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Bozita

(26,955 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 12:45 AM Feb 2012

A pictorial lookback at the schooldays of Willard Rmoney, Michigan's favorite plutocrat

Mitt Romney's early years in his *home state* of Michigan - He attended Cranbrook, the most expensive, most exclusive school in this or any other nearby state. A school with its own art museum. Its own science institute. An endowment fund that'd boggle your eyes.


The full wording of the gate is: "Cranbrook School A.D. 1927." The "Peacock Gate" was designed by Eliel Saarinen. In the background is the Quadrangle Fountain.














Eliel Saarinen: drawing Cranbrook School for Boys 1925


Column Capital at Alumni Court--Cranbrook School (Greek Theme)


"The Dead Poets Society" was filmed on location at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

That's where Mittens spent his youth.

When he graduated, he was off to Stanford in Palo Alto, CA, never to return.

Here's a few pics of Mitt in college. Note his dress.




That's Willard on the far right in the white slacks.



You can see that Mitt was the typical American college student of the late 60s, a bigtime supporter of the war in VietNam. Yet, he applied for and received a deferment for the draft due to his soon-to-be Mormon missionary status in France.


Yup, Mitt is just another of us Michiganders. He's just like us. That's good enough for me to vote for him in the Michigan GOPer primary on February 28.

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A pictorial lookback at the schooldays of Willard Rmoney, Michigan's favorite plutocrat (Original Post) Bozita Feb 2012 OP
Before this golden boy runs for any elected office, Marie Marie Feb 2012 #1
"Button down collar" Downwinder Feb 2012 #2
You can't blame him for the circumstances of his birth... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #3
kick Bozita Feb 2012 #4
Are you sure thats Mittens? I thought all LDS were required to wear a nametag, lol. Erose999 Feb 2012 #5

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
1. Before this golden boy runs for any elected office,
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:15 AM
Feb 2012

he needs to be put on a yearly budget of about $35,000 for about 5 years. Then, maybe, he can come back and try to talk to the voters like this average Joe he keeps trying to portray. On second thought, he still wouldn't get it. He really does seem to be kind of dense doesn't he? Not to mention that he has all the warmth of stainless steel.

Zookeeper

(6,536 posts)
3. You can't blame him for the circumstances of his birth...
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 03:23 AM
Feb 2012

but, you can blame him for not making an effort to experience anything outside of his privileged bubble.

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