April 11, 2007
John Edwards Works Shift At Nursing Home
Well isn't this special:
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) - Democrat John Edwards got a taste of low-wage life Wednesday, rising before dawn to help to dress, shave and deliver breakfast to elderly residents of a nursing home outside New York City.
His visit was part of the "Work a Day in My Shoes" program sponsored by the influential Service Employees International Union, where presidential candidates spend time with health care workers to understand the challenges of their jobs. Edwards was paired with certified nursing assistant Elaine Ellis, an 18-year employee of the Sarah Neuman Nursing Home who escorted him on her early morning rounds.
Ellis, a divorced mother who raised four children on her nursing assistant's salary, called Edwards "a very personable person" and praised his willingness to spend time on the job with her.
I'd be a bit more convinced of his sincerity if he had done a couple of things:
*Given a resident a spongebath or cleaned a bedpan
*Agreed to try to live on a nursing assistant's salary for at least a month
Otherwise, this is just another PR stunt.
h/t: Cookiewrangler
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If its such a stunt, then why don't we see any Republican candidates doing anything similar?
Speaking of working people's lives, how is that Giulani thinks a gallon of milk costs $1.59 and a loaf of bread $1.29. Because he hasn't been grocery shopping in years. The maid does that.
Yes, this is a STUNT. Last night on the news it showed Edwards at the nursing home. He was helping to put on a pair of socks on a patient -- he was wearing rubber gloves -- like he was going to catch something! What a jerk. Thank goodness he doesn't have a prayer to be president.
Posted by: cookiewrangler at April 12, 2007 08:23 AMUh, like it isn't a PR stunt ANYWAY?
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