Exclusive: TheBlaze Interviews Deli Owner Who Wore ‘Government Didn’t Build My Business, I Did’ Shirt While Catering For President
- Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:00pm by
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Ross Murty, a small business owner of the Village Corner Deli in Davenport, Iowa, won’t turn down a catering gig, even if he completely disagrees with his client. On Wednesday afternoon that client was the President’s press corp. And while Murty has immense reservations over Obama’s recent “You didn’t build that” comments, he kept quite and let his shirt do the talking.
Romney Campaign T-Shirt
“I had been wanting to buy one of those shirts before,” Murty told TheBlaze in an exclusive interview, “this just seemed like the right time to bring it out.” The shirt reads “Government Didn’t Build My Business, I Did,” and Murty believes every word of it.
Murty has been in the restaurant business for 25 years and started his Deli just five years ago as a start-up venture with a partner. When asked about the president’s comments that inspired the shirt, he didn’t hold back.
“I felt the comments were not only uninformed but uneducated. Basically coming from someone who has had zero business experience, who has no idea what a business owner does in a typical day. What kind of financial risk they take to start a business. What personal sacrifices they make to stay in business.”
Murty clarified that “the indictment is not on him personally, it‘s on the job that he’s doing and the job that he was never qualified to do.”
The Inquisitr
When asked what he would have said to the President were he to have met him with the shirt on, he said he would have wanted to “sit down and have a thoughtful conversation,” and would have educated the president on the actual struggles of a small business owner.
“Possibly he could learn a few things about sacrifice that business owners make and financial risk that they take and what they actually do bring to the table for this country. Whether somebody was successful it is the fruits of their labor,” he said, before adding that people “of course” help each other but it’s “certainly not the government” who can claim the credit for it.
“The only time the government came to do anything for me was with their hand out,“ Murty said ”A fee for this, a fee for that.” Murty boiled it down by saying “the Government gets in the way.”
When asked about the Obama defense that “roads and bridges” were built by the government, he quickly responded: “with our tax money.”
“That money just didn’t come out of thin air,” he noted, “that money came from tax payers. So it’s not that the government just out of the goodness of its heart built all this stuff. We the taxpayers payed for it.”
In a final question we asked Murty if Michelle Obama would have had a problem with the food he was serving. He chuckles and says,”Yes I do.“ But he adds that the press corps ”loved it.”
Hear the interview below:
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Comments (193)
huey6367
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:06pmThe gubment helped build your business – by taking the money you earned (taxes) and buildling the roads, etc for your company to survive. Actually, the government doesn’t build them there roads. Private industry does. They take bids from privte companies to design the road. Then another private company builds the road. Private companies then maintain that road. So what does the gubment do? A lot of oversite and very little to do with the actual construction or planning or maintaining of the road. The overbearing gubment needs to go then. Private business can maintain itself.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:44pmYou’re right, and I can‘t imagine why there arn’t many people pointing that out…
Obama is an out-of-touch baffoon… He is just as clueless as Joe “don’t mess with me” Biden….
Chicago belongs in Chicago…. NOT in D.C.!!!
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:12pm@OniKaze
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:44pm
You’re right, and I can‘t imagine why there arn’t many people pointing that out…
Obama is an out-of-touch baffoon… He is just as clueless as Joe “don’t mess with me” Biden….
Chicago belongs in Chicago…. NOT in D.C.!!!
Report Post »****
I would dare offer another venue: “Let’s move Chicago to California and see if the added weight would hasten it breaking off into the sea?” NOT HATE SPEECH, adman7jab says it about Israel all the time and I read iran gets to host the un’s human rights conference!
tcseacliff
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:16pmthis administration is so out of touch. this should be tattooed on the liberals at birth :
“You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot further brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.”
― Abraham Lincoln
still work s today. this is what America is and alway should be !
Report Post »mersey
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:27pmA $16 TRILLION deficit…….the government DID build that!
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:32pmEven though Obama is a complete buffoon, some people are still voting for him:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTRqjpK6ScQ
Spqr1
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:36pmWell, the road would have never been built in the first place. What part of that do you people still not understand?
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:14pmSPQR1
Not sure what people you’re refering to. I‘m sorry you’re so stupid you have a difficult time articulating simple points. But, if your point is the roads would not have been built with out the Government you’re wrong. We elect these people. We tell these represenatives what we want them to do. We send them tax money that we voted on to pay. These representatives have power because we the people gave it to them, and when the day comes we decide that power has been abused we will be the ones to take it back.
