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9. Reminds me of a few issues of the Silver Surfer Comic book...

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 09:04 PM

Jun 2012

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What makes America great is that you can start with nothing and make it big. [View all] athenasatanjesus Jun 2012 OP

That's the OLD story, athena. elleng Jun 2012 #2

Romney started with nothing! He pulled himself up by his bootstraps! rustydog Jun 2012 #3

That is not starting from nothing and he knows that. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #18

If you sell drugs. Bennyboy Jun 2012 #4

If you tell people we have low economic mobility... Bigmack Jun 2012 #5

Every sucker in this country thinks that someday they'll be on top. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #12

Thats funny. I will use that one. indivisibleman Jun 2012 #6

It is, but it's complicated. Igel Jun 2012 #8

Our manner of funding education is implicated there bhikkhu Jun 2012 #13

Reminds me of a few issues of the Silver Surfer Comic book... Xolodno Jun 2012 #9

"...you can start with nothing and make it big." unkachuck Jun 2012 #10

i just say if that's true, do it and show me how pitohui Jun 2012 #11

You can't start with nothing; but you can start with a lottery ticket FarCenter Jun 2012 #14

This is the old Immigrant vs. Nativist theory UTUSN Jun 2012 #15

You're talking about body fat, right? (nt) Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #16

I started with nothing HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #17

Like Aristotle Onassis? kentuck Jun 2012 #19

And you can start with something and end up with nothing. hunter Jun 2012 #20

Perhaps they are immigrants? taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #21