Best Of The Web: Would You Hire This Man?

OpinionJournal ^ | 9/7/2004 | James Taranto

[Political Junkie Too]

Suppose you're an employer and you hear that one of your employees, who's been working for you for about four years, once had a drinking problem and in fact pleaded guilty nearly 30 years ago to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. You actually heard about all this when you initially hired him, and it did give you second thoughts, but in the end you decided to give him a chance. In the four years he's been working for you, you've seen no sign that he's fallen off the wagon. Is there any cause here to fire him? Even if the revelation about his past were new, wouldn't it have to be pretty severe to constitute grounds for termination?

Now say someone comes to you looking for a job. Right off the bat, you notice something strange about his résumé: It goes on for page after page about a job he held for four months, more than 35 years ago, but makes only the barest mention of anything he's done since. You have him in for an interview, and he can't give you a straight answer to any question about what he plans to do in the job if you hire him. Instead... he sounds like a bar-stool bore, with a bad habit of repeating the same lame boasts about that long-ago four-month stint again and again.

Still, you decide to check out his references... Some sing his praises quite extravagantly, but a greater number describe him harshly as a man of dubious character, and some accuse him of lying on his résumé. He acknowledges a few embellishments but refuses to provide you with documents that would shed light on the other accusations.

[Political Junkie Too]

Would you hire this man? And would you fire an employee of four years' standing in order to create an opening for him?

[Texas Eagle]

Suppose you're an employer and you hear that one of your employees, who's been working for you for about four years, once had a drinking problem and in fact pleaded guilty nearly 30 years ago to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. You actually heard about all this when you initially hired him, and it did give you second thoughts, but in the end you decided to give him a chance. In the four years he's been working for you, you've seen no sign that he's fallen off the wagon. Is there any cause here to fire him? Even if the revelation about his past were new, wouldn't it have to be pretty severe to constitute grounds for termination?

Wow. That sounds like one of the questions on a test Home Depot makes its prospective employees take.

[buccaneer81]

We will renew GWB's contract on November 2.

[Happygal]

Bringing up the same old, same old sleights about Dubya that were circulating in 2000, show that the Dims must be scraping the end of the barrel.

[No Blue States]

"You actually heard about all this when you initially hired him, and it did give you second thoughts, but in the end you decided to give him a chance. In the four years he's been working for you, you've seen no sign that he's fallen off the wagon. "

This man hasn't proved himself to you after 4 years?

What does it take?

You could just ask him what's up, he has earned as much.

[No Blue States]

lol at me.

(Duh), this is a parody about Bush.

But I guess that does make the point. He has proven himself and earned respect.

[Political Junkie Too]

I was wondering if you got it. This is a slam on Kerry, not Bush.

-PJ

[No Blue States]

I saw it as more of an endorsement for Bush than a slam on Kerry. (right after I posted of course, and the light went off!)

What a spaz.;o

[Straight Vermonter]

Do you have the rest of the article? It is not at the link.

[dog breath]

You could take this as a slam against either man, Bush or Kerry. Since Bush did have a old DWI complaint that made most think it was a slam on Bush. I don't think that at this point most people are undecided about Bush and they feel strongly one way or the other. While slander and satire are useful political tools, used by both sides, I think the election comes down to party loyalty and your opinion of a few key issues. For example if you feel that the invasion of Iraq was justified and handled well, then you should have no problems with Bush. If you feel that the cause of the economic slow down was due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, then you should have no problem with Bush. If you do not believe the above then you would conclude that the executive that you hired four years ago is incompetent.

[Political Junkie Too]

Scroll down to the section "Dems Against Dignity." It is embedded in there.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

But the point of the bit is to ask whether you're willing to replace the man in the job with someone who won't discuss his work history except for a job he once held 35 years ago.

-PJ

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

E-Mail this story AND links to the media today.

John Kerry directly contributed to the lies of the anti war movement AND caused deaths and injuries
to US Military serving in Vietnam AND
directly caused deaths from injuries at home AND countless suicides because of his false testimony.

John Kerry is not fit to be elected dog catcher let alone President of the United States.
ANYONE who votes for Kerry AFTER knowing this data
is guilty of covering up John Kerry's war crimes!

John Kerry, director of the Vietnam Veterans against the War,
testified before special session the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
April 22, 1971

KERRY GAVE TESTIMONY BASED UPON FALSE INFORMATION
THAT KERRY KNEW AHEAD OF TIME TO BE FALSE!



September 6, 2004 -- **BREAKING** In Yesterday's Lies: Steve Pitkin and the Winter Soldiers, Scott Swett tells the story of a former VVAW member and participant in the Winter Soldier Investigation who states that John Kerry and others pressured him to give false testimony about American atrocities in Vietnam. After more than 33 years, Pitkin is the first Winter Soldier "witness" to file a legal affadavit regarding that event...

My name is Steve Pitkin, age 20, from Baltimore. I served with the 9th Division from May of '69 until I was airvaced in July of '69. I'll testify about the beating of civilians and enemy personnel, destruction of villages, indiscriminate use of artillery, the general racism and the attitude of the American GI toward the Vietnamese. I will also talk about some of the problems of the GIs toward one another and the hassle with officers.

-- Steve Pitkin, Winter Soldier Investigation, February 1, 1971.

E-Mail and/or fax these url's to EVERYONE ASAP! Kerry MUST be exposed NOW!
PUT PRESSURE ON THE MEDIA TO COVER THIS BEFORE NOV 2nd

Steve Pitkin Story

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=YesterdaysLies1

Steve Pitkin Affadavit, August 31, 2004

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=PitkinAff

Steve Pitkin DD-214

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/graphics/PitkinDD214.jpg

Steve Pitkin WSI testimony

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=PitkinWSI

Steve Pitkin WSI video clips -- February 1, 1971 (4:16, 1.6MB)

http://www.wintersoldier.com/video/pitkin2.wmv

John F. Kerry
Timeline of a traitor.
Click Here

http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html

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