Maybe it's me, but it seems all one needs to do in order to be considered for POTUS by some here

[CatWoman]

is make a good speech.............

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Or a good tweet.

It's a bit discouraging, that people don't think very hard about exactly what we want in a President.

[tblue37]

3. Heh. See my other post, and check our time stamps--GMTA! nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

22. LOL!

Clearly I hit the enter key a bit ahead of you!

[tblue37]

2. Actually, a single woke tweet will bring clamorous calls of so-and-so for president! nt

[Skittles]

4. people are sooo impressed with purty speeches

yup

[maxsolomon]

5. That's how Obama got on my radar.

He was a State Senator at the time.

[jaysunb]

8. Yes...and it was at a major political event. n/t

[loyalsister]

17. And he was elected to the US Senate a couple of months later

.

[maxsolomon]

18. yes, i remember.

back then, we just had no idea how bad he was going to make whipeepo FEEL.

[loyalsister]

19. I predicted he would be president

Through my whipeepo lens, I was shocked by the ugliness that surfaced. Many of my friends have set me straight by telling me it was there all along.

[question everything]

6. Or a good catch

Heard some people here saying Diggs 2020 (as in the Minnesota Vikings receiver..)

[CatWoman]

13. LOL!!!!!

you're kidding, right?

[question everything]

23. No. I read it in the Minnesota newspaper (Fake news?)

Prince’s “Delirious” soared on the speakers throughout the building and everyone felt it.

“I’m in shock. I don’t know how to take it. This doesn’t happen in Minnesota,” said Jake Rother of Savage, who was sporting a Harrison Smith jersey.

His friend James Kolar of Mendota Heights interjected, “[Stefon] Diggs in 2020. In [Case] Keenum we trust.” He referred to the wide receiver and the quarterback who connected for the winning touchdown. He was bouncy and smiling, but minutes earlier, he said he “was biting my nails.”

http://www.startribune.com/unbelievable-but-in-a-good-way-this-time-minnesota-vikings-fans-say-after-wild-ride/469296313/

[Solly Mack]

7. Sometimes it is also a measure of just how bad things are going.

If a person is dying of thirst, a few drops of what is needed can get that person super excited. All other thought can be pushed out for just one more taste. Even the memory of that one small taste can cause a person to relive that moment and desire it again.

Sometimes it's simply an appreciation for thoughts expressed.

But, yes, one good speech does not a leader make.

[nolabear]

9. True, but Booker at least has qualifications. And that speech was a great idea.

I think he’s clearly considering running, he’s been impressed with how people do respond to not just a good speech but a forceful echo of their own thoughts, and he’s calling 45 out NOW to try to get him further into his racist corner. Expect a nickname any time now.

[CatWoman]

15. I wasn't referring primarily/strickly to Booker

[nolabear]

20. I suppose the timing made me think that.

[RandomAccess]

21. Never mind how good those qualifications are

OR how desirable his policy positions.

I'm against a Booker candidacy. He's got a lot going for him, and a lot against him. "Corporatist" ought to explain everything.

[stevenleser]

24. "corporatist" is a superficial term that is chock full of demagoguery so it explains nothing. nt

[NCTraveler]

10. It's a bit shocking.

The even more shocking aspect is how some seem to be unaware that an AA can deliver a good/great speech. They seem so shocked to see it that said individual must immediately be elevated to Presidential status. It's simply offensive.

[hlthe2b]

11. I can't think it that simple, though a good speech certainly can open the door of consideration

the distance between first consideration and my actual support/vote is about a million miles as I'd imagine is the case for most. However, a very important case in point:

The Speech That Made Obama - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/magazine/the-speech-that-made-obama.html


Barack Obama delivering the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2004.

[KG]

12. you say that like it's bad thng...

[CatWoman]

16. hi stranger

[disillusioned73]

14. There is a lot of..

personality over policy lately..

[jalan48]

25. It seems that way. Oprah was the hot item last week. How quickly they fade.

[AlexSFCA]

26. Its like whoever is the least qualified will win in 2020

[lunamagica]

27. No, it's not just you. I've noticed it too.