Bush: Holding three jobs "Uniquely American"

Drudge Report ^ | 2-8-2005 | Hand Em Their Arse

[Hand em their arse]

Last Friday when promoting social security reform with 'regular' citizens in Omaha, Nebraska, President Bush walked into an awkward unscripted moment in which he stated that carrying three jobs at a time is 'uniquely American.'

While talking with audience participants, the president met Mary Mornin, a woman in her late fifties who told the president she was a divorced mother of three, including a 'mentally challenged' son.

The President comforted Mornin on the security of social security stating that 'the promises made will be kept by the government.'

But without prompting Mornin began to elaborate on her life circumstances.

Begin transcript:

MS. MORNIN: That's good, because I work three jobs and I feel like I contribute.

THE PRESIDENT: You work three jobs?

MS. MORNIN: Three jobs, yes.

THE PRESIDENT: Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that. (Applause.) Get any sleep? (Laughter.)

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[Hand em their arse]

This has Liberal field day written all over it. Unfortunatley, the praising we was giving this woman (who frankly sounds like a wonderful lady) is going to be lost in the "see what she has to do just to get by" crowd...

[Russ]

I wonder what he was expected to say? Maybe he just should have left the word "sleep" out of the last sentence...

[KJC1]

They already swarmed around this over in the DUmpster.

[My2Cents]

She is a hero. She is meeting the challenges of life, and is pulling through. The left will assume that she'd rather get a government handout than work.

[My2Cents]

Question: Why did this take about five days to hit Drudge?

[bahblahbah]

My dad holds three jobs. He's a wielder, truck driver, and a farmer. He makes over $100,000 a year and will probably retire between 55-60.

[Buck W.]

Of course it's uniquely American. How could one fit three jobs into the 35-hour French work week?

[JoeV1]

Seems clear to me that he was referring to the spirit of this women to do what needed to be done to stay independent and not go the welfare route.

[Trippin]

This idiotic nitpicking over nothing is nuts. Yesterday it was someone "bragging" about taxing the Rich, today it's this. Drudge is really scrounging for attention.

[Sassy_Sissy]

My father worked 3 jobs when we were kids ......Insurance Adjuster, furniture salesman (few weeknights a week) and Lawnscaping business with his brother on the weekends (seasonal of course). I think alot of people did this to get ahead.

[dfwgator]

"Only three jobs. You lazy lima bean!!"

[Sassy_Sissy]

the DUmpster.

LOL!!

[free_european]

Seems obvious to any reasonable person that he was referring to her work ethic not her circumstances.

[ReeseKev27]

And yet she had time to talk with the president too!


I admit I don't know anything about this whole situation but on the face of it I'd be interested in what her three jobs are. What combination of 3 occupations cannot support this family? My grandfathers on both sides had 7 children and supported them with one job each while my grandmothers stayed home. They also fought WWII and one was a POW for a few years.
I agree with above about what the liberals "see what you have to do to get by" will likely say, but I'm wondering where planned parenthood was in all this. With her three jobs she couldn't afford contraception? And why is it that the exception to the rule, always dictates the law?

[riri]

Drudge is really scrounging for attention

I find not many people more irritating than Drudge.

[Clemenza]

Most I ever did was two jobs: Bank analyst during week, and coffee shop manager on weekends.

[Michael.SF.]

THE PRESIDENT: Uniquely American, isn't it?

Not so sure of that. Anyone else recall "In Living Color" and the Jamaican bit? The punchline was:

"How many jobs you got, Mon?"

[Free and Armed]

Yup. Here's the link if anybody cares to defile their browser's internet history. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1577536

[dfwgator]

Not so sure of that. Anyone else recall "In Living Color" and the Jamaican bit? The punchline was: "How many jobs you got, Mon?">

"Hey Mon!" That's what I was referencing in #11.

[Our man in washington]

If I ever become president, I could never keep myself from saying off-the-cuff lines that could be misinterpreted. My strategy would be to make sure that I said something outrageous at every public appearance. That way, people will just start saying "That's president O.M.I.W, spouting off again." Eventually, the press will get tired of covering it.