Hillary Clinton-has she had a private sector job where she ran a company? Or managed a state, city or village?

Question

Just trying to understand how she can possibly be qualified to even run for office of the President. Seriously, managing the US takes experience like that of a CEO- someone who has in their background, years of runnning a very complex "organization"- be it a company or major government entity. Hillary, along with several other candidates on both sides do not have any of this. How can one justify even defending the credentials of Hillary and the others who do not have any of the above mentioned atributes is totally beyond comprehension.

Senator positions do not require and are not inherently "management" jobs so that in and of itself is not a qualification.

PEOPLE!!!!! I am looking for answer to the question NOT Bush bashing. MANAGEMENT qualifications is what is being sought. If all you can do is not provide a legitamate answer and go on a tirade about Bush, please do not answer.

AGAIN ....PEOPLE..... detouring from the question at hand to talk about others is a waste of everyone's time! Expecially mentioning former presidents who were GOVERNORS="management" experience. That does not bolster your answer in any way.

Think before answering! Trying to reiterate the "basic" requrements for someone to run does not bode well for you in your answer or reflect well on you.

This is actual experience and qualification. If you put out a talking point, bck it as to WHY that equals a qualification!!!

Thank you!

Answer 1

She was on the Board of Directors for Wal-Mart,but I think that was primarily a way for Wal-Mart to send some money her way,without actually "bribing" her. And she did turn a $1000 dollars into $100,000 in 24 hrs through investments,showing her incredible skills as a money manager.Or was that perhaps a bribe too. Actually I can't think of any real personal accomplishment on her part,were it not for Bill she would probably be a lower level Lawyer somewhere.

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Answer 2

Never mind the "management experience", I am just wondering if HRC has ever had a non-governmental job. Not joking, I am truly curious. While I can't bring myself to vote for Trump, it would be good to have a POTUS that knows what it's like to work and produce results in the private sector. I fully appreciate that elected officials work hard and I think she would do so as POTUS, but it's different.

Answer 3

Being a C.E. O. is not one of the requirements to run for president, nor is it a requirement that one have ever had a "private sector" job at all. Hillary has managed several successful investment firms, been a private practice attorney and the First Lady of a state and the United States. She has more foriegn policy experience then anyone running in either of the two major parties. She is a natural born American citizen and meets the age requirements. What is truely mind boggling is the paper thin criticisms that are made about her.

Answer 4

You’re apparently making up your own set of requirements for president, none of which are in the Constitution.

If you look at the records of some presidents who had so-called management experience versus others who didn’t, that qualification would seem to be irrelevant. Lincoln, for instance, was one of our greatest presidents but his management experience was minimal, outside of running his law practice.

I can't help but mention Bush as a counterargument because he is such a glaring example of how weak your argument is. Bush had so-called “management” experience and look where that’s gotten us.

Answer 5

If you are using that as an example, why on earth was Bush allowed to run for President? He ran an oil company right into the ground, didn't he? As a matter of fact, everything he ran he ran poorly. Why did the country vote for him, then?


The woman has been involved with politics her whole working life. She is a former first lady who was very active politically while her husband was President. There are some who feel that she was the driving force in her husband's election and Presidency. I do not understand why she would be considered not to have experience for the job. I think she has too much political experience, myself.

Answer 6

She has headed a non-profit charity and she is a US Senator. It would be bad to have another person who failed at every business venture as President wouldn't it? Perhaps experience in business is not all that important since the current one, although he ran business, failed in every single business venture he was in.

Answer 7

Following graduation from Yale, she became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund.

After serving as only one of two women lawyers on the staff of the House Judiciary Committee considering the impeachment of Richard Nixon.

Hillary ran a legal aid clinic for the poor when she first got to Arkansas and handled cases of foster care and child abuse. Years later, she organized a group called Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. When she was just 30, President Carter appointed her to the board of the United States Legal Services Corporation, a federal nonprofit program that funds legal assistance for the poor.

When Bill was elected Governor of Arkansas, Hillary continued to advocate for children, leading a task force to improve education in Arkansas through higher standards for schools and serving on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, helping them expand and improve their services. She also served on national boards for the Children's Defense Fund, the Child Care Action Campaign, and the Children's Television Workshop.

She also continued her legal career as a partner in a law firm. She led the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, which played a pioneering role in raising awareness of issues like sexual harassment and equal pay. Hillary was twice named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America.

She was also on the board for Wal-mart.

Answer 8

Hillary has had only one ambition in life; power. She has managed, created and accomplished nothing. The only reason she remained married to Clinton -- whom she despises -- is that she wanted to hitch her wagon to his star. Simply put, she's a political prostitute.

Answer 9

Wasn't the running joke during Bill Clinton's presidency that she already has been president for 8 years???

Answer 10

As you already know, she is not qualified in any way to run a nation. Her whole campaign centers around her being the only woman candidate. Her claims to be able to hold her own with the men broke down terribly during the last debates. Then she fell back on the "the boys are picking on me" complaint.