Bush Acknowledges 'Time of Change' for Workers

[Nambe]

TROY, Ohio (Reuters)

President Bush on Saturday acknowledged U.S. manufacturing workers have seen a "time of change" in the economy but said his private sector-based policies were the way to boost growth. ..

Ohio, considered by Republicans to be one of the states the president needs to carry on Nov. 2, has been hit by a deep manufacturing slump in recent years and its job market has seen the loss of 230,000 positions since Bush took office in early 2001.

"When it comes to expanding our economy, defeating the recession, we're getting the job done," Bush told a rally of around 20,000 people. ..


Very Good Voter’s Guide

[mhr]

1. Unemployed Over Four Years Now - Defeating The Recession?

That man is on drugs!

[Trillo]

2. While CEO salaries have soared... nt

[MisterP]

21. 100, 1,000 times, often!

[Green Lantern]

12. Well

Duh!!!!!!!!


No more Bushwa

[wurzel]

3. "Time of change" is newspeak for "Time of loss"!

20,000 people? You'd think they had something better to do.

[truthisfreedom]

14. my thoughts exactly.

[jimshoes]

4. He really, really means it this time...

honest...

[blue agave]

5. 20,000 people ?

Must have been a lot of busses !

[tbill]

17. Nope

Sorry Robert, no busses involved here.

Troy, my hometown, is a Repub heaven.

By the way the only way you could get in to see the idiot
was if you are registered Repub.

tbill

[newyawker99]

19. Hi tbill!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[NC_Nurse]

6. No, he means

now is the time workers will get paid in change...you know, nickels and dimes.

[Dudley_DUright]

9. Ah

Thanks for the translation. Bushspeak is so Orwellian, it is difficult to know what the hell he means. :evilgrin:

[lumpy]

7. The SOB has a plan?

Time off instead of overtime pay. Tax free savings accts.for health care, health care accts. Rely on private sector-based policies.
Bush doesn't have a clue regarding the needs of 'common people'.

[istruthfull]

11. indentured

The SOB doesn't even consider you a real person unless you make at least over 100,000 a year. He would love to have a few slaves or indentured people.

[Cocoa]

8. changing from having jobs to not having them

[Union Thug]

10. Time of change...

..yeah, time for the working people of this country to engage in open revolt... How's that for change, you spoiled rotten punk-ass frat boy?

[krkaufman]

13. What recession?

I thought I'd heard that revised economic figures indicate that there was never a true recession.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

15. That's right, America! It's time to trade in your tools for the Blue

Smock of Walmart!

It's the perfect plan! You can now shop where you work because you won't be able to afford to shop anywhere else!

And we want you to remember when you bitch about no Health Care...
You are only poor because you want to be.

[TahitiNut]

16. The "change" (a euphemism for rape) was in January 2001

In December 2000 we had 11,508,000 workers employed in Production occupations.
In July 2004 we had 9,647,000 workers employed in Production Occupations.
That's a loss of 1,861,000 production jobs - fewer workers in the local cotton fields.

But it's not all bad news.

In December 2000 we had 20,727,000 workers employed in Service occupations.
In July 2004 we had 23,730,000 workers employed in Service occupations.
That's a gain of 3,003,000 service jobs - bootlicking, ass-wiping, guarding massah's house, driving massah's carriages, and cooking massah's food.

But the ownership class sure does't want to worry it's "beautiful mind" by actually dealing personally with them smelly ol' workers and that dirty ol' money.

In December 2000 we had 19,609,000 workers(?) employed in Management, business, and financial operations occupations.
In July 2004 we had 20,081,000 workers(?) employed in Management, business, and financial operations occupations.
That's a gain of 472,000 managers (and other ownership agents) - more people overseeing and keeping massah's books.


(See http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatab10.htm)

[brook]

18. "Time of change"....?

I gotcha 'time of change' right here, bunnypants. November 2, 2004.
Crawford RFD.

:argh:

[Erika]

20. Bush Knows Our Standard of Living Went Down...

and he could care less. The GOP theme to American workers "Drink GOP kool-aid and be happy.

[aaronbees]

22. Bush is delusional

... "defeating the recession"? With Bush, everything is put in terms of a war that he, and only he, can win for us. Of course, that's after he pushes us headlong into this mess. What an asshat totalitarian liar he is.