Report Post »lawrench
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:22pmso who built all of those roads when towns were popping up in the west? I think the trail was there and people built around the trail to do business with the people passing through. And then when cars became more prevalent the towns/cities decided it was good to pave the trails and call them roads. It was also more sanitary because people did not have to step in manure. Then the state decided it was a good idea to connect the cities and towns with State Highways. Only after WWII did the Federal Government think a Federal Highway system would be a good idea to transport the military. But if I remember correctly, the deal was the Fed’s would build the Highway system and the States would maintain them after they were built. So, technically, the Fed‘s would not exist if it wasn’t for the people who populated the west and the businesses that decided to create cities and towns.
Report Post »Godfather.1
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:47pm@huey6367
I think you are forgetting the part where the government taxes you and then puts that money into public works projects, i.e. roads. That is something that would not happen if it were not for the government. Do you really believe that the interstate highway system would have been built were it not for government?
The government taxes you, something you would not willingly pay, and then puts that money towards projects, which you would not do on your own nor would a private business unless it turned it into a toll road.
The competitive bidding process of private companies helps the economy and creates jobs — jobs that would not exist if the government did not tax you and spend that money on roads. Thus, the government building roads creates a whole series of jobs that would not exist without the government.
So, as much as you teabaggers like to say it, no, you did not build those roads, your businesses did not build those roads; the only reason the roads were built is because you were taxed and the government decided to spend it on roads. Yes, your tax dollars go to roads, but that does not mean you built it. If that analogy were true, then everyone who eats at McDonald’s can say that they built any new restaurants since their money went to help finance the new one.
Interestingly, you all won‘t give Obama credit for OBL’s killing, even though he made the final call, but you now all want to take credit for something you would never choose
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:57pmBlah Blah Blah!
Report Post »Yes the government helps build infrastructure but the majority of that is paid for in fuel taxes (which are the only fair tax because you only pay them if you use the roads). Before the 1950′s most roads were privately built by the people living in the area. Developers still have to put in roads themselves when they develop a new area. Teachers, firefighters and police are paid by the state. The taxes he wants to RAISE go 80% to handouts. 80% of our federal budget is entitlement programs. So please explain to me why these people who had the same access to roads, teachers, firefighters, and police and didn’t make something of themselves are entitled to the money from the folks who had the nerve to achieve. This arguement is stupid and liberals sound like morons when they try to defend it. Plain and simple Obama does not believe success is earned, he believes that successful people just got lucky. And thus they are not entitled to the fruits of their labor. Listen to the whole speech in context and that is clearly what he is saying.
Blacksunshine
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:16pm@Godfather.1
That is your only good example because if you would do your homework, instead of spewing liberal talking points you would find that the government does not build anything except red tape. If you want invest your money in lets say a strip mall. the Government will make you the developer pay for the sidewalks, overpasses, handicap accessibility, city lights and on and on. Not only do we, the private citizens, PAY for these but also all the government crony employees salaries who regulate the life out of Business.You and Berry need to move the F#@K to China you pinko!
Report Post »db321
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:35pmI am going soon to the Village Corner Deli in Davenport, Iowa. I want to meet a true hard working American Patriot. It will be an Honor to meet this man.
Report Post »Godfather.1
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:58pm@Blacksunshine
Wow! In one sentence you tell me my I am right but then say I am wrong. Also, you came back with a completely unrelated example to try to refute my point. I see Glenn Beck has taught you well.
Private individuals and companies pay for all that stuff that comes along with a strip mall because it is a private development. Tell me, where are strip malls usually developed? Alongside roads built by the government? You see, if it weren’t for the government built roads, it would be difficult for strip malls to exist because no one could get to them.
Obama never said businesses aren’t the fruits of an individuals labor. Rather, he stated that no one can claim that they didn’t have some help along the way. All conservative now have tried to twist his words to make it look as though he said something different. All you can do is misinterpret his words in order to attack him, which shows how desperate you all are.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:59pmSince the White House press corp hasn’t been able to ask Obama a question for 2 months they might agree with that deli owner.
Report Post »mastice
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:27pm@Godfather.1
No one is twisting the words that came out of POTUS’s mouth – people are quoting him exactly word for word what he said.
