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Yavin4

(37,182 posts)
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 02:50 PM Mar 2012

Do You Think That Mitt Romney Has Any Working Class or Poor Friends?

And no, his servants and staffers do not count. I am talking about being friends with people who are not stinking rich.

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Do You Think That Mitt Romney Has Any Working Class or Poor Friends? (Original Post) 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
 

provis99

(13,062 posts)
1. rich people don't have "friends".
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 02:52 PM
Mar 2012

they just have associates they haven't managed to exploit yet.

thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)
3. Mormon Gekko has no poor friends
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

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)
7. well,it doesn't seem
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 03:38 PM
Mar 2012

he even likes them,they are more like servants, he and
Lovey don't seem to like anyone.

subterranean

(3,762 posts)
6. From his public statements, all his friends seem to be in the "owner" class.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 03:38 PM
Mar 2012

NASCAR team owners, NFL team owners, corporate jet owners, etc...

I would guess that most people of Romney's class do not mingle with working-class or poor people, and vice-versa.

apnu

(8,790 posts)
10. No he doesn't. "Stay wealthy my friends." -- Mittens the least interesting man in the world.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:05 PM
Mar 2012

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
11. My guess is that if one of his friends became poor through misfortune...
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:47 PM
Mar 2012

...Mittens would cross the street to avoid that person.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
12. There's that guy, whats-his-name, you know, the one on at the airport who shines his shoes.
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 06:13 PM
Mar 2012

He's got to be poor, Mitt's working on it. Last time he gave him a whole dollar for a tip.

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