Scott Walker: Visiting six countries makes me ‘the most’ qualified to be president on foreign policy

[babylonsister]

Such a clueless doofus. He doesn't back anything he says up with anything substantial. I wish they'd call him on that.

Scott Walker: Visiting six countries makes me ‘the most’ qualified to be president on foreign policy
David Edwards
17 May 2015 at 14:09 ET



Likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker argued on Sunday that he would be the most qualified person to lead the country’s foreign policy because he had visited six countries while serving as governor of Wisconsin.

“If I choose to get into this race… I’m going to lay out a very clear plan for what we should do going forward and how we should address the issues we face here in America, and the issues we face around the world,” he told CBS News host Bob Schieffer on Sunday. “I think there is a wide open door to lay out a very clear doctrine.”

“And I do think if foreign policy plays an important role, the contrast will be clear because just about everywhere Hillary Clinton has played a role with this president — under President Obama — that part of the world is largely a failure, a mess,” he continued. “Because of the policies we’ve seen from Obama and Clinton.”

After noting that Walker had recently visited Israel, a trip partially paid for by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, Schieffer wondered what made the Wisconsin governor qualified to lead the county’s foreign policy.

“As a governor, I’ve been, just recently in Germany, in Spain and France,” Walker explained. “Earlier in the year, it was the United Kingdom on trade related missions. A few years back in China and Japan. So, that’s probably the most of any governor of either party has is that experience in terms of trade relations.”

The possible candidate suggested that he would model his foreign policy after President Ronald Reagan, who he described “the best president” on foreign policy of his lifetime. He argued that “one of the worst presidents” was President Barack Obama.

“As a governor, you have to put a cabinet in place and hopefully you pick people as smart or smarter than you on any given topic,” he remarked. “I think that’s something that’s required of a successful president.”

Watch the video below from CBS’ Face the Nation, broadcast May 17, 2015, at link~

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/scott-walker-visiting-six-countries-makes-me-the-most-qualified-to-be-president-on-foreign-policy/

[Scootaloo]

1. And while taking those vacations, Wisconsin has come to resemble Bulgaria.

Good job.

[tanyev]

2. Well if that's all it takes, I think that makes Donald Trump the front-runner.

[HereSince1628]

3. My younger brother went to Spain for a honeymoon and returned an expert on Spain

At one level it's obviously laughable to think credible experience can be gained in a few such visits.

It can provide an opportunity to make sort of true statements that can be a superficial cover for significant weakness--that aren't pursued by media or voters...

The connection to Adelson is a significant thing; Walker is not only gaining the protective cover of talking points about visits to countries as a Governor, he is proving he is a dependable paid performer to one of the biggest payers.

[pinboy3niner]

4. That makes Matt Lauer, Carmen Sandiego and Waldo more qualified than Walker

[chillfactor]

5. look at it this way.....

Walker supplies us with plenty of belly laughs...

[Romeo.lima333]

6. being the dumbest person in 6 countries doesnt make you presidential material

[global1]

7. I've Visited 19 Countries....

does that make me more qualified than Walker?

[bklyncowgirl]

8. Wow I've been to Britain, Ireland, Mexico, Greece, France, Italy, Belgium and Germany!

I'm qualified to be President!

[KingCharlemagne]

9. DUer Jackpine Radical (who I believe lives in Wisconsin) has cautioned us

elsewhere about taking Walker less than seriously. A President Walker will usher in an era of American fascism unlike anything we've ever seen before. We mock him at our peril.