- Obama: ‘I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth’
- Posted by _Kissy_
on 4/18/12 at 8:38pm (1 like) -
President Barack Obama took a hard-to-miss shot at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday, declaring "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth" as he defended his economic policies in Ohio.
Obama didn't name Romney. He didn't need to. The president and his campaign have worked to make the former Massachusetts governor and millionaire investor's personal finances an issue in the election even as they hammer his economic proposals as giveaways to the rich financed by cutting services to everyone else—like financial aid for college students.
"Somebody gave me an education. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasn't. But somebody gave us a chance," Obama said in a speech at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio. "Right now we have two competing visions of our future, and the choice could not be clearer," said the president. "Should we settle for an economy where a few people do really well and then a growing number are struggling to get by?"
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-wasn-t-born-silver-spoon-mouth-192420844.html
- Posted by godotherightthi
on 4/18/12 at 8:42pm (8 likes)I'm surprised nobody understands how dangerous class warfare is...it's disturbing to me that it is the only theme Obama seems to be running on.
- Posted by rocketracer
on 4/18/12 at 8:49pm (6 likes)
Wah, Wah, Wah.....
George Romney worked hard for his family. Most parents want to work hard so that their kids have a better life. George Romeny did the responsible thing. He worked hard to give his kids a better life. Yes, Mitt was given advantages that others didn't have, but he didn't squander them either. Mitt Romney worked hard to give his family a better life. There is nothing wrong with that philosophy.
Barack Obama's father abandoned the family to leave Barack to be raised by a single mother, who then abandoned him to be raised by her parents. Perhaps, she did so to give him a better life. If that is the case, then she did the responsible thing.
Barack has obtained the pinnacle of a better life for his family. He has, indeed, given his daughters a "leg up" in society. Twenty years for now what will he say when someone accusses his daughters of being raised with "silver spoons in their mouths". If George Romney gave his children silver spoons, then so did Barack Obama and Michele Obama.
Barack Obama is spewing class warfare rhethoric when he says things like "not raised with a silver spoon in his mouth" and "Michele didn't have the luxury to stay home with their daughters". Did you know that "in 2005, when Obama began serving in the U.S. Senate (and his daughters turned 4 and 7), he and his wife were earning a combined annual income of $479,062. Barack Obama was paid a salary of $162,100 by the U.S. taxpayers, and Michelle Obama was paid $316,962 to handle community affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center." So, yes indeed he is spewing class warfare.
- Posted by asfriend
on 4/18/12 at 9:03pm (2 likes)how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then? - Posted by Pema_Jampa
on 4/18/12 at 9:15pm (3 likes)Spreading the lie that he was born in Kenya. FAIL
- Posted by Sisteract
on 4/18/12 at 9:55pm (3 likes)"Somebody gave me an education. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasn't. But somebody gave us a chance," Obama said in a speech at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio. "Right now we have two competing visions of our future, and the choice could not be clearer," said the president. "Should we settle for an economy where a few people do really well and then a growing number are struggling to get by?"
ITA with Obama on this statement.
- Posted by Citygirlk
on 4/18/12 at 10:38pmQuoting asfriend:
how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then? - Posted by Abaco
on 4/18/12 at 10:54pmyep : )
Quoting asfriend:
how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then? - Posted by pj2becca21
on 4/18/12 at 11:22pmYou must really be that afaird of the truth.
Quoting Citygirlk:
Quoting asfriend:
how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then? - Posted by Citygirlk
on 4/18/12 at 11:28pmWhat truth? the man is american, get over yourself. *eye roll*
Quoting pj2becca21:
You must really be that afaird of the truth.
Quoting Citygirlk:
Quoting asfriend:
how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then? - Posted by pj2becca21
on 4/18/12 at 11:36pmHe grew up in indonisa!!!!!!!!!! He is not a american citzen which mean he SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT
Quoting Citygirlk:
What truth? the man is american, get over yourself. *eye roll*
Quoting pj2becca21:
You must really be that afaird of the truth.
Quoting Citygirlk:
Quoting asfriend:
how many silver spoons could there have been in kenya back then?