Posted on 07/30/2004 9:36:44 AM PDT by faithincowboys
A campaign worker for President Bush (news - web sites) said on Thursday American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.
"Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy -- or go on Prozac?" said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt.
The comment was apparently directed to a colleague who was transferring a phone call from a reporter asking about job quality, and who overheard the remark.
When told the Prozac comment had been overheard, Sheybani said: "Oh, I was just kidding."
While recent employment growth has buoyed Bush's economic record, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) has argued the new jobs are not as good as those lost due to outsourcing in recent years.
Nearly 1.1 million jobs have been lost since Bush took office in January 2001.
I see no circumstances where I would say such a thing. I know camapigns are rough and tumble, but this woman is a moron from Hell. She has to be a mole.
Yup. Not ready for prime time.
I don't buy it.
"Oops. My bad."
Reuters.
Read later.
I don't understand the big deal here. If someone is not happy with their jobs, they are free to find a new job, start a business, etc. I see the "pop a prozac" comment as a way of saying, if your to lazy to find another job then suck it up and quit complaining.
The President isn't responsible for individual job satisfaction.
hoo boigh! muzzle that b!tch but quick!
But this isn't even a story! But I'll bet the President will be asked to disavow it.
Kerry will say that the workers are unhappy because they don't have access to health care and couldn't get Pro-zac.
The campaign should stop talking to reporters - they're not going to get a break - ever.
They are making a news story out of a comment by a low-level campaign staffer. How many gaffes by higher ranking Democrats are ignored on a daily basis?
What a hugely stupid thing to say during a campaign season.
I see Reuters is digging to lower levels within the campaign to find their "we hate Bush" golden nuggets! I don't know why they just don't make it up. It's much less work, and it's not likely to tarnish their current reputations as "journalists."
Sounds like a setup to me.
Let them eat cake. Just like a wonderful caring Republican. Who cares what the "cogs" think? We've got plenty of Mexicans to do the work at slave wages and Bush gives us free-reign to outsource. Life is rosy,....for big business.
"Nearly 1.1 million jobs have been lost since Bush took office in January 2001."
...and how many were gained?
I laughed. I understood what she meant.
Sheybani is a moron. Bush can't afford have this kind of indiscretion anywhere near his campaign.
Trust Reuters to try to make a story out of a joke a low level staffer made to another staffer.
I would get fed up dealing with idiot media calling to ask about 'the worst economy in world history' as well.
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