Biography | Congressman Trent Franks
Trent Franks - R AZ / state house of representatives, director of a non profit organization

Biography | Congressman Mike Thompson
Mike Thompason - D CA/ vineyard owner and former university teacher





And I am sure the list goes on. Are you so blindly partisan that you cannot say yes, she does have qualifications the same as others elected however I don't like her. It's just that simple.
 
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You consider yourself to be without any accomplishments except marriage?

Nope. I've had a pretty long and mostly successful career--there have been a few exceptions--and can point to some real accomplishments in organizations/businesses/tasks I have managed. I'm just saying that my legal experience, while useful in other positions I have held, did not qualify me for much of anything other than a similar position. Nor did my limited teaching experience.

But fancy titles and big salaries paid due to political influence instead of something earned/merited is not success. It is privilege.
 
Are you seriously claiming there are tons of qualified people in congress right now? People without the same background, no matter how it was attained, as Michelle Obama.

I'm just going to randomly choose a couple and let's find out their credentials shall we:

About Cory | Cory Booker | U.S. Senator for New Jersey
Cory Booker - D NJ / lawyer / non profits

About Cory | Cory Booker | U.S. Senator for New Jersey
Bob Corker- R TN / worked as a construction worker before starting his own company and expanding and led a non profit organization.




moving on to the house:

Full Biography | Congressman Trent Franks
Trent Franks - R AZ / state house of representatives, director of a non profit organization

Biography | Congressman Mike Thompson
Mike Thompason - D CA/ vineyard owner and former university teacher

Some of my management experience was Executive Director of a large, diverse non-profit organization. I was responsible for working effectively with a board of directors, hiring, firing, (70+ employees), promotion, insurance, taxes, maintenance for a very large facility, and community relations. Many others have held similar positions. Now check out what Michelle's duties were with the organization she was director of.

And small business owners are savvy in so many things including the effect of government on commerce and industry.

Again a fancy title and big salary, when little is expected to earn it, is not a qualification.
 
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while speaking about credentials, let's keep in mind that a person who had but an elementary school education and was a mediocre military leader , at best. whose only real accomplishments were working as a surveyor , a farmer ,and overseeing inherited land and slaves.

...was our first President.. and he was pretty damn good at that.

and we've had some folks with incredible credentials who weren't worth spit...and we've had some simple folks who were worth their weight in gold.
 
You consider yourself to be without any accomplishments except marriage?

I don't know about him, but my marriage is one of my biggest accomplishments... right up there with raising my kids.

the rest of my accomplishments, credentials,successes, titles, and awards pale in comparison.
 
I don't know about him, but my marriage is one of my biggest accomplishments... right up there with raising my kids.

the rest of my accomplishments, credentials,successes, titles, and awards pale in comparison.

I'd rather have someone like you, a real person and not a career politician, who would vote and propose laws that are best for the country. It's not about credentials and successes, it's what your agenda is that matters to me. If you are going to fight on what is important to me and what I think is best for the country and not just some hot shot lawyer, governor of a state, or ceo of a large corporation then I say you are just as qualified.
 
Dear God NO! What is wrong with this country....:doh
An unqualified person sent to congress based solely on their familial relationship to another unqualified political figure? What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
 
I wish Michael Jackson was alive so he could run for President but I guess Justin Beiber will have to do Go Justin!!!! Maybe the band Kiss could run.
 
I'd rather have someone like you, a real person and not a career politician, who would vote and propose laws that are best for the country. It's not about credentials and successes, it's what your agenda is that matters to me. If you are going to fight on what is important to me and what I think is best for the country and not just some hot shot lawyer, governor of a state, or ceo of a large corporation then I say you are just as qualified.
exactly.. well, except you really don't want me....I'd embarrass this country by being an asshole at inappropriate times :lol:

for me, it's agenda and character.... with a lil bit more emphasis on character.
I can tolerate a different agenda , within reason, if the person has a good character.

the ones that truly scare me are easy to spot... they are the ones that really really want the job.;)
 
I wish Michael Jackson was alive so he could run for President but I guess Justin Beiber will have to do Go Justin!!!! Maybe the band Kiss could run.

Beiber is not qualified ( thank god) the rest are all extremely flawed characters and/or dead... no thanks.
 
Nope. I've had a pretty long and mostly successful career--there have been a few exceptions--and can point to some real accomplishments in organizations/businesses/tasks I have managed. I'm just saying that my legal experience, while useful in other positions I have held, did not qualify me for much of anything other than a similar position. Nor did my limited teaching experience.

But that's not what you're saying. You're saying that very accomplished individuals have done nothing. Your own personal expectations for congress and presidential qualification aside, you're engaged in belittling very successful women.


I don't know about him, but my marriage is one of my biggest accomplishments...

I find it a rather difficult thing to avoid.
 
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