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Paul Ryan's Family = "The Kennedy's of Janesville"
Going off of most-excellent DUer Cali's great find ( http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021116710 )
I googled Ryan and his connection with the family company. This is actually the title of an article in the LA Times.
Those with Photoshop and Meme Generating capability and talent need to take this and run.
This is NO "middle class" kid who worked his way up. We can't let them frame him this way.
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Dark-haired and athletic, Irish Catholic and connected. Youthful, successful, sophisticated and large. It's not so hard to see why, in this small town, the Ryan clan drew comparisons to another famous family.
“We always compared them to the Kennedys,” said Jan Campbell, who rushed out to the curb at 7 a.m. Saturday to put up a sign supporting her neighbor, Rep. Paul D. Ryan, and his surprise ascent onto the Republican presidential ticket.
Ryan's great-grandfather started a major construction firm, and his father was a prominent attorney until his death when Ryan was in his teens. The family was known as sporty and of enough means to travel West for hiking and skiing excursions.
"They do have that aura," said Jackie Wood, a family friend who owns the building that houses Ryan's congressional office. "They're all tall and good-looking and in shape."
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-ryan-kennedys-wisconsin-20120811,0,7938072.story
“We always compared them to the Kennedys,” said Jan Campbell, who rushed out to the curb at 7 a.m. Saturday to put up a sign supporting her neighbor, Rep. Paul D. Ryan, and his surprise ascent onto the Republican presidential ticket.
Ryan's great-grandfather started a major construction firm, and his father was a prominent attorney until his death when Ryan was in his teens. The family was known as sporty and of enough means to travel West for hiking and skiing excursions.
"They do have that aura," said Jackie Wood, a family friend who owns the building that houses Ryan's congressional office. "They're all tall and good-looking and in shape."
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-ryan-kennedys-wisconsin-20120811,0,7938072.story
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