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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama in Ohio hits Romney with ‘silver spoon’
Last edited Wed Apr 18, 2012, 06:55 PM - Edit history (1)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/222359-obama-in-ohio-hits-romney-with-silver-spoon(snip)
Somebody gave me an education, Obama told the crowd at Lorain County Community College. I wasnt born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasnt. But somebody gave us a chance, just like these folks up here are looking for a chance.
(snip)
In this country, prosperity does not trickle down, Obama said. Prosperity grows from the bottom up and it grows from a strong middle class out and thats why Im always confused when we keep having the same argument with folks who dont seem to remember how America was built.
They keep telling us if wed just weaken regulations cut everybodys taxes and convert these investments in community colleges and research and to healthcare into tax cuts, especially for the wealthy, that somehow the economy is going to get stronger and Ohio and the rest of the country will prosper, the president said.
Thats the theory, he said. Ohio, we tested this theory. Take a look what happened between 2000 and 2008 .Their theory did not work out so well.
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President Obama in Ohio hits Romney with ‘silver spoon’ (Original Post)
cal04
Apr 2012
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liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)1. You tell 'em Mr. President.
Ninga
(8,277 posts)2. So loving this! So basic! So true!
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)3. Give'em Hell, Mr. President!
SDjack
(1,448 posts)4. Also, Ann was born on 3rd base, with no outs, and Babe Ruth coming up to bat and hitting a
home run. She never knew what happened.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)5. Romney IS an ELITIST by definition!
...and so is his wannabe voters! Except they are just tools for his kind... dumb and servile.
YellowRubberDuckie
(19,736 posts)6. I want Obama to stop being so measured.
I want him angry. I want Obama the candidate back. He needs to stop being so nice and get angry with these idiots and start calling them out on their bullshit.
kemah
(276 posts)7. That's the Joe Biden's job. Just like Palin's job in 2008
It is usually the VP's job to be the mean one and do the attacking.
But don't worry, Rmoney will not know what hit him, it is just getting started.
YellowRubberDuckie
(19,736 posts)8. They've been muzzling Joe.
And I hate it. I love that guy. He pulls no punches. They need to let him loose.