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(20,450 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Lawrence was trying to help him out but he was to dense too grab onto the guidance.
The other guest was much better.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)That's why I was wondering.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Some think he'll become president one day.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Last edited Tue Oct 29, 2013, 11:08 AM - Edit history (1)
He was criticizing ACA the other day.
He seemed more suited to an appearance on the Maury show where they DNA test.
Honestly, a rich kid talking down to the adults about insurance. Give me a break. Credentials: A white smile and looks nice in a suit. Perfect bookend for the bottle blondes they assign to read news and be eye candy. I long for the days of real news reporters.
on edit: Changing my narrow mind on this one. Giving him a chance. He could end up like Ron Reagan Jr. who I have some admiration for.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)He is naive.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)posted above. He does seem to be rather accomplished. So I should retract my snark.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)I'll watch it tomorrow.
elleng
(131,143 posts)Kahuna
(27,312 posts)Not to mention he has dreamy eyes just like his old man.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Or were you popping hearts over the kid's brother-in-law?
cali
(114,904 posts)<snip>
At 15, he received a college degree from Bard, and at 16 was accepted to Yale Law School. At 21, he joined Mr. Holbrooke at the State Department, where he later became Hillary Rodham Clintons special adviser for global youth issues.
Feel bad about yourself yet? Theres more. In 2011, he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship, for which he studied international relations at Oxford University. The scholarship marked the beginning of his drift back into the public eye, decades after his parents well-documented breakup.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/style/Ronan-Farrow-the-son-of-Mia-Farrow-steps-out-of-the-family-shadow.html?_r=0
From 2001 to 2009, he was a UNICEF Spokesperson for Youth,[17] working on conflict-related issues in Nigeria, Angola, and Sudan[2] and assisting in fundraising and addressing United Nations affiliated groups in the United States.[18][19] During this time, he also made joint trips to the Darfur region of Sudan with his mother, Mia Farrow, including media availabilities at UNICEF-run camps.[20] He subsequently appeared on MSNBC, ABC, and CNN advocating for the protection of Darfuri refugees.[2] Following on his experiences in Sudan, Farrow was affiliated with the Genocide Intervention Network,[21] a group founded by Swarthmore College students to advocate for armed involvement in the Darfur Conflict.
During his time at Yale Law School, Farrow worked at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell and in the office of the chief counsel at the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, focusing on international human rights law.[2][22][23]
In 2009 Farrow joined the Obama administration with his appointment as Special Adviser for Humanitarian and NGO Affairs in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.[24][25] He was part of a team of officials recruited by veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke,[26] for whom Farrow had previously worked as a speechwriter.[27] For the ensuing two years, Farrow was responsible for "overseeing the U.S. Governments relationships with civil society and nongovernmental actors" in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[2][3]
In 2011 Farrow was appointed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues[28] and Director of the State Department's Office of Global Youth Issues.[2] The office's creation was the outcome of a multi-year task-force appointed by Clinton to review the United States' economic and social policies on youth,[29] for which Farrow chaired the lead working group beginning in 2010.[30][31] Farrow's appointment and the creation of the office were announced by Clinton as part of a refocusing on youth following the Arab Spring revolutions.[32] Farrow was responsible for U.S. youth policy and programming[2] with an aim toward "empower[ing] young people as economic and civic actors."[2] Farrow concluded his term as Special Adviser in 2012, with his policies and programs continuing under his successor.[33]
After departing government, Farrow began a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University.[16]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Farrow
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)He is apparently a sharp cookie. And way more suited to service than most rich celebrity/politician kids.
Obviously, the shrub has made me extremely leery. But you are right, this kid is NOT an evil Bush or Cheney spawn. It is important not to profile him as if he were.
elleng
(131,143 posts)he worked for her.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)Sinatra, Jr.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)I do love his very mature responses to those questions, though.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Kahuna
(27,312 posts)the spit of Frank... And those eyes!
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)in the future?
Kahuna
(27,312 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)I think I will give him a chance. Wonder if he can sing?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3940626
polichick
(37,152 posts)bluestate10
(10,942 posts)We all start somewhere, give the kid a chance and see how he seasons with time.