Well folks it seems that the politicians want us to believe that being a Community Organizer qualifies you to be President of the United States (POTUS). So let us take a look at what a Community Organizer really does and then look at what the POTUS is expected to do and see for ourselves if what they are telling us is true.
Community organizing is a process by which people living in close proximity to each other, are brought together to act in their common self-interest. Community organizers act as area-wide coordinators of programs for different agencies in an attempt to meet community needs for various services. Community organizers work actively, as do other types of social workers, in community councils of social agencies and in community-action groups. At times the role of community organizers overlaps that of the social planners.[1]
I guess this means that what a Community Organizer is a type of Social Worker at the local level.
The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by influence and recognition. The President is at the head of the executive branch of the federal government; his role is to enforce national law as given in the Constitution and written by Congress. Article Two of the Constitution establishes the President as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and enumerates powers specifically granted to the President, including the power to sign into law or veto bills passed by both houses of Congress. The President also has the power to create a cabinet of advisers and to grant pardons or reprieves. Finally, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate, the President is empowered to make treaties and appoint federal officers, ambassadors, and federal judges, including Justices of the Supreme Court. As with officials in the other branches of the United States government, the Constitution restrains the President with a set of checks and balances designed to prevent any individual or group from taking absolute power.
The President is elected indirectly through the United States Electoral College to a four year term, with a limit of two terms imposed by the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1951. Under this system, each state is allocated a number of electoral votes equal to the size of the state's delegation in both houses of Congress combined. The District of Columbia is also granted electoral votes, per the Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution. Voters in nearly all states choose, through a plurality voting system, a presidential candidate who receives all of that state's electoral votes. A simple majority of electoral votes is needed to become President; if no candidate receives that many votes, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives, which votes by state delegation.
Since the adoption of the Constitution, forty-two individuals have been elected or succeeded into the presidency, serving fifty-five four-year terms altogether. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is counted as both the 22nd and the 24th president. Because of this, all presidents after the 23rd have their official listing increased by one. Current President George W. Bush, the forty-third President, was inaugurated on January 20, 2001 to a first term and on January 20, 2005 to a second. His second term expires at noon on January 20, 2009, after which he will be succeeded by the president-elect from the 2008 presidential election.
The White House in Washington, D.C. serves as the official place of residence for the President; he is entitled to use its staff and facilities, including medical care, recreation, housekeeping, and security services. One of two Boeing VC-25 aircraft, which are extensively modified versions of Boeing 747-200B airliners, serve as long distance travel for the President, and are referred to as Air Force One while the president is on board.[1] A salary of $400,000, along with other benefits, is paid to the President annually.[2]
From the middle of the twentieth century, the United States' status as a superpower has led the American President to be dubbed "the most powerful person on earth" and he has become one of the world's most well-known and influential public figures. The official presidential anthem is "Hail to the Chief"; preceded by "ruffles and flourishes", it is primarily played to announce the President at state functions.[3]
Well folks I don't know about you but looking at the duties of the two job descriptions I don't see anything in the Community Organizer that could possibly prepare anyone to hold the office of POTUS. What do you think? Maybe that is the reason we elect so many people to the office of POTUS that have held executive positions like Governors or who have had executive experience like high ranking military officers and business people. Looks to me like someone is trying to con us into believing one thing when just the opposite is true.
It is not my position to tell you how to vote or whom to vote for but I think that a deeper look into the background and accomplishments of Barack Obama is indicated if for no other reason then to see just what else he has done in his life that could have prepared him to be POTUS. It is strange that a guy would write his autobiography and memoirs at age 25 when usually that is something you write at the end of your career, not at the beginning. Unfortunately the Illinois Political System has managed to lose or destroy all records regarding Barack Obama's service in the Illinois State Senate. The only thing that was able to be located was that the housing project he worked on as a community organizer went bankrupt and now the buildings are a part of the Southside slums again.
McCain is much easier to check because he has a history of votes and positions on issues that can be located through the U.S. Senate votes and in the Library of Congress archives.
Obama is also listed there but has never sponsored a bill himself, he has only signed on to bills sponsored by others ... not a good sign for one that claims to be a leader. Also there are no indications that Obama has ever voted against his party on any issue nor has he ever written a bill and crossed party lines to gain bipartisan support for it. On the surface it looks like the only bipartisan things he was in were when Republicans crossed the isle to join him on a bill in committee but it is unclear if he had any influence on their crossing the aisle. The most likely scenario is that the Republicans needed one of their bills passed so they agreed to help the Dems if the Dems in turn did not block the Repub bill. This sort of deal goes on all the time in Congress.
Here is a link that might help you determine some things about all of the candidates.
http://2008election.procon.org/
I hope this helps you out a bit.
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