(2004-04-03) — In the aftermath of news that 308,000 new jobs were created in March, Democrat presidential candidate John Forbes Kerry said today that “corporate fat-cats are padding their payrolls with unneeded workers to help George Bush win the election.”
“These wealthy special interests are so desperate to give Bush some good news, that they’ve hired 308,000 people that they don’t need,” said Mr. Kerry. “Some say this is an expression of hope for a better future, but I think it’s the worst sort of cynicism. Many of these same 308,000 will some day lose their jobs, and that tragic loss must be laid at the doorstep of George W. Bush who did nothing to stop his wealthy cronies from hiring these future unemployed people.”
Mr. Kerry added that the corporations were just using the 308,000 new employees to take advantage of the “tax breaks for the rich” because salaries and benefits are deductible corporate expenses.
The senator from Massachusetts also suggested that the job creation figures had been manipulated.
“One must ask oneself whether these new jobs are real,” he said, “since it is common knowledge that companies don’t add more employees during a recession, but only during a recovery or in good economic times, and the latter scenarios are simply unthinkable.”
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1 sisu // Apr 3, 2004 at 8:47 am
A dark cloud for every silver lining
“Some say this is an expression of hope for a better future, but I think it’s the worst sort of cynicism,” ScrappleFace quotes John Kerry dismissing the good news re new jobs: “These wealthy special interests are so desperate to
2 IMAO // Apr 5, 2004 at 2:50 pm
Stuff
* I was listening to Rush on the way back from Lunch, and I heard him mention this post of…
3 Frank J. Fan Club // Apr 5, 2004 at 2:57 pm
That Darn Scrappleface
We’re sure Frank J would join us in congratulating Scott Ott for being mentioned prominently by Rush Limbaugh on the radio today….
4 Fraydog Blog Log // Apr 5, 2004 at 4:51 pm
Scrappleface - Corporate Fat Cats Pad Payrolls to Boost Bush
This parody site, mentioned by Rush Limbaugh this morning, is one of the best that I have ever seen. With content like this, you just laugh…
5 Knowledge Is Power: SondraK.com // Apr 6, 2004 at 12:38 am
what a Rush
Listening to my Rush 24/7 and hear he’s reading Scrappleface! Not too surprised, I hear many echoes of blogdom on his show. And often. I’ve been noticing it more and more in nuance, and now steadily outright. New Media…
6 Overtaken by Events // Apr 6, 2004 at 10:40 am
Kudos from Satan
Radical right-wing satirist, Scott Ott has reached the pinnacle of evil. He was yesterday endorsed by the Prince of Darkness…