Oh Hamburgers! Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,144 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 163 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1985 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It's not the most elegant wording, but the context of the speech is everything. As KatyAnn mentioned, he's talking about roads and bridges, he's talking about the help along the way. If you listen to the quote in context it comes across awkward but it's clearly not directed at people saying they didn't build their small businesses. The fact this is being made into an actual "issue" is absurd in my opinion, since it's based on misinformation. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/jul/18/context-obamas-you-didnt-build-comment/ "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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 It's not the most elegant wording, but the context of the speech is everything. As KatyAnn mentioned, he's talking about roads and bridges, he's talking about the help along the way. If you listen to the quote in context it comes across awkward but it's clearly not directed at people saying they didn't build their small businesses. The fact this is being made into an actual "issue" is absurd in my opinion, since it's based on misinformation. http://www.politifac...-build-comment/ "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. Never mind men like Mellon and Carnegie or Catholic Charities eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Hamburgers! Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,144 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 163 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1985 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) Never mind men like Mellon and Carnegie or Catholic Charities eh? Sorry that doesn't seem remotely connected to the topic, and I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. Perhaps you could make a new thread on those topics? Edited July 26, 2012 by Oh Hamburgers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, and "De-nial" is not just a river in Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 http://video.foxnews.com/v/1754575259001/trump-pres-obama-is-delusional Ah' Trump get's it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Hamburgers! Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,144 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 163 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1985 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, and "De-nial" is not just a river in Egypt. Would you care to discuss the topic, or the things that I posted? I would appreciate that far more than snide comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, and "De-nial" is not just a river in Egypt. Would you care to discuss the topic, or the things that I posted? I would appreciate that far more than snide comments. I did, you mentioned that rich men benefited from the overall efforts of the collective. Carnegie and Mellon amongst others built things and institutions by their individual prosperity simply because they were charitable men. I'm sorry that you're in Denial and don't want to deal with the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Hamburgers! Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,144 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 163 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/02/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1985 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) Yes, and "De-nial" is not just a river in Egypt. Would you care to discuss the topic, or the things that I posted? I would appreciate that far more than snide comments. I did, you mentioned that rich men benefited from the overall efforts of the collective. I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about since I never said anything like that in this thread. Maybe you're thinking of someone else? Carnegie and Mellon amongst others built things and institutions by their individual prosperity simply because they were charitable men. And what does that have to do with taking Obama's quotes in context? I'm sorry that you're in Denial and don't want to deal with the facts. Whenever you want to have an honest conversation I'm ready. Edited July 26, 2012 by Oh Hamburgers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes, and "De-nial" is not just a river in Egypt. Would you care to discuss the topic, or the things that I posted? I would appreciate that far more than snide comments. I did, you mentioned that rich men benefited from the overall efforts of the collective. I'm sorry I don't know what you're talking about since I never said anything like that in this thread. Maybe you're thinking of someone else? Carnegie and Mellon amongst others built things and institutions by their individual prosperity simply because they were charitable men. And what does that have to do with taking Obama's quotes in context? I'm sorry that you're in Denial and don't want to deal with the facts. Whenever you want to have an honest conversation I'm ready. Yes, I understand. Misdirect, Misdirect. It keeps the common people asleep. Some of us are fully awake though. Are you honestly afraid to examine examples, lots of them, that actually work against this Ideology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted July 26, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 26, 2012 It's funny how the full context was never quoted. In context; "it must be because you worked harder than anybody else, you didn't build that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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