Dude, there’s as many minorities on The White Album (2) as there are in that photo.
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Well. . . if you wanted to get some dirt on the GOP, being a GOP intern in DC might be a good way.
And the GOP probably knows this. . . .
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Depending on the district and candidate, they don’t really have to be all that spectacular of connections. They usually try to hire kids from their districts. If you are from a low population district, it’s a lot easier. (Which may be another reason the kids are all white.)
Also, an ex-girlfriend of mine was a congressional intern in 1999. She was definitely getting a stipend then.
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Congress exempted itself from the Fair Labor Standards Act, which sets forth rules for internships, but [a few members choose to pay their interns.] (How the Senate Exploits Unpaid Interns - The Atlantic) (Including Bernie, natch!)
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it is a really bad photo so it is hard to tell, but i see:
- 2 that are for certain “not caucasian” (red circles)
- 2 that might check a different box but it is hard to tell with this crappy exposure (green circles)
I agree worst waldo game yet…sad.
also, trying to classify each person in the photo left me with a yucky feeling…i don’t want to play this game ever again.
such a shame.
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Er… I think I see them.
It really is like the world’s most milquetoast version of Where’s Waldo?
Liked for adding in Waldo.
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Clones!!
You got me, but the GOP somehow managed to get a bunch of young women on board so it wouldn’t be without precedent.
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You have to ask what happens, given the last year or so?
Ha! There are plenty of people who can’t afford to work in DC with pay!
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Regardless of the lack-of-diversity point of the post, this is one ugly, disturbing photograph. Ugh.
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Yeah, good point. Where’s Billy Preston?
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And everyone is blonde, and everyone is beautiful.
And when blonde and beautiful are multiplied,
they become so dull and dutiful.
(The Beautiful South, Rotterdam)
PS: I wanted to check the quote, and here was where I found it. Not quite on topic, but nice.
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Looks like he or she is trying to hide. Frankly, can’t blame her or him.
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Maybe he was playing WhiteMan Go? Collect them all!
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And why would a person of color even want to intern let alone work for Paul Ryan’s office?
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Oh cool, you found a colorized version of this one. I hadn’t known it existed! 
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I see a lot of people of color in the picture. Possibly the same as their actual percentage of the population. Ryan had one, maybe two.
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Ryan violated rule number one of Republican media - ALWAYS put your people of color in prominent positions. If there are two in an arena of 10,000 people, they MUST be positioned behind the speaker.
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@frauenfelder, Paul Ryan is a Congress Critter - not a Senator. He is Speaker of the House of Representatives.
