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MrAtlanta · May 14th, 2008, 01:01 AM

Abraham Lincoln had NO experience whatsoever, but managed to win a Civil War and at the same time emancipate black people from chattel slavery. Not bad for a man who had no experience.

OTOH, the ones with the most "Presidential experience" prior to taking office turned out to be the worst Presidents in American history (i.e., James Buchanan and Richard M. Nixon).

And anyway, Presidential experience is pretty much a myth. Out of the 43 Presidents this country has had, none of them had any real experience prior to taking office....none of them. The only men in this country who can lay claim to Presidential experience are the ones who've actually been President (i.e., Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George Bush Sr.), and none of them can or are willing to run again.

How does one go about gaining the experience to become President? You don't. Nothing you've ever done in your life can prepare you for this difficult job....nothing

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MrAtlanta Afr0 Resident MrAtlanta is offline Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 694 Thanks: 5 Thanked 48 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 17 Credits: 5,035	Abraham Lincoln had NO experience whatsoever, but managed to win a Civil War and at the same time emancipate black people from chattel slavery. Not bad for a man who had no experience. OTOH, the ones with the most "Presidential experience" prior to taking office turned out to be the worst Presidents in American history (i.e., James Buchanan and Richard M. Nixon). And anyway, Presidential experience is pretty much a myth. Out of the 43 Presidents this country has had, none of them had any real experience prior to taking office....none of them. The only men in this country who can lay claim to Presidential experience are the ones who've actually been President (i.e., Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George Bush Sr.), and none of them can or are willing to run again. How does one go about gaining the experience to become President? You don't. Nothing you've ever done in your life can prepare you for this difficult job....nothing Last edited by MrAtlanta : May 14th, 2008 at 01:42 AM.