Jessica Hackerd is a 13 year old girl from Ohio who unfortunately had the chance to talk to President Bush today. Being the callous man that he is, he left her in tears, literally. She innocently asked what she thought was an intelligent question, that being about the recent legislation on immigration that was all over the news recently. Instead of being a thoughtful politician, he made an ass out of himself instead.
From The Washington Times (no love left for Bush from the Moonies apparently):
"Mr. President, I know immigration has been a big problem in the U.S. And what is your next step with the immigration bill?" Jessica asked Mr. Bush, during a question and answer period after a speech Mr. Bush gave to a Cleveland business group.
Mr. Bush's sarcastic reply -- a wry "yeah, thanks" -- drew laughter from the crowd of 400. But the attention caused young Jessica, who characterized herself in an interview afterward as very shy, to immediately tear up.
"No, it's a great question. No, I appreciate that," Mr. Bush said, as he saw Jessica's reaction.
Jessica, in the interview, said that she was crying because she was so nervous.
But when the president's sarcastic answer was mentioned, she said, "I heard that too."
Mr. Bush went on to speak more than 1,100 words about the death of his proposed comprehensive immigration reform, which was a heavy blow when it fell apart last month.
But Jessica, there with her parents and younger sister, continued to wipe tears from her eyes for several minutes, and midway through his answer, Mr. Bush again tried to encourage the distraught youngster without drawing too much attention to her.
Bush tried to backpedal but once you bring tears to the eyes of an innocent young girl, you're cooked. George Bush's popularity keeps on falling, and he isn't doing to well with future voters either.
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