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What President Obama said regarding "you didn't build that"

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shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
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Wichita, Kansas
#1New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 03:36:13
Here it is.

"There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me -- because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -- look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something -- there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.

"If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

"The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.

"So we say to ourselves, ever since the founding of this country, you know what, there are some things we do better together. That’s how we funded the G.I. Bill. That’s how we created the middle class. That’s how we built the Golden Gate Bridge or the Hoover Dam. That’s how we invented the Internet. That’s how we sent a man to the moon. We rise or fall together as one nation and as one people, and that’s the reason I’m running for President -- because I still believe in that idea. You’re not on your own, we’re in this together."
President Obama
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#2New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 08:52:34
LuckyCharms On July 31, 2021
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#3New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:11:56



Do you truly not understand the message here? Or are you so wrapped up in your dislike of Obama that you can't see the truth behind the words?
offbeat On November 18, 2022




london, United Kingdom
#4New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:39:20
looks like election time .... appealing to a sense of national pride always strikes an emotional chord .... especially when the general public need something to believe in ... there'll be more cosy speeches in the coming weeks ... it's just like releasing a hit record ... it'll resonate for a while and make people feel good ..and that's all it needs to do .
boxerdc On December 18, 2012

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#5New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:44:06
@offbeat Said

looks like election time .... appealing to a sense of national pride always strikes an emotional chord .... especially when the general public need something to believe in ... there'll be more cosy speeches in the coming weeks ... it's just like releasing a hit record ... it'll resonate for a while and make people feel good ..and that's all it needs to do .


This is because Romney is running ads taking the comment out of context, and making it look like Obama said "If you started a business, you didn't do it on your own".. when that's not what he said at all, when placed in context.

Not that it matters, because both sides do it, and most people are so polarized, that they only hear what they want to hear, and dismiss anything that doesn't fit what they want as false..

Fortunately, the independents in the US are generally better educated and open minded enough to check sources and do their homework, and they're the ones who decide elections now..
offbeat On November 18, 2022




london, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:55:14
@boxerdc Said

This is because Romney is running ads taking the comment out of context, and making it look like Obama said "If you started a business, you didn't do it on your own".. when that's not what he said at all, when placed in context.

Not that it matters, because both sides do it, and most people are so polarized, that they only hear what they want to hear, and dismiss anything that doesn't fit what they want as false..

Fortunately, the independents in the US are generally better educated and open minded enough to check sources and do their homework, and they're the ones who decide elections now..



oh ok ..thanks for the context ... and yes i hear you regarding the polarity of the electorate in general ... it's a pity that they can't all afford to be independents .
boxerdc On December 18, 2012

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#7New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 11:00:51
@offbeat Said

oh ok ..thanks for the context ... and yes i hear you regarding the polarity of the electorate in general ... it's a pity that they can't all afford to be independents .


If they were, we wouldn't have people like Hoppy or TPT to make fun of.
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#8New Post! Jul 19, 2012 @ 17:49:58


This would be a true statement as well!
crazylikeafox On June 02, 2017




McKinney, Texas
#9New Post! Jul 20, 2012 @ 03:31:05
@offbeat Said

looks like election time .... appealing to a sense of national pride always strikes an emotional chord .... especially when the general public need something to believe in ... there'll be more cosy speeches in the coming weeks ... it's just like releasing a hit record ... it'll resonate for a while and make people feel good ..and that's all it needs to do .


Let's hope you're right. It'll be a nice change of pace from the mindless mudslinging this election has been dominated by so far.
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#10New Post! Jul 20, 2012 @ 18:32:53
@crazylikeafox Said

Let's hope you're right. It'll be a nice change of pace from the mindless mudslinging this election has been dominated by so far.


So your take on the GOP response to Obama's statement?
crazylikeafox On June 02, 2017




McKinney, Texas
#11New Post! Jul 21, 2012 @ 09:29:13
@shinobinoz Said

So your take on the GOP response to Obama's statement?


What has the GOP said? Sorry, other things have been happening locally that distracts me from hearing what every single person says and how their opposition twists it into something else. That's assuming I feel like trudging through the mud to find out what the mudslinging of the day is in the 1st place.
boxerdc On December 18, 2012

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#12New Post! Jul 21, 2012 @ 10:28:59
I love the irony of the Mitt Romney ad at the top of the page here..

"Mitt Romney wants less spending and smaller government. Donate Today!"
El_Tino On October 12, 2023
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
#13New Post! Jul 21, 2012 @ 19:45:03



Well, he certainly didn't shove them out his ass.
shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#14New Post! Jul 21, 2012 @ 21:49:07
@boxerdc Said

I love the irony of the Mitt Romney ad at the top of the page here..

"Mitt Romney wants less spending and smaller government. Donate Today!"


shinobinoz On May 28, 2017
Stnd w Standing Rock





Wichita, Kansas
#15New Post! Jul 21, 2012 @ 21:53:41
@crazylikeafox Said

What has the GOP said? Sorry, other things have been happening locally that distracts me from hearing what every single person says and how their opposition twists it into something else. That's assuming I feel like trudging through the mud to find out what the mudslinging of the day is in the 1st place.


Just checking again to see if you are "still" speaking out against both sides mudslinging tis all!
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