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monmouth4

(10,359 posts) Thu Jan 22, 2015, 03:46 PM Jan 2015

Oh, you're gonna love this one...lol

Saw a comment from someone who grew up with her and the bread bag story was a a lie because Joni Ernst went to private school.

This was on FB so don't know how true it is but it sounds so republicanish....

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Oh, you're gonna love this one...lol (Original Post) monmouth4 Jan 2015 OP

if this is true drray23 Jan 2015 #1

My thinking exactly. They never look down the road to see what the repercussions could be..lol..n/t monmouth4 Jan 2015 #2

No it won't. progressoid Jan 2015 #3

Her wiki page says she went to Stanton High School, is it private? Raine1967 Jan 2015 #4

And a valedictorian. Doesn't sound private to me but then again this was from FB and don't know monmouth4 Jan 2015 #5

I went to the school's page and I can't tell. I would love if this could be confirmed: Raine1967 Jan 2015 #6

This is from 1994: Denzil_DC Jan 2015 #7

drray23

(8,204 posts)

1. if this is true

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 04:22 PM

Jan 2015

this will be her undoing. Whether or not she went to private school and therefore did not ride the public school bus should be pretty easy to check for any investigative journalist.

monmouth4

(10,359 posts)

2. My thinking exactly. They never look down the road to see what the repercussions could be..lol..n/t

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jan 2015

progressoid

(51,266 posts)

3. No it won't.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:16 PM

Jan 2015

It's a swell folksy tale that the voting morons in this state think is just the bees knees. Accuracy notwithstanding.

Besides, people have short memories about this kind of crap and the 2020 election is a looooong way off.

Raine1967

(11,637 posts)

4. Her wiki page says she went to Stanton High School, is it private?

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:22 PM

Jan 2015

I found this on her wiki page from 1994: http://www.las.iastate.edu/archive/plaza/one_name.php?id=378

monmouth4

(10,359 posts)

5. And a valedictorian. Doesn't sound private to me but then again this was from FB and don't know

Reply to Raine1967 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:27 PM

Jan 2015

how much faith to put into it...

Raine1967

(11,637 posts)

6. I went to the school's page and I can't tell. I would love if this could be confirmed:

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:31 PM

Jan 2015

http://stantonschools.com

IS it public or private? I ask because this could be a pretty big deal.

Denzil_DC

(8,572 posts)

7. This is from 1994:

Reply to monmouth4 (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:41 PM

Jan 2015

She graduated from Stanton High School honored as the valedictorian of her class.

http://www.las.iastate.edu/archive/plaza/one_name.php?id=378

That is the source of the Wikipedia article information on this part of her education.

It's a public school nowadays - http://iowa.hometownlocator.com/schools/profiles,n,stanton%20high%20school,z,51573,t,pb,i,1043088.cfm and http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/iowa/districts/stanton-comm-school-district/stanton-high-school-7797 - I guess somebody needs to check that this was the case when she attended.

Just try not to hand her more publicity by making allegations that will crumble under scrutiny.

Anyone interested could also take a look at the Wikipedia Talk page for her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Joni_Ernst

Here's one snippet:

Also, Stanton High School presently has a graduating class of ~32 [2] and was likely much smaller yet at the time of her graduation -- this fact provides more clarity to her well-reported "Valedictorian" status.

I don't know whether she makes a big deal herself of being valedictorian. Sounds like her campaign hasn't released a lot of info about her schooling - maybe there's not much to say beyond the breadbag thing.

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