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Corbett doubles down on jobless gaffe
Just when media attention to Tom Corbett’s well-publicized employment gaffe was dying down, the Republican candidate for governor breathed new life into the controversy Tuesday.
Corbett was speaking to reporters after a Delaware County campaign stop when he said, once again, that there are plenty of jobs available.
The Inquirer reports that Corbett, citing newspapers that have been publishing loads of help-wanted ads, said: “Are there jobs out there? … How would you interpret that?
“You guys asked me if there are jobs out there,” Corbett told reporters. “If I am a common citizen, the average citizen, and I look at a newspaper… and I see jobs—what’s the answer to that question?”
The comments soon led to another round of stories on the blogosphere. And just as he has been since the issue first reared its head earlier this month, Democratic rival Dan Onorato was quick to pounce.
“Tom Corbett still doesn’t get it,” Onorato said in a statement. “Pennsylvania needs a governor who can get our economy back on track, and Tom Corbett’s remarks prove once again that I am the only candidate with the understanding, the experience and the plan to turn this economy around.”
Onorato’s campaign, however, overreach on the facts in responding to Corbett’s latest remarks, charging that Corbett blamed the state’s unemployment rate on “out-of-work Pennsylvanians.” But Corbett, The Inquirer reports, was adamant in saying he wasn’t repeating his controversial claim that some Pennsylvanians are staying unemployed to collect unemployment benefits.
“That statement is in the past,” Corbett said. “We’re beyond that. We’re talking about creating jobs for the future.”
•Also on pa2010.com: As Onorato hammers away, two PR strategies emerge, and GOP frets
July 27, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Tags: Dan Onorato, Tom Corbett
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sick of it all
Jul 27th, 2010
“The fundamentals of our economy are strong”-these old republicans crack me up with how out of touch they are…lmao
1994 Again
Jul 27th, 2010
Funny how the Dems actually believe this is a political silver bullet. The voters don’t care about this issue according to recent polls. Onorato continues to be the underdog. Sure, the Dems will feature Corbett’s comments in TV ads this fall. The problem for Onorato and gang is that this will occur at the same time the GOP is ripping Onorato’s tenure as an elected official to shreds with millions of dollars in ads of their own.
In the end, this is a story that will be lost in the fall election. Overrated in importance, good for slow summer news days but nothing more.
BB
Jul 27th, 2010
Neither of these candidates is fit to be governor of Pa. A sad state of affairs for residents in this state, we’re all the losers in this race come Nov. We need to end the two party system and have more choice for voters to consider. End the two party system, NOW.
Lee Levan
Jul 27th, 2010
Though not a silver bullet, it is a clear signal that Corbett is Onorato’s secret weapon in the latter’s campaign for gov. It’s Corbett’s election to lose — and so far he’s trying his best to do so.
K . Martel
Jul 27th, 2010
Please AG Corbett – go hide until November and don’t even answer the phone and you may have a chance to win.
Felon Robert Asher Controls Corbett
Jul 27th, 2010
Yes The Guy who caused R Bud Dwyer To Blow his brains out on TV Is the same guy who is running Corbetts Campaign for Governor Bob ( Asher’s Candies ) Asher the Convicted Felon who went to Prison for over a Year for Political corruption Charges
P. O'Neill
Jul 28th, 2010
What the silent majority of Pennsylvanians are saying at the local swim clubs, restaurants, softball fields and bars is that what Corbett says is TRUE. The Democratic party has become nothing but fearmongers that scares people into believing that the only way they will get money is if it comes from the government. I’ll take Bob Asher directing a campaign rather than the Donna Cooper-types any day. No more six figure poverty pimps!
Jimmy James
Jul 28th, 2010
Corbett has run two statewide campaigns. He’s been all over the news for two years, thanks to the Bonusgate prosecution. He’s the anointed candidate in a year when Rs are supposed to run away with the elections…And he’s still only polling at 43 percent. This is a race, folks.
Jon Geeting
Jul 28th, 2010
This is just nuts. There are not enough jobs for everyone who needs one. That some newspapers have some classified ads does not say anything about that. Is this how Corbett is going to make decisons about the economy? From anecdotes?
john
Jul 28th, 2010
And onorato has spent millions upon millions of dollars during the primary and he is still in the 30’s. People don’t realize just how many people agree with corbett on this.