Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:24 PM
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Author | Time | Post |
 Romney’s Advice To Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents (Original post) |
Galraedia | Apr 2012 | OP |
| polichick | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| Joe Bacon | Apr 2012 | #22 | |
| polichick | Apr 2012 | #58 | |
| wordpix | Apr 2012 | #69 | |
| silverweb | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| sulphurdunn | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| coalition_unwilling | Apr 2012 | #30 | |
| sulphurdunn | Apr 2012 | #48 | |
| goclark | Apr 2012 | #61 | |
| sulphurdunn | Apr 2012 | #65 | |
| Politicalboi | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| Ruby the Liberal | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| arely staircase | Apr 2012 | #20 | |
| christx30 | Apr 2012 | #72 | |
| musiclawyer | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| truthisfreedom | Apr 2012 | #17 | |
| harmonicon | Apr 2012 | #39 | |
| momsrule | Apr 2012 | #40 | |
| awoke_in_2003 | Apr 2012 | #66 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #75 | |
| JDPriestly | Apr 2012 | #77 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #79 | |
| coalition_unwilling | Apr 2012 | #31 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #74 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #73 | |
| DaveJ | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| 6000eliot | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| polichick | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| renate | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| chervilant | Apr 2012 | #45 | |
| Iliyah | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| beac | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| TNLib | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| rox63 | Apr 2012 | #19 | |
| Stuart G | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| truthisfreedom | Apr 2012 | #15 | |
