Is Barak Obama the Sanjaya of American politics; no talent, no experience but young, attractive and charming?

Answer 1

yes.
its sad but the fact that he is black and not offensive makes him stand out on the national political stage. if he were white he would be the most boring stuffed shirt in politics.
we have come to expect so little from black politicians that this undistinguished junior senator seems exceptional (and is).

Answer 2

Barak Obama is talented, has limited political experience, is young, attractive, and charming. Those qualities may get him elected President of the United States.

Answer 3

Being a Chicagoan myself, I do have a bias towards Obama, but he's not a sanjaya (its a common noun now?). He does have talent, and more than many modern politicians can claim he has good character. He's very honest, and the people like it. You were right about the experience and youth though...that'll probably be a big issue this election.

Answer 4

He has charisma and experience:

He worked for years as a community organizer in one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Chicago. He's got a law degree from Harvard and was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review and has taught the constitution. He was a state senator for 8 years, and was elected to the Senate even after being outspent 6-1 by his opponent.

He can relate to people of all walks of life. He is incredibly well spoken and has a great understanding of the issues at hand. He is currently being criticized for not having a health care plan in place, but he is actually asking his supporters and health care professionals for their input on what the people want to be done. He also refuses to be bought by PACs and lobbyists.

Despite all of this, and the tremendous support he has from a huge portion of America, you still think he is not qualified? Perhaps less experience and few ties to special interests is just what the White House and the office of the President needs.

Answer 5

Obama actually has a lot of talent....and as for experiance, who knows what 'experiance' is needed for events that haven't yet happened? My feeling is that Sen. Obama isn't inclined to 'fight the last war'. More to the point he's inclined to look deep into the future and head off problems. To do this you have to dispense with ideology and deal with known facts....then ask, what is the best case, the worst case, the most likely outcome and the least likely outcome. After that you have to be ready to carefully watch events unfold and be prepared for a mid-course correction. The senator is that kind of guy...unlike the example of Mr. Bush who inspite of all will tie himself to a 'stay the course' regime..even if the course is objectively wrong.

Answer 6

The Senator can match experience with most of our past Presidents. Truman, Kennedy, and further back Lincoln.He was a State Senator, he is a Harvard law graduate, he had enough experience to see the mess Iraq would be, and has the managerial capability to raise funds without PAC and lobbyist money-unlike Hillary and other candidates who accept the money.

Answer 7

Sanjaya?

Answer 8

He has had more public service experience than he has been given credit for and it is an insult to him for you to compare him to a no talent like Sanjaya.
He started as a community activist in 1983, state senator (7 years) and now U.S. Senator for 2 years.
He has sponsored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427
While he was in the IL State Senate he crafted a bill that yielded over $100 million in tax cuts in a 3 year period. This makes him not fit the Republican label of the "tax and spend liberal".
Reviewing Obama's career in the Illinois Senate, a February 2007 article in the Washington Post noted his ability to work effectively with both Democrats and Republicans, and to build bipartisan coalitions. In his subsequent campaign for the U.S. Senate, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, whose officials cited his "longtime support of gun control measures and his willingness to negotiate compromises," despite his support for some bills that the police union had opposed.
He is not just flash, maybe if you took the time to actually listen to what he said, your ignorance would not show so badly.
If he can because of his message draw a crowd of 20,000 people, the largest Presidential candidate campaign political rallies in Atlanta's history easily outstripping both George W Bush who had a rally that drew 2,200 in 2000 and eclipsing the ever charismatic Bill Clinton who drew 10,000 people, he has to be taken seriously. He has also been keeping his word. Obama found out that some donors whose money totaled $50,000, were lobbyists and he returned their money to them keeping the pledge he made to keep a campaign going where he has not sold out

Answer 9

And yet you'd vote for someone that says...

"It is white." —George W Bush after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

or

"We both use Colgate toothpaste." —George W Bush after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001

or

"Do you have blacks, too?" —George W Bush to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001


What is your definition of talent and incompetence?

Answer 10

as compared to GW who is talented at lying and delivering Orwellian speeches, looks like a mentally challenged chimpanzee, has all the charm of a spoiled petulant frat boy and is experienced at being an utter failure.