Kerry Brings Plan to Create 10 Million New Jobs to Missouri; Kerry to Campaign with Gephardt

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Kerry Brings Plan to Create 10 Million New Jobs to Missouri; Kerry to Campaign with Gephardt in Kansas City, Rally in Saint Louis

3/26/2004 10:50:00 AM

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To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor, Politics Reporter

Contact: Bill Burton of John Kerry for President, 202-712-3000 or bburton@johnkerry.com, Web: http://www.johnkerry.com

News Advisory:

One day after unveiling a bold proposal to create 10 million new American jobs, John Kerry will campaign at events in Missouri with Dick Gephardt tomorrow. Early Saturday, Kerry will be in Kansas City for a roundtable discussion with Missouri workers and employers about job creation and in the evening he will rally supporters in Forest Park. Kerry's airport arrival in Kansas City on Saturday morning will be open to the public and the media, his arrival in St. Louis will be open to the media only.

All events are open to the press. No pre-registration needed. Please bring a valid press credential.

Event Details:

Saturday, March 27, 2004

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11:30 a.m. CST - KANSAS CITY Airport Arrival

Event is open to the public and the media.

Airline History Museum, Downtown Airport, 201 Lou Holland Drive, KANSAS CITY

NOTE: All press will be required to go through security

Press Entrance: South Side of Hangar 9

Pre-set time: 8 9 a.m. CST Satellite truck parking: South Side of the Building

Cable run: 300 ft.

Throw: 20 ft.

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1 p.m. CST - KANSAS CITY

Roundtable Discussion with Missouri Workers and Business Leaders

Event is open to invited guests and the media.

Builders Association Training Center, 105 West 12th Avenue, NORTH KANSAS CITY

NOTE: All press will be required to go through security

Press Entrance: Main Entrance

Pre-set time: By 11 a.m. CST

Satellite truck parking: South End of Parking lot

Cable run: 200 ft.

Throw: 20 ft

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5:30 p.m. CST - SAINT LOUIS

Airport Arrival

Event is open to the media only.

Signature Aviation, 5995 North McDonnell Boulevard, SAINT LOUIS

NOTE: All press will be required to go through security

Press Entrance: Gate 80

Pre-set time: 2 p.m. 3 p.m. CST

Satellite truck / press parking: Gate 81

Cable run: 100 ft.

Throw: 80

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6:30 PM CST - SAINT LOUIS (Doors open at 5 p.m. -- Public should arrive early to account for parking and security)

Rally for America's Jobs with Congressman Richard Gephardt

-- Event is open to the public and the media.

Forest Park Pavilion, World's Fair Pavilion, SAINT LOUIS

NOTE: All press will be required to go through security

Press Entrance: Main Entrance

Pre-set time: 3 4 p.m. CST

Doors Open: 5:30 p.m. CST

Satellite truck parking: West side of the pavilion (Marked/Directed on site)

Cable run: 200 ft.

Throw: 50 ft.

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[Owen]

He has proposed a corporate tax cut of 5% to try to slow outsourcing. His advisors said not to do it. Now his base are exploding on DU, because this is a 5% tax cut for Halliburton. Ha!

He really is in trouble on this. The Deaniacs called him Bush lite and now he's proving it to them. Look for Nader to get a nice poll bump from this.

[donozark]

Steve Forbes on "Forbes and Friends (FOX-TV) stated this morning "...138 million working Americans." This number seems to be all over the map-kinda like the "jobs lost" number. Some say 2.2 million jobs lost under Bush. Others 2.7 million. Now some (mostly Dims) say "3 million."

[raloxk]

there is no evidence in MO that gephardt has any popularity outside his district

[savedbygrace]

I think that's close. I, too, have seen different values for this number, but I think it's probably somewhere between 130 and 150 million. Unemployment seems to be around 6 percent. probably a little less.

So, taking the larger of both, we see that, at most, there are only 9 million unemployed right now. A considerable number of those are unemployable for various reasons, but even if you use that figure, it's obvious that Kerry's 10 million new jobs ain't rooted in reality. It's made up outa whole cloth.

I hope the pubbies call him on it and make him look foolish. He's on the record saying that a 1.5% percent drop in the unemployment rate will produce 10 million new jobs, Ha! 1.5% of 150 million is a little over 2 million. I think 2 million jobs is what President Bush is saying we will see in the next year or so, right? Ha, again!

[donozark]

I think both are dreaming if they think they are going to "produce" so many jobs in so short a time. Steve Forbes has, however, stated the "Household survey" shows a net gain of 400K jobs since GWB took office. Others have so stated,i.e. Larry Kudlow. Lou Dobbs,etc. However, most use the "Establishment survey" and that clearly shows a job loss of 2.2 million-??

Anyway, GWB is going to have to change this, or at least the perception of a "weak economy." And do so fairly quickly...time is running out.

But Kerry's plan is totally bogus.

[COBOL2Java]

...I consulted no source of correct information.

You consulted Terry McAuliffe?

[savedbygrace]

Very funny. Now I have to take a shower. Yuck. ;-)

[savedbygrace]

I agree. And time IS running out. The Bush-Cheney org had better get moving on this soon. Very soon.

[Mulder]

Kerry's plan likely involves creating 15 million new gov't jobs, to offset the 5 million private sector jobs that will be lost.

Such a plan is little more than rearranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic.

[Two-Bits]

Nah, it is called the "DRAFT".

(The democrats keep saying we need to bring it back)

[Cuttnhorse]

Seems I recall the dimos recently ridiculing president Bush for saying he would create 2.5-million jobs this year.

Now, it is perfectly ok for Kerry to state he will create 10-million jobs in 4-years. Hmmmm, 10/4 = 2.5-million every year for 4-years. Wonder why this idea was outrageous when Bush proposed it, but to the press seems perfectly rational when Ketchup Boy proposes it???