Their time is up. Their time is up. Their time is up.

Oprah uttered those words to resounding applause during her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globes. The essence of her speech was that young people watching should see the first black woman accept this award and know that society is at a breaking point and women are turning the tables against the patriarchy. Oprah successfully managed to capture the spirit of the #metoo movement, while tactfully evoking significant historical black figures Recy Taylor and Sidney Poitier. It was a genuine and heartfelt sentiment that felt a lot like watching a Voice blind audition where all four judges turn around — it was kitschy and passionate and I’ll probably watch it over and over again (as I do with Voice blind auditions).

Oprah’s speech, for a while after the awards ceremony, was the №1 trending video on YouTube. Curious to see the public perception to the speech, I opened the news (i.e., turned on my phone) and, to my surprise, Oprah is now a potential Democratic presidential candidate. To her credit, she has not announced a presidential bid, but with the discussions in the media, she might as well have. YouTube suggested I watch Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks being interviewed by Ellen and Ellen was gushing like a white college Democrat at a Bernie Sanders rally over the idea that Oprah be President.

Oprah’s success should not be understated — a black woman who has overcome rural poverty to becoming a self-made billionaire. She is admirable and inspiring. However, these are not qualifications for being the President of the United States of America.

Per Article II of the Constitution, the President is meant to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Among other responsibilities, the President is Commander-in-Chief, can grant reprieves and pardons and can make treaties. Under the Obama White House, there were more than 4 million people in the executive branch of the federal government (if you include the armed services). What alternate universe is Ellen living in where she thinks that Oprah Winfrey is qualified to do this job?

As demonstrated with our current President, this job is more than just a set of values, either abhorrent or inspiring, depending on who you are talking to. The old adage is “if you aren’t a Democrat in your 20s, you don’t have a heart; if you aren’t a Republican in your 40s, you don’t have a brain.” It is time we stopped voting with our hearts and started voting with our brains, whether we vote Democrat or Republican. Let us vote for those values we believe in while also voting for the people capable of making them a reality. Let us vote for progress and idealism and take care that those executing that vision have the experience to do just that. Yes, their time is up! But, Oprah, you do not need to be our timekeeper.

I get the attraction. Trump’s base wants to “drain the swamp.” I, too, have my distrust of formally educated politicians. However, would liberals not be doing the exact same thing by nominating a celebrity like Oprah? Isn’t that just more of the same? Obviously, I would welcome an Oprah presidency over a Cruz or Huckabee presidency because she believes in all of the same ideals that I do (women and men are equal, LGBTQ people are equal, there is systemic, institutionalized racism in America and more needs to be done to combat it, etc.). But, what makes the Left so self-righteous that their “Trump” is better than the Right’s. This is what got us into the problem in the first place. The liberal list of values is a list of equality; the Trump list is a list of border walls and getting rid of wasting money on environmental regulations for a fake global warming conspiracy. Why is the Left’s list objectively correct?

I haven’t finished “Fire and Fury” yet, but I think one takeaway so far is that a celebrity is not a politician. Barack Obama was a professor of constitutional law. Constitutional. Law. I’ve studied constitutional law — it’s really complicated. Bush has an MBA from Harvard — he might have gotten it through nepotism, but at least he has it. Even Reagan was governor of California before he became president, learning what it takes to govern.

I’m not sorry that I don’t want Oprah to be President and I want someone like Elizabeth Warren or Kamala Harris (or any other list of Democrats who I am sure have had to “play the game” to get where they are) to be President instead.

Does Oprah know how to bridge the partisan gap? Does Oprah know how to decrease the deficit while strengthening the middle class? Does Oprah have a plan for peace in the Middle East? “No, but she will surround herself with intelligent people who will advise her.” Not good enough for me! I want my President to lead. Lead with knowledge. Lead with experience. And, most of all, lead by recognizing that the Trump presidency has demonstrated that leading the United States of America is a job that affects many people and might be best left to those who have worked their whole careers to do it.

That being said, I hope she keeps up with the YouTube sound bytes — they are really addictive.