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White House Hopefuls Name Worst Jobs
Breitbart ^ | 12/05/2007

Posted on 12/05/2007 11:55:03 AM PST by Responsibility2nd

The Associated Press asked major presidential candidates a series of questions about their personal tastes, traits and backgrounds. Today's question—first in a series—and their answers: What was your worst job?

DEMOCRATS:

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Sliming fish in a fish cannery in Valdez, Alaska."

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards: Textile mill. "I cleaned out overhead in the weave room, which is where all the crap goes. And I'd be up there climbing around, knocking the stuff down. And it would go down on the looms. The weavers would be, uh, not happy with me for that."

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama: Scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins and eating too much of it.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: Landscaping, while playing baseball on Cape Cod in 1967. "The pay was terrible. I remember it was backbreaking work."

REPUBLICANS:

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: "Washing windows at JCPenney's and stocking shelves when I was 14 years old. ... It was a great job and it was a great company but they worked me hard. Just as I'd get all the fingerprints wiped off the door, somebody would come and they'd put their hands all over the glass. To this day, I'm still very sensitive about never touching the glass, but touching the handles because I had to wipe those windows so many times."

Arizona Sen. John McCain: "I've never really had a bad job."

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: "Worst job was probably spending about a week sawing a sewer pipe at the ranch in Idaho I worked at. And getting down in the sewer and sawing through a sewer pipe that still had active sewage occasionally passing through it."

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson: "I've worked in a factory, I was a bouncer at my uncle's drag strip, I worked at the post office, I sold children's shoes, I sold ladies', I sold men's clothing, I was a night clerk at a motel. I can't think of a job that I had that I wasn't thankful for at the time."

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Declined to answer.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008election; clintonlegacy; election; fred; fredthompson; jobs; politics; revisionisthistory; thompson; worstjobs
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To: ThePythonicCow

LOL. According to Wikipedia:

“That summer, she worked her way across Alaska, washing dishes in Mount McKinley National Park and sliming salmon in a fish processing cannery in Valdez (which fired her and shut down overnight when she complained about unhealthy conditions”

WHINER! some things never change.


81 posted on 12/05/2007 12:38:32 PM PST by SHEENA26
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To: 7thson

“What are some Freepers worst jobs?”

I picked peas for $3/bushel.

Installing fiberglass insulation in an attic in the middle of the summer.

Built fiberglass/kevlar kayaks. The boss was an ahole(the only job I have ever quit).


82 posted on 12/05/2007 12:39:05 PM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Yaelle

LOL! I wish I didn’t know what that was.


83 posted on 12/05/2007 12:39:11 PM PST by rightinthemiddle (Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
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To: Darlin'

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: “Working on the Board of Directors at Wal-Mart”.


84 posted on 12/05/2007 12:39:27 PM PST by weegee (End the Bush-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton-Clinton/Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton Oligarchy 1980-2012)
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To: SHEENA26

Sen. Mrs. Bill Clinton: “Working on the Goldwater for President campaign in 1964”


85 posted on 12/05/2007 12:40:53 PM PST by weegee (End the Bush-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton-Clinton/Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton Oligarchy 1980-2012)
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To: CougarGA7
which fired her and shut down overnight when she complained about unhealthy conditions

That is absolutely CLASSIC.

86 posted on 12/05/2007 12:42:03 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: cripplecreek

“Arizona Sen. John McCain: “I’ve never really had a bad job.”

Well when they’re paying $50 an hour to pick lettuce......”

LOL!


87 posted on 12/05/2007 12:43:31 PM PST by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: KC_Conspirator; rhombus
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is legal, "no work for him". ============================================================ Image and video hosting by TinyPic
88 posted on 12/05/2007 12:44:29 PM PST by ansel12 (Proud father of a 10th Mountain veteran. Proud son of a WWII vet. Proud brother of vets, Airborne)
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To: edcoil
When did Hillary live in Alaska?

Sometime after she babysat for the children of illegal aliens...and before she made $100,000 on cattle futures through pure dumb luck.

89 posted on 12/05/2007 12:45:34 PM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Slings and Arrows
BTW, I think I've found the ideal man for you:

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90 posted on 12/05/2007 12:52:16 PM PST by Allegra (Greetings from a kinder, gentler Iraq. God bless US and Coalition Forces.)
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To: Yaelle
Was he a fluffer?

Was he a poofter?

91 posted on 12/05/2007 12:55:53 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: 7thson
What are some Freepers worst jobs?

Summer job packaging agricultural pesticides. Many of my coworkers spoke English as a distant second language. Corrugated metal building with no A/C and poor ventilation. Wearing heavy coveralls, heavy-duty rubber boots and gloves, and face shield. Bryan/College Station, Texas in July.

At the end of each shift, I would literally pour sweat out of my boots.

Amazingly, I lasted a little over two weeks on that job. I was definitely not cut out for that kind of labor, and my productivity proved it. In a plea bargain, I was allowed to quit instead of being fired. My boss (who didn't bear any ill will against me) said I belonged in an office somewhere. I was still in college, so instead I got a job delivering pizzas (DoubleDave's, for those of you who know the area). Loved that job, and kept it for three years.

92 posted on 12/05/2007 12:56:47 PM PST by Constitutionalist Conservative (Global Warming Heretic -- http://agw-heretic.blogspot.com)
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To: edcoil

Are you questioning the word of the annointed one? How dare thee!


93 posted on 12/05/2007 12:57:04 PM PST by Homer1
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To: weegee

Nothing compares to Blue Bell Ice Cream so I can see his disappointment. ;-)


94 posted on 12/05/2007 12:57:49 PM PST by girlscout
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To: 7thson

Never had a bad job. I have, however, had the occasional crummy supervisor!


95 posted on 12/05/2007 12:58:59 PM PST by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality!)
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To: weegee

Must have been a LOT of ice cream. His lips are still blue!


96 posted on 12/05/2007 1:01:58 PM PST by waverna
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

I’ve had alot of worst jobs but off the top of my head one of the hardest was inspecting truck brake assemblies on a factory assembly line.

They weighed 43# each and the 8 hour production rate was 2,300.

You had to pick them up, look them all over, repair anything not on correctly, and hang them on conveyor hooks that ran overhead.

Thats 98,900 pounds over your head in 8 hours, plus all the other stuff.


97 posted on 12/05/2007 1:10:23 PM PST by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Dumpster Baby
Wonder which one is Shrillary?

She's laying in the third tray back, on the right.

98 posted on 12/05/2007 1:11:33 PM PST by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: rhombus

“New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: Landscaping
Was he working for Mitt? ;-)”

ROTFLMAO!


99 posted on 12/05/2007 1:20:13 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: edcoil

Yeah, I’d like to know exactly when she did this.


100 posted on 12/05/2007 1:20:28 PM PST by surrey
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