Posted on 08/04/2012 11:01:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Do you think not getting caught in a lie is the same as telling the truth? Robert Redford, Three Days of the Condor (1975)
In the long, undistinguished annals of big-time gaffes in American politics, Barack Hussein Obamas recent shot at small businesspeople ranks near the top. Indeed, this astonishing verbal blunder has taken on a life of its own.
As a result, three weeks after the presidents ill-advised comments during a July 13 campaign speech in Roanoke, Va., much of America is still talking about his unseemly words. And they are still hard to believe. To wit:
If youve been successful, you didnt get there on your own. If youve got a business, you didnt build thatsomebody else made that happen. Ugh!
Whats the best way to describe what Obama said? Heres what some pundits are calling it: botch, blunder, bungle, delusional, faux pas, fumble, gaffe, goof, loopy, misstep, stumble and, quite simply, that he put his foot in his mouth big-time.
In effect, Obama dissed Americas business community in general, and small businesspeople in particular. Its unconscionable that a president of the United States would do this. His words were stunning and simply unbelievable. And they continue to resonate.
What could Obama have been thinking? Some have speculated that it was due to going off teleprompterthat is, speaking off the cuff without reading from the multiple teleprompters that always surround him. Doing so is not his strong suit. Others say this president is simply anti-free market business.
If the former was the caseperhaps surprisingly to his worshippersObama is in for a tough time in the upcoming presidential debates against presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. American political debates are a contact sport and spontaneous.
If it was the latter, Obama truly is out of his depth as president. Doesnt he understand that the nations economy was built by the blood, sweat and tears of hard-working businesspeoplesmall as well as large? His fixation with the federal government as a panacea is, quite frankly, an embarrassment and reeks of socialism.
Heres how Romney responded to Obamas blunder: To say something like that is not just foolishness, its insulting to every entrepreneur, every innovator in America. I dont think the president, by his comments, understands what makes America a unique nation. If you attack success, youll see what weve seen over the past few yearsless success. I find it extraordinary that a philosophy of that nature would be spoken by a president of the United States.
In the same vein, Romney took Obama to task for failing to meet with his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness for the last six months. And the explanation by the presidents press secretary, Jay Carney? Hes got a lot on his plate. Huh? Can you believe it?
Predictably, Obamas loopy small business gaffe, which has strongly galvanized Republicans, is reflected in many pointed letters to the editor in big-city newspapers. The writers leave no doubt as to their negative feelings. Following are some excerpts:
Would the late, great Sylvia Woods, the Queen of Soul Food, have agreed with President Obama that someone else made her tremendous success happen?
Of all of Obamas rhetoric in the White House, his attack on the very notion of creativity has been the most destructive, by far. If he had said this in 2008, he would have been unelectable.
Beyond the small business community, which suffered a direct insult, Obama has just told each and every American that they cannot expect to succeed without him. I think that comes as a shock to even his most fervent followers.
According to Obamas philosophy, no one builds anything. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, John D. Rockefeller and the rest of the great entrepreneurs in history are merely leeching off the efforts of others.
By letting his view slip out, Obama displays a lack of faith in our economic system, diligence and people.
These sentiments express very clearly why Obamas classic gaffe could be what millions of Americans will remember in the voting booth on Nov. 6. Prior to the election, his inexplicable diss of small businesspeople may also become a focal point of the three presidential debates in October.
A concrete result of Obamas small business comments is reflected in a new Gallup poll released July 26. In it, his approval rating among business owners dropped from 59 percent to 35 percent. Meanwhile, the latest Rasmussen tracking poll has Romney leading Obama overall by six points49 percent to 43 percent.
Finally, Obamas intemperate remarks of July 13 were exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. America is a working-class nation whose citizens dont like anyone telling them they didnt make it on their own. Thats because most small businesspeople did.
Bottom line: Its clear the land is rife with political unrest among independentssuch as this writerand Republicans. If youre a Democrat, youd better hope Obama gets his act together or, indeed, hell be a one-term president. And thats the name of that tune.
The author
This is one of the best summaries of the cause and results of Obozo’s revealing “you didn’t build that” comment. Thanks for posting it.
Little stalin slips up.
And it’s not going to go away. We won’t let it.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Yeah, he might only get 96% instead of 99% of the black vote.
They are completely owned...
The Leftist agenda is like poison to the black community. Particularly where the Left has mostly destroyed the 2 parent black family - that’s like cutting lifelines for success in society to black children who then grow up in a dependency culture.
Don’t even get me started on teenage girls.
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