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To: dirtboy
Dane, maybe you could do us all a favor and either show how I misconstrued Bush's comments or quit repeating yourself endlessly.

It has been poitned out to you on a plethora of replies on this thread.

All a person has to do is read the thread, but you go on and rant on with your doom and gloom dude, if it makes you feel good.

362 posted on 07/31/2003 1:55:40 PM PDT by Dane
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To: Dane
It has been poitned out to you on a plethora of replies on this thread.

By people with whom I subsequently reached agreement on some of my contentions. But, then again, unlike you they were honestly interested in debate.

368 posted on 07/31/2003 1:57:56 PM PDT by dirtboy (Who's that big cat I saw roaming around here again?)
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To: Dane
You have been kicking and screaming all this thread that Bush's remarks were not misconstrued, even when presented with the evidence.

And I asked you to make your case. Which you didn't - because for all the claims that Bush was only restating what the reporter asked, this is the full transcript of Bush's response:

THE PRESIDENT: Sure. Listen, I fully understand what you're saying. In other words, as technology races through the economy, a lot of times worker skills don't keep up with technological change. And that's a significant issue that we've got to address in the country.

I think my idea of reemployment accounts makes a lot of sense. In essence, it says that you get $3,000 from the federal government to help you with training, day care, transportation, perhaps moving to another city. And if, within a period of time, you're able to find a job, you keep the balance as a reemployment bonus.

I know the community colleges provide a very important role in worker training, worker retraining. I look forward to working with our community colleges through the Department of Education, coordinate closely with states, particularly in those states in which technology is changing the nature of the job force.

I've always found the community college -- and this is from my days as the governor of Texas -- found the community college to be a very appropriate place for job training programs because they're more adaptable, their curriculums are easier to change, they're accessible. Community colleges are all over the place.

And -- but you're right. I mean, I think we need to make sure that people get the training necessary to keep up with the nature of the jobs, as jobs change.

So Bush wasn't just restating the question, but went into signficant detail about how training was the answer. So you're full of it, Dane. But that's not unusual.

512 posted on 08/01/2003 7:13:11 AM PDT by dirtboy (Who's that big cat I saw roaming around here again? I thought he went extinct...)
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