WI Lt. Governor Lawton Statement in Response to Visit by First Lady

[Nambe]

America Coming Together

“George Bush loves to claim that ‘W Stands for Women,’ yet his record on women’s empowerment in the economic sphere demonstrates how empty this promise is. The Bush White House has ended the Equal Pay Initiative, a promising program to ensure women workers receive their fair share; sought to expand overtime exemptions; and is proposing to eliminate the SBA microloan program and the SBA Prime programs in its 2005 budget. Each of these critical projects benefits women workers and women-owned businesses. Considering that women-owned small businesses created thousands upon thousands of good jobs in the 1990s, this is not just an issue that affects women, this is a national economic development issue that affects us all. With these and other actions, the Administration has systematically worked to shut down opportunities for working women and women-owned businesses, and has failed to support economic policies that help women create good jobs for all Americans. ..

.. It’s disappointing that the First Lady would choose to speak at a temporary jobs agency during her visit to Wisconsin. Instead of highlighting opportunities for women, her visit only serves to celebrate the low-wage, no-benefit jobs that have been the hallmark of the so-called Bush recovery. The American people need an economic vision that supports the middle class and working families by adding jobs that can actually support a family. George Bush thinks low wage service industry positions demonstrate economic growth; this only shows how out of touch this president is with the needs of the American people.”

[Justice]

1. Great Statement, Rapid Response

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. A few more responses like this...

And Dear Leader is gonna have a "Bar Code Scanner Incident" lodged in his permanently in his sigmoid colon.

[Habibi]

7. No kidding!

Like father, like son: completely out of touch with the lives of ordinary Americans.

[phillybri]

3. Awesome response...

Bravo...

[moondust]

4. Excellent!

So good, in fact, that the U.S. media may just have to lock it up in a safe, dark place.

[malachi]

11. You can bet the house on it.

This will never see the light of day. Far too logical and true. Two things the media has a pathological aversion to.

[LauraK]

5. Send that girl to Washington.

I researched her a little. She's a winner.

[Lefta Dissenter]

6. Yeay Barbara!!!

I met her a few times during the Clark Campaign... she is a wonderful woman who, obviously, is not afraid to speak her mind! :bounce:

[MsLeopard]

8. Too good not to be ....kicked.

n/t

[donsu]

9. kick

nt

[RetroLounge]

10. Great Response!

Proud she is one of ours and from my state!

RL

[mom cat]

12. Excellent observation. Thank you for posting it.

[heidiho]

13. Barbara is awesome, beautiful and intelligent

Saw her speak at a Kerry rally . . .she is great. I love her statement.

[saigon68]

14. From My Home Town

All that's said above about her is true. She's a class act.

[NanBo]

15. Do you suppose this town will send a bill to Laura

for security etc. like Rock County in Wisconsin just did with Kerry?

[llmart]

16. Will we see this on the mainstream media???

I doubt it. This woman would chew Georgie Boy up and spit him out and he'd go crying home to Daddy.

[Myrina]

17. I love Ms Lawton !!

Worked on her first state senate campaign in '96.

You rock, Barbara !!! :yourock:

[Nambe]

19. I doubt she would thank me for posting that photo.

Though she has obviously been beaten up by the weather, I thought it was a really good look compared to the usual studio takes. I'm a big fan. Hope she makes her way up the ladder of snakes and carpetbaggers.

[yellowcanine]

18. Smack!Smack! Take That! And That! Whoa. Talk about an old

fashioned ass kicking. Laura just got one.

[chemteacher]

20. Fantastic Response!!

Sadly, * and Pickles probably believe that temp jobs are great.