Romney: Washington, Lincoln, Reagan not qualified to be President

[crandc]

So Romney is proposing a Constitutional amendment that would add working in business for 3 years to the citizenship requirements for being president? I doubt he's serious, it's just his way to say he's more qualified while using code words to pretend Obama is not a birth citizen.

However, according to Romney himself, Washington (and the other founders) were unqualified to be President. So were Lincoln, both Roosevelts (of course he probably doesn't like either one), Eisenhower, who only led U.S. and Allied forces in World War II but never worked in business, and the sainted Ronald Reagan.

Qualified were Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush.

Be careful what you wish for!

 

[PapaG]

“I was speaking with one of these business owners who owns a couple of restaurants in town,” Romney said. “And he said ‘You know I’d like to change the Constitution, I’m not sure I can do it,’ he said. ‘I’d like to have a provision in the Constitution that in addition to the age of the president and the citizenship of the president and the birthplace of the president being set by the Constitution, I’d like it also to say that the president has to spend at least three years working in business before he could become president of the United States.‘”

Romney continued: “You see then he or she would understand that the policies they’re putting in place have to encourage small business, make it easier for business to grow.
Source: Raw Story (http://s.tt/1d7Bg)

Reads to me like Romney was repeating what some business owner told him, and not that Romney is advocating such an amendment.

Then again, I'm not a supersmart liberal, so perhaps I'm missing something here?

 

[Eastoff]

Reads to me like Romney was repeating what some business owner told him, and not that Romney is advocating such an amendment.

Then again, I'm not a supersmart liberal, so perhaps I'm missing something here?

It seems weird that he would repeat something he didn't agree with, or want other people to consider unless he himself believed it. But what do I know, i'm just a passive aggressive jerk.

 

[maxiep]

So Romney is proposing a Constitutional amendment that would add working in business for 3 years to the citizenship requirements for being president? I doubt he's serious, it's just his way to say he's more qualified while using code words to pretend Obama is not a birth citizen.

However, according to Romney himself, Washington (and the other founders) were unqualified to be President. So were Lincoln, both Roosevelts (of course he probably doesn't like either one), Eisenhower, who only led U.S. and Allied forces in World War II but never worked in business, and the sainted Ronald Reagan.

Qualified were Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush.

Be careful what you wish for!

I'm pretty sure Washington was a farmer and Lincoln was a lawyer. Both business.

 

[Denny Crane]

It seems weird that he would repeat something he didn't agree with, or want other people to consider unless he himself believed it. But what do I know, i'm just a passive aggressive jerk.

Seems he was using an anecdote that Joe Voter wants a guy with business experience.

 

[Eastoff]

Seems he was using an anecdote that Joe Voter wants a guy with business experience.

And does that discredit Crandc's point about strong business background presidents (lawyers excluded because Obama was a lawyer and that doesn't count right?) make for poor presidents. Have you heard about that Peanut farmer business man, republicans love so much?

ps
http://www.barackobama.com/romney/economics/

Mitt Romney ran for governor claiming his corporate experience made him uniquely qualified to grow the economy and decrease debt.

Here’s what Massachusetts got instead:

Long-term debt: Increased more than $2.6 billion
Bigger government: State spending increased more than $6 billion
Slower job growth: 47th out of 50 states in job creation
Higher taxes and fees: Increased by $750 million per year

 

[The_Lillard_King]

What would Joe the plumber say about this additional requirement for presidency?

 

[Eastoff]

What would Joe the plumber say about this additional requirement for presidency?

"I guess I lost in my GOP primary, so I don't care"

 

[3RA1N1AC]

I'm pretty sure Washington was a farmer and Lincoln was a lawyer. Both business.

and most of them sold slaves, thats business too

pretty sure reagan was an actor, thats buisiness

and obama must have sold a dime bag of weed at some point

 

[MARIS61]

The involvement of business leaders in any branch of government has always been a sure-fire recipe for graft, waste, and loss of liberty.

There is no upside.

 

[MARIS61]

Seems he was using an anecdote that Joe Voter wants a guy with business experience.

So he's completely out of touch with American voters is what you're saying?

 

[MARIS61]

I'm pretty sure Washington was a farmer and Lincoln was a lawyer. Both business.

Farmers are hardworking businessmen.

Lawyers are parasites.

If you don't know the difference, you must be a lawyer.

 

[MARIS61]

As for a President who wants to change the Constitution, no thanks. He's obviously not a Real American.

I want a President who will UPHOLD the Constitution.

 

[maxiep]

Farmers are hardworking businessmen.

Lawyers are parasites.

If you don't know the difference, you must be a lawyer.

I love it when a Realtor calls someone else a parasite. If there's a bigger externality on a process, I can't think of one.

 

[maxiep]

As for a President who wants to change the Constitution, no thanks. He's obviously not a Real American.

I want a President who will UPHOLD the Constitution.

I have no problem with changing the Constitution, so long as it follows the amendment process. I have a problem with changing the Constitution when it's done by bureaucratic regulation.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

 

[crandc]

He was indeed quoting what someone said to him, with approval. Not "someone said this" but someone said this and it's a good idea".

I'm not a liberal. But I do know the difference between neutral citation and citation with endorsement.

 

[Denny Crane]

Romney was using what the citizen said as an endorsement. For a president with business experience. I don't blame him or find anything at all wrong with this. Why shouldn't he tout his qualifications?

 

[PapaG]

He was indeed quoting what someone said to him, with approval. Not "someone said this" but someone said this and it's a good idea".

I'm not a liberal. But I do know the difference between neutral citation and citation with endorsement.

Where did he say that a constitutional amendment is a good idea, let alone proposing one, as you stated in your original post?

So Romney is proposing a Constitutional amendment that would add working in business for 3 years to the citizenship requirements for being president?