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gateley

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7. I think the fact he served in the Peace Corps and works for a pro bono law firm

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Mon May 14, 2012, 09:10 AM

May 2012

says a lot about him.

I like the fact of the uber wealthy (well some of them) going into public service. They've been raised with a sense of fearlessness that others haven't, and are more inclined to say Fuck You to the establishment. I'm thinking Roosevelt and the Kennedys who have gone before.

I think what he's done with his young life -- working for those who most need it -- is what makes him special.

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The Next Kennedy [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

Recommended. H2O Man May 2012 #1

I say Boo! I don't like dynasties. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #2

Agreed. Mass May 2012 #3

I'll take a good, charismatic, liberal pol any day, not babylonsister May 2012 #5

I think the fact he served in the Peace Corps and works for a pro bono law firm gateley May 2012 #7

He may be a good guy, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #8

I think if his name was Joe Jones, and knowing what little I gleaned from Wiki and other articles, gateley May 2012 #30

He may be a good guy, but we do not know Mass May 2012 #22

... and the Romneys and Bushes, etc. ... (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #24

I didn't cite them. This guy's a Kennedy, not a Bush or Romney. He's been raised gateley May 2012 #28

And the Bushes and Romneys weren't? They think it's terrible and disgusting? harmonicon May 2012 #31

I think they were raised to scam the system and to put their interestes ahead of others. gateley May 2012 #34

There was no Kennedy dynasty... zeemike May 2012 #13

Lots of folks have talked about the Bush dynasty Alcibiades May 2012 #17

And yet they compare and contrast one to the other that never was. zeemike May 2012 #21

There is a false equivalence Alcibiades May 2012 #26

Being a senator is not exactly being in power. zeemike May 2012 #27

Absolutely. We wanted JFK, they killed him. We wanted RFK and they killed him. We refused to jwirr May 2012 #20

I couldn't agree more. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #23

I would say that he can't be "the next Kennedy" because there is no such thing. hedgehog May 2012 #4

Nice looking too. ananda May 2012 #6

He's got the teeth and the hair! Ishoutandscream2 May 2012 #9

and demeanour Voice for Peace May 2012 #10

I would advise him to stay off of small planes adigal May 2012 #19

Nice looking?! Thank god. I couldn't stand to have an ugly or homely politician. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #25

Wow. He looks a lot like a young Jack Kennedy! Bake May 2012 #29

He does look a lot like Jack, doesn't he? hifiguy May 2012 #32

Another Dynasty? lynne May 2012 #11

An individual is as an individual does. & A dynasty is as a dynasty does. The Bushes are a dynasty patrice May 2012 #12

Reducing all possible factors to a single label also disrespects the People, because patrice May 2012 #14

This is Barney Frank's district, and includes JFK's birthplace Recursion May 2012 #15

It's not odd at all Alcibiades May 2012 #18

Joe for Oil Dystopian May 2012 #16

They've done so much for those in need. Bobby Jr is fighting for the gateley May 2012 #33