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White House: 'Silver spoon' quip wasn't a Romney jab
Politico ^
| 4/19/12
| BYRON TAU
Posted on 04/19/2012 2:02:20 PM PDT by ColdOne
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday that President Obama wasn't referring to Mitt Romney when Obama said he wasn't born with "a silver spoon" in his mouth saying that anyone who believed it was aimed at them might "be a little over-sensitive."
"Those of you who have covered President Obama know that he has used that phrase to describe his background many times in the past," Carney said.
"I suppose anyone who thinks it was a reference to them might be a little oversensitive ... unless they think that when President Obama said it three years ago, it was a reference to them," Carney said.
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Wow just interesting what this WH comments on.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:02:24 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
To: ColdOne
I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasn't. But somebody gave us a chance. Who Mr. President? Who gave you a chance? Who paid for your education? You brought it up.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:05:53 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: ColdOne
A shot in the dark I presume.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:06:19 PM PDT
by
boomop1
(term limits is the only way to save this country.)
To: ElkGroveDan
He was fat dumb and happy to be groomed for this disaster.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:08:01 PM PDT
by
boomop1
(term limits is the only way to save this country.)
To: ColdOne
Of course Obama wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was too busy eating poochies
To: boomop1
Born with a coke spoon up his nose I suppose...
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:15:15 PM PDT
by
refermech
To: Clintonfatigued; Impy
At least Mittens knows who is dad was.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:15:32 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(Really?)
To: ElkGroveDan
I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth... it was a golden retriever!
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:18:40 PM PDT
by
LambSlave
To: GOPsterinMA
Just like when that ghetto slumbag said his lipstock on a pig comment was not directed at Palin either.
Whatever!
FUBO!!!!!
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:19:16 PM PDT
by
GlockThe Vote
(The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
To: ColdOne
You don’t need a silver spoon when your grandparents are well do to white progressives living in Hawaii, while you yourself attend private schools and benefit from affirmative action. Note how bent all out of shape his team got when the late Geraldine Ferraro called him out. Yes, if he was white he would still be in the IL statehouse voting “PRESENT”
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:20:11 PM PDT
by
Nat Turner
(I can see NOVEMBER 2012 from my house....)
To: GlockThe Vote
Great point! What a classless asshole.
FUBO!!!!! x2
To: ColdOne
"...Obama said he wasn't born with "a silver spoon" in his mouth..." Quite honestly, I don't think we know enough about the circumstances of Obama's birth to take any of that at face value.
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:25:25 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: ColdOne
so defensive... so early/soon..
w/ this crowd? :-\
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:26:52 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(the DNC/RNC = D.C. Establishment...an Brazilian saying: $AME OLD $H!T, W!TH D!FFERENT FL!E$. :^)
To: ElkGroveDan
Yep! When I heard him say "somebody" gave us a chance I yelled out
WHO?
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:31:24 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: ColdOne
"I suppose anyone who thinks it was a reference to them might be a little oversensitive...Well, context matters. Romney's going to be the nominee and everyone knows Obama loves the class warfare stuff. So it was the natural conclusion to draw.
To: Yardstick
All Romney has to say is:
“There you again Barack, can we finally get to discussing your record now?”
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:34:01 PM PDT
by
GlockThe Vote
(The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
To: Sarah Barracuda
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:36:57 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: ColdOne
So Carney didn't tell us how many "Barack Obamas" and how many "Mitt Romneys" he knew?
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:42:37 PM PDT
by
x
To: ColdOne
Barry does have a nice silver bowl collection from his past meals...they didn't need them anymore...
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:46:12 PM PDT
by
libertarian27
(Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
To: ColdOne
FUBO FUBO FUBO FUBO....OH WAIT...DID I SAY...FUBO FUBO FUBO. What an asshat. I can’t wait to see him leave office. Come on NOVEMBER!
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posted on
04/19/2012 2:51:36 PM PDT
by
rockabyebaby
(We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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