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ParticipantSomeone (we know who) is a moron trying to “idealize” Bush’s resume without analyzing a background.
His father was a WWII hero and CIA director. That’s how Bush got a slot in the National Guard as a jet fighter pilot instead of being slotted for Vietnam.
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Bush got to invest in the Rangers after he lost his dad’s money in the oil fields of Midland because of the Bush name. I lived in Dallas at the time and it was pretty evident that he ran the Rangers into the ground (but made money due to the Ballpark in Arlington)–which was funded before he joined the investment group
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Harvard. How many Harvard MBAs do you know that get in with C averages? I know quite a few and none of them had gentlemen Cs in undergrad nor are they professed alcoholics. Hint: that’s called a legacy admission.
Bush’s background is a perfect example of the kind of preferential treatment that wealthy donors get in (a) politics, (b) military, (c) academics and (d) government, etc. It’s the American way, I have no complaints. Money greases the wheel.
But it’s LAUGHABLE to attempt to attribute Bush’s career to “talent” when it’s a template for the advantages of wealth.
ParticipantSomeone (we know who) is a moron trying to “idealize” Bush’s resume without analyzing a background.
His father was a WWII hero and CIA director. That’s how Bush got a slot in the National Guard as a jet fighter pilot instead of being slotted for Vietnam.
next issue:
Bush got to invest in the Rangers after he lost his dad’s money in the oil fields of Midland because of the Bush name. I lived in Dallas at the time and it was pretty evident that he ran the Rangers into the ground (but made money due to the Ballpark in Arlington)–which was funded before he joined the investment group
next issue:
Harvard. How many Harvard MBAs do you know that get in with C averages? I know quite a few and none of them had gentlemen Cs in undergrad nor are they professed alcoholics. Hint: that’s called a legacy admission.
Bush’s background is a perfect example of the kind of preferential treatment that wealthy donors get in (a) politics, (b) military, (c) academics and (d) government, etc. It’s the American way, I have no complaints. Money greases the wheel.
But it’s LAUGHABLE to attempt to attribute Bush’s career to “talent” when it’s a template for the advantages of wealth.
ParticipantSomeone (we know who) is a moron trying to “idealize” Bush’s resume without analyzing a background.
His father was a WWII hero and CIA director. That’s how Bush got a slot in the National Guard as a jet fighter pilot instead of being slotted for Vietnam.
next issue:
Bush got to invest in the Rangers after he lost his dad’s money in the oil fields of Midland because of the Bush name. I lived in Dallas at the time and it was pretty evident that he ran the Rangers into the ground (but made money due to the Ballpark in Arlington)–which was funded before he joined the investment group
next issue:
Harvard. How many Harvard MBAs do you know that get in with C averages? I know quite a few and none of them had gentlemen Cs in undergrad nor are they professed alcoholics. Hint: that’s called a legacy admission.
Bush’s background is a perfect example of the kind of preferential treatment that wealthy donors get in (a) politics, (b) military, (c) academics and (d) government, etc. It’s the American way, I have no complaints. Money greases the wheel.
But it’s LAUGHABLE to attempt to attribute Bush’s career to “talent” when it’s a template for the advantages of wealth.
ParticipantSomeone (we know who) is a moron trying to “idealize” Bush’s resume without analyzing a background.
His father was a WWII hero and CIA director. That’s how Bush got a slot in the National Guard as a jet fighter pilot instead of being slotted for Vietnam.
next issue:
Bush got to invest in the Rangers after he lost his dad’s money in the oil fields of Midland because of the Bush name. I lived in Dallas at the time and it was pretty evident that he ran the Rangers into the ground (but made money due to the Ballpark in Arlington)–which was funded before he joined the investment group
next issue:
Harvard. How many Harvard MBAs do you know that get in with C averages? I know quite a few and none of them had gentlemen Cs in undergrad nor are they professed alcoholics. Hint: that’s called a legacy admission.
Bush’s background is a perfect example of the kind of preferential treatment that wealthy donors get in (a) politics, (b) military, (c) academics and (d) government, etc. It’s the American way, I have no complaints. Money greases the wheel.
But it’s LAUGHABLE to attempt to attribute Bush’s career to “talent” when it’s a template for the advantages of wealth.
ParticipantSomeone (we know who) is a moron trying to “idealize” Bush’s resume without analyzing a background.
His father was a WWII hero and CIA director. That’s how Bush got a slot in the National Guard as a jet fighter pilot instead of being slotted for Vietnam.
next issue:
Bush got to invest in the Rangers after he lost his dad’s money in the oil fields of Midland because of the Bush name. I lived in Dallas at the time and it was pretty evident that he ran the Rangers into the ground (but made money due to the Ballpark in Arlington)–which was funded before he joined the investment group
next issue:
Harvard. How many Harvard MBAs do you know that get in with C averages? I know quite a few and none of them had gentlemen Cs in undergrad nor are they professed alcoholics. Hint: that’s called a legacy admission.
Bush’s background is a perfect example of the kind of preferential treatment that wealthy donors get in (a) politics, (b) military, (c) academics and (d) government, etc. It’s the American way, I have no complaints. Money greases the wheel.
But it’s LAUGHABLE to attempt to attribute Bush’s career to “talent” when it’s a template for the advantages of wealth.
ParticipantWell, this thread covers the spectrum of topics :).
