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December 16, 2007 at 08:51:11

There are Only Three Qualifications to be President, Technically

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The challenges of holding the number one office in the land are as mysterious and varied as whatever is hidden in Area 51. It's alien territory for any man or woman who takes the oath of office for the first time...even the second time around.

Whoever is president will constantly face new challenges and dilemmas every single minute he's in office.

He can take the oath and everything in the country is going just swimmingly, and in one second it can all go south on him.

No matter what each candidate says while campaigning -- most of which is unbelievable pandering of the moment, flowery words and no answers -- all we can hope for is that whatever experience he or she brings with him works FOR us and not AGAINST us.

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Ed Martin is an unindicted curmudgeon. He is not a Democrat, Republican, conservative, liberal, deist, atheist, or a member of any -ism.
Ed MartinEd Martin is an unindicted curmudgeon. He is not a Democrat, Republican, conservative, liberal, deist, atheist, or a member of any -ism.

Qualifications

Sandy, I just wish that the founders had included disqualifications for being President. As you point out, an inmate in a mental institution is qualified, constitutionally, to be President, as is a convicted criminal serving life in prison.

If being arrogant, ignorant, illiterate, delusional, egomaniacal, psychopathic, a complete doofus and swaggering, strutting and smirking, and being goofy looking were disqualifications, George Bush would not be President.

Thanks, Ed.

by Ed Martin (120 articles, 0 quicklinks, 33 diaries, 140 comments) on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 2:11:56 PM

Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Sandy SandSandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Oh, so true!

Thanks, Ed

by Sandy Sand (143 articles, 0 quicklinks, 196 diaries, 1382 comments) on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 4:29:26 PM

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Professor Emeritus Peter BagnoloProfessor Bagnolo is a Renaissance man: Cultural Anthropologist, Architectural designer, painter, writer, novelist, theologian. As a child prodigy, abed with polio for almost two years, with an off the charts IQ, reading at the graduate level by 5th grade, offered an opportunity to skip three grades at age 8.Later He was a recipient of an Art Institute scholarship at age 11, a Ford Foundation Fellowship in Anthropology and in Painting and a merit scholarship in art, and was appointed a Graduate ...

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Qualifications

I think there ought to be additional qualifications, always had, and always thought the same ones should apply-35 up is okay with me, I know a good many octogenarians who are stabile, smart and INCORRUPTIBLE.

Extensive testing for intelligence, for morality, for flexibility, decisiveness and for having no ties to industry of any sort and for common sense when it comes to (OR)- Organized Religion-common sense meaning looked at OR with tongue firmly planted in cheek, not at God with tongue in cheek but OR with tongue in cheek. Anyone who cannot pass those tests should be booted out of contention physically.

Otherwise, fine column, Sandy!

by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (144 articles, 1 quicklinks, 95 diaries, 1311 comments) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 8:39:22 AM