Crowd Of 10,000 Overwhelms N.H. Job Fair
Traffic Gets Backed Up For Miles, And Organizers Forced To Shut Down Early
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Thousands of unemployed wait in lines for buses to a job fair at the Mall of New Hampshire parking lot in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, April 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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More than 10,000 people showed up Thursday for the event at Southern New Hampshire University's athletic complex in Manchester. The job fair had been heavily promoted on television, but organizers expected just 5,000 participants.
Traffic was backed up for miles and quickly filled the 3,000-car Mall of New Hampshire parking lot, which was being used as a shuttle-bus pickup hub.
Officials say 1,300 people, many of them dressed in business suits, entered the job fair within the first hour. The event began at 10 a.m. and was supposed to run until 3 p.m.
CBS station WBZ in Boston reported that by 12:30 p.m. organizers had to shut it down because they were overwhelmed by the turnout.
"We have stopped the number of job seekers who can come to campus because of capacity," said SNHU spokesman Gregg Mazzola. "It's a safety issue."
"(Turnout) runs the gamut, old, young, black, white. I don't think this economy has any gender barriers, age barriers, ethnic barriers," Mazzola told WBZ.
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See all 35 Comments- Adolf Hitler
Who said this quote?
By the way, I love reading the posts put fourth by the Obama haters. True, it is pathetic prattle, but good for a laugh to start the day. Interesting, though, that their posts never bear any relevance to the article they are posting under. A paradox that they have the ability to write, but evidently not read.
This quote has not been lost to the past but put aside until thought valid again!
Question is, who said it ?
This will not fix our current jobs situation but it will give Obama a chance to fix it in his next term.
This has the potential to add more then 20 million democratic votes to the rosters.
And will put Americans back to work building the needed infrastructure to cope with the influx in needed teachers and police force.
Besides why do the people at this fair need work when all of them qualify for food stamps and unemployment?
Making the rich pay for everything is wrong. When they are taxed unmercifully and they close their businesses we will get exactly this. All munchikins....take note: IT WILL GET WORSE WITH SOCIALISM!
Posted by MalloryDavis at 3:29 AM : Apr 10, 2009
You do not understand Progressive Taxation.
"HAPPINESS, moral duty, and a progressive income tax are inseparably connected."
-- George Washington
"I only regret that I have but a small percentage of my income to give for my country."
-- Nathan Hale
"WHEN in the course of Human Events, it becomes necessary to fund a Welfare State, he that has the most to give, should provide the greatest proportion of his Income."
"THE Tree of Liberty is a fragile one. Its Roots must occasionally be watered by soaking the Rich."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The wealthy summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, by refusing to pay their fair, high share of taxes."
-- Tom Paine
"THE advancement and profusion of an extremely progressive income tax is the only guardian of true liberty. "
-- James Madison
Proof positive that the practice of importing foreign labor under the various guest worker programs is unnecessary and a slap in the face to every citizen that wants a job and can't find one.
Making the rich pay for everything is wrong. When they are taxed unmercifully and they close their businesses we will get exactly this. All munchikins....take note: IT WILL GET WORSE WITH SOCIALISM!
Posted by cg37102006 at 8:28 PM : Apr 9, 2009
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NEVER trust anyone who says "trust me."
(Trust me, I know what I'm talking about)
Ok, my bad, here's a tip: there is a new demand in Vermont for gay marriage ministers!
MOVE!
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