Ok, Asian stereotypes:
In CA, the ABC yuppie stereotype is having a BMW/Audi. Then, there are the ABC yuppies that deliberately try to avoid that stereotype (such as myself). /cough Mazda3. But I’m burning the 10k plus difference by going to climb Kilimanjaro and Pico de Orizaba this year. Of course, I don’t have mommy and daddy helping me out, which plenty of Asian yuppies do.
Financial vices:
yep, cars for some folks. like I said, it’s adventure travel for me (and a nice titanium road bike and a carbon fiber one).
Salespeople:
That’s what a realtor is. Does a realtor take a “bar exam” or medical boards or actuarial tests? Even then, we (obviously) have horrible doctors and lawyers. Of course, there are going to be horrible realtors.
PS my parents have a toyota camry–no surprise.
ParticipantWell, this thread covers the spectrum of topics :).
Ok, Asian stereotypes:
In CA, the ABC yuppie stereotype is having a BMW/Audi. Then, there are the ABC yuppies that deliberately try to avoid that stereotype (such as myself). /cough Mazda3. But I’m burning the 10k plus difference by going to climb Kilimanjaro and Pico de Orizaba this year. Of course, I don’t have mommy and daddy helping me out, which plenty of Asian yuppies do.
Financial vices:
yep, cars for some folks. like I said, it’s adventure travel for me (and a nice titanium road bike and a carbon fiber one).
Salespeople:
That’s what a realtor is. Does a realtor take a “bar exam” or medical boards or actuarial tests? Even then, we (obviously) have horrible doctors and lawyers. Of course, there are going to be horrible realtors.
PS my parents have a toyota camry–no surprise.
ParticipantWell, this thread covers the spectrum of topics :).
Ok, Asian stereotypes:
In CA, the ABC yuppie stereotype is having a BMW/Audi. Then, there are the ABC yuppies that deliberately try to avoid that stereotype (such as myself). /cough Mazda3. But I’m burning the 10k plus difference by going to climb Kilimanjaro and Pico de Orizaba this year. Of course, I don’t have mommy and daddy helping me out, which plenty of Asian yuppies do.
Financial vices:
yep, cars for some folks. like I said, it’s adventure travel for me (and a nice titanium road bike and a carbon fiber one).
Salespeople:
That’s what a realtor is. Does a realtor take a “bar exam” or medical boards or actuarial tests? Even then, we (obviously) have horrible doctors and lawyers. Of course, there are going to be horrible realtors.
PS my parents have a toyota camry–no surprise.
ParticipantWell, this thread covers the spectrum of topics :).
Ok, Asian stereotypes:
In CA, the ABC yuppie stereotype is having a BMW/Audi. Then, there are the ABC yuppies that deliberately try to avoid that stereotype (such as myself). /cough Mazda3. But I’m burning the 10k plus difference by going to climb Kilimanjaro and Pico de Orizaba this year. Of course, I don’t have mommy and daddy helping me out, which plenty of Asian yuppies do.
Financial vices:
yep, cars for some folks. like I said, it’s adventure travel for me (and a nice titanium road bike and a carbon fiber one).
Salespeople:
That’s what a realtor is. Does a realtor take a “bar exam” or medical boards or actuarial tests? Even then, we (obviously) have horrible doctors and lawyers. Of course, there are going to be horrible realtors.
PS my parents have a toyota camry–no surprise.
ParticipantWell, this thread covers the spectrum of topics :).
Ok, Asian stereotypes:
In CA, the ABC yuppie stereotype is having a BMW/Audi. Then, there are the ABC yuppies that deliberately try to avoid that stereotype (such as myself). /cough Mazda3. But I’m burning the 10k plus difference by going to climb Kilimanjaro and Pico de Orizaba this year. Of course, I don’t have mommy and daddy helping me out, which plenty of Asian yuppies do.
Financial vices:
yep, cars for some folks. like I said, it’s adventure travel for me (and a nice titanium road bike and a carbon fiber one).
Salespeople:
That’s what a realtor is. Does a realtor take a “bar exam” or medical boards or actuarial tests? Even then, we (obviously) have horrible doctors and lawyers. Of course, there are going to be horrible realtors.
PS my parents have a toyota camry–no surprise.
ParticipantLooks like the peak year for violent crime and murder was in 1991 (assuming this chart is any good).
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
I think its been relatively the same the last ten years except that the media has a perverse affection for (a) stories where white female blondes are killed/abducted (the recent UNC shooting, the Georgia hiker, and the Aruba Spring breaker) and (b) strange child abuse stories.
ParticipantLooks like the peak year for violent crime and murder was in 1991 (assuming this chart is any good).
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
I think its been relatively the same the last ten years except that the media has a perverse affection for (a) stories where white female blondes are killed/abducted (the recent UNC shooting, the Georgia hiker, and the Aruba Spring breaker) and (b) strange child abuse stories.
ParticipantLooks like the peak year for violent crime and murder was in 1991 (assuming this chart is any good).
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
I think its been relatively the same the last ten years except that the media has a perverse affection for (a) stories where white female blondes are killed/abducted (the recent UNC shooting, the Georgia hiker, and the Aruba Spring breaker) and (b) strange child abuse stories.
ParticipantLooks like the peak year for violent crime and murder was in 1991 (assuming this chart is any good).
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
I think its been relatively the same the last ten years except that the media has a perverse affection for (a) stories where white female blondes are killed/abducted (the recent UNC shooting, the Georgia hiker, and the Aruba Spring breaker) and (b) strange child abuse stories.
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