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ronnie624

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8. How is a person this stupid, able to be a billionaire?

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 02:46 PM

Dec 2012

As a matter of fact, just about every time I hear a billionaire opine about anything other than hoarding huge amounts of wealth, they sound as dumb as a box of rocks.

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Finally, the real story on global warming /sarcasm/ [View all] ashling Dec 2012 OP

gotta admit, it's more credible than the "greedy scientists" angle 0rganism Dec 2012 #1

You got a point there nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #3

But when these two "motives" combine ashling Dec 2012 #6

yeah, next up is climatologists seeking Chinese government grants! 0rganism Dec 2012 #7

Oh Gawd! How did a man this stupid make so much money. Cleita Dec 2012 #2

Many people are saying that the only reason he's still well-off is because of his TV shows. Systematic Chaos Dec 2012 #4

He inherited it. It's pretty hard not to be rich when you're born that way. bulloney Dec 2012 #5

How is a person this stupid, able to be a billionaire? ronnie624 Dec 2012 #8