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2016 Postmortem

thelordofhell

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3. Mormon Gekko has no poor friends

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 02:57 PM

Mar 2012

"I spent my life buying up companies with their own debt, laying off thousands of hard workers, and pocketing millions in consulting fees.........and I'm a Mormon."....Mitt Romney

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Do You Think That Mitt Romney Has Any Working Class or Poor Friends? [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2012 OP

rich people don't have "friends". provis99 Mar 2012 #1

+1 treestar Mar 2012 #14

No. If he did he wouldn't speak the way he does. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #2

Mormon Gekko has no poor friends thelordofhell Mar 2012 #3

Does Gilligan and the Skipper count? DJ13 Mar 2012 #4

well,it doesn't seem wendylaroux Mar 2012 #7

Why would he? Lochloosa Mar 2012 #5

From his public statements, all his friends seem to be in the "owner" class. subterranean Mar 2012 #6

Class and Mitt in the same sentence? n/t Po_d Mainiac Mar 2012 #8

No. Drunken Irishman Mar 2012 #9

No he doesn't. "Stay wealthy my friends." -- Mittens the least interesting man in the world. apnu Mar 2012 #10

My guess is that if one of his friends became poor through misfortune... nxylas Mar 2012 #11

There's that guy, whats-his-name, you know, the one on at the airport who shines his shoes. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Thrill Mar 2012 #13

If he needs them, I'm sure he'll get some CreekDog Mar 2012 #15

No, but he has friends who own some. DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 #16

All the friends that Rmoney can buy. n/t Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2012 #17

I don't think he has Rincewind Mar 2012 #18