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Unlike some people, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
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Misquoted by Allahpundit (2012-04-18). Obama: Unlike some people, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Hot Air. Retrieved on 2012-10-08., and publicized by Steve Doocy, Fox & Friends (2012-04-19), Fox News
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President Obama actually said, in a campaign speech in Elyria, Ohio on 2012-04-18, "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."
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"Steve Doocy's Silver Spoon Subtext Reporting", The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), 23 April 2012 

 
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