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    Reza Aslan‏Verified account @rezaaslan 8 Jan 2018
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    Reza Aslan Retweeted Franklin Leonard

    Not sure any of those things are qualifications for running the largest most complex bureaucracy in the world, leading the fight for freedom and democracy abroad, fixing a disastrously unfair economy at home, and dealing with urgent threats to US and global security.https://twitter.com/franklinleonard/status/950436578731573248 …

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    Franklin LeonardVerified account @franklinleonard
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    Show me the candidate who has accomplished more with their lives, who’ll get numbers like Oprah in a general, and who can do what she did last night. I’ll wait.
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      2. Franklin Leonard‏Verified account @franklinleonard 8 Jan 2018
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        Sadly the qualifications for winning and succeeding at the job differ dramatically.

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      2. Archivist1000‏ @Archivist1000 8 Jan 2018
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        So you think there are 'some' who have that 'experience' to do that job as you describe? No. What there is >> People who are well read, able/willing to learn, can deal w/people, have wide life-experience, proven ability to manage time .. THOSE ARE SKILLS that a leader needs.

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      3. Archivist1000‏ @Archivist1000 8 Jan 2018
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        NOBODY comes to the job with EXPERIENCE at that job - so the SKILLS SET needs to be evaluated. There are people who have that skill set, OPRAH is one of those people and @realDonaldTrump does NOT. He is not CAPABLE of doing the job.

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      1. Eric Johnson‏ @LogTechEric 8 Jan 2018
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        Largest most complex bureaucracy in the world? India: Hold my beer

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      1. Jamie Johnson‏ @_shunyata0 8 Jan 2018
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        I will not vote for any celebrity candidate in 2020; I have been bitching about republicans voting for one. Just saying.

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      1. Parvez Ahmed‏ @parvezahmed 8 Jan 2018
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        When Dems run technocrats they lose - Hillary and Kerry. When they run inspirational candidates they win - Obama and Bill. Running Oprah makes the most sense as she will heal the divide much more effectively than any career politician.

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      1. beth hurley‏ @sdbeth 8 Jan 2018
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        After trump, it seems all bets are off

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      1. Mariam Watt‏ @MariamWatt 8 Jan 2018
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        After the damage we will have sustained from the Trump regime, more then ever we need to hire someone with the skills for this job, not just someone who is popular and successful in a very different kind of role in the private sector. The skill sets are not equivalent.

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      1. Pastor David Jewberg‏ @opiateofblame 8 Jan 2018
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        Yeah... I’d rather have someone who spent their lives serving the public and understands, policy, lawmaking, and diplomacy, than a talk show host who’d win a popularity contest. We need experience and insight, not more TV personalities.

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      2. Jason Argonaut‏ @JasonArgonaut7 8 Jan 2018
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        What's critically important for any leader is to surround oneself with the best, most qualified people in order to make an informed decision. To the extent that Oprah (or anyone else, for that matter) does that, is the extent to which maximum effectiveness is achieved.

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      3. Jason Argonaut‏ @JasonArgonaut7 8 Jan 2018
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        No, she's not the most qualified candidate, clearly... but we seem to be living in a celebrity era. I would prefer the local dog-catcher than the narcissist-in-chief, Trump.

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      1. Miss Susan‏ @damiansnewgran 8 Jan 2018
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        No more celebrities! Not even Oprah!

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      1. a dabbler  👀‏ @ArmchairDabbler 8 Jan 2018
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        If T hasn’t been carted off in chains and is running in 2020, we run Oprah. Ppl want star power?Give em a real star. Racists & sexists can hide behind ‘oh but he has experience and that matters now’ But really hoping we can get back to normalcy - leaders w/policy/govt experience

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      1. ol’punchy‏ @Right_Bytes 8 Jan 2018
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        Shes just trying to use her pull in Hollywood to steal trumps election gimmick. Or the left is doubling down with a black woman cause just being a white woman wasnt high enough on the hierarchy of victimization to win.

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      1. Donna Trousdale‏ @theshickles 8 Jan 2018
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        She’s done all of those things on business and personal level. She’s one of the all time greatest influencers and lives her life with integrity and compassion. I would trust her to run anything and leave it a better place then when she started. She’s profoundly inspirational.

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      1.  🇺🇸 #RESIST #Deport_Trump‏ @fabul1st 8 Jan 2018
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        True; but he will generate YUUGE ratings bungling up all those things.

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      1. chris‏ @cw13131313 8 Jan 2018
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        At least we would know she wouldn't hire her children, is a proven billionaire who wouldn't need to use the office for personal enrichment and has a history of service and advocacy.

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      1. el dolor‏ @eldolordelculo 8 Jan 2018
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        Agreed, VSG, but she is still vastly more qualified than the jackass who’s in there now.

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