Monday, August 22, 2011

Jon Huntsman: High-flying high school dropout with seven children and big money from the chemicals industry wants us to believe in the global warming hoax

Who is Huntsman? Dropout, ex-governor, diplomat - US news
June 21, 2011 — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jon Huntsman Jr. is a high school dropout, a Harley-riding ex-governor and a diplomat whose last boss was President Barack Obama. Now this Republican wants Obama's job.
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While he's the namesake of a billionaire businessman and a member of one of the most prominent families within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he's also a high school dropout who spent the latter part of his teen years playing with local jazz and rock bands.
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He later attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in political science...Huntsman became president of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and eventually CEO of Huntsman Family Holdings, the umbrella company for the multibillion-dollar corporation founded by his father....Huntsman and his wife, Mary Kaye, have seven children in all, one daughter adopted from China and another from India.
What $55 Million Gets You in Park City: The Huntsman Estate - YouTube
Jon Huntsman Sr. built this custom log home for a family retreat, it and the 60+ acres of developable land surrounding it could be yours for a cool $55 million - a record for the intermountain West.
Jon Huntsman: Biography from Answers.com
Jon Huntsman, Sr., was the 937th richest person in the world on the 2010 Forbes list, with a net worth at that time of $1 billion. His company, the Huntsman Corporation, [developed] the "clamshell" packaging for McDonald's Big Mac hamburgers in the 1970s.
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Huntsman is a fan of riding motocross
June 2011: Campaign road trip–Huntsman’s 2012 race begins – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Moments after announcing his presidential bid on Tuesday, Jon Huntsman boarded a specially-chartered jet – along with a coterie of family, staffers and the traveling press corps – and headed to New Hampshire on his inaugural trip as a newly-minted candidate.
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The 737 jet, emblazoned with Continental's name and logo, seemed an apt political metaphor for the well-traveled former U.S. ambassador to China and former Utah governor. On the plane, he sat in the first seat of the first row in what would typically be first class.
2006: Huntsman flying stirs confusion | Deseret News
Before Huntsman Corp. went public earlier this year it was the world's largest privately held chemicals firm, with plants and sales around the globe. Jon Huntsman Jr. has said he made between $15 million and $25 million when he sold his shares in Huntsman Corp.'s stock after the firm went public in February.

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