There is no specific training or career path that leads to the position of President of the United States. Now that a Black man is seriously positioned to win the nomination as the democratic candidate, why is his age and experience an issue? First of all, how is Senator Hillary Clinton so much more experienced than Senator Barack Obama? If we are counting Sen. Clinton’s stint as first lady, what in that job prepared her to be president? If Sen. Clinton wants to count her husband’s tenure as president it is important that we examine President Clinton’s record on issues impacting the Black community.
If you really do the research you might figure out that President Clinton was not necessarily as “Black” as they spin him. Don’t believe the hype. Look at Clinton’s record as it relates to African American issues. I hope people aren’t saying that he’s Black because he smoked weed and cheated on his wife, but Clinton didn’t do much for the Black community when he was in office and I doubt that his wife will do much more.
As for Sen. Obama’s age. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started SCLC when he was 35. Congressman John Lewis addressed the nation during the March on Washington at 23. The country desperately needs change now. What exactly should Barack Obama wait for?
Shelley Wynter of "The Right Side with Shelley Wynter" is host to 1380 AM WAOK, weekdays from 2 - 6 PM. He is acclaimed as being a Black Conservative. Visit him at www.ShelleyWynter.com.
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