Bush Salutes Workers on Labor Day Weekend

[Catshrink]

from Yahoo:

Bush Salutes Workers on Labor Day Weekend

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites) says his latest round of tax cuts, increased worker productivity and more orders for manufacturers all point to economic recovery, but that he won't be satisfied until "the economy creates enough new jobs for American workers."

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He says Congress can help him — and the nation's workers — by passing a comprehensive energy plan, legal reform to curb frivolous lawsuits and new free trade agreements.

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Don't you love the line about "frivolous lawsuits"? Tell that to Faux News!

And there's more about his wonderful tax cuts, etc. Makes me puke.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030830/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_1

Current story rating: 2.20 with 57 vote(s).

[Demobrat]

1. I like the part about free trade agreements.

More jobs leaving America = more jobs for Americans.

[Catshrink]

3. Oh yeah, that was priceless.

And how about the part where "millions of families are receiving $400 checks?" I don't know many who got $400/kid.

[schultzee]

25. I have a salute for bu$h....the finger.

He is taking our jobs, our money, our kid's future, our Democracy, and turning us into a big bannana republic while he and his filthy kind live off our sufferring.

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. I salute

all the workers who have become unemployed due to the Bush economic recovery moves. I hope these people who have been layed off due to cuts or closings can find work in our in-the-toilet economy.

I hate Bush. His voice, his face, his ridiculous ingratiating speeches to a public assumed to be stupid enough to buy his bullshit makes me :puke:

[Ernesto]

4. Get me a towel

I just barfed all over myself.
What a great way to celebrate labor: tell us how wonderful his tax cut is. How is a tax cut related to productivity BTW?
Sounds like the thread title should read: "Bush salutes self on labor day weekend".

[MaineDem]

5. He has no clue

None whatsoever.

He has no right saying this crap. How dare he!

[NormanConquest]

6. This worker gives Bush the single finger salute!

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[MarianJack]

7. Why Not?

He's given it to all of us. At least to the non-millionaires.

Wouldn't it be nice to take a month long tax paid vacation? :beer:

[SOS]

8. Absurd

Increased worker productivity = Fire half the staff and make the remaining half do double the work for the same pay.

Tax cuts have done nothing to reduce unemployment yet. First cut was in 2001. How many years does it take?

Lawsuits? What is he talking about? Of the 3 million jobs lost (net) how many were due to lawsuits?

"Free" trade? Please. Exporting your job to India won't help you put food on your family!

I'm sure the unemployed will get relief once the energy companies get to rip off the consumer even more.

"I'm a white Republican who just doesn't get it." - George W. Bush

[Bandit]

22. How many years does it take?

At least twelve because that is when the Reagan tax cuts kicked in. Two thirds the way through Clinton's time in office and Reagans economy kicked in. After Bush* gets the boot and a Democrat takes over it will be Bush*'s economy that will kick in after a few years. :crazy: Ya sure I believe this crap.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

9. I understand he's going to give the next Labor Day speech in India.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Bush salutes government workers by cutting their pay raises in 2004

This is the same Bush that wants to get rid of overtime pay for everyone else. This time he is targeting government employees, including those that work for DOD, CIA, FBI, Homeland Department, etc:

August 27, 2003
President moves to limit 2004 federal pay raise
By Tom Shoop

President Bush issued a plan Wednesday designed to limit the pay increase for white-collar federal employees to an average of 2 percent in 2004.

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In a letter to congressional leaders Wednesday, President Bush outlined his alternative. It called for a 2 percent raise, divided between a 1.5 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent in locality pay raises, which are determined by pay surveys conducted across the country by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

President Bush initially proposed the 2 percent raise in his fiscal 2004 budget, presented to Congress earlier this year.

Bush said he acted to limit raises because “full statutory civilian pay increases…would interfere with our nation’s ability to pursue the war on terrorism.”

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0803/082703ts1.htm

[Catshrink]

12. Not to mention paycuts for soldiers in Iraq

This is from Edwards' website:

http://edwards.senate.gov/press/2003/0814a-pr.html

[schultzee]

26. Massa wants the peasants to die for him but he is too greedy to

even pay them enough money to support their families. I give bu$h the one finger salute.

