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I believe his post was out of frustration. Obama is a great orator with great style. He fist bumps. He gives daps to KD. He plays basketball. He appeals to a lot of younger voters like Bush appealed to avid hunters and Nascar fans.

Romney isn't swagless. He's just business. I'm sorry but if you post Obama's resume versus Romney's it's laughable.

That's not swag. I never said anything about who is more accomplished. But Romney's accomplishments are largely the result of connections he was born into in the first place.

I always judge someone's starting place when I take into account their accomplishments. It's like why I was telling people last year when that Jeremy Lin shyt was blowing up that 99% of the NBA had a more engaging story to me.

Lin came from an affluent background and the numbers said he would succeed. So much of the NBA come from humble upbringings. LeBron James becoming LeBron James is 10x more incredible than Jeremy Lin becoming Jeremy Lin. Because it was that much easier for LeBron to fail at life period.

So when I look at Romney I see a guy who had every opportunity in life and was just wise enough not to fukk it all up. I see his type all the time at school. they're entitled and have a lack of perspective.

But again, swag is not equivalent to one's accomplishments. Every professor you ever had in college is accomplished and some legendary, and 80% of them had no charisma and couldn't teach but got that job because of their research.

George Bush had 30x more swag than Mitt Romney. Cats are acting like saying someone has no swag = they aren't qualified. Al Gore was swaggerless and he would've been a better president than W.
 

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It would be laughable if they were both applying for MD of Goldman Sachs, but if you compare Romney's record as Governor of Massachusetts and Obama's record as President of the United States, it's not even close. Obama is clearly more qualified, even if you disagree with Obama's politics, talking about his "resume" when he's been the President for almost a full term is :heh:




Finland banned private schools. Teacher turnover is not a "big problem" despite what Forbes :heh: says. Turnover of teachers is not related to the quality of education I'm sorry I do not see the reasoning behind that.

:beli: More liberal left wing logic.

Then technically GWB is more "qualified" than Obama because he has 8 years to his 4

compare the same species...Obama 2 years as a Senator Vs Romney as Governor

Resume for Resume, Romney is clearly more qualified. Appearently, to some, what Obama lacks in creditentials, he makes up in "swag" :beli:

This country is getting scarier and scarier
 

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:beli: More liberal left wing logic.

Then technically GWB is more "qualified" than Obama

compare the same species...Obama 2 years as a Senator Vs Romney as Governor

Resume for Resume, Romney is clearly more qualified. Appearently what Obama lacks in creditentials, he makes up in "swag" :beli:

This country is getting scarier and scarier

Yes, technically GWB is more "qualified" than Obama, by Wesley Pipes logic. I don't know what is this mythical resume you guys keep talking about, and I never said the word swag please don't degrade my argument by adding a racial element.


In one year he didn't. In 2004. Kerry wasn't strong enough at all.

@Broken Wave

Prior to 2004 no one knew who Barack was at all. The guy makes an appearance in 2004 and the rest is history. And his Presidency is evident that he isn't "qualified".

So prior to him becomming an elected official accountable to millions of people, nobody knew who he was. Should he have been on American Idol before that?

His presidency is evidence that he is far more qualified than Mitt Romney if you compare their individual records while in power. I don't know what Barack has done to warrant charges of incompetence... I disagree on very serious issues with the President but I don't think that it is grounded in reason to call him incompetent, that is just a poor characterization of his abilities.
 
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That's not swag. I never said anything about who is more accomplished. But Romney's accomplishments are largely the result of connections he was born into in the first place.

I always judge someone's starting place when I take into account their accomplishments. It's like why I was telling people last year when that Jeremy Lin shyt was blowing up that 99% of the NBA had a more engaging story to me.

Lin came from an affluent background and the numbers said he would succeed. So much of the NBA come from humble upbringings. LeBron James becoming LeBron James is 10x more incredible than Jeremy Lin becoming Jeremy Lin. Because it was that much easier for LeBron to fail at life period.

So when I look at Romney I see a guy who had every opportunity in life and was just wise enough not to fukk it all up. I see his type all the time at school. they're entitled and have a lack of perspective.

But again, swag is not equivalent to one's accomplishments. Every professor you ever had in college is accomplished and some legendary, and 80% of them had no charisma and couldn't teach but got that job because of their research.

George Bush had 30x more swag than Mitt Romney. Cats are acting like saying someone has no swag = they aren't qualified. Al Gore was swaggerless and he would've been a better president than W.

:trash:
 

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:beli: More liberal left wing logic.

Then technically GWB is more "qualified" than Obama

compare the same species...Obama 2 years as a Senator Vs Romney as Governor

Resume for Resume, Romney is clearly more qualified. Appearently what Obama lacks in creditentials, he makes up in "swag" :beli:

This country is getting scarier and scarier

Being a corporate businessman is not the primary qualification for being President. That's the only unique qualification Romney has over Obama.
 

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So now Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II had "swag?"

:snoop:

You get a pass on Kennedy and Clinton...they were considered swingers to some extent.

Seriously, you guys set yourself up for these responses.

Worst part is...if Chris Rock were to introduce Obama, and JZ performed before his DNC speech, you'd probably applaud and say he had "swag"

I cant speak for hte first two, but definitely for the rest. Especially Reagan. You need that swag to go over the top. Voters have to think you are kind of cool in the TV age.

The only one that didnt was Nixon.
 

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You mean the one that Representative Robert Byrd, former Klansmen and Democrat of West Virginia used to show up at?

The former Klansmen who was the longest serving member in history?

Naw that convention happens the week of Sept 3rd and is in Charlotte.

I meant David Duke who ran as a republican...

Romney is getting hammed by the minority vote.

Only poll that matters is intrade.

Obama 56
Romney 43

Intrade has a 94% accuracy rate when it comes to predicting elections, you know why? Because people put money where their mouth is.

Obama will win in November...count on it.
 

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So now Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II had "swag?"

:snoop:

You get a pass on Kennedy and Clinton...they were considered swingers to some extent.

Seriously, you guys set yourself up for these responses.

Worst part is...if Chris Rock were to introduce Obama, and JZ performed before his DNC speech, you'd probably applaud and say he had "swag"


Eisenhower - Hero from greatest war ever waged

LBJ - c'mon breh...LBJ was Texas swagged the fukk out...probably the most gangster president ever. look up the story of when he talked to George Wallace in the Oval Office. might have even bodied JFK :ohhh:

Reagan - movie star...voice alone kept his swag pressure at healthy levels
 

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Being a corporate businessman is not a primary qualification for being President. That's the only unique qualification Romney has over Obama.

:beli:

The man has balanced books, holds a duel MBA/JD from Harvard and was a Republican Governor in a majority Democratic state.

There's alot of "unique" things going on there.
 
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