And I am going to jump in with the others and say that you ARE wrong. I don’t care how you twist it. If it wasn’t for TAXABLE income, earned by working or running a business, then the government would not have had the funds to build the infrastructure. (this isn’t a communist dictatorship)
If it wasn’t for continued taxation of earned income, made by working or running a business, then the government wouldn’t have the funds to continue to maintain the vast infrastructure in this country. (this isn’t a dictatorship that uses slave labor)
See what happens to the roads and bridges if every business (or individual) stops paying taxes, everything would break down. (from you being able to buy a loaf of bread to getting to work everyday)
Report Post »mtcountrygrl
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:30pm@Godfather
Report Post »I have a successful small business. One of the tools that I use in my business is a computer. Could I be successful without the computer, probably, but having a computer helps me be more efficient and thus helps me make more money. According to your and Obama’s logic, I now owe the computer manufacturer more money. I paid the same as everyone else for my computer but I used it to become successful so I need to go pay more now. See Obama sees the use of government services as like a parasite. Instead of realizing that the teachers were paid, the road crews compensated, and with tax dollars PAID already (by the successful). And everyone has equal access to these services. So why do the successful succeed, while others don’t. Because they ARE SMARTER, they DO WORK HARDER, and because they take risks that others don’t. If you don’t get it, I can’t help you.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:49pmHi MONK, I would hope you are right, but I actually think the press corps is just mercenary enough to just want the free food. As in, don’t piss off the person who could spit in your serving.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:05pmMeanwhile, back in Choomland … obama still doesn’t understand why his “you didn’t build that” remark is offensive and insulting to Americans.
Report Post »Goldline_scam
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:23pmObama never said the government built anyone’s business, you dimwit. All the President said was that government supports business by building INFRASTRUCTURE (roads, etc.) that business relies on to function. It’s a PARTNERSHIP – government plays their part, business plays their part, and together it’s a win-win.
If you’re a manufacturer that depends on road transport to get your products to customers, perhaps you’d be happier paying for your OWN roads to get them there.
Idiot.
Report Post »desertspeaks
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:26pmBecause obama is a clueless moron and has never accomplished anything on his own, let alone build a business or been subjected to the red tape of government regulations whilst trying to run a business. It’s easy to sit on the fence and tell people what to do, how to do it and when to do it. When you’ve never actually tried to do it yourself.
Report Post »buttpatriot
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:45pmhe got voted in as president of the usa. that is an accomplishment, isn’t it?
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:10pm@gold
“Obama never said the government built anyone’s business”. Watch his speech, dimwit
“perhaps you’d be happier paying for your OWN roads”. He already did, its called taxes.
IDIOT
Report Post »the_truth_or_not
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 9:08pm@goldline scam
Report Post »Did you listen to the same speech that we did? Odudder did come out and say and I quote “You didnt build that” after a rant about there are many smart people, hard working people yada-yada-yada.
rastamark
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 3:33pmGoldline, you sir, are an idiot. Obama said if you are successful, you didn’t get there by yourself. You owe somebody. A great teacher, etc. He said it isn’t because you are smart, there are a lot of smart people. He said it isn’t because you work hard, there are a lot of people that work hard. BS. I worked hard at my job, made good money and was considered successful. I was not however, independent. While working my job, I also started my own business. Now tell me, are all of the smart, hard working people taking the risk I took for my independence. Did any of these people show up to do either of my jobs? Did the government say, hey, you are trying to start something here, lets lower your tax rates so you can have an easier time. No. I am the one that worked 90+ hours a week, 7 days a week, to build my dream. Nobody helped me, nobody worked harder than me at my business, and nobody was smarter than me at my business, because nobody but me cared for its success. So, when Obama says we are not the reason for our success, you will hopefully now understand the indignation we feel. Nobody, and I mean nobody, cares if we succeed, until we are successful.
Report Post »buttpatriot
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:54pmwith some help from god…
does jesus hate obama?
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:02pmJesus the gardener or Jesus the son of God?
Report Post »mopman64
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:09pmGod really, what if this guy don’t think there is a god?
Report Post »commoncents5
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:12pm@bttpatriot No, Jesus loves all of us that love Him. Will Jesus accept Obama if he decides to walk the straight path? Yes. He wants all of His children to inherit continued life since the Father is the God of the living and not the dead. I strongly feel that the Father used Obama to create the great awakening to call thousands back to the duty of seeking knowledge and wisdom….Our Lord & Only Saviour.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:13pm@Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:02pm
Jesus the gardener or Jesus the son of God?
Report Post »***
How about Hesus (Is it Dias) the border agent?
buttpatriot
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:56pmblaze posters seem to be a mix of evangelicals that give beck and romney a pass for being cult members and atheists that give beck and romney a pass for believing in fairy tales.
