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HiPointDem

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10. she probably got a scholarship to choate rosemary hall too. i have nothing against the
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:30 PM
Sep 2012

well to do going into politics. just don't see why they feel obliged to do the horatio alger schtick. fdr didn't.

To Washington State DUers [View all] mick063 Sep 2012 OP
Nice gesture to post this, but......... Capt.Rocky300 Sep 2012 #1
You're wrong about Delbene. She's a true progressive. pnwmom Sep 2012 #3
delbene = gates machine & elite prep school kid, ex-microsoftie married to microsoft division HiPointDem Sep 2012 #6
You could make similar links to the elite with FDR and the Kennedy's. pnwmom Sep 2012 #7
yes, i do realize that. she didn't make a million nor marry an exec. delbene's roots are HiPointDem Sep 2012 #8
Reed offers financial aid for students who need it, just like the schools Obama attended. pnwmom Sep 2012 #9
she probably got a scholarship to choate rosemary hall too. i have nothing against the HiPointDem Sep 2012 #10
Yeah, she got a scholarship to Choat. So what? Obama got one to his prep school, too. pnwmom Sep 2012 #11
her dad lost his pilot's job. then he got another one. big deal. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #12
Do you think every pilot is rich? They "fell out of the middle class, according to her step-brother. pnwmom Sep 2012 #13
bellevue, mercer island, choate, reed. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #14
Sorry, your stereotypes are wrong. We moved from Seattle pnwmom Sep 2012 #15
um -- i grew up in those parts, somewhat before delbene. i know exactly what i'm talking about. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #16
You might have grown up in those parts, but you didn't ever compare house prices pnwmom Sep 2012 #17
yeah, yeah. another gates ganger in politics, we should just cede the state to him. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #18
Darcy Burner is also a "gates ganger" -- and she used that in her campaign pnwmom Sep 2012 #19
i love her? really? where do you see that? HiPointDem Sep 2012 #21
Wow... mick063 Sep 2012 #5
It's interesting how time changes things marlakay Sep 2012 #20
Jay Inslee has my vote! rustydog Sep 2012 #2
Thanks and kick! Wounded Bear Sep 2012 #4
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