[dakine]

Back to baking cookies for her...

[jmc813]

"So that after people have worked at Homeboy Industries they can go out and find a job with a silk-screening business, with a graphic business, with restaurants, with bakeries," Bush said.

I'd pay good money to hear Laura say the word "homeboy".

[JohnLongIsland]

so now the left will call her racially and culturally insensitive.

[Killborn]

Much needed common sense.

[wideawake]

"Yo, Homeboy Industries. How may I direct your call, biatch?"

[Just another Joe]

First lady Laura Bush said on Tuesday that young people are more likely to get jobs if they avoid tattoos, as well as drugs and alcohol.

Well, DUHHHHH!

[Semper Paratus]

The job you have open has come down to 2 candiates one has several tatoos visible and other has none. All other things being equal who gets the job?

[Phantom Lord]

The surest sign that someone is a complete and total moron is a tattoo on their neck.

I'm tattooed, but clothes covers.

[angkor]

Once you emblazon "Prison Bi**h" on your forehead, it's pretty hard to get a job in the retail banking industry.

[coydog]

This is one of those "DUUUH!" things that shouldn't require Laura Bush to tell to anyone. Unfortunately, many people just aren't that bright.

[mlc9852]

Common sense - but I'm sure it will be spun differently.

[b4its2late]

You know what? She's right.

[Sonny M]

It only hurts if the prospective employer thinks or knows its a gang tatoo.

One of my friends almost lost his shot at a job because he had a large tatoo on his arm with a skull that had a dagger going through it and the words "death before dishonor".

The guy interviewing him was very uncomfortable and was leaning against him, when my friend finally explained what the tatoo was from and why he had it.

At that point, an apology was made and my buddy got the job.

It is one scary tatoo though.

[tom h]

"First lady Laura Bush said on Tuesday that young people are more likely to get jobs if they avoid tattoos"

Ditto for nose, tongue, eyebrow, and all other visible piercings; frosted hair on men that sticks straight upward; slovenly habits and jive-like attitudes; etc.

Ted Kennedy and his ilk can pass all the job protection laws they want but no one (except Starbucks) will hire people whose appearance conveys a poor work attitude, or a selfish "What does my company do for me?" attitude.

This is not a new problem, but a different flavor on an old problem. Remember that the basis for IBM's ("Big Blue") dress code (blue pinstriped suits) was to de-emphasize a person's individualness while on the job. It's not new knowledge that the best employees are the ones who aren't trying to push the boundaries while working.

[SwinneySwitch]

Who needs a stinking job, lady?

[Travis McGee]

[smartin]

So of course this guy is out!

[Windsong]

"Well, if you're tattooed on your face or your arms ... where people can see it ... most employers probably would not hire you," Bush said

Well duh..I know I wouldn't hire someone like that (unless it was s single military tattoo :)

[smartin]

Another good one

[Hank Rearden]

"We want young people to avoid gangs. And we know that if they're not tattooed with gang tattoos, they're more likely to be employable," Bush said.

Wow! Whatever we're paying her, she's worth every penny!

As an employer of young people, I never would have thought to consider the correlation. Thanks, Laura! Great job picking the USSC nominee, too.