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:16pm@Buttpirate
Thanks for your great observation! Where would us blazers be with out you shining a beacon of light on truth?
Report Post »oldguy77
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:48pmjesus loves obama,because without obama jesus would be sent back to mehiko to be with his family.
Report Post »Wildblue3
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:47pmIf I’m in Ohio, I’m going to his shop!!
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:02pmGive him Kudos from AZ for me.
Report Post »commoncents5
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:19pmI think his Deli is in Davenport Iowa.
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:37pmI hope you do go to his shop. He sure won‘t be getting any of obama’s stash (aka bailout).
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:54pmPeople confuse us with Ohio and Idaho all the time. We may consolidate and just call it Ohiowaho.
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:56pmI’ll be in Davenport this weekend. I believe I found a place to have lunch.
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:46pmNo man is an island.
Nobody in this comment section is a critical thinker, so that phrase won’t mean anything to you. You are imbeciles, lost in your ideology. You are so far removed from reality that you cannot even recognize how your very existence relies on the extremely complex social fiber that has evolved for tens of thousands of years.
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:01pmGo away. Shut your piehole. Social links do not work any hours or think or sweat or clean or repair. Social links allow socialization. Go spread your social(ist) agenda elsewhere.
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:04pmAnything you can do…Obama can do better. If you disagree you are obviously racist.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:07pm@ piehole
Report Post »I can tell from your comments on this and other post, that your head is fill with things a dog would not eat and a cat would want to cover up.
Firefight
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:07pmThe “social fiber” is made up of individuals. That is what this is about. The govt does not produce, it takes. In order for the govt to build a road or give someone “free” healthcare it must first take funds from those who provide goods and services or borrow money in their name, which they will be forced to pay back.
Report Post »Spirit 72
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:10pmthe most telling thing in your diatribe is the word “critical” If you support the O-man, you cannot do the other part… thinking.
Report Post »ERP
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:17pm@joe.r.piehole
Only a jack @$$ like you sir would just assume that someone who doesn’t agree with your ideology is automatically not a “critical thinker.” How typical of a Liberal troll to spew such ignorance.
If you care capable of being honest, tell us what Democratic Super Pac you work for?
Report Post »ERP
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:19pm@joe.r.piehole
Hmm, are you another “hit and run” troll? How about you come back and have an intellectually honest debate about the issue instead of running away like a little coward?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:20pmYou’re a part of this “comment section” genius.
Report Post »Wildblue3
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:21pmPiehole. Social fiber doesn’t mean dependence. We can stand on our own. My existance is determined on my drive, determination, and intelligence. We will fail some time but that prepares us, teaches us what is needed for success.
Report Post »jthirteen
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:30pmI dislike your comments only because you belittle people with name calling. I guess we are not allowed to disagree in society anymore. You would think after tens of thousands of years of social fabric evolution we would be more evolved. For some interesting facts on Obama, visit the blog below. I feel it is slightly better written than the articles found here on The Blaze, but maybe not.
http://j13sanityexperiment.blogspot.com/
Report Post »Master.Debater
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:37pmI don’t know what country you live in @piehole, but the fiber of American society is based in the entrepreneurial spirit, something you and your “critical thinking” Leader have no clue about. Your description of those you disagree with more accurately describes Obama, which is why he continues to show his fundamental ignorance of American culture and basic economics.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:51pmWow, bless your little heart, blowhole, you poor dear…..
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:54pmI see Encino-Sleazy is out of her padded cell for computer free time again. It complains about honesty on the site while commenting under multiple accounts. The irony of the Liberal mind. Its really scary in there. Lets pray it can never climb over the barbed fence into society.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:58pmJoe Sphincter-Hole, your mom is calling upstairs for you to come up to supper. Wipe the cheesy-poofs off your gut, put some clothes on, and head up to a meal of Mac’n Cheese.
Report Post »Veteran Patriot
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:16pm@Piehole
“…your very existence relies on the extremely complex social fiber that has evolved for tens of thousands of years.”
You speak in incomplete ideas and feel you’ve made a compelling statement. What you miss (intentionally, no doubt) in your statement is that “the extremely complex social fiber” cannot create anything on it’s own.. Creation of a successful business is dependent on an enterprising individual takeing and organizing the the relevant components that make up “the extremely complex social fiber” and organizing them in such a way that they will support his creation and allows it to grow.
