Anita Esterday puts "tipgate" into proper perspective...

Perfect slap at the media....

Thats needs to be put into perspective.

and the restaurant and the bull shit story. I would too if I didn't understand how the tip system worked and made stupid comments.

things that should matter to the media, because the media is (or should be) responsible for keeping the people informed of what's going on with their government.

Iowa people tend to be sensible, overall.

She's just some low paid worker who got caught up in something much bigger than she realized. She hasn't done anything dishonest. She's just may be a bit naive. The real issue is why NPR ran this story without even trying to corroborate it or contact the Clinton campaign

I'd venture to add that neither the term nor the sentiment that goes with "colleague" is apt.

But it does give many of us who've had to scratch to make ends meet get a full perspective as to how out of touch those in the middle class are to the mindset of struggling minimum hourly wage earners.

Colleagues?!? Oh please, you slay me! :rofl:

Come to the diner in my 'hood and you'll see the wait staff give each other rides home, visit each other or their customers in the hospital, etc.

One's been there 40 years, another 30, another 35 years, etc.

Yes, 'colleagues'.

:shrug:

:kick:

Now is somebody going to put her on the cable news?

Just perhaps, it began with considering wage earning SERVICE employees such as waiters and waitresses as invisible? Think about that the next time you step over a homeless person sleeping on a city street?

Wow, aren't we witty? Using a victim's comments to bolster up HRC's staff who clearly "haven't a clue" as to how The Peasant Class must live. :(

And the great benefit about this defending the indefensible is that HRC can still play "the victim."

Despite Esterday's understandable annoyance with the whorish M$M, I don't think HRC can now claim a lock on "the waitress vote." Well, beings that to her and her staff these people don't f**king exist and everything goes to management in the insane hope that they'd share.

Silly HRC STAFF! Tips are for The Peasants - NOT The Merchant Class. :evilgrin:

Esterday said "nobody got tipped that day," and NPR should have checked with the Clinton campaign before the story aired to see if any tip was left and how it was done. We regret that this was not done. On Thursday, Esterday was sticking by her story.

"Why would I lie about not getting a tip?" she told NPR. She also maintained that her co-workers at the restaurant had not received tips.

A Clinton campaign staffer called on Esterday at the restaurant Thursday after the story aired. The staff member apologized to her and gave her a $20 bill, according to Esterday. The Clinton campaign confirmed that visit. The campaign also produced photocopies of receipts showing $157.46 was paid to Maid-Rite on a VISA card on Oct. 8 for meals consumed by the candidate's entourage. The tip was supposed to have been paid in cash, and the campaign insisted such a payment was made but has declined to make available a staff member who was present at Maid-Rite and left tip money.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16138132