Bush: Holding Three Jobs "Uniquely American"

[Penndems]

Posted on Drudge this morning:

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BUSH: HOLDING THREE JOBS 'UNIQUELY AMERICAN'
Tues Feb 8 2005 9:27:01 ET

Last Friday when promoting social security reform with 'regular' citizens in Omaha, Nebraska, President Bush walked into an awkward unscripted moment in which he stated that carrying three jobs at a time is 'uniquely American.'

While talking with audience participants, the president met Mary Mornin, a woman in her late fifties who told the president she was a divorced mother of three, including a 'mentally challenged' son.

The President comforted Mornin on the security of social security stating that 'the promises made will be kept by the government.'

But without prompting Mornin began to elaborate on her life circumstances.

Begin transcript:

MS. MORNIN: That's good, because I work three jobs and I feel like I contribute.

THE PRESIDENT: You work three jobs?

MS. MORNIN: Three jobs, yes.

THE PRESIDENT: Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that. (Applause.) Get any sleep? (Laughter.)

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[FloridaPat]

1. Applause for a lady with in her 50's with 3 kids working 3 jobs?

What is wrong with this country? They should be embarassed beyond belief.

[ck4829]

4. Not to mention one who suffers from a disorder. This family needs...

support from the government and not some chimp in a suit making jokes about it.

[ck4829]

5. Whoops. I meant to reply to the original message. Sorry

[AngryOldDem]

32. What galled me was the fact that he LAUGHED about it

Laughed at a woman in her late 50s, who is probably hanging on to all three jobs by the skin of her teeth, none of which probably come close to helping with the medical expenses for her son. I'm sure she doesn't sleep at night, for more reasons than having to go to work.

This man has no empathy, no soul.

But I guess this is just another example of a good American "embettering" herself, as he told downsized workers to do last summer.

[aden_nak]

2. "Ha ha ha, I'm rich and you're poor. Ha ha ha!"

[MostlyLurks]

3. And that's a good thing?

Isn't that basically like saying "No other nation on earth has people that need to work three jobs?" Am I missing something here?

[Ravenseye]

31. That's the Conservative Mindset

They see a woman who takes care of her children, including her disabled one, by working 3 jobs, and barely having time to sleep. They look at that and say "See? The government doesn't need to support these people, they can do it themselves."

The question of "Shouldn't a mother of 3 including a disabled child, not be forced to work 3 jobs? She works 3 jobs becuase none of the 3 will give her enough hours to be considered a full time employee, but she isn't trained for anything more, and can't spend the time to get trained, because she's working these 3 jobs and taking care of her kids. Shouldn't she be allowed to raise her children, and be able to get some training to have a better job where she only has to work 1 job and the president doesn't mock her for lack of sleep?"

[central scrutinizer]

6. Bush to red staters: "bwah hah hah neener neener"

stupid fucking morans

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[utahgirl]

7. Fantastic?

The Chimperor doesn't have a clue. I thought he couldn't say anything that could revolt me more than he already has. Wrong. This woman is a hero and he's ... not.

utahgirl

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

15. I have no idea who she is

But working a lot and having a lot of kids doesn't make one a "hero" in my book.

[utahgirl]

20. Might be so, but I

Bet we're reading different books.

:)
utahgirl

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

22. Hmm...

I suppose we probably aren't. But can't you see that a struggling working mom could also be a pretty terrible person? What makes me sick is how politics reduces everything to stereotypes. Like you're supposed to love or hate anyone who is religious or gay or lower-class or upper-class or whatever.

[74dodgedart]

8. Since Bush has never held three jobs, does that make him "uniquely" Un-Ame

Since Bush has never held three jobs, does that make him "uniquely" Un-American ?

[GiovanniC]

9. Yeah, Sadly That IS Uniquely American

You goddamned retarded, monkeyfucking, incompetent, sheep-raping, clueless inbred worthless sack of liquid shit.

IDEA! Make it so that our economy doesn't require 50+ year-old mothers of special needs children to work three goddamn jobs in the first place, fucktard.

[Penndems]

12. What a concept! Actually do something to CREATE jobs!

Oh, wait - that's something CLINTON did. Can't have anything that remotely smacks of a successful program a DEMOCRAT conjures up.

You know what's really "uniquely American" here? That we live in a free country where the Village Idiot can actually utter a comment that's as utterly callous, ignorant and devoid of any empathy as this one. THAT's "uniquely American".

How the hell would he know anything about doing anything that requires physical labor in order to put a meal on the table, considering everything's been handed to the Boy King his entire life?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

27. Sorry about your wishy washy attitude...

LOL!!

[GiovanniC]

28. Yeah, I Have This Problem With Being Too Tactful

I'll try not to be so nice to that fucker in the future.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. It's an American disgrace.

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. Jesus ! What an uncaring/unfeeling elitist POS!

He was thinking this was a good thing? :spank: Why doesn't that surprise me? "Get any sleep?" What an A$$hole! Cluessless idiot! Other then cursing this Moran! I am speechless!

[oc2002]

13. HELLO ! CALLING THE DEMOCRATS>>>THIS IS YOUR WAKEUP CALL

FREEAKING TOUCH WITH REALITY!!! H E L L OOOO !

[Az]

14. Is it a better society or worse

When a 50 year old woman has to work 3 jobs? For crying out loud. We are going the wrong way George! This is worse.

[hfojvt]

16. poor choice of words and clearly he cannot empathize

"fantastic"? - no, impressive, amazing, astounding, incredible, but not fantastic.
Anyone who has worked two jobs would know, that working three jobs would really suck.

[BiggJawn]

17. Isn't Crack Cocaine "Uniquely American", too?

Hey, lurking Freepers! aren't you so PROUD you voted for this brainless fuck, just to keep your guns and homos from marrying?

Oh, I forgot. that's what you like about the guy, the fact that just like you, he makes a damn fool of himself everytime he opens his cake-hole....

[fortyfeetunder]

18. Clues for the clueless

For the folks who voted for *, here is your final clue:

Your hardship is uniquely Murkan.

[JHB]

19. Ah, but all the RW fantasy-bots hear is...

..."I work hard to support myself and my kids . I'm not on public assistance. I don't have my hand out."

yeah, because at the end of the day, I'll be she can barely LIFT her hand.

[edbermac]

21. Uniquely stupid, isn't he?

:grr:

[Piperay]

23. So much for 'family values'

how can a single mother who works three jobs and is tired all the time spend any quality time with her kids. I thought that was supposed to be something the repukes valued, a parent SHOULDN'T have to work three jobs and should have some time to spend with the kids...chimp thinks it's funny. (???) :wtf:

[femme.democratique]

24. How could ANYONE have voted for this dolt?

I can't understand it! *ripping hair out*

[Nobody]

25. I'm about to send an email to the White House

Asking exactly what he meant by that.

[Melynn]

26. I figured out Bush's Social Security plan

Have a economy bad enough so that people work themselves into a early grave and don't collect Social Security.

[Jack Rabbit]

29. Bush must envy people who work three jobs

He doesn't know what it is like to do an honest day's work. To do three in one day? Wow!!

[rman]

30. Q: "Get any sleep?" A: "Not much, not much..."

Typical for Drudge to leave out that bit.