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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:11 PM Aug 2012

Paul Ryan's Only Private Sector Experience Was Driving An Oscar Meyer Weinermobile One Summer

Just thought you should know.

The guy that thinks Govt is evil has been a Govt worker his entire life and has a net worth in the millions, yet complains about teachers salaries. He also collected SS as a teen even though he grew up wealthy.

You can't make this sort of hypocrisy up.

Yup, the guy that drove one of these for ONE summer:



Is trying to tell this guy he's not experienced:

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Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
2. Yet the bigger wiener was the one behind the wheel.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:13 PM
Aug 2012

...and Obama's work experience doesn't count because he was helping people instead of trying to crush them.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
3. I thought I saw something about his being a marketing consultant
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:14 PM
Aug 2012

for his family's lumber company.


rocktivity

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
5. "marketing consultant" for familie's biz = give family member money. he has no marketing experience.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:16 PM
Aug 2012

unless it's driving a weenie mobile.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
6. He was a Weenie Community Organzier.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:18 PM
Aug 2012

His responsibilities included...

Driving.

Handing out Weenies.

Bringing the Mustard.

Couple that with a bachelor's in economics, and you have someone completely devoid of private industry experience. He's been nothing but a DC insider since he worked for family friends' campaigns. Did he ever accomplish anything on his own?

Archae

(46,327 posts)
7. I wouldn't want to drive the Weinermobile.
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:20 PM
Aug 2012

Sure it looks cool parked.

But the car is THE center of attention of all the other drivers.

And it looks like it's harder to drive than an average panel truck.

Freddie

(9,265 posts)
9. Ramming a steaming pile of sausage down our throats
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:29 PM
Aug 2012

His summer job prepared him well for his true calling.

When I was a little kid I used to love the Weinermobile and had a toy one. Talk about disillusioned.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
10. Four years ago, I wrote that McCain took "his own trump card off the table"
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:32 PM
Aug 2012

when he picked Palin: his most credible weapon against Obama was his youth and experience, and he sabotaged it by picking a running mate with even MORE youth and inexperience!

Now history is repeating itself: Mitt's most credible weapon against Obama is his lack of private sector experience, and he's sabotaged it by picking a running mate with -- WAIT FOR IT! -- a lack of private sector experience!


rocktivity

EC

(12,287 posts)
11. As I remember the tale (from back in 98 or so)
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:47 PM
Aug 2012

he said he drove it 1 time...promoting those Lunch able thingies. He was a sales rep during the summer while at college.

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