A "real job"

Reuters:

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, questioned whether first lady Laura Bush ever had "a real job," but apologized later on Wednesday after her remarks drew fire from the Bush campaign.

Senior Bush campaign adviser Karen Hughes said the "unfortunate" remark was aimed at dividing women.

"Teaching is a real job. Working as a librarian is a real job. Staying at home and rearing a family is a real job," Hughes said.

Heinz Kerry, a philanthropist and heiress to a Heinz ketchup fortune of more than $500 million, made the comment in an interview published on Wednesday with USA Today.

I guess being a philanthropist and heiress is a real job. However one of the first things I learned as a young lawyer when questions prospective jurors was to ask women on the panel, "Do you work outside the home?" Taking care of children and the home can be some of the hardest work anyone has to do, but I suppose if you are an heiress you hire people to do that for you.

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