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Reid Defends Job Shift
A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 13 March 2010 | John Semmens

Posted on 03/13/2010 10:49:16 AM PST by John Semmens

Criticism that data on unemployment statistics don’t properly account for people being shifted from full-time to part-time jobs was brushed off by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). “What these critics fail to consider is the fact that part-time jobs offer more leisure time,” Reid countered. “This extra leisure is a benefit that the Democratic Party has bestowed upon an overworked population. We don’t get proper credit for that.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: democrats; leisure; satire; underemployment
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1 posted on 03/13/2010 10:49:17 AM PST by John Semmens
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TGIJS (thank God it’s just satire).


2 posted on 03/13/2010 10:51:00 AM PST by library user
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To: #1CTYankee; 14erClimb; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 2ndDivisionVet; 3D-JOY; A message; abigailsmybaby; ...

ping


3 posted on 03/13/2010 10:51:27 AM PST by John Semmens
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To: library user

TGIJS (thank God it’s just satire).

I was completely fooled.


4 posted on 03/13/2010 10:51:44 AM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: John Semmens

Very Funny !!


5 posted on 03/13/2010 10:52:55 AM PST by onona (dbada)
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To: John Semmens

And I spend my extra leisure time perusing FR. Thanks John.


6 posted on 03/13/2010 10:57:23 AM PST by pnut22
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To: John Semmens

Can someone find him a job in construction not destruction?


7 posted on 03/13/2010 10:58:50 AM PST by sodpoodle (Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption.)
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To: John Semmens

Leisure time for illegal aliens? Thats who this job bill supports!


8 posted on 03/13/2010 11:00:00 AM PST by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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Thanks again, John.

Everybody: Read the other stories too. John, you are da man!


9 posted on 03/13/2010 11:03:04 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: John Semmens

We need apart-time congress. Thanx for your regular dose of psuedo-reality.


10 posted on 03/13/2010 11:20:16 AM PST by votemout
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Shelby CO...Memphis, TN has reached slightly over 11% unemployment rate, highest in the State.


11 posted on 03/13/2010 11:41:49 AM PST by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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To: John Semmens

Just like the good old days. When do I get my free sammiches?

12 posted on 03/13/2010 12:58:52 PM PST by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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To: John Semmens

John, should I post this ?
http://www.theusmat.com/home.htm


13 posted on 03/13/2010 1:03:06 PM PST by mosesdapoet ("There's still no MSM mention of Obama's extravagant life style while millions are unemployed")
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> John, should I post this ? http://www.theusmat.com/home.htm

Just my opinion, it's John's thread, but IMO you HAVE posted it by including that link. I followed it; others will.

But (with no offense intended) please don't "inline" a huge pile of almost unreadable text in other threads, especially when it's 10 times the length of the entire rest of the thread. It annoys the cr@p out of the rest of us who are reading the actual comments relevant to John's post.

I suggest you make your own thread for it in the Bloggers or Chat areas. You can still link to that here.

That said, it's John's thread... Thanks! :)

14 posted on 03/13/2010 1:16:09 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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Dad blast it, John! I’ve never had high blood pressure in my life but seem determined to give it to me. LOL


15 posted on 03/13/2010 1:29:52 PM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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Thanks for the ping, and the chuckle John. Good one. We both enjoyed it as usual.


16 posted on 03/13/2010 5:28:22 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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That one is dirty. Nice


17 posted on 03/13/2010 8:00:21 PM PST by wastedyears (The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.)
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To: dayglored

Sorry, no malice intended. Did not realize that a link gets dumped (translated from digital into copy) into the rest of the stuff on the subject line,(thread) rather remaining as strictly a link.


18 posted on 03/13/2010 8:23:48 PM PST by mosesdapoet ("There's still no MSM mention of Obama's extravagant life style while millions are unemployed")
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To: mosesdapoet
> Sorry, no malice intended. Did not realize that a link gets dumped (translated from digital into copy) into the rest of the stuff on the subject line,(thread) rather remaining as strictly a link.

No problem -- what you did is fine (post a link to your blog page). It didn't expand in this thread; it stayed as a link.

Here's why I commented earlier. I took your question ("John, should I post this ? http://www.theusmat.com/home.htm") to mean: "May I copy the content of my blog page into a comment in this thread?" And -that- was what I was cautioning against.

Unfortunately, some folks in this forum seem to think that every thread exists as a free billboard, where they can spew a huge amount of stuff (text, pictures, whatever) that they generate elsewhere and copy wholesale into other people's threads. I (and others) find that practice extremely annoying and selfish.

So when it seemed you might be suggesting doing so, I thought I'd raise a caution flag. However, it seems you didn't really intend to do so, so I apologize for making a false assumption.

Also, I applaud your energy and initiative in writing and posting your opinions on your page. Not many folks take the time to think it all through, and make it available to the rest of us. Carry on!

19 posted on 03/13/2010 9:13:32 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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How I wish my daughter who now has 3 part time jobs had any leisure time, benefits or high salary.

Thanks for the ping...we need the laughs around here!


20 posted on 03/13/2010 9:45:45 PM PST by 3D-JOY
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