President Obama: ‘If You’ve Got a Business — You Didn’t Build That. Somebody Else Made That Happen! Say what???...what say you?
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The White House has released the transcript of President Obama’s
recent speech in Roanoke, Virginia, and it holds a number of noteworthy
statements.
“Channeling Elizabeth Warren,” in the words of Jazz Shaw at Hot Air, Barack Obama said that successful Americans “didn’t get there” on their own.
The official transcript relates:
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. [Emphasis added]
Top Opinion
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angelbaby 2012/07/15 01:23:23The man is smoking something





















Now, that isn't to say that the President ISN'T smoking something. We've all seen those photos.
"look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. "
This statement is true. We all stand on the shoulders of people who helped us get where we are. The 'self made man' is a myth. Whether it be our parents, our teachers, or our Creator, we are all BEHOLDEN to someone for some aspect of our successes. This is the Great Paradox which drives Randian 'Objectivists' crazy. It's also why Rand herself could not allow any consideration of God in her philosophy. Her philosophy hinged on the precept that individuals can achieve success solely on the basis of their own effort/intelligence. They simply cannot. Not until they can make a universe all by themselves. Ultimately, whether it be only to Nature or to nature's God, we are ALL welfare recipients to some degree. I know this will piss off a lot of folks, but facts is what they is. :-)
Now, that said, this fact in NO WAY provides justification for forced 'payback' to those entities or individuals who helped us get where we are.
And the slimy bastard knows it.
You've assessed the current situation PRECISELY!
Now, what's your dog's name so I know who to write in? :->
Now. . .let's talk about setting up campaign HQ, getting donations, a matching grant, a pedigree that doesn't include the word Kenya . . :-)
Then come to think about it. He thinks that all do as he does, he takes a business like General Electric, someone else built it, and puts himself in charge. That business then, obama in charge, closes its US plants producing x-ray devices, laying of some 26,000 people and opens plant in China to produce those devices. Prior to that GE (Government Electric) receives billions of dollars to produce windmill generators and builds brand new plant for that purpose in China. If that does not obama an outsourcer in chief than what does?
Came to America and groomed by communist .
Never worked in production or distribution.
Back ground as Rabble Rouser earning a living out of Blackmail.
Now he claims to have a clue of how business functions ?
there are a couple of people I want to acknowledge. First of all, you've got one of the finest senators and public servants in the country in Mark Warner. Give it up for Mark Warner. (Applause.) Now, Mark was a great governor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and now he's a great senator. I just want to point out we've got another great governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia who is going to be a great senator in Tim Kaine.
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