Bush to Cleveland: "Anybody Work Here In This Town?" WTF?

[im10ashus]

Like he would know what work is?

After getting frustrated at the length of the Q&A session of his speech in Cleveland today, Bush blurted out, “Anybody work here in this town?” Watch it:



Bush inadvertantly hit upon a subject he otherwise ignored - unemployment in Cleveland. Economic conditions in the city have worsened considerably during Bush’s presidency. Some facts:

- 5.8 percent: Cleveland unemployment rate, Jan. 2006
- 4.5 percent: Cleveland unemployment rate, Jan. 2001

- 5.3 percent: Ohio unemployment rate, Jan. 2006
- 4.0 percent: Ohio unemployment rate, Jan. 2001

- 31.3 percent: Cleveland poverty rate, 2003
- 24.3 percent: Cleveland poverty rate, 2001

So the answer, Mr. President, is that a lot of people in Cleveland don’t work because they can’t find jobs.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/20/bush-cleveland-work/
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[NYCGirl]

1. It's just a dumb joke. NT

[im10ashus]

2. His humor is lost on me.

:-)

Seriously.

[Orangepeel]

4. HE'S a dumb joke

or, at least he would be if the results of his "leadership" weren't so awful

[reichstag911]

6. No...

...it's a reflection of his laziness, impatience and arrogance.

[bliss_eternal]

18. I agree...

...he's exhibited that attitude before, making nonchalant, nasty remarks at others expense when he grows tired and/or impatient. I recall one of the election 2004 debates when he got antsy. He got more than a little flippant in his responses.

Apparently he's forgotten the major election snafus, in his favor that occured in Ohio. :eyes: Rude and ungrateful--there's a winning combination. Hmmmm...why is Trent Reznor's Bite The Hand (That Feeds) coming to mind?

[WI_DEM]

3. He looks so superior and uppidy in that picture

[bliss_eternal]

19. He's always got that sideways smirk plastered on his mug

swaggering asshole fratboy that he is...

[amitten]

5. Well before your brilliant economic policies, they did. Asshole.

:wtf:

[VOX]

7. Don't keep the emperor waiting, Cleveland. He's got important shit to do.

Like ride his bike. :grr:

[im10ashus]

12. Someone should hand him a bag of pretzels.

Let him chew on that for a while.

[Swede Atlanta]

8. Pissed about all the questions

Apparently he said that when the audience kept asking him unscripted questions for an hour after his 30 minute speech. It was his little "joke" that these people should be at work and not holding him accountable for being preznit.

[im10ashus]

10. He lacks compassion.

That's one thing we are certain of.

Welcome to DU!! :hi:

[CottonBear]

9. President Clinton would have talked the ears off of the questioners

and the Secret Service would have had to tell him "you have to go now" when he went way over schedule! :) :) :) :) :)

God, I miss Bill. I miss having a president who can speal properly and off the cuff without notes. :(

[BurtWorm]

11. recommended

[enid602]

13. unemployment

the Cleveland 5.8% 2006 jobless rate must be for the Cleveland METRO area. I remember a Bush v Kerry debate that took place in Cleveland in 2004, and the moderator started talking about a 25% unemployment rate in the City of Cleveland.

[trixie]

14. Did anyone else hear him say

"They tell me what to say" I could have sworn he said this while stumbling over his words.

[im10ashus]

16. I couldn't listen here at work.

I've heard others say they suspect he was being fed his lines from an ear-prompter. :shrug:

[madrchsod]

15. i just read the comments

poor moderate mary, she got ripped and deservedly so

[im10ashus]

17. Yes.

She is getting her just desserts.