Community organizer

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Of course, it's considerably more relevant than PTA experience, but we all know that no one has ever run on PTA experience alone, no?

Obama's not running on his "community organizer" experience alone. V. convenient that his state Senate experience never is mentioned - from the coverage you'd think he went from community organizer to U.S. Senate. I merely brought up the PTA because Sarah Palin has said in both of her televised speeches now that that was what launched her "involvement."

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Obama's not running on his "community organizer" experience alone. V. convenient that his state Senate experience never is mentioned - from the coverage you'd think he went from community organizer to U.S. Senate. I merely brought up the PTA because Sarah Palin has said in both of her televised speeches now that that was what launched her "involvement."

Exactly - both have used a non-traditional beginning to their political careers to help shape their public image. Both have moved pretty far from that beginning, as well.

As far as the lack of mention of his state Senate experience, that's an issue to take up with media coverage - I don't think it's been outright dismissed, but rather that most people's experience with state government leads them to recognize that most states have a ton of congressmen that really don't do a whole lot. Fairly or not, I think it gets discounted compared with larger positions for that reason - the number of people in those positions is high, and the utility is low.