| truthisfreedom | Apr 2012 | #16 | |
| thesquanderer | Apr 2012 | #78 | |
| aint_no_life_nowhere | Apr 2012 | #18 | |
| Lydia Leftcoast | Apr 2012 | #21 | |
| sarcasmo | Apr 2012 | #23 | |
| lovuian | Apr 2012 | #24 | |
| DesertRat | Apr 2012 | #25 | |
| DCBob | Apr 2012 | #26 | |
| liberal N proud | Apr 2012 | #27 | |
| onehandle | Apr 2012 | #28 | |
| unkachuck | Apr 2012 | #29 | |
| jwirr | Apr 2012 | #32 | |
| fujiyama | Apr 2012 | #33 | |
| sky imager | Apr 2012 | #34 | |
| AllyCat | Apr 2012 | #35 | |
| Prometheus Bound | Apr 2012 | #36 | |
| yurbud | Apr 2012 | #37 | |
| LeftishBrit | Apr 2012 | #38 | |
| DesertDiamond | Apr 2012 | #41 | |
| Chipper Chat | Apr 2012 | #42 | |
| AllyCat | Apr 2012 | #76 | |
| CRK7376 | Apr 2012 | #81 | |
| ScottLand | Apr 2012 | #43 | |
| tclambert | Apr 2012 | #44 | |
| rrHeretic | Apr 2012 | #46 | |
| valerief | Apr 2012 | #47 | |
| LibDemAlways | Apr 2012 | #49 | |
| CAG | Apr 2012 | #50 | |
| tooeyeten | Apr 2012 | #51 | |
| Still Blue in PDX | Apr 2012 | #52 | |
| Riley18 | Apr 2012 | #53 | |
| LynneSin | Apr 2012 | #54 | |
| goclark | Apr 2012 | #55 | |
| jwirr | Apr 2012 | #56 | |
| wordpix | Apr 2012 | #84 | |
| jwirr | May 2012 | #85 | |
| truthisfreedom | Apr 2012 | #57 | |
| MountainLaurel | Apr 2012 | #59 | |
| Odin2005 | Apr 2012 | #60 | |
| JoePhilly | Apr 2012 | #62 | |
| Cali_Democrat | Apr 2012 | #63 | |
| FarCenter | Apr 2012 | #64 | |
| Rosa Luxemburg | Apr 2012 | #67 | |
| wordpix | Apr 2012 | #70 | |
| Swede Atlanta | Apr 2012 | #68 | |
| lastlib | Apr 2012 | #71 | |
| CRK7376 | Apr 2012 | #80 | |
| devilgrrl | Apr 2012 | #82 | |
| Marthe48 | Apr 2012 | #83 | |
| lonestarnot | May 2012 | #86 | |
| SOS | May 2012 | #87 | |
| ukpersonalloans | Aug 2012 | #88 |
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:27 PM
1. Yeah, because most parents in the U.S. have lots of extra money laying around.
Response to Joe Bacon (Reply #22)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:32 PM
58. I was just being sarcastic - Romney really doesn't have a clue.
Response to polichick (Reply #1)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:03 PM
69. xactly: $20K for this kid, another 20K for that AND save for your retirement
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:33 PM
silverweb (12,978 posts)
2. Riiiiiiight.
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And your parent(s) can always move to Mexico to lower their cost of living so they have money to "loan" you.
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:34 PM
sulphurdunn (3,497 posts)
3. Romney did none of the things
Response to coalition_unwilling (Reply #30)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:09 AM
sulphurdunn (3,497 posts)
48. I think it's people
Response to sulphurdunn (Reply #48)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:11 PM
goclark (30,404 posts)
61. A Dr. that I know
Response to goclark (Reply #61)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:37 PM
sulphurdunn (3,497 posts)
65. Here in Amurka
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:37 PM
4. Yes borrow the money from your parents
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:40 PM
5. Willard the Tonedeaf strikes again.
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Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #5)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:25 PM
arely staircase (4,159 posts)
20. betcha 10 thousand dollars he didn't think that one through. nt
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:40 PM
6. Potus needs a formula come October
Response to musiclawyer (Reply #6)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:18 PM
17. It's not "democrat house". It's Democratic House. Don't use the enemy's adjective for us.
Response to truthisfreedom (Reply #17)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:45 PM
awoke_in_2003 (18,502 posts)
66. funny thing about enemies...
Response to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #66)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:23 PM
freshwest (31,487 posts)
75. I don't think so. Been really since 2003. And having trouble typing. Has RA, I think.
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Response to freshwest (Reply #75)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 04:10 AM
JDPriestly (37,760 posts)
77. freshwest. Using the form "Democrat" as an adjective is grammatically incorrect.
Response to JDPriestly (Reply #77)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 01:05 PM
freshwest (31,487 posts)
79. You're not telling me anything I don't know. Read my post. n/t
Response to coalition_unwilling (Reply #31)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:16 PM
freshwest (31,487 posts)
74. +1
Response to musiclawyer (Reply #6)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:15 PM
freshwest (31,487 posts)
73. Very strong political ad plan. I hope they adopt it.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:43 PM
7. He's confusing "venture" capitalism with "vulture" capitalism
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:43 PM
6000eliot (4,267 posts)
8. Or if you're strapped for cash, you could always sell some stock.
Response to 6000eliot (Reply #8)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:45 PM
10. Or maybe sell a few pieces of fine art - who needs all those paintings anyway?
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:44 PM
9. so unless he went rogue and off script, his entire staff is this clueless too
Response to renate (Reply #9)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:17 AM
chervilant (4,016 posts)
45. + a gazillion million n/t
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:48 PM
beac (9,340 posts)
12. I'll bet he's super proud of himself for remembering not to tell kids to
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:49 PM
13. Most people weren't born with silver spoons.
Response to TNLib (Reply #13)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:21 PM
rox63 (9,423 posts)
19. Same here - My parents were broke as well
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:05 PM
Stuart G (7,687 posts)
14. This should secure the "under 20,000 dollars" in expedible capital..vote....that is...
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:06 PM
15. $20K of your parents' retirement money, burned at a rate of 56% failed startups within 4 years.
Response to truthisfreedom (Reply #15)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:16 PM
16. Of course, with this added boost in likely-to-fail businesses, we can see these statistics take a
Response to truthisfreedom (Reply #15)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:54 AM
78. 56% failure rate doesn't mean that $20k is 56% of your parents' retirement $
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:20 PM
aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)
18. Easy - just be born into a rich family
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:25 PM
21. Wow, this reminds me of the time I was a grad student at an Ivy League university
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:31 PM
sarcasmo (13,550 posts)
23. Out of touch Romney. President Obama should start off every speech with
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:44 PM
DesertRat (9,281 posts)
25. UNBELIEVABLE
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:56 PM
liberal N proud (43,742 posts)
27. That's sort of how he did it.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:36 PM
onehandle (35,472 posts)
28. Fuck you, Richie Rich! My mom, a widower, didn't have shit.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:11 PM
jwirr (20,913 posts)
32. That is one of the most out of touch statements he has made so far. The middle class is disappearing
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:16 PM
33. Because most parents just have 20 grand lying around the house
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:44 PM
34. This clown is so far out of touch he's not even in this solar system....
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:50 AM
AllyCat (7,520 posts)
35. So is that why I am still paying back loans to banks Mitt?
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:35 AM
36. And this is why President Obama is always caught smiling.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:36 AM
yurbud (31,406 posts)
37. ''or ask your trust fund manager for an advance if you have to''
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 03:13 AM
LeftishBrit (29,620 posts)
38. And what if your parents don't have any money?
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:19 AM
42. I wish Mitt had told his buddy to make better sandwiches.
Response to Chipper Chat (Reply #42)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 01:44 AM
AllyCat (7,520 posts)
76. This place is Repuke? One opened in our town this month.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:04 AM
43. No time to discuss this now....calling my dad....
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:12 AM
44. This guy is the best candidate ever!
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:41 AM
valerief (35,681 posts)
47. The laid off parent or the one in prison for stealing a loaf of bread for the family? nt
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:41 AM
LibDemAlways (12,942 posts)
49. Romney has been busy supplying the Obama campaign with
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:30 AM
CAG (1,487 posts)
50. You gotta love it when a trust fund baby tells
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 11:40 AM
51. He lives in an alternate universe n/t
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:01 PM
Still Blue in PDX (1,347 posts)
52. Absolutely amazing. Bush's advisors made him at least try to play the good ol' boy
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:22 PM
53. I paid for my own wedding. Now I support my mom.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:47 PM
LynneSin (89,793 posts)
54. Sure aren't we all trust fund babies
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:57 PM
goclark (30,404 posts)
55. Keep putting your foot in your mouth idiot
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 01:01 PM
jwirr (20,913 posts)
56. Just another way of phrasing Santorums idea. Children of poverty do not need to go to college.
Response to jwirr (Reply #56)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:01 PM
84. friend and I were just discussing this and it looks like a R plot
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Only rich kids can afford college and let the poor remain poor, ignorant and easily manipulated. Give them easy-to-understand sound bytes that they can easily memorize and repeat.
Sounds like the Rs to me have a winner  |
Response to wordpix (Reply #84)
Tue May 1, 2012, 12:08 AM
jwirr (20,913 posts)
85. They have carried out this progrom in other countries. It should not surprise us that now that they
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:10 PM
57. Dear Rmoney, The last time my parents had $20k was just before bush drove the economy into the ditch
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:34 PM
59. Pretty sure I just heard my mom laugh her ass off
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 04:54 PM
62. I think Mitt was born with a silver FOOT in his mouth.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:13 PM
Cali_Democrat (14,677 posts)
63. That crowd looks VERY enthusiastic for Rmoney
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hahahaha
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:27 PM
64. If you can afford $160K for a liberal arts degree from Otterbein, you can afford another $20K.
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 08:22 PM
Rosa Luxemburg (22,020 posts)
67. Why don't you lend them some money, Mr. Romney?
Response to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #67)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 10:07 PM
70. Tax Haven Mitt isn't even paying all his taxes, much less giving college $ away
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:49 PM
Swede Atlanta (2,246 posts)
68. I am thankful we live in the digital age because....
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 03:20 PM
lastlib (3,788 posts)
71. So, Mitt, what are we supposed to do if we don't have parents? Or a trust fund, like SOME PEOPLE???
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 02:22 PM
80. We wish we could help our kids with
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 03:59 PM
devilgrrl (21,032 posts)
82. It worked for dkf
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Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 08:46 PM
83. Hey Mitt--spell f*** as in money
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:58 AM
lonestarnot (71,135 posts)
86. Good gawd.
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