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mac56

(17,575 posts) Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:52 PM Jan 2018

One last thought about "Oprah for President":

That would be a win for Dufus, in that we'll accept a much lowered bar of standards and qualifications for the office - rather than insisting on experience, and making him the aberration that he truly is.

Legitimizing and normalizing his egoism and opportunism.

Sorry, not for me.

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One last thought about "Oprah for President": (Original Post) mac56 Jan 2018 OP

Standards and quals are set by law eleny Jan 2018 #1

And we will accept what we will accept. mac56 Jan 2018 #2

It's set by the Constitution eleny Jan 2018 #6

You're not getting it. mac56 Jan 2018 #8

My point is that if you don't like the Constitution, then work to change it eleny Jan 2018 #9

He is not Timewas Jan 2018 #12

He's saying that Oprah doesn't have strong enough moral and humanistic standards? eleny Jan 2018 #13

You're missing the point entirely. mac56 Jan 2018 #14

awooosh Timewas Jan 2018 #22

Standards aren't set by law SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #3

It's in the Constitution so call it whatever eleny Jan 2018 #5

Oprah doesn't have standards? eleny Jan 2018 #15

Oprah doesn't have experience for this job. mac56 Jan 2018 #16

Then you can vote for someone else in the primaries eleny Jan 2018 #17

Have a splendid day. mac56 Jan 2018 #18

Same to you - all the best eleny Jan 2018 #19

My last thought about Oprah for President. NO! doc03 Jan 2018 #4

Thanks Stedman. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #20

Agree. But DAMN ya gotta Love the trolling she started. Wwcd Jan 2018 #7

Legitimizing his egoism and opportunism? ollie10 Jan 2018 #10

We really have reached the days of President Camacho. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #11

nor for me.. samnsara Jan 2018 #21

eleny

(46,166 posts)

1. Standards and quals are set by law

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:53 PM

Jan 2018

Until they change the law it is what it is.

mac56

(17,575 posts)

2. And we will accept what we will accept.

Reply to eleny (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jan 2018

We'll get what we put up with.

eleny

(46,166 posts)

6. It's set by the Constitution

Reply to mac56 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:02 PM

Jan 2018

Don't like it? Work to change it. Until then, it is what it is.
https://www.presidentsusa.net/qualifications.html

mac56

(17,575 posts)

8. You're not getting it.

Reply to eleny (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:05 PM

Jan 2018

I'm speaking about what we will accept, rather than what the Constitution sets out.

eleny

(46,166 posts)

9. My point is that if you don't like the Constitution, then work to change it

Reply to mac56 (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:15 PM

Jan 2018

You don't have to accept her candidacy. You can vote for someone else in the primaries and in the presidential election. That's our system we all accept until we change it.

Timewas

(2,200 posts)

12. He is not

Reply to eleny (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:21 PM

Jan 2018

Talking bout "legal constitutional " standards he is talking about what moral,humanistic standards and how low we are willing to put that bar

eleny

(46,166 posts)

13. He's saying that Oprah doesn't have strong enough moral and humanistic standards?

Reply to Timewas (Reply #12)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:23 PM

Jan 2018

mac56

(17,575 posts)

14. You're missing the point entirely.

Reply to eleny (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:23 PM

Jan 2018

Have a good day.

Timewas

(2,200 posts)

22. awooosh

Reply to mac56 (Reply #14)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 09:28 PM

Jan 2018

Right over his head....

SCantiGOP

(13,878 posts)

3. Standards aren't set by law

Reply to eleny (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jan 2018

That's not the definition of the word.

I agree with the OP

eleny

(46,166 posts)

5. It's in the Constitution so call it whatever

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:01 PM

Jan 2018

https://www.presidentsusa.net/qualifications.html

eleny

(46,166 posts)

15. Oprah doesn't have standards?

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:23 PM

Jan 2018

mac56

(17,575 posts)

16. Oprah doesn't have experience for this job.

Reply to eleny (Reply #15)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:25 PM

Jan 2018

I can't make it clearer than that.

eleny

(46,166 posts)

17. Then you can vote for someone else in the primaries

Reply to mac56 (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:25 PM

Jan 2018

mac56

(17,575 posts)

18. Have a splendid day.

Reply to eleny (Reply #17)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:26 PM

Jan 2018

eleny

(46,166 posts)

19. Same to you - all the best

Reply to mac56 (Reply #18)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 03:28 PM

Jan 2018

doc03

(35,454 posts)

4. My last thought about Oprah for President. NO!

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 02:58 PM

Jan 2018

We already have an unqualified TV personality f---g up the country. Oprah has pushed every damn
sham diet and charlatan the last forty years. We don't need more con men or women, we need
someone that has some political experience.