Thomas Friedman on Hardball... what a jerk. He is happy that

[LittleApple81]

the Americans cannot have any free time to be able to compete with $5 an hour paid in other parts of the world. THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU. NO OVERTIME, NO TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. SMILE, BE HAPPY.

[LittleApple81]

1. We are exporting the jobs and the jobs are on the rise????

Jerk, they are not the same jobs, they are not the good paying jobs. They should outsource his job and him.

[PA Democrat]

2. I think Friedman has lost his mind

Cheerleader for Iraq invasion. Cheerleader for outsourcing. He is screaming like a lunatic. Karl Rove surely could find a place in the bush campaign for Tom.

[LittleApple81]

5. Outsource Friedman! Outsource Friedman! (I am remembering Al Franken

when he had his Indian version (outsourced Al). That was really funny. But with Friedman I want it done for real. The Indian would do a much better job for a cheaper price.

[LittleApple81]

3. Ohio is still going for Bush??? I cannot believe it. Whatever Kerry says

we are all free traders now? ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[BabsSong]

8. LittleApple--what is he saying about Ohio??

I came in on the very end of a report yesterday on Ohio and only heard that Nader is pulling a mere 3%---what are the stats?? Is Bush really pulling ahead there. If so, I hope they rot in "no job land" for a long time. If they can't see the light, that let them live in the dark.

[Southsideirish]

4. As David Brooks says - a job is a job, benefits or no. If you

want a job with benefits - get one - if you want one without benefits (???) - get one of those. Its easy!!! (If you're a rich neo-con)

[AG78]

6. He'll be on...

The Daily Show tonight.

[LittleApple81]

9. Goody. Not even Tweety could stop laughing about his rationale.n/t

[Mountainman]

7. How can we take advantage of lower prices of good if we can't afford even

them?

I am convinced that when someone like Friedman says outsourcing is good, he means it's good for him. He doesn't give a damn about the little guy. In Bush world there is two economies. One for his supporters who are wealthy and one for the rest of us. Just like Edwards said. The Bush supporters economy is doing fine. They got a tax cut and products are cheaper for them. They will always be OK.

[MisterP]

10. oh, Mr. Golden Straitjacket!

Greg Palast has the kibosh on ya!

[robcon]

11. Friedman is the most brilliant op-ed writer I know of

His description of globalism as a grass-roots movement throughout the world is spot on.

[evil_orange_cat]

12. you must not know of a lot of op-ed writers... ;)

see Krugman... Friedman's a tool.

[J2001]

13. outsource the president and his minions

We should outsource the president and his minions until November LOL

[NNN0LHI]

18. Friedman is a whack job. He has shit for brains n/t

[JohnLocke]

14. Friedman is an interesting guy (nt).

[ikojo]

15. For those who sit atop the income ladder and do

not have to worry about earning a paycheck, outsourcing is good. It creates profits for already profitable corporations, thus creating greater dividends on investments.

I have a friend who is from a wealthy family (she doesn't HAVE to work and lives primarily off investments her daddy made for her). She says that whatever happens to someone, that it's all a matter of attitude. If one's attitude is positive then one will do well even if one is laid off.

She says we choose how to react to events in our lives and those choices affect the outcome.

[kodi]

16. shorter friedman: 50 hour work weeks or government cheese.

and those chinese would happy for that, so don't get uppity, prole.

[Generator]

17. Frankly, I found him creepy

My husband is firmly Dem but pro free trade. (Oh vey the Nafta fights we've had) But what he and Friedman never get is hey it's not your job that's lost. Yet. The higher up the economic/educational food chain you go the easier it is to be complacent about jobs lost.

Yes, it benefits India. I'm not Indian. Sorry that I want jobs here first. What is hard about that concept?

[EndElectoral]

19. Friedman has no credibilty

He was such a huge op-ed proponent of the Iraq war. I remember reading him and just swearing for hours afterwards.

[Nlighten1]

20. I was listening to NPR today on the way home from work..

There was a commercial for WalMart stating that "we create jobs" for the community.

They were also plugging Tom Friedman as a guest later this week.


Ug.