"Rand Paul To Unemployed: Quit Whining And Get Back To Work"

[Clio the Leo]

Rand Paul To Unemployed: Quit Whining And Get Back To Work
Evan McMorris-Santoro | June 21, 2010, 1:12PM

There sometimes comes a time in a person's life when you give up on that dream of replacing the decently paying job you lost with another decently paying job. Rand Paul, Republican nominee for Senate from Kentucky, believes that time is now.

In an interview with WVLK-AM in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, Paul told host Sue Wylie he supported the Republican filibuster last week of more than $100 billion in emergency spending that includes extended jobless benefits. Paul said the bill must be paid before the extension is voted into law -- and if that can't happen, it's time for America's unemployed to face facts and stop holding out for jobs similar to the ones they've lost.

"As bad as it sounds, ultimately we do have to sometimes accept a wage that's less than we had at our previous job in order to get back to work and allow the economy to get started again," he said. "Nobody likes that, but it may be one of the tough love things that has to happen."

Paul also suggested that regardless of whether the benefits could be paid for with cuts somewhere else, it might be time for some people to just stop asking for government aid.

"I think the issue is bigger than unemployment benefits." Paul said, referring to government spending. "It's all about priorities, what is the priority. And sometimes tough decisions will have to be made."

"I'm not sure what the answer is," Paul said. "In Europe, they give about a year of unemployment. We're up to two years now in America."

Check out the audio. It starts at 2:48:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/06/rand-paul-to-unemployed-quit-whining-and-get-back-to-work.php?ref=fpa

[sakabatou]

1. What an asshole.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Unemployed To Rand Paul : Gladly. Show us the job.

[niyad]

3. this mendacious little cretin needs a good dose of reality. why are ALL the tp'ers so damned

clueless, heartless and absolutely devoid of any grasp of reality, any iota of compassion and caring?

has he ever said anything about the defense budget?

[damntexdem]

7. And regardless of the right to run for the Senate, ...

it might be best for those with defective ideologies to stop doing so.

[Enrique]

4. the unemployed should also apologize to BP n/t

[Deep13]

5. I propose putting this guy in front of a TV camera...

...and broadcasting every idiotic thing he says to the country with the caption "Republican Party Spokesman."

[Clio the Leo]

8. good idea, but someone has to FIND him first. lol nt

[damntexdem]

6. And all you insomniacs -- all you need is to get some sleep.

Dying of cancer? Well, if you'd just get it cured, you'd be fine.

Next week: BP oil gusher? Well, if it were only plugged, there'd be no problem.

[napi21]

9. His attitude is REALLY what people call eliteist! He

honestly has no idea what it's like to hunt for a job EVERY DAY FOR MONTHS and not find one. In MOST cases, there simply aren't any job offers for someone to turn down! I sure hope the people of Ky are paying atttion!

[maxsolomon]

10. probably not

he'll sound super-reasonable after labor day.

[MissMarple]

11. This man does not live in the reality based world.

And he wants to be a senator, scary. And scarier still, there are people who will vote for him. This is just too sad for our country.