Obama facing mounting questions over 'you didn't build that' remark

Washington Post ^ | Sept 2, 2012 | Amy Gardner

[Innovative]

After being pummeled for days at the Republican National Convention for his remark that business owners "didn't build that," President Obama heads to the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina this week facing mounting questions about how he will respond to charges that he is hostile to free enterprise.

On Sunday, senior Obama advisers suggested that they will not address the anti-business allegations directly but will instead try to turn the tables on their GOP rivals by accusing them of being dishonest about what Obama meant.

Nevertheless, there are signs that they see a vulnerability. Obama has not repeated the words that sparked the controversy, and he has toned down the broader argument - that government help is essential to business success - in the six weeks since he ad-libbed the line near the end of a long campaign swing.

[Tzfat]

In Charlotte yesterday, they had hand fans with the slogan, “WE make it possible.” So now the dweebs are tripling down.

[Timber Rattler]

Republicans have typically quoted only the last part — “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that” — prompting most independent fact checkers to conclude that the line was taken out of context.

WaPo still trying to carry Obama's water. Problem is that everyone has seen the actual video and it is even worse than the transcript. They can't run away from it, even though they've got their minions out repeating the usual "context" lie as a campaign talking point.

[onevoter]

Article mentions that the remark occurred, “n the six weeks since he ad-libbed the line near the end of a long campaign swing.”

Ever check out Wikipedia on the “57 States” blunder. It justifies the mistake by claiming that Obama was clearly exhausted and, it implies, therefore cannot be held to task for such a small blunder.

You can see a pattern here - he isn’t a fool - he is merely overworked. (Campaigning is “exhausting” after all.) Wouldn’t be nearly as annoying if it weren’t for the way they held Bush’s feet to the fire over statements that were not nearly so downright foolish.

[relictele]

For professional propagandists it must be most galling to have their own catchphrase bite them on the hand again and again.

It’s part of popular culture now. I just had a 6-hour drive and saw many WE BUILT THIS banners on businesses facing the highway. Lamar and Clear Channel billboard advertising will confirm that’s a lot of eyeballs.

[relictele]

The part of his speech that is starved of attention is his introductory phrase ‘I’m always struck....’

Why is he always struck? It could only be because he resents private enterprise, success and pride in achievement. Why is it ‘always’ - is it because he such a depraved ideologue that he is forever monitoring the horizon for enemies to engage?

[justa-hairyape]

Besides FedEx, high on that list of business people who had to fight the establishment...

Clint Eastwood.

All but 4 of his American made movies were done by his own production company, Malpaso, started in 1967.

[Condor51]

After being pummeled ... for his remark that business owners "didn't build that," .... advisers .. will instead try to turn the tables ... about what Obama meant.

Weeeeeee! Spin baby, spin!

Sorry RATS we know what the commie-in-chief meant -- which is: Exactly what he said. Period, end -- Stop.

In Barry Soetoro's marxist brain, everyone owes thanks to 'The U.S. Government' for any and all things that happen in the USA. Which, if you follow that to it's 'logical conclusion' (hold down the laughter there in row 5), Eric Clapton 'owes' his greatness and HUGH success to the American Government.

Huh? What's that you say.. how? Easy.

Eric Clapton started out playing Gibson Les Paul model Guitars - Made in the USA - then switched over to Fender Stratocasters - also Made in the USA. And since the FedGov 'allowed' those companies to be built and their guitars made, Eric became one of, or the greatest player ever₍₁₎, very famous, and very - very RICH!! Ditto for every other famous Musician who 'made it' - the Government built that success for them.

Now the teeny fact that millions of other kids had the very same chance, bought guitars, took lessons, and wanted to be 'Rock Stars' back then and failed, like moi, is besides the point. The US Gubmint 'built' Eric Clapton and that's that.

Yes he's a British citizen, don't confuse the issue okay. You're upsetting Barry's goofy talking points.

(1) I strongly take exception the 'recent' Rolling Stone Poll on the top 100 guitarists of 'all time' which put Jimi Hendrix at #1. IMHO he was mostly flash. He had huge hands that could grab some unbelievable chords and frets, and played with so much distortion and feedback, you didn't know what the hell he was actually playing. Eric Clapton is Number One that's the end of it.

[kenavi]

That was his “tell”.

[kenavi]

Would you buy a used up Administration from this man?

[ronnie raygun]

Facing mounting questions, easy now we dont want to rustle his feathers gently......gently. It may be mounty to thier followers, but it is old news and a reconfirmation for us.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

It's going to become his epitaph.

[Fresh Wind]

From the article:

“The problem is that Obama has only greatly accelerated everything Bush did wrong, and reversed everything Bush did right.”

I think I might steal that for my new tag line!

[PghBaldy]

He justrepeated what Fauxcohantus (and other leftists) said.

[DH]

The downward spiral toward the bottom of the swirling toilet for business growth began when the first businesses had to start federal withholding from employee’s checks. From that point forward (as a business owner I speak) the paperwork and regulatory waste of a businesses time, finances and manpower simply to comply with the mountain of regulatory paperwork and compliance has become staggering.

As employers we have become the “baby sitters” and surrogate “mothers” for our employees and are forced to do everything the government dictates to insurance requirements, collection of court ordered child support payments, withholding for social security and employment taxes.....and the list goes on and on and on. On top of that, thanks to “civil rights” laws (gay discrimination etc...) we open ourselves up to the fact that ANY employee, current or new hire, is a potential lawsuit waiting for it’s opportunity to happen.

Thanks to the government, “we didn’t do that ourselves...the government did.”

The chains of government intervention into the free market and the absolute administrative and financial bondage to business, both tiny to huge, have mired the American business down to trying to plow the field with a team of cats. The only solution to the problem is to get government COMPLETELY out of micro-managing all business.

[LibLieSlayer]

I was arguing with a real leftwing liberal a few days ago... he tried this spin... I said, “Yeah... he didn't mean it... just like bill clinton didn't mean it when he said”:

“I did not have sex with that woman... mizz lewinsky... not one time”.

He turned and left the room.

LLS

[N. Theknow]

- in the six weeks since he ad-libbed the line near the end of a long campaign swing.

Oh. He was just exhausted from a looooong campaign swing.

And what is the excuse for , "The private sector is doing just fine?"

Excuses are like a-holes, everybody has got one and they all stink.

But the Washington Post has multiple anal orifi.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

If you are explaining you aren’t campaigning. Force them to keep explaining!

[SunkenCiv]

Obama’s an anti-American scumbag.

Thanks Innovative.

[arasina]

His comment “You didn’t build that” is not a stand alone idea. It is part of his communist agenda. The declaration is a precursor to making a case that your business belongs to everyone.

What he really means is this:

If you didn’t build it you don’t have a right to claim ownership.

Exactly! Great post in its entirety, not just the portion I selected.