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Romney responds to Obama’s ‘silver spoon’ jab
Yahoo! News ^ | April 19, 2012 | Holly Bailey

Posted on 04/19/2012 1:21:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

A day after President Barack Obama declared, "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth," a not-so-subtle swipe at Mitt Romney's wealth, the former Massachusetts governor responded by accusing the president of "attacking people" instead of "attacking problems."

In an interview on "Fox & Friends," the presumptive Republican nominee said he would not apologize for his father's achievements and his upbringing.

"I'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life," Romney told Fox News. "He was born poor. He worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree, and one of the things he wanted to do was provide for me and for my brother and sisters."

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To: tillacum

OOPS, he was given his OWN Social Security Number.


21 posted on 04/19/2012 12:09:40 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Do they have any silver spoons in Kenya?


22 posted on 04/19/2012 12:14:20 PM PDT by Churchillspirit
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To: Free ThinkerNY
0bama lived in a middle class neighborhood and went to a private school from the fifth grade on in Hawaii.

The 0bama File

The Dunhams enrolled "Barry Obama" in the prestigious Punahou School, starting in the fifth grade. He attended Punahou on a scholarship, through the generosity of many donors, and the influence of Stanley Armour's boss, who was a Punahou alum. Obama walked the five blocks from his grandmother's apartment on Beretania to the school.

With more than 3,000 students, Punahou is the largest private school in the country, and it sits on a lush, sprawling campus in Honolulu. The school is elite and wealthy.


23 posted on 04/19/2012 12:16:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: chopperman
His spoon may not have been red, but his diaper certainly was. Barack Obama: Red Diaper Baby
24 posted on 04/19/2012 12:21:48 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama’s daughters certainly were born advantaged. Does he therefore think they are disqualified from anything that requires an understanding of those who come from disadvantage? Just how does he think his daughters should be treated as they progress through life, having been born to privelege? I think this is a good question.


25 posted on 04/19/2012 12:42:26 PM PDT by Anima Mundi (ENVY IS JUST PASSIVE, LAZY GREED)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

But he was born to get a free ride on education as many minorities are.


26 posted on 04/19/2012 12:53:39 PM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: Free ThinkerNY
As always, republicans are missing a real opportunity here. Why not ask how it was that zero was able to attend Harvard? Do these guys even think about things?
27 posted on 04/19/2012 1:10:47 PM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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