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Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:29 PM Sep 2012

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Did Willard misspeak??

When Willard talked about the middle class and said that people making $200,000 to $250,000 were middle-class, did he really mean to say that people that were worth $250 million plus were middle-class??

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Did Willard misspeak?? (Original Post) Angry Dragon Sep 2012 OP

250 thousand Voice for Peace Sep 2012 #1

I know what he said, I was wondering if he misspoke Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #3

aaha.. no he probably didn't misspeak Voice for Peace Sep 2012 #5

In his world, maybe so. sad sally Sep 2012 #2

No I don't think he misspoke at all I think he meant every word he said tularetom Sep 2012 #4

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

1. 250 thousand

Reply to Angry Dragon (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:35 PM

Sep 2012

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. I know what he said, I was wondering if he misspoke

Reply to Voice for Peace (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:38 PM

Sep 2012

and really was thinking $250 million

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

5. aaha.. no he probably didn't misspeak

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:57 PM

Sep 2012

he knows most people don't have his kinda money

sad sally

(2,627 posts)

2. In his world, maybe so.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:38 PM

Sep 2012

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

4. No I don't think he misspoke at all I think he meant every word he said

Reply to Angry Dragon (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:54 PM

Sep 2012

And he has doubled down on his remarks at least once since they were made public.

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