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2. The media. How dare you question their insights! - n/t

Thu May 1, 2014, 02:22 PM

May 2014

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What, exactly, makes Paul Ryan an expert on poverty? [View all] YoungDemCA May 2014 OP

He has personally witnessed them through the window of his Lexus. Half-Century Man May 2014 #1

Plus, he's NEVER held a real job. brush May 2014 #16

The media. How dare you question their insights! - n/t Jim__ May 2014 #2

He once lectured a pan handler about bootstraps and pulling. FSogol May 2014 #3

That Might be the Point erpowers May 2014 #4

The same thing that makes a mugger Capt. Obvious May 2014 #5

Nailed it. freshwest May 2014 #12

He's got intellectual poverty down pat. Codeine May 2014 #7

Easy. Poverty is about having nothing rock May 2014 #8

He fits the old military definition of An "expert" hobbit709 May 2014 #10

Nothing, of course-- he knows nothing of poverty except... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #11

He hires lots of poor people to clean his house. Atman May 2014 #15

He is a one book scholar - he read Ayn Rand. jwirr May 2014 #17

He read a book. toddwv May 2014 #18

They apparently couldn't find a woman for their panel on contraception. either central scrutinizer May 2014 #19

More importantly how to get rid of him? Generic Other May 2014 #20

Paul Ryan is an overrated fraud Gothmog May 2014 #21

he's a conservative asshole Skittles May 2014 #22