Well, the job reports are in - Democratic Underground

Ishoutandscream

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Fri May-07-04 08:39 AM
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Well, the job reports are in

And the whores are commenting on how things are really "growing" in the economy. Now they believe a rate hike is in the cards. But most importantly, this is "welcome news in the White House" this morning.

Yes, the press is once again giving the president a reprieve with this very, very, very, very modest growth in the economy. Forget the sex scandal in Iraq. Nothing to see here folks.

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trotsky

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Fri May-07-04 08:41 AM
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1. Only 2 million more jobs to go...

and we'll be back to where Clinton had the economy!

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Ishoutandscream

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Fri May-07-04 08:44 AM
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3. Yes, and only 1000 points to go in the Dow

To equal the high point in the Clinton administration. The media is whoring this morning, that's for sure.

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Triana

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Fri May-07-04 08:43 AM
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2. HooBoy! - More mal-wort greeter jobs!

...and more part-time gas-station and burger-flipper jobs. YeeeHaaaw!

:puffpiece:

bu$hit Alert!
bu$hit Alert!

Is the economy better now than 4 years ago? *I don't think so!*

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SEpatriot

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Fri May-07-04 09:03 AM
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7. Exactly

When these jokers tout growth, remember what they're really talking about. Expansion of the McWorld and Wal-Martization. None of their nonsense addresses the real impact of the economic policies of low-wages and wage-depression, "off-the-clock" working, predatory lending, regressive taxation, rising health care costs (and the expansion of the medical-industrial complex), anti-unionization, the marginalization of the working class and the war on the middle class.

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Mel

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Fri May-07-04 08:46 AM
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4. But as pointed out by

Robert Reich, former US Labor Secretary for Clinton. Those jobs are service jobs without benefits and low pay.
The numbers look good but once you dig in and see what kind of jobs they are it's not really all that great.

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Ishoutandscream

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Fri May-07-04 08:54 AM
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5. Exactly. We all know that

But the whores reporting to the masses are sure not playing it that way. And I know that my republican friends here at work will be letting me know about this wonderful news for our economy.

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Mel

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Fri May-07-04 08:59 AM
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6. I heard Robert say this on Air America Radio

this morning so do we expect what he said to make it on the corporatista media? I don't.
Sorry, you have to work with stupid Republicans. I suppose you could tell them what Reich said but if they are freep heads they aren't going to listen.

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Fri May-07-04 09:04 AM
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8. But will the sheeple understand this and therefore they will...

blame Bush for their weak pay???

:shrug:

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Mel

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Fri May-07-04 09:12 AM
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9. they should blame Bush right along with the

Congress and the Corporations that have bought them.
Will they though? I don't know, I think some will.

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workforpower

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Fri May-07-04 09:50 AM
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10. No facts.

Just bile. I will move on.

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