Bush vows more jobs to woo black votes

[Nambe]

PITTSBURGH (Reuters)

US President George W Bush, seeking yesterday to boost his dismal support among black voters, vowed to keep fighting unemployment that has hit their ranks much harder than it has whites. ---

One of the Democrats, former Vermont Gov Howard Dean, told Reuters after Bush’s appearance: “This president has turned his back on African Americans. Under this president, 650,000 African Americans have lost their jobs.”

The black unemployment rate is nearly double the national rate, according to the most recent government figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate for blacks rose to 11.8 percent in June 2003, up from 8.4 per cent in January 2001, when Bush was sworn in. The US unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in June.

“This nation has got work to do. There are citizens who can’t find jobs,” Bush said.

[Cha]

1. bush can promise the freakin' Moon....but I don't

trust him with my lunch money.

[Gman]

2. Bush would tell the Urban League pretty much anything

he thinks they want to hear with no intention of doing what he says.

[Rex]

3. Bush is full of shit

Details at 10.

[kysrsoze]

9. I'm sure there will be more jobs - at minimum wage.

[joeunderdog]

4. No. This time he means it. He won't rest until each and every

minority is making minimum wage. Seriously.

[karlschneider]

7. ROTFL! Good one

:D

[study_war_no_more]

16. Janitors cooks and security guards

without bennies of course. On the other hand drug dealing is an integregal part of the Bush empire.

[jmm]

5. Nice piece of lip service. Now where's his plan?

:shrug:

[dfong63]

6. too late for a plan...

he's had 3 years, and done NOTHING to help. all the plans and promises and platitudes in the world, won't pay the rent or put food on the table. and, plans and promises mean NOTHING coming from a LIAR.

[ColumbusGirl]

8. Understatement of the Century (so far)...

“This nation has got work to do. There are citizens who can’t find jobs,” Bush said.

Guess we all better start shopping. That's what we do when we're in dire need, ya know!

[jamesinca]

11. That is what your "up to $400 tax advance was for"

The most job losses have been by the ethnic minorities. He is making inroads with the Hispanic community though. He has a 47% approval rating witht the CA hispanic community. That right there is 3% of the U.S. population, 25% of the CA population. This is who he is targeting in his campaign, photo-ops.

[robbedvoter]

10. It would be nice, cuz, look at these numbers:

[stlsaxman]

12. TRANSLATION-

"...vowed to keep fighting unemployment (applications)"

[robbedvoter]

13. Found an old pic that captures the mood:

[GOPBasher]

14. “This nation has got work to do. There are citizens who can’t find jobs,”

No shit sherlock!! Bush, you're a fucking genius. Why don't you pursue policies that increase demand? Why don't you increase the minimum wage? Why don't you invest more in education and job training? Why don't you stop with the tax cuts for billionaires that drained the treasury and put us in a fiscal crisis? Why don't you stop being completely retarded?

[whathappened]

15. wtf he would'nt know a job

if it bit him in the ass, has jr. ever really had a real job in his whole life , enought said

[radfringe]

17. he's gearing up for

2004 campaign with his "compassionate conservatism" bushit...

This is his move from the "reich wing" towards the center - he did this in Texas, and he did it in 2000 campaign

AWOL speaks with forked lips

[RFKHumphreyObama]

18. This nation has got work to do. There are citizens who can’t find jobs,”

Stop taking vacations and start DOING some work and perhaps more jobs can be created, PretzelBoy