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« Hargett Update | Main | Apocalypse Only Delayed » August 30, 2005More from Lunch With Kurita: Working for a LivingSharon Cobb has emailed, but not yet posted, a partial transcript up of yesterday's bloggers' lunch with state senator and U.S. Senate candidate Rosalind Kurita. Parts of it seem more like a paraphrase to me, but this part, where Kurita is asked to draw the biggest distinction between herself and rival candidate Harold Ford Jr., seems accurate: KURITA: I know what it means to work hard for a living. I have worked for everything I have. I’m married. I have three children. I know what it means to save money for college. I know what it means to punch a time clock. I’ve worked the night shift, I’ve worked a swing shift, I know how to do a days’ work, I’m a nurse, I have really had to take responsibility for my actions. When you take care of people who have their lives in your hands, that’s accountability. Those are real life experiences, and that's what people from Tennessee expect from their United States Senator.Ford, by contrast, was born to wealth and privilege. He does not know what it means to work hard for a living and has never had to work a hard day in his life. Speaking of Ford, Bob Krumm, one of eight bloggers who had lunch with Kurita yesterday, says Ford "is in a real race," and Kurita benefits from being the "Not Ford" on the Democratic ballot. He comments on Kurita's "working for a living" jab at Ford here. While he says Kurita earned his respect, he also expresses disappointment that "she didn't take the opportunity to denounce her indicted Democratic fellow Senators like Republicans in the House denounced Rep. Chris Newton." Also following up on yesterday's lunch with Kurita: Josh Tinley. Comments
Kurita is arguing over what's a tougher job, nursing, state senate or U.S. Congress and all the while, Harold Ford is talking about jobs too... but he's talking about jobs for Tennesseans. A little different than Kurita's myopic look at her own job, wouldn't you say? While everyone else bickers, Ford is actually setting the issues agenda in this race. If you are reading all the blogs and not watching the news or even TV, you can check out his latest TV ad online at http://www.fordfortennessee.com/ While everyone else squabbles over who can be the most partisan (Ed, Van and Corker), Ford is talking about creating jobs and growing the job base we have here in Tennessee. Posted by: Rusty at August 30, 2005 2:55 PMKurita didn't argue over whose job was tougher - she merely pointed out that while she has actually had a real job outside of politics, Rep. Ford hasn't. Posted by: Bill Hobbs at August 30, 2005 3:16 PMPost a comment
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