Comments on: Professor Obama Says He’d Be President for 8-10 Years

By: The Buffalo Bean » Blog Archive » Note To David Paterson: You’re The Governor

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:12:48 +0000

[...] I guess it could be worse.. He could be a presidential candidate who thinks he’s visited 57 states and thinks he’ll serve 8-10 years if elected. [...]

By: Timothy Horrigan

Timothy Horrigan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:27:44 +0000

On a less snarky (though still snarky note), the 22nd amendment says: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. ” (The second part of that prevision, BTW, prevents George W. Bush from being re-elected, because he was appointed to serve all four years of Al Gore’s term before being elected once in his own right in 2004.)

So Obama can serve eight years, should he be re-elected in 2012 (or later, if he pulls a “Grover Cleveland.”) The Constitution has a provision for modifying or repealing constitutional amendments. Bills have been introduced several times proposing an amendment repealing the 22nd Amendment. There was a fair amount of support during Bill Clinton’s second term for such an amendment, though for some reason this support evaporated during Dubya’s Presidency. It is possible that such an amendment might be voted in at some point in the future by the Congress and then ratified by the states. It is not inconceivable that Obama might serve a third term.

By: Timothy Horrigan

Timothy Horrigan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:18:22 +0000

The left made fun of McCain for saying Czechoslovakia when he meant the Czech Republic. (He is also unclear on the fact Czechoslovakia split into two countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.) However, Obama made that remark about 57 states… even though there are only 50 states. In so doing, he evidently RELEASED McCain from the obligation to get his facts straight.

By: HeyHey

HeyHey — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:23 +0000

“However, this is politics, this is the type of stuff the media will cover, and they will attack McCain more then Obama”

You’re nuts! I don’t know which shows you watch or papers you read but McCain, so far, has gotten a pass from the media. All his flip flops, gaffes, and grandpa moments don’t really get reported on. Obama on the other hand has been attacked over the most trivial things. Just look at this thread…. No where does Obama say ‘I’m going to be President for 8-10 years’. Once again, you spin something non-existent into something existent. Let me ask you this, Have previous President’s ever traveled abroad after they leave office to speak with leaders of other countries? According to you, they do not.

By: Rana Quijotesca

Rana Quijotesca — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:40 +0000

I think that you guys are forgetting that Obama said that he would deal with an issue for a length of time longer than one in which he could serve as President, not that he would serve 10 years as President. In fact, it’s not uncommon for former Presidents to be used for diplomacy on behalf of their nations (eg: Bush I and Clinton, Carter, Roosevelt)

By: navydad

navydad — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:19 +0000

Has anyone heard the phrase “first to invent”?

The DNC has finally figured this marketing phenomenon out and they’re taking it to McCain.
Let’s face it guys, until McCain decides to take the gloves off and commence with an offensive campaign, rather than a defensive campaign, he’ll go down in a five point November flame.

Most of us here have been right about McCain all along, and to be truthful, I’m not sure I can vote for the guy.

By: William Teach

William Teach — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:25 +0000

Thrower, you are mostly correct. However, this is politics, this is the type of stuff the media will cover, and they will attack McCain more then Obama, hence, the need for those of us on the Right to highlight the Obama gaffe’s.

As far as the economy thing goes, why not explain that to the MSM? They are the ones running around the world following Barry on his summer camp trip, and rarely ask any substantive, hard edged questions of the Messiah.

If you want the short explanation, Obama will jack you taxes up, cause the price of oil to go even higher, and reduce the amount of money in your pocket.

McCain will reduce your taxes, do his best to reign in an out of control Congress in the the area of spending (and, yes, Republicans are part of the problem along with the Democrats), and allow you to keep more of the money you earn.

By: Retired Spook

Retired Spook — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:20:57 +0000

I think this makes perfect sense. I’ll bet Obama thinks with the extra 7 or 8 states he’s visited (over and above the 50 “original” states) that he’ll pick up enough votes to get him an extra 2 years. If he decides to count the votes from Alaska and Hawaii, he might even stretch it to 12. The guy is a math genius; that’s for sure.

By: Ricorun

Ricorun — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:24 +0000

What disturbs me about this kerfuffle is that Matt would be so presumptive about the presumptions of Obama. It almost sounds like he’s basically conceding Obama the first 8 1/2 years and only quibbling about what he may have meant about the remainder. Lol!

By: Thrower

Thrower — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:57:03 +0000

What garbage. I guarantee you that Obama knows that he can only serve eight years, and McCain knows Iraq and Pakistan do not share a border. This sort of gotcha nonsense results from 24-7 coverage of fallible humans, and blogging partisans eager to attack. If you are actually keeping score Matt, your guy is going to screw up more than the other guy.

How about turning off the noise long enough to hear what these guys have to say about the economy? The guy that wins this will have to lead us and I would prefer the decision to be made on things that matter to me and my family.