makeorbreak
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Everyone is saying Oprah Winfrey should run for President in 2020. This would be a big mistake.
If people were to vote for her because she's a woman, wrong reason. Hillary Clinton received votes because she was a woman but she had too much other baggage to qualify her for the position.
If it is because she's black, wrong reason also. Barack Obama also made mistakes and wasn't the best President.
If they want a black woman in the White House, wrong reason again. There is no reason to believe these two qualities make her an ideal candidate.
If people still believe a non-politician should be in the White House, wrong reason. Look at Donald Trump. Political experience should be considered a must. Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor with no political experience. He borrowed more money than previous governors even though he said he didn't believe in borrowing. He left office with record deficits in place after saying he would balance the budget. Clint Eastwood also had no prior political experience and ran only to eliminate the ban on ice cream cones in the town.
If people want to support someone who has enough of their own money, they will not have to take contributions and create a debt, wrong reason. Again, look at Donald Trump. Look at Arnold and Clint. Donald and Arnold both accepted money, choosing not to totally fund their campaigns as they had said they would. They both owed people favours. Clint donated his $200 yearly salary as Mayor to charity but let's face it, he didn't need the money either and his campaign probably came under that total anyway.
If people want someone who can say they are a business success and able to run a country, wrong reason. A country is much more difficult to run than a business and the stakes are much higher. Look at Donald, Arnold and Clint. All have highly successful entertainment and business careers but that didn't prepare them for the job of running a country, not just financially but defensively and strategically.
If people want a leader who is without scandal in their background, Arnold had a sexual harassment allegation against him both entering and leaving office. A book making the rounds reveals a Clint Eastwood he hid. The book alleges Clint to be abusive man who played the field and had several illegitimate children. But now, a new book exposes the real man a violent, man who fathered several illegitimate and forced abortions on one but not two women he had affairs with. Sure, most of this came out after he had served as Mayor but some of the gossip would have been out there. Hillary Clinton's husband had affairs while in the White House and she dogged on the women who dared to speak up. Then, there were rumours about the running of the Clinton Foundation and the infamous e-mail scandal where she reportedly revealed potentially top secret information on an unsecure server. Then, there's Oprah who is being sued by a female executive for denying the woman a promotion because she became pregnant.
The best person to run against Donald Trump, if he is stupid enough to run again, could be either a man or a woman, white or black or any other colour, rich or not so rich. The main thing is they need to be someone who can unite a shattered country, not just representing one segment of the larger population. They need to have political experience though, no matter how much they want to serve the people and lead the nation.
Oprah is just not that person. She is, at best, a celebrity and that is not what the country needs. The U.S. needs someone who can get the people to look to the future and forget about the past. Whatever has already happened and frankly, it wasn't that great. People have to stop thinking in terms of black and white.
Sometimes, there is beauty in the graytones.
A leader is not supposed to appeal to only some of the voters all of the time and certainly not all of the people some of the time. America needs someone who can serve all of the people all of the time without anyone feeling they are not part of the big picture. They also need equal amounts of political savvy, the strength to stand up under terrible stress, the compassion to treat everyone with respect regardless of their beliefs or circumstances and the knowledge to do the right thing at the right time.
That's big shoes to fill but Oprah is not that person.
If people were to vote for her because she's a woman, wrong reason. Hillary Clinton received votes because she was a woman but she had too much other baggage to qualify her for the position.
If it is because she's black, wrong reason also. Barack Obama also made mistakes and wasn't the best President.
If they want a black woman in the White House, wrong reason again. There is no reason to believe these two qualities make her an ideal candidate.
If people still believe a non-politician should be in the White House, wrong reason. Look at Donald Trump. Political experience should be considered a must. Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor with no political experience. He borrowed more money than previous governors even though he said he didn't believe in borrowing. He left office with record deficits in place after saying he would balance the budget. Clint Eastwood also had no prior political experience and ran only to eliminate the ban on ice cream cones in the town.
If people want to support someone who has enough of their own money, they will not have to take contributions and create a debt, wrong reason. Again, look at Donald Trump. Look at Arnold and Clint. Donald and Arnold both accepted money, choosing not to totally fund their campaigns as they had said they would. They both owed people favours. Clint donated his $200 yearly salary as Mayor to charity but let's face it, he didn't need the money either and his campaign probably came under that total anyway.
If people want someone who can say they are a business success and able to run a country, wrong reason. A country is much more difficult to run than a business and the stakes are much higher. Look at Donald, Arnold and Clint. All have highly successful entertainment and business careers but that didn't prepare them for the job of running a country, not just financially but defensively and strategically.
If people want a leader who is without scandal in their background, Arnold had a sexual harassment allegation against him both entering and leaving office. A book making the rounds reveals a Clint Eastwood he hid. The book alleges Clint to be abusive man who played the field and had several illegitimate children. But now, a new book exposes the real man a violent, man who fathered several illegitimate and forced abortions on one but not two women he had affairs with. Sure, most of this came out after he had served as Mayor but some of the gossip would have been out there. Hillary Clinton's husband had affairs while in the White House and she dogged on the women who dared to speak up. Then, there were rumours about the running of the Clinton Foundation and the infamous e-mail scandal where she reportedly revealed potentially top secret information on an unsecure server. Then, there's Oprah who is being sued by a female executive for denying the woman a promotion because she became pregnant.
The best person to run against Donald Trump, if he is stupid enough to run again, could be either a man or a woman, white or black or any other colour, rich or not so rich. The main thing is they need to be someone who can unite a shattered country, not just representing one segment of the larger population. They need to have political experience though, no matter how much they want to serve the people and lead the nation.
Oprah is just not that person. She is, at best, a celebrity and that is not what the country needs. The U.S. needs someone who can get the people to look to the future and forget about the past. Whatever has already happened and frankly, it wasn't that great. People have to stop thinking in terms of black and white.
Sometimes, there is beauty in the graytones.
A leader is not supposed to appeal to only some of the voters all of the time and certainly not all of the people some of the time. America needs someone who can serve all of the people all of the time without anyone feeling they are not part of the big picture. They also need equal amounts of political savvy, the strength to stand up under terrible stress, the compassion to treat everyone with respect regardless of their beliefs or circumstances and the knowledge to do the right thing at the right time.
That's big shoes to fill but Oprah is not that person.
