AP: Kerry, In South, Rips Bush on Job Losses

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33929-2004Mar5.html

By MIKE GLOVER
The Associated Press
Friday, March 5, 2004; 3:45 PM

NEW ORLEANS - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday said job losses "rip the heart out of our economy" and criticized President Bush's ability to make up for the millions of jobs that have disappeared during his administration.

Swinging into the South on his first campaign trip since locking up the nomination with Super Tuesday primary victories, Kerry was focusing on employment at a rally in New Orleans. When the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.6 percent, Kerry told reporters in Boston, "At this rate the Bush administration won't create its first job for more than 10 years."

"Americans have a clear choice in this election. They can either suffer with more and more job losses that rip the heart out of our economy or they can give George Bush a new job," he said.

<>In a statement, Kerry noted recent criticism of him from Vice President Dick Cheney: "This week, Dick Cheney said that if America had my kind of tax policies instead of George Bush's policies that we 'would not have had the kind of job growth that we've had.' Mr. Vice President, you better believe it."

[West Coast Democrat]

1. Excellent line from Kerry!

"Mr. Vice President, you'd better believe it." Kerry should use that in ads.

[phillybri]

2. Both lines in bold are awesome and really resonate...

Like it or not, you've gotta give good soundbites!

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Bring it on, Dick Cheney!

[spooky3]

4. Way to hammer 'em, Kerry!

[dae]

5. He's going to take Louisiana people. We are gonna kick

BushCo back to Crawford.:kick::kick::kick::kick:

[Lefty48197]

6. Bring it on Cheney!

You're a moran.

[sandnsea]

7. JK All The Way!!!

Good one, very good!