Michigan
Related: About this forumA 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)
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.
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)He wore blue jeans, too...just like Mitt. This would make a nice brochure type e-mailer for those that might not know Mitt's background. You could expand to show the rough years living in a Château in France and the job cremating, business breaking years at Bain Capital.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I wonder if there are any pics of him doing his missionary work in the wild and wicked vastness of .... France?
phasma ex machina
(2,328 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)I think he's going to fall big in Michigan.
montanto
(2,966 posts)who pulled himself up by his own bootstraps and overcame the same adversities that millions and millions of Americans do. That's what I see. Yep.
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)He couldn't wait to get out his "home state," and never looked back.
I love my true home state of Michigan. He knows nothing about Michigan. Another GOP fraud.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,026 posts)Thanks for putting this together, Bozita.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)whathehell
(29,096 posts)pansypoo53219
(21,004 posts)as well as a fork + knife.
jonthebru
(1,034 posts)Mitt and Rick, which clown gets the potty?
Tough choice, I tell you!
caraher
(6,279 posts)He's got the name and the money, but clearly doesn't measure up to his father
usrname
(398 posts)DPS was filmed entirely in Delaware, with St Andrews School as the setting for the school.
Refer to IMDB.
Bozita
(26,955 posts)I should have checked that out before putting it in.
Fixing the OP now.