This thread is about people getting breaks b/c of their "name"

[moshquerade]

No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy who has less experience than say a certain Palin is likely going to be New York's next Senator. And why? Because of something called Camelot.

Anyone else here get breaks in life that they wouldn't otherwise b/c of their name?


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[Demon-Xanth]

No, just the same bad jokes over and over since the 2nd grade.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy...

Wow, we hit P&N territory by the second sentence of the OP. Nice!

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: moshquerade
No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy...

Wow, we hit P&N territory by the second sentence of the OP. Nice!

Not only that, but there is a P&N thread on the exact same topic.

 

[ggnl]

I once got out of a traffic ticket because my father taught the cop in high school.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: moshquerade
No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy...

Wow, we hit P&N territory by the second sentence of the OP. Nice!

I'm still on topic. She's getting a break b/c of her name. It happens to be about becoming a Senator. I asked other people to share how a name got them a break for something.

Hard to understand, huh?

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: moshquerade
No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy...

Wow, we hit P&N territory by the second sentence of the OP. Nice!

Not only that, but there is a P&N thread on the exact same topic.

Is it full of malicious comments?
<---- not venturing in to look

 

[So]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: moshquerade
No politics please. I just think that a certain Kennedy...

Wow, we hit P&N territory by the second sentence of the OP. Nice!

I'm still on topic. She's getting a break b/c of her name. It happens to be about becoming a Senator. I asked other people to share how a name got them a break for something.

Hard to understand, huh?

You know what you're doing.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: ggnl
I once got out of a traffic ticket because my father taught the cop in high school.

this is what i'm talking about.

i've got out of a speeding ticket due to my profession, not my name though.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I think you're mistaking name recognition for people's fear of right wing bible thumpers.

 

[Beev]

Palin's a dumbshit that doesn't deserve a seat in anything.

/leaves this obviously P&N thread

 

[CRXican]

I can't tell you

 

[pstylesss]

My brother once got out of a traffic ticket once because the cop tied his last night to mine.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Beev
Palin's a dumbshit that doesn't deserve a seat in anything.

/leaves this obviously P&N thread

It's too hard to reason with a deranged liberal, let's let this one remain delusional with some semblance of peace of mind.

 

[MoPHo]

I've gotten a job because of my last name. My father helped start the Ronald McDonald House and other charities. When I've gone to leave the job, ppl are more than willing to give me recommendations long after they've left the state and don't deal with my family anymore...When I interviewed for my current job, it was out of state and my interviewers had never heard of my last name but were still really excited about me joining them.

So it initially helped me get my foot in the door for future professions, but now that I'm no longer in the area I grew up in, I've begun to kick ass of my own. Especially now that my father and I don't really get along all that well. I tend to leave it out and not talk about my dad unless ppl specifically ask about him.

Edit: Oh and if Kennedy becomes my next Senator, I'm gonna drive my car off a bridge with a girl in the back seat...if I'm lucky, it might be her.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i've got out of a speeding ticket due to my profession

too easy

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i've got out of a speeding ticket due to my profession

too easy

yeh, i knew it when i typed it, but i had cleaned the cop's teeth so that was my ticket to no ticket.

 

[Gothgar]

You say no politics then your entire post is about politics...

 

[darkxshade]

"You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate"

-Some Arkansas senator-

Got it from Religulous, that quote and the look on his face when he knew he got caught on camera saying it was gold

 

[glenn beck]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i've got out of a speeding ticket due to my profession

too easy

yeh, i knew it when i typed it, but i had cleaned the cop's teeth so that was my ticket to no ticket.

is that what it is called these days

 

[MoPHo]

Originally posted by: glenn beck

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i've got out of a speeding ticket due to my profession

too easy

yeh, i knew it when i typed it, but i had cleaned the cop's teeth so that was my ticket to no ticket.

is that what it is called these days

She used her wimminz parts to do it.

Sorry Mosh, I couldn't resist...

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
You say no politics then your entire post is about politics...

ffs.

i don't want it to be a politics. i sited one incident where the last name is going to get someone somewhere. i asked for other personal experiences and not to continue discussion about the original example.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
Is it full of malicious comments?
<---- not venturing in to look

Well, it isn't too bad. I haven't read the thread, but a quick scan looked like it was more civil than most long P&N threads but still there were malicious comments.

I'd like to counter your comments by saying that most if not all politicians have no skill in the matter. And experience actually means nothing in politics. Show me one skilled politician with experience that only makes good votes based solely upon his/her experience. I'll wait.

Thus, Kennedy is just as good as anyone else (so would any random person be perfectly suited for politics).

What really matters is the connections that you have and the ability to clearly consider the advice of those around you. In that aspect, a name can help get you the proper connections and advice.

Note: I know absolutely nothing about the Kennedy that you mention.

 

[LtPage1]

Max Power.

 

[Dman877]

That Bush was elected twice in recent memory basically proves a name can get you anything in this country.

 

[GasX]

Does sharing a last name with a full professor and head of the undergraduate admissions committee of my alma mater count?