Under Fire Over Jobs, Bush Hones Upbeat Message

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=716&e=15&u=/nm/20040217/pl_nm/bush_jobs_dc

Under Fire Over Jobs, Bush Hones Upbeat Message
By Adam Entous

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - President Bush stepped up a counter-offensive against his Democratic rivals on the economy, boldly talking up the recovery on Monday to counter complaints about the unemployed and jobs moving overseas.

Contrary to recent polls and the election-year charges of his presidential challengers, Bush said there was an "undeniable" sense of optimism about the economy.


Democrats accused the Republican president of being out of touch. Nearly 2.8 million factory jobs have been lost since Bush took office and the issue looms large ahead of November's vote.


During a 49-minute round-table at a Tampa window and door factory, Bush described the economy as "strong" four times, expressed optimism repeatedly, and said how "upbeat" he was another four times.


Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry countered that such appearances were more about "creating photo opportunities than job opportunities."
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[Birthmark]

1. You know what would convince me the economy's better?

If * went out and bought some really nice socks! His dad did it in '92 and convinced the entire country that the recession was over. Oh...wait...um, nevermind.

[papau]

2. Can he handle a check out counter?

:-)

[sendero]

3. that's the problem ...

... with this administration. Everything is about "the message".

Memo to Bush* maladministration - you can "message" all you want, but at some point people expect results. We've got NO results, on the Iraq front, on the economic front, on ANY front.

So keep blathering your "message". The more you do, the more it strikes a sharp contrast between reality as Americans are living it and your ridiculous rosy scenarios. And it points out more effectively than we ever could just how abjectly delusional you are.

[Spentastic]

4. That's the best he's got?

"undeniable sense of optimism"

Well I'm undenably optimistic that I'll get to sleep with Britney Spears.

Does anyone believe I will?

[sendero]

5. I dunno....

... I hear she gets around :)

[Spentastic]

8. WooHoo

But with all due respect I think I can do better.

It's undeniable optimism

[RedEarth]

6. The up beat message is...."outsourcing is good for our country"

at least that's what his economic advisor says......what do think about that george?

[bif]

7. I just can't wait until he's unemployed in November.

Then the reality will set in.

[ixion]

10. He won't be unemployed... Carlyle Group has a janitor spot open for him

I doubt they would trust him with anything else. ;-)

[lowreed]

13. He would not have to show up!

[newyawker99]

20. Hi lowreed!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[calimary]

22. Welcome from me, too, lowreed!

[snippy]

9. Democrats should use this in an ad.

{Show the video of Bush saying this}

"Forty workers here, five workers there, begin to add up."

In 2001 Bush told us that his tax cuts would create 575,000 new jobs.

In 2002 he told us that his tax cuts would create 2,500,000 new jobs.

In 2003 he told us that his tax cuts would create 2,000,000 new jobs.

In 1993 the republican party told us that passing president Clinton's tax bill would destroy the economy and put millions out of work.

{Show the video of Bush saying this}

"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."

Can your family afford to be fooled again?

[papau]

15. excellent - a script that the campaogn must use

:-)

[LeftCoast]

21. I'd donate to see that Ad on the air!

CBS probably wouldn't play it though. :eyes:

[jean]

11. and just wait, pretty soon he'll launch a "bold new job initiative"

incorporating outsourcing. He'll take all the unemployed and ship them to Eye-rack to help build new nation under God.

[JoeMemphis]

12. "jobs moving overseas" will be *the* issue

Jobs moving overseas will be *the* perfect wedge issue of the 2004 campaign. No one cares about Bush's military service.

Democrats need to remind voters daily that Bush supports sending jobs overseas.

[bluedog]

14. NU AIR

has 350 people in Tampa and 60 in Georgia.....

this man started this co in 1946 and moved to the new location in Tampa south of Waterss Ave. in 1977......tax cuts my ass....these are the facts.....The owner Jack Horner was a B-17 bobmber navigator in WWII and spent 35 months as a Japanese prisoner....

As far as bush telling the mayors of Seminole and Clearwater to fix their pot holes....he has the f'ing nerve.....he was in Hernando county.....Not Pinellas where these mayors serve.....tell the ass to get his freaking counties straight....he didn't even drive over our roads here....he was on the other side of the Bay.....What a moron...

[lebkuchen]

16. Bush: "I have confidence in sunshine, I have confidence in rain"

Does Bush have vegetable magnetism, or what?

[snippy]

18. "vegetable magnetism" Excellent.

[MUAD_DIB]

17. Do you think that he gaffed and meant to say

undeniable sense of opportunism?

[snippy]

19. Probably just a reference to Halliburton's optimism.

"Opportunism" is a pretty challenging word. Bush wouldn't try it without a net (teleprompter).

[Pax Argent]

23. Why is it that everything that this jagoff does, he does "boldly"?!?

"...... boldly talking up the recovery on Monday to counter complaints about the unemployed and jobs moving overseas."

Its never circumspectly, carefully, judiciously, prudently, or intelligently. Its always boldly. However, I suppose one could look upon talking up this crap economy as "boldness".

"Fools boldly go where angels fear to tread."