In other words, an entrepreneur finds something that people want or need and pours in their own money, time and sweat to create a source for them to obtain it. It’s not an accident. Also, if not carefully managed, that creation will die. See Solyndra, a company created to sell a product that nobody needed, for an industry that didn‘t exist using money that didn’t belong to them. That blueprint fits the liberal mantra of “you didn’t build that…” better than anything.
Report Post »SerikFox
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:19pmCritical thinking as a skill includes the ability to see the other side of an argument. Look at it this way; yes he is in business because of other people. You can’t have a business without other people. However, his work and effort and ingenuity shapes his particular business. When he sees an opportunity he takes it. Without him, the business would not exist. If he were not the one to build that then it would. But without him, it would not be there. And without him, and others like him, the government would not be there. Businesses as a whole aren’t created out of greed; people actually do have passions to start them simply for the joy of being a business owner. Remember that those people are what the “complex social fiber” is made from. They were not built by the social fiber, they built and they are the social fiber. It would not exist without them, it did not build them; they built the complex social fiber. Their work built it just as their work built government. Society is created by the work of people; society cannot exist without people. You don’t even understand your own quote and you seek to lecture others about the virtues of critical thinking. Or, you may simply be trying to berate others in your arrogance (which is an attribute contradictory to the essence of critical thinking). True, no man is an island, but no island made him a man.
Report Post »ColoradoDad
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:22pmJoe, you are a piehole. Oh, and an IDIOT! No kidding it takes a society. Who else would you sell to dumbazz. That doesn’t mean that everyone in society helped you personally to build that business. If that were the case, then everyone would have a business. So take your snide, and your “I am higher than almighty” remarks somewhere else you socialist POS!!! How’s that for some critical thinking?
OMG 2012
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:29pmNo man is an island, imbeciles.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:30pmI love this reply – especially the last part.
In other words, an entrepreneur finds something that people want or need and pours in their own money, time and sweat to create a source for them to obtain it. It’s not an accident. Also, if not carefully managed, that creation will die. “”"”See Solyndra, a company created to sell a product that nobody needed, for an industry that didn‘t exist using money that didn’t belong to them. That blueprint fits the liberal mantra of “you didn’t build that…” better than anything.”"”"”
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:42pm“No man is an island, imbeciles.”
We can definitely conclude Joe Man-Hole is a parrot. It keeps repeating itself with no logical debate.
Report Post »Spqr1
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:51pmBen__Franklin: Where do I start? Most business don’t start with their own money, they borrow from banks, meaning OUR deposits, which is a system protected by GOVERNMENT regulation. And Solyndra went down because of the price of silicon, not because of any malfeasance, The other 99% of the Administration’s clean energy portfolio is actually doing really well, and the solar panel business is actually booming, installations are up 600% across the board. But Beck wont tell you that because it doesn’t match his insane view of the universe. But again, more lies of omission from Beck. Reality can be painful sometimes…..
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:51pmYou proclaim some sort of intellectual superiority through ad hominem attacks aimed at all, failing to see that you have contributed nothing but bile and anti-intellectual discourse to the conversation.
Report Post »Veteran Patriot
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:01pm@piehole
“No man is an island, imbeciles.”
Yeah, I get that, doesn’t mean I hand all my profits over to the government…”imbecile…”
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:02pmBen Franklin, the social activities of early humans are responsible for language, making it possible for an individual to communicate with another individual. Did an entrepeneur invent language, also?
Report Post »Cry_Havoc
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:07pmBeing the critical thinker you are, I‘m sure you’ve recognized your error. The correct quote is “No man is an island, entire of itself.” But hey, I’m just another conservative imbecile. I‘ll leave you with another line from John Donne’s poem. It will apply to Obama, and all of his lemmings soon enough. “Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:09pmGhost Of Jefferson, I am intellectually superior to you and the others that are attacking me in this thread. The ability for us to recognize that I am in fact smarter than you is derived from the social activities of our ancestors. Our species has advanced in a way that no other lifeform on this planet could even begin to understand – and it is because we are a social species. We are masters of reason. Some of us.
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:25pm@JoelicksPIEHOLES
“No man is an island, entire of itself…any man’s death diminishes me” Except if that man is trying to kill you or destroy your way of life. I like how you qoute a man of faith trying to illustrate a point on how people of faith are stupid. You sir are an *******.
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:37pmMost new small businesses cannot get bank loans… so for people to think that the money to fund them comes from banks, that is often wrong.
My husband helped start a business… they got all of their money from private donors.
I started my small business with absolutely no money up front.
