If a person can occupy the Whitehouse illegally, why shouldn't the lesser crooks have such special priviledges?
"Better to be wanted by the police than not wanted at all."
Anonymous
Posted on 08/02/2010 4:32:57 PM PDT by John Semmens
Insisting that the inclusion of Leslie Macko, a Charlottesville, Va, woman who was dismissed from her job as an aesthetician at a spa after being found guilty of prescription drug fraud at his political rally last week was not a “gaffe,” President Obama argued that “the sting of unemployment hurts, no matter who you are.”
“People are telling me that unemployment benefits were never intended to go to people who’ve lost their jobs due to crime or malfeasance,” Obama said. “But that’s not what the law says, nor how I see it. The fact is, Ms. Macko needs government assistance more than the vast majority of those who are unemployed. If you’re let go through no fault of your own there’s no stigma attached that blocks you from getting another job. But when you’ve got a criminal record employers don’t want to hire you. You could be out of work for years.”
The President suggested that “the long run solution for those convicted of criminal offenses might be to either extend their unemployment compensation indefinitely or to expunge their criminal records. Look, if a business were unaware of these records they’d have no compunctions about hiring these people.”
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The writers have the Obama handler's cadence down perfectly.
The writers have the Obama handler's cadence down perfectly.
If a person can occupy the Whitehouse illegally, why shouldn't the lesser crooks have such special priviledges?
"Better to be wanted by the police than not wanted at all."
Anonymous
Ms Macko is white and blonde. No preferences here.
Giving a white criminal unemployment benefits --- politically inspired!
Setting a precedent to give unemployment benefits to convicted criminals (burglars, muggers, car thieves, rapists, embezzlers) to cover a large, protected class of habitual criminals --- priceless!
... I wonder what income amount they will use to establish the level of benefits?...
AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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