Obama: I wasn't born with 'silver spoon'

Obama: I wasn't born with 'silver spoon'

President Obama appeared to take a new jab Wednesday at likely Republican opponent Mitt Romney -- and his wealth.

In discussing government support for schools, Obama said:

"Somebody gave me an education. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasn't."

Romney, who made a f ortune in the business world, is the son of a Michigan auto executive who later won election as governor.

Obama and aides figure to spotlight Romney's wealth repeatedly as they debate what he calls very different visions for the future.

"Should we settle for an economy where a few people do really well and then a growing number are struggling to get by?," Obama said at a community college in Ohio. "Or do we build an economy ... where everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody does their fair share, and everybody is playing by the same set of rules?"

Romney, meanwhile, travels to the same part of Ohio today to discuss what he calls Obama's failed efforts to revive the economy.

"This is a White House in search of a reason for re-election," said Romney spokesperson Andrea Saul.

She added: "While Presi dent Obama's campaign tries to navigate around their boss' failed record with any attack and distraction they can think of, Gov. Romney is going to continue talking about his plans to jump start the economy and get Americans back to work."