I had the same opportunities as most people did in this country. I’m not a successful business owner yet… my business still pulls in about 3 figures per month… but I’m working at it. If I succeed, it is not because I had any special opportunity that other people did not have access to. It is because I was willing to stay up late at night and work, for years, all the while averaging less than $1 an hour for my efforts.
Maybe what I do is not everybody’s cup of tea… but there are a lot of things that I tried and failed at that other people could do better than I could. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least four failed business attempts on my part. They just didn’t fit with my skill set. I think that just about everyone, if they really wanted to, could start a business of some sort. Most don’t want to, because often, it can be a lot of hard work for very little pay at the beginning.
Report Post »Skippy_John_Jones
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:44pm“The ability for us to recognize that I am in fact smarter than you is derived… blah blah blah”
Folks, this insufferable git is actually Samantha Brick. If you need a refresher,
Report Post »http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2125464/Samantha-Brick-defends-Daily-Mail-article-Twitter-storm-This-Morning.html
yohannbiimu
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:01pmPiehole, your stupidity is mind-boggling. You aren‘t even addressing Obama’s statement, which is that government is responsible for everyone’s success. Is government responsible for the stuff that YOU are talking about? (i.e. language) You are deranged if you think you are intellectually superior to ANYONE.
If you are SO intelligent, then lets go to Obama’s statement (which is what this topic is about, NOT the “no man is an island” STUPIDITY that you are babbling about). From whence does government GET their money in order for them to “do” anything “for” anyone? Hmmmmm? The answer is simple. They get it from TAXPAYERS, and the more successful people are, the more taxpayers pay. Success breeds government “action,” not vise versa. Government “action” requires that people be successful in what THEY do.
Report Post »yohannbiimu
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:21pm@ PIEHOLE: BTW, how do you know that a smart entrepreneur DIDN’T make a mint being the first to invent written language? We don‘t know that people didn’t become successful and wealthy from the further development of their respective languages in ancient times. I’d be willing to bet that entrepreneurs did a LOT more than government to enhance human language than oligarchs, since men in power require that their subjects be idiots.
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:31pmYohann, taxation in a self-governing society is a byproduct of the social interactions and activity of humans. You have the option to leave this society, and opt out of taxation. However, you will no longer have access to the stable capitalist economy that exists in this great nation, an economy that only functions because of the willing interactions of the society’s members. Our governments (we have a lot of them, not just one) are simply reflections of our society’s collective values. To say that some business could exist in this society without direct and indirect government protections is very very misguided and stupid.
Report Post »yohannbiimu
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:27pmI commend you with your relatively intelligent answer; however, you failed big time in replying to the topic at-hand, which is Obama’s insistence that BIG government is responsible for the roads, bridges, and schools (which is a false premise). Barack Obama is not running for city councilman or county commissioner. I am VERY MUCH aware that we have dozens of governments that operate at a budget, and they need tax money too. However, Barack Obama was NOT addressing the specific needs for specific communities. He wasn’t even addressing the topic of roads and schools. He was addressing the notion that successful people need to pay more taxes to the Federal government, which is the sole message of his campaign.
Now, how does talking about the supposed “need” for “the rich” to pay more taxes to Washington, DC address schools and roads in your hometown? The answer is, again, SIMPLE. THEY DO NOT.
NOW, let‘s address Obama’s simple-minded notion that “the rich do not pay their fair share.” How is it that the top 10% of earners paying 70% of taxes ISN’T paying their “fair share?” ALSO, what IS “fair” in the mind of Obama? He doesn’t define what “fair” is. Why is that? Maybe you can come up with an answer that’s better than mine, which is collectivists CAN’T define “fair,” because once they do, they won’t be able to raise taxes above that defined rate (because that would be considered by all as “unfair”).
Report Post »dlivelli
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:43pmYou go Boy!!!!!! I would have given him one for each member of his family for free! Just to drive the point home. Hey, he accepted the book from that commi dictator Chavez with a smile…so what could he do? Chances are he won’t come back to that place ever again but….well that is a small price4 for that kind of dig!
Report Post »More power to ya buddy, you are a hero in my book!
RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:21pmENCINOM, Here is the actual statement that you say is taken out of context. This statement was copied and pasted directly from the transcript of the speech. The link to that conscript is below. Feel free to read through it and tell us where we have taken anything out of context.
Report Post »“If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
http://radio.foxnews.com/2012/07/26/president-obamas-you-didnt-build-that-transcript/
Wango
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:02pmRