Romney responds to Obama’s ‘silver spoon’ jab

Interesting - the WH said this morning that the "silver spoon" comment is one Obama has used periodically to describe his own background, and was not meant as any kind of jab at Mitt. They're teasing Mitt for showing how over-sensitive he is about it...
 
Rune said:
Funny, most everything sold at Staples used to be sold at empty buildings on mainstreet that once held stores which employed americans and sold goods created in America by americans.
You act as if Staples is a good thing. It is not. Thousands upon thousands of americans do not thank Mitt.
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SuperSpin? Man up and address this post.
 
pretty lame excuse from the WH....also i would like to see an actual quote from obama describing his background as silver spoon. i call bs.
 
"“I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My father left when I was 2.” Barack Obama, May 31, 2008, in Great Falls, Montana

Who knows. He could have been talking about Mitt then, as well.
 
Onceler said:
"“I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My father left when I was 2.” Barack Obama, May 31, 2008, in Great Falls, Montana

Who knows. He could have been talking about Mitt then, as well.
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so the WH lied then...because he didn't refer to his back ground as a silver spoon, rather, quite the opposite.

he could have been talking about mitt? good lord...:rolleyes:
 
Yurt said:
pretty lame excuse from the WH....also i would like to see an actual quote from obama describing his background as silver spoon. i call bs.
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Ummm, they aren't saying the president describes himself as BEING born with a silver spoon, but as a contrast to the circumstances in which he was born.
 
Yurt said:
so the WH lied then...because he didn't refer to his back ground as a silver spoon, rather, quite the opposite.

he could have been talking about mitt? good lord...:rolleyes:
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Kidding on the Mitt comment. And what do you mean by the opposite? He used silver spoon the same way he did in this week's comment...
 
Yurt said:
so the WH lied then...because he didn't refer to his back ground as a silver spoon, rather, quite the opposite.

he could have been talking about mitt? good lord...:rolleyes:
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Wpw, two posts and you still don't get it. The Whitehouse is showing that the president has used the silver spoon comment to differentiate his life. He has used it before Mitt. Perhaps Mitt is a little sensitive on the issue.
 
Socrtease said:
Ummm, they aren't saying the president describes himself as BEING born with a silver spoon, but as a contrast to the circumstances in which he was born.
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that is what onceler indicated....onceler he used that to describe his own background....onceler did not say contrast. since onceler failed to provide a cite all i had to go on was what onceler said. you seem to know what they said...do you have a link?
 
Yurt said:
pretty lame excuse from the WH....also i would like to see an actual quote from obama describing his background as silver spoon. i call bs.
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This was about three years ago talking about himself, Senator Conrad and Representative Kratt:

Because we know that the countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow, this budget also invests in a complete and competitive education for every American -- in early childhood education programs that work; in high standards and accountability for our schools; in rewards for teachers who succeed; and an affordable college education for anyone who wants to go. That's the reason the three of us are standing here today. None of us were born with a silver spoon in our mouths -- but we got a great education. And if we combine additional resources with a commitment to reform, then I think we can deliver that for every American child.
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This was the other day:

Investing in a community college, just like investing in a new road or a new highway or broadband lines that go into rural communities, these investments are not part of some grand scheme to redistribute wealth. They’ve been made by Democrats and Republicans for generations because they benefit all of us. That's what leads to strong, durable economic growth. That's how America became an economic superpower. That's how we built the Transcontinental Railroad. That's why we’ve got the best universities and colleges in the world. That's why we have cutting-edge research that takes place here, and that then gets translated into new jobs and new businesses, because somebody did the groundwork. We created a foundation for those of us to prosper.

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 -- just like these folks up here are looking for a chance.

When you take classes at a community college like this one and you learn the skills that you need to get a job right away, that does not just benefit you; it benefits the company that ends up hiring and profiting from your skills. It makes the entire region stronger economically. It makes this country stronger economically.
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So, yeah, he kind of does use that language when talking about his personal experience and the importance of investing in education.
 
Socrtease said:
Wpw, two posts and you still don't get it. The Whitehouse is showing that the president has used the silver spoon comment to differentiate his life. He has used it before Mitt. Perhaps Mitt is a little sensitive on the issue.
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again...where has that been pointed out? onceler never said that, nor did onceler provide a cite. why don't you show us what the WH actually said then as you seem to know.
 
General Buck Turgidson said:
This was about three years ago talking about himself, Senator Conrad and Representative Kratt:




This was the other day:




So, yeah, he kind of does use that language when talking about his personal experience and the importance of investing in education.
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seriously?

so he is saying mitt wasn't born with a silver spoon?
 
Yurt said:
that is what onceler indicated....onceler he used that to describe his own background....onceler did not say contrast. since onceler failed to provide a cite all i had to go on was what onceler said. you seem to know what they said...do you have a link?
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You are being purposely obtuse. I read the response from the White House one time and got it. Perhaps you should brush up on your reading comprehension. It was NOT some stretch of words by the White House to explain the comment. Really takes very little imagination at all to understand that is what they meant.
 
Yurt said:
that is what onceler indicated....onceler he used that to describe his own background....onceler did not say contrast. since onceler failed to provide a cite all i had to go on was what onceler said. you seem to know what they said...do you have a link?
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It's not what I indicated. I said the WH was talking about the silver spoon comment.

Since you started the thread on it, I assumed you knew what the silver spoon comment was. Apparently not.
 
Onceler said:
Jeez, Yurt - what the heck are you talking about? Both times, he said he himself wasn't born w/ a silver spoon.

Good golly...
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that is my point. so claiming he used that to describe his life is false. if he used silver spoon to describe his life, then he would be claiming to have been born with a silver spoon....like his jab at romney.
 
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