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alp227

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10. He was an Oscar Mayer Weinermobile driver and was a construction marketing consultant.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 07:50 PM

Aug 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ryan#Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_career

After graduating from Columbia in '83, Obama worked at Business International Corporation for a year as an editor, according to David Maraniss's new book about Obama. He then worked at a political think tank, New York Public Interest Research Group, before becoming a community organizer in '85.

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Paul Ryan has NEVER worked in the private sector, only for the Government [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 OP

Ironic how the wingnuts HATE the gov't yet can't wait to work there and stay there forever. Peregrine Took Aug 2012 #1

Why, yes, now that you mention it. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #2

According to his Wiki entry he did some work in the private sector. former9thward Aug 2012 #3

"fitness trainer" ellisonz Aug 2012 #4

most of the dems they criticize probably had jobs in the private sector as young people Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #6

irony lives. cali Aug 2012 #5

Not only is he a public employee but he is a millionaire public employee Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #7

Hmmmm! How did he end up a millionaire working as public employee? -- n/t mazzarro Aug 2012 #9

He married money Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #11

uh, he came from money cali Aug 2012 #12

He drove an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and flipped burgers as a teen, otherwise what real world Cognitive_Resonance Aug 2012 #8

He was an Oscar Mayer Weinermobile driver and was a construction marketing consultant. alp227 Aug 2012 #10