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In the discussion thread: Romney’s Advice To Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents [View all]

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Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:43 PM

6000eliot (4,281 posts)

8. Or if you're strapped for cash, you could always sell some stock.

What a buffoon.

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88 replies	Author	Time	Post
Romney’s Advice To Students: Borrow Money From Your Parents [View all]	Galraedia	Apr 2012	OP
Yeah, because most parents in the U.S. have lots of extra money laying around.	polichick	Apr 2012	#1
Mine didn't	Joe Bacon	Apr 2012	#22
I was just being sarcastic - Romney really doesn't have a clue.	polichick	Apr 2012	#58
xactly: $20K for this kid, another 20K for that AND save for your retirement	wordpix	Apr 2012	#69
Riiiiiiight.	silverweb	Apr 2012	#2
Romney did none of the things	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#3
Hell, Romney supported the draft during the Vietnam War, provided it	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#30
I think it's people	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#48
A Dr. that I know	goclark	Apr 2012	#61
Here in Amurka	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#65
Yes borrow the money from your parents	Politicalboi	Apr 2012	#4
Willard the Tonedeaf strikes again.	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2012	#5
betcha 10 thousand dollars he didn't think that one through. nt	arely staircase	Apr 2012	#20
I don't have enough	christx30	Apr 2012	#72
Potus needs a formula come October	musiclawyer	Apr 2012	#6
It's not "democrat house". It's Democratic House. Don't use the enemy's adjective for us.	truthisfreedom	Apr 2012	#17
+1 nt	harmonicon	Apr 2012	#39
Rather than	momsrule	Apr 2012	#40
funny thing about enemies...	awoke_in_2003	Apr 2012	#66
I don't think so. Been really since 2003. And having trouble typing. Has RA, I think.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#75
freshwest. Using the form "Democrat" as an adjective is grammatically incorrect.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#77
You're not telling me anything I don't know. Read my post. n/t	freshwest	Apr 2012	#79
Brilliant. I would only add closing shot #4. Look into the camera with a beautiful	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#31
+1	freshwest	Apr 2012	#74
Very strong political ad plan. I hope they adopt it.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#73
He's confusing "venture" capitalism with "vulture" capitalism	DaveJ	Apr 2012	#7
Or if you're strapped for cash, you could always sell some stock.	6000eliot	Apr 2012	#8
Or maybe sell a few pieces of fine art - who needs all those paintings anyway?	polichick	Apr 2012	#10
so unless he went rogue and off script, his entire staff is this clueless too	renate	Apr 2012	#9
+ a gazillion million n/t	chervilant	Apr 2012	#45
Looks like the	Iliyah	Apr 2012	#11
I'll bet he's super proud of himself for remembering not to tell kids to	beac	Apr 2012	#12
Most people weren't born with silver spoons.	TNLib	Apr 2012	#13
Same here - My parents were broke as well	rox63	Apr 2012	#19
This should secure the "under 20,000 dollars" in expedible capital..vote....that is...	Stuart G	Apr 2012	#14
$20K of your parents' retirement money, burned at a rate of 56% failed startups within 4 years.	truthisfreedom	Apr 2012	#15
Of course, with this added boost in likely-to-fail businesses, we can see these statistics take a	truthisfreedom	Apr 2012	#16
56% failure rate doesn't mean that $20k is 56% of your parents' retirement $	thesquanderer	Apr 2012	#78
Easy - just be born into a rich family	aint_no_life_nowhere	Apr 2012	#18
Wow, this reminds me of the time I was a grad student at an Ivy League university	Lydia Leftcoast	Apr 2012	#21
Out of touch Romney. President Obama should start off every speech with	sarcasmo	Apr 2012	#23
What kind of business do you	lovuian	Apr 2012	#24
UNBELIEVABLE	DesertRat	Apr 2012	#25
Huh??	DCBob	Apr 2012	#26
That's sort of how he did it.	liberal N proud	Apr 2012	#27
Fuck you, Richie Rich! My mom, a widower, didn't have shit.	onehandle	Apr 2012	#28
"...borrow money if you have to from your parents..."	unkachuck	Apr 2012	#29
That is one of the most out of touch statements he has made so far. The middle class is disappearing	jwirr	Apr 2012	#32
Because most parents just have 20 grand lying around the house	fujiyama	Apr 2012	#33
This clown is so far out of touch he's not even in this solar system....	sky imager	Apr 2012	#34
So is that why I am still paying back loans to banks Mitt?	AllyCat	Apr 2012	#35
And this is why President Obama is always caught smiling.	Prometheus Bound	Apr 2012	#36
''or ask your trust fund manager for an advance if you have to''	yurbud	Apr 2012	#37
And what if your parents don't have any money?	LeftishBrit	Apr 2012	#38
"Let them eat cake!"	DesertDiamond	Apr 2012	#41
I wish Mitt had told his buddy to make better sandwiches.	Chipper Chat	Apr 2012	#42
This place is Repuke? One opened in our town this month.	AllyCat	Apr 2012	#76
I never liked Jimmie John	CRK7376	Apr 2012	#81
No time to discuss this now....calling my dad....	ScottLand	Apr 2012	#43
This guy is the best candidate ever!	tclambert	Apr 2012	#44
I'm insulted.	rrHeretic	Apr 2012	#46
The laid off parent or the one in prison for stealing a loaf of bread for the family? nt	valerief	Apr 2012	#47
Romney has been busy supplying the Obama campaign with	LibDemAlways	Apr 2012	#49
You gotta love it when a trust fund baby tells	CAG	Apr 2012	#50
He lives in an alternate universe n/t	tooeyeten	Apr 2012	#51
Absolutely amazing. Bush's advisors made him at least try to play the good ol' boy	Still Blue in PDX	Apr 2012	#52
I paid for my own wedding. Now I support my mom.	Riley18	Apr 2012	#53
Sure aren't we all trust fund babies	LynneSin	Apr 2012	#54
Keep putting your foot in your mouth idiot	goclark	Apr 2012	#55
Just another way of phrasing Santorums idea. Children of poverty do not need to go to college.	jwirr	Apr 2012	#56
friend and I were just discussing this and it looks like a R plot	wordpix	Apr 2012	#84
They have carried out this progrom in other countries. It should not surprise us that now that they	jwirr	May 2012	#85
Dear Rmoney, The last time my parents had $20k was just before bush drove the economy into the ditch	truthisfreedom	Apr 2012	#57
Pretty sure I just heard my mom laugh her ass off	MountainLaurel	Apr 2012	#59
Out. Of. Touch.	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#60
I think Mitt was born with a silver FOOT in his mouth.	JoePhilly	Apr 2012	#62
That crowd looks VERY enthusiastic for Rmoney	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2012	#63
If you can afford $160K for a liberal arts degree from Otterbein, you can afford another $20K.	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#64
Why don't you lend them some money, Mr. Romney?	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#67
Tax Haven Mitt isn't even paying all his taxes, much less giving college $ away	wordpix	Apr 2012	#70
I am thankful we live in the digital age because....	Swede Atlanta	Apr 2012	#68
So, Mitt, what are we supposed to do if we don't have parents? Or a trust fund, like SOME PEOPLE???	lastlib	Apr 2012	#71
We wish we could help our kids with	CRK7376	Apr 2012	#80
It worked for dkf	devilgrrl	Apr 2012	#82
Hey Mitt--spell f*** as in money	Marthe48	Apr 2012	#83
Good gawd.	lonestarnot	May 2012	#86
Economics refresher for Mitt	SOS	May 2012	#87
Spam deleted by tjwmason (MIR Team)	ukpersonalloans	Aug 2012	#88

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