Tuesday on his nationally syndicated radio show, during a discussion about raising the minimum wage and the impact wages have taken on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) presidential campaign in the form of layoffs, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh said he might offer employment to those laid-off workers.
The potential employment would take the form of jobs to fulfill orders for his “Stand Up for Betsy Ross” T-shirts, which is raising money for the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.
Partial transcript as follows:
You know what I’ve been thinking of doing? You know, Bernie Sanders had to cut some of his campaign staff ’cause they’re complaining that he’s not paying them minimum wage. And he cut some of their hours. We need some help with fulfillment.
I’ve been thinking of reaching out to the Bernie Sanders staff that’s been laid off saying, “Hey, would you like to come down to south Florida and help us fulfill some orders for the “Stand Up for Betsy Ross” shirt? If Bernie’s going to mistreat you, if Bernie’s going to disrespect you, if Bernie’s not going to even pay you what he’s promising to give the American people if he’s elected, how would you like to work on a real American project instead of the Bernie campaign?”
I’d love building a bridge from us to the Bernie Sanders campaign and accomplish — we’ve got a massive fulfillment effort here, folks. A full UPS truck today showed up. This guy’s sole delivery today was to our warehouse. It’s a massive, massive project, but the supply chain involved here in making sure that orders get turned around, stuffed, fulfilled, and sent out as quickly as possible. ‘Cause our stone is known for the quick turnaround.
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