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The other Ryan: the candidate’s wife, Janna
The Deacon's Bench ^ | August 12, 2012 | Deacon Greg Kandra

Posted on 08/12/2012 2:59:38 PM PDT by NYer

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To: Salvation

I understand your point but remember how Mrs McCain tried to horn in on the Palin kids and freaked them out? Can you imagine all the Ps& Qs the little Ryan kids had to remember...it probably would have been overkill to have Mrs Romney add to the moment and add to their stress. I think all the families handled it with grace. I still remember when our “lovely” family was chosen to light the Advent wreath at church and suddenly my well behaved 4 yr old son decided to throw a fit because he thought the lighter wasn’t throwing out a big enough flame LOL!!


21 posted on 08/12/2012 4:33:11 PM PDT by happyhomemaker (Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Rom 12:12)
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To: NYer

Wow she went to Wellesley and is a lawyer.

That’s major buzzkill for me.

Paul what we’re you thinking?


22 posted on 08/12/2012 4:34:02 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: NYer

She will make an excellent FIRST lady.


23 posted on 08/12/2012 4:37:38 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (Goode over evil. Voting for mitt or obie is like throwing your country away.)
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To: CaptainK

“The comments after the article are off the charts. Ryan scares the pants off the Dems.”

I’m loving it! I’ve been checking the libtard sites and OMG.

Prepare for the riots when their Kenyan gets the boot!


24 posted on 08/12/2012 4:38:32 PM PDT by 1035rep (Obama: "I killed Bin Laden" ...you didn't do that. Somebody else made that happen.)
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To: Tax-chick

I’ve wondered how many square feet you have per person in your house. (We will be dropping below 220 sometime in the next two months).


25 posted on 08/12/2012 5:07:06 PM PDT by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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To: CaptainK

“The comments after the article are off the charts.”

You have that right! Hell, the comments are more enlightening tan the story itself!

The left have become unhinged in this country!


26 posted on 08/12/2012 5:23:46 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: CaptainK

-——The comments after the article are off the charts. Ryan scares the pants off the Dems. It’s going to get so ugly.———

Whoa....right you are....the comments are vile ugly mean nasty.....these people are very scared their little socialist dream is about to ripped away and are lashing out like petulant child that need to be insitutionized...


27 posted on 08/12/2012 5:35:33 PM PDT by Popman (In a place you only dream of Where your soul is always free)
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To: NYer
i can hear RAT heads exploding right now...

Janna met Paul through a mutual friend. Rumor has it that the pair often hunted together (Paul Ryan prefers bows and arrows for hunting) during their brief courtship in 1999. They even shared a deer stand. Not surprising, since every Oklahoma woman I know loves to hunt.

28 posted on 08/12/2012 5:47:32 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: NYer

This is the best picture I have ever seen of Janna.

And why are people making snide remarks about her and her house? She lives in a 100 year old house on the same block where Paul grew up and within 5 blocks of 8 other Ryan families. I find that charming, not odd. She raises her kids like a single mom most of the week because she chooses to live in Wisconsin, not DC. Paul sleeps in his office in DC and rushes right home after the House closes business for the week.

29 posted on 08/12/2012 5:55:03 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: NYer

This is the best picture I have ever seen of Janna.

And why are people making snide remarks about her and her house? She lives in a 100 year old house on the same block where Paul grew up and within 5 blocks of 8 other Ryan families. I find that charming, not odd. She raises her kids like a single mom most of the week because she chooses to live in Wisconsin, not DC. Paul sleeps in his office in DC and rushes right home after the House closes business for the week.

30 posted on 08/12/2012 5:55:03 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: Salvation

Paul Ryan’s kids do not belong to Ann Romney. Why should she be hugging them? To suggest that she should is just off base.


31 posted on 08/12/2012 5:57:53 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: KansasGirl

“Great picture.”

It is. Notice how they’re walking in the same direction and both are smiling, but they’re looking in different directions. Ann is looking at Mitt, whose hand is at the edge of the photo, and Janna is looking at Paul and their kids. Good shot.


32 posted on 08/12/2012 5:58:52 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("When America ceases to be good, she'll cease to be great!” - de Tocqueville)
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To: Salvation

Good grief! It’s one photograph.


33 posted on 08/12/2012 6:00:28 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001. NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Graewoulf
Looks like Paul Ryan probably owes a lot of credit for his considerable tax expertise to his wife - - - .

Or mutual interests drew them together as a precursor to their marriage.

Paul Ryan received his early training at the feet of Jack Kemp as his staffer and speech writer. And Jack Kemp served as speech writer and staffer to Ronald Reagan when he was Governor of California. So, you could say that Ryan's political genealogy extends in a direct line from Ronald Reagan.

34 posted on 08/12/2012 6:04:35 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (ABO)
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To: CaptainK
The comments after the article are off the charts. Ryan scares the pants off the Dems. It’s going to get so ugly.

Yes, the comments at the linked WashPost article are truly ugly.

35 posted on 08/12/2012 6:26:13 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (A deep-fried storm is coming, Mr Obama.)
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To: Hieronymus

I had to find a pencil and do a long division problem! It’s something around 210, because there are 11 of us, and the house is a bit less than 2,400 sq.ft. When Anoreth is home, we’re under 200, and tripping over each other a lot. Of course, Kathleen (at 6 months) doesn’t need much space, while Tom (6’2”, 240 lbs.) ought to have his own Quonset hut.

It’s the eight bathrooms that make me sigh with longing. That’s not typical in older houses; I wonder if the place was a boarding house or something like that, at some point.

And congratulations on the shrinkage of your house!


36 posted on 08/12/2012 6:31:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("You're screwed, losers. Steyn 2012!")
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To: NYer
Sacajawea ~ take a look at the town layout for where mrs ryan is from in oklahoma. This was a town of some note on one of the 5 nations reserves before it ended up being sold to white folk.

So the town is a lot older than history has it. It is unique!

37 posted on 08/12/2012 6:35:39 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Sacajaweau
Sacajaweau ~ take a look at the town layout for where mrs ryan is from in oklahoma. This was a town of some note on one of the 5 nations reserves before it ended up being sold to white folk.

So the town is a lot older than history has it. It is unique!

38 posted on 08/12/2012 6:53:06 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Tax-chick

The eight bathrooms—hmmm. Yes. How many girls do you have? We now have a bath and a half, but together they are under 40 square feet.

When our eldest was about three and her mother was attempting to get her out of the bathroom, she said something to the effect of “You can have privacy or you can have love—you can’t have both. Which do you choose?”


39 posted on 08/12/2012 7:04:16 PM PDT by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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To: Hieronymus

Four girls, three at home, two using the bathroom ;-). The bathroom-hogs are the 18-year-old son and the 12-year-old daughter ... and we’d probably have the 3-year-old toilet trained if there wasn’t always somebody in there!


40 posted on 08/12/2012 7:12:25 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("You're screwed, losers. Steyn 2012!")
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