[radfringe]

33. salute labor with one lip, screw them with the other

THE GRINCH THAT STOLE LABOR DAY
by Greg Palast
Friday Aug 29, 2003

In celebration of the working person's holiday, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has announced the Bush Administration's plan to end the 60-year-old law which requires employers to pay time-and-a-half for overtime.

I'm sure you already knew that -- if you happened to have run across page 15,576 of the Federal Register.

According to the Register, where the Bush Administration likes to place it's little gifts to major campaign donors, 2.7 million workers will lose their overtime pay -- for a "benefit" of $1.53 billion. I put "benefit" in quotes because, in the official cost-benefit analysis issued by Bush's Labor Department, the amount employers will now be able to slice out of workers' pockets is tallied on the plus side of the rules change.

Nevertheless, workers getting their pay snipped shouldn't complain, because they will all be receiving promotions. These employees will be re-classified as managers exempt from the law. The change is promoted by the National Council of Chain Restaurants. You've met these 'managers' - they're the ones in the beanies and aprons whose management decisions are, "Hold the lettuce on that."

My favorite of Chao's little amendments would re-classify as "exempt professionals" anyone who learned their skill in the military. In other words, thousands of veterans will now lose overtime pay. I just can't understand why Bush didn't announce that one when he landed on the aircraft carrier.

[0007]

11. This is breaking News?

Give me a fucking break, this mother fucking asshole said this same goddamn shit two months fucking
months ago.

So what the fuck is new about it?

This shit should go in file 13 immediately. It should be rated a fucking -10. Who in fuck would rate this story
any fucking higher is insane.

I salute this junior that claims to be our leader with my dick in my hand for him to suck.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

13. LOL... I think Bush is doing a better job than usual at pissing

people off this weekend!
:toast:

[maggrwaggr]

14. Bush - "And don't forget to fill up yer gas tanks!"

and line my friend's pockets even more!

Fuck you very much and God bless Me.

[VolcanoJen]

15. "Fuck you very much and God bless me."

LMAO, magr!!!

:-)
Jennifer

[schultzee]

27. Yea, support the pigs family's oil money. "fill yer tanks."

I am not leaving the house Mr. appointed pResident.

[Catshrink]

16. Check out Will Pitt's speech

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=251767

[Unforgiven]

17. Satisfied?

but that he wont't be satisfied until " the economy creates enough new jobs for American workers."

Well then, I guess he will never be satisfied! Walmart can't hire that many part timers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AntiCoup2K4]

18. Shrub can't get no....

...satisfaction!

[DavidDvorkin]

19. I got a really good job

during the Golden Clinton Years.

And I lost it in July during the Bush Disaster. And haven't been able to find another.

So from a would-be worker, here's a salute: Fuck you, George.



http://www.dvorkin.com

[schultzee]

24. Ditto. If that sociopath could spend just one day really working and

worrying about having to make ends meet.

[myomy]

20. Like he gives a rats ass about the ordinary people.

For junior, itÕs just another holiday that keeps him out of the office for another day.

[area51]

21. my message for Shrub

As someone who is unemployed in George W. Hoover's Depression economy, I'd like to tell Shrub up yours!



I can't wait 'til Nov. '04 to kick your fscking ass out of office, and for this economy to start a real recovery.



"Statistically speaking, it's easier to get admitted into Harvard University than to get a job in this economy."

--CBS News, 8/1/03

[schultzee]

23. Did the massa lower himself to talk to the commone folk?

Lieing hypocritical sociopath.

[revcarol]

28. When I heard that clip about the "productivity of workers" increasing,

the TV went off, otherwise I WOULD HAVE PUT MY SHOE INTO IT!!

INSULTING WORKERS ON LABOR DAY, his idea of a cute joke...

Get out the Clorox, we gotta get rid of those nasty germs and viruses.

[ewagner]

29. How utterly

Orwellian his speeches have become!

Black is white. Bad is good, up is down.

One finger salute...from a whole BRIGADE of DUers.

[Furity]

30. How wonderful

That he can honor America's workers while coming off of his MONTH LONG vacation. God bless Chimpy.

~Furity

[farmboxer]

31. Bush Is Anti-Labor To The Extreme!

Bush is a sick joke, but he has all the money and the Corporate media to keep building his "Fourth Reich".

[Voltaire99]

32. Like having syphilis "salute" your nervous system. (n/t)

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