Kerry Says Bush Credibility Gap Widens On Jobs

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http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0220c.html

“The Bush White House is even more painfully out of touch with the struggles of America’s workers than anyone ever imagined. This President has ripped the heart out of the heartland losing 2.6 million manufacturing jobs on George Bush’s watch. Now the White House’s answer is to consider calling fast food jobs flipping burgers "manufacturing jobs.” If this President is going to tell middle class factory workers that even though their job has disappeared, they can still have a good manufacturing job at $5.15 an hour at McDonalds, let him come to Ohio. He ought to look workers in the eye and tell them that’s the jobs plan of his Administration.

Every day this Administration’s credibility gap grows wider. They didn’t tell Americans the truth about Iraq. They didn’t tell Americans the truth about the economy. And now they’re trying to manufacture the 2.6 million manufacturing jobs they’ve destroyed. Americans need good jobs, not word games from the Bush Administration. This President’s credibility is running out – America’s workers can’t afford another four years of his Administration, it’s time for change in America."



Kerry Says Bush Credibility Gap Widens On Jobs
George Bush is Finally Creating Manufacturing Jobs, Too Bad They’re at McDonalds

February 20, 2004

For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. -

“The Bush White House is even more painfully out of touch with the struggles of America’s workers than anyone ever imagined. This President has ripped the heart out of the heartland losing 2.6 million manufacturing jobs on George Bush’s watch. Now the White House’s answer is to consider calling fast food jobs flipping burgers "manufacturing jobs.” If this President is going to tell middle class factory workers that even though their job has disappeared, they can still have a good manufacturing job at $5.15 an hour at McDonalds, let him come to Ohio. He ought to look workers in the eye and tell them that’s the jobs plan of his Administration.

Every day this Administration’s credibility gap grows wider. They didn’t tell Americans the truth about Iraq. They didn’t tell Americans the truth about the economy. And now they’re trying to manufacture the 2.6 million manufacturing jobs they’ve destroyed. Americans need good jobs, not word games from the Bush Administration. This President’s credibility is running out – America’s workers can’t afford another four years of his Administration, it’s time for change in America."


New York Times

In the New Economics: Fast-Food Factories?

By David Cay Johnston

Is cooking a hamburger patty and inserting the meat, lettuce and ketchup inside a bun a manufacturing job, like assembling automobiles?

That question is posed in the new Economic Report of the President, a thick annual compendium of observations and statistics on the health of the United States economy.

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1. Kerry's credibility gap widens

with his flip flop on Gay Marriage.

Also he voted for the IWR and then wimps out crying he was lied to.

I knew it was a lie, why didn't Kerry?

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2. From www.factcheck.org

Here We Go Again: Bush Exaggerates Tax Cuts

The President can’t keep his figures straight. And most people are getting less than he implies.

Summary



President Bush stumbled Feb. 19, saying the average tax cut is $1,089. The White House corrected that figure to $1,586. But the fact is that most Americans won't see anywhere near either of those amounts.

As we've said before when disputing equally misleading lowball figures given by Howard Dean, half of all individuals and families will get less than $470, and half will get more. The “average” is misleading because it is inflated by very large cuts given to a relative few at the top.


http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=145

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3. If you take some McJobs and apply spin

are you manufacturing jobs, or manufacturing policy. It's a real question.

People need to wake up and see the Bush McPresidency for the resume stain it truly is. We can do better. We can do so much better.