How might we adapt that to Willard? What silver item represents blandness and boredom?

was supplied by her good friend Molly Ivins. That line sounds so Molly.

intentional but that saying is older than I am and has been around for ages. But the media will try to take advantage of it.

Obama wasn't a child of privilege--and that can't be parsed. He just wasn't. One look at his background will tell anyone with half a brain and an ounce of sanity that.

just commenting on the age of the saying. Maybe you never heard that saying. Everyone uses it . I can say the same thing. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth either. I certainly was not putting Obama down for saying it.

Of course the RW will counter with something about him being born in Kenya but there you go. He states the obvious, they state the crazy. Might as well accept that and take off the gloves.

is it trashes someone for simply being born into wealth. That's not the problem. We don't hate people for being born into wealth. The problem is when they use that wealth to become Class-A ASSHOLES.

most very rich people, no matter whether they're jerks or not, don't have much comprehension of the lives of ordinary Americans. It's not unreasonable for people to take that into account when considering political candidates.

oddly enough, I was discussing that last night with a coworker - how much I resent people who have never, not ONE day in their lives had to worry about bills/finances/retirement (try to THINK about that) thinking they can relate to us - really, I don't think they can, even if they WANT to

I cannot recall who; but recall he was very wealthy, said:

"I'm rich ... Rich people don't have problems, we have concerns."

There have been privileged people who can, notable FDR, but Mittens is a smug elitist, contemptuous of people who need a shower after a day's work.

( at link: Romney with Balls)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6fd2c5c187/romney-with-balls

??

That needs to be part of every stump speech

Because I saw the same headline here http://www.washingtonpost.com/obama-touts-workforce-training-jabs-gop-for-favoring-tax-breaks-for-rich/2012/04/18/gIQATXXORT_story.html

But this will provide THE contrast with Romney.

Oh, did silver spoons even exist in Kenya back in 1961? Oh no, just kidding.

is filed at same time.......but thank you so much for your observation......

and that's the long and the short of it.

It's like saying "asshole" and some random person looks to see if you were calling them that.

I want to live my life without fear that I could easily not get the chance to "make it", but instead wind up poor, uninsured, one trip up away from being destitute.

Yeah, I know this is a different way to take this, but it drives me crazy that a chance like a lottery is the prevailing meme.

I'm fonder of the New Deal Democrats, who aimed to provide working families with guaranteed security, than with the hip modern Democrats since the 70s who seem to say, "Sure, half or more of Americans are going to wallow in poverty and we don't have much to say about that, but hey, we'll make sure everyone has some theoretical chance of making it!"

Huh?

HUH??

Obama didn't even mention him by name, but sure enough, Mittens bit the hook. Instead of pivoting to a pithy criticism of the president, he got defensive, and that never helps.

Poor stiff, plastic, out-of-touch Mitt. I have no doubt that Obama will be able to set him up and knock him down again, again, and again.

God bless us if we don't get out the vote and beat this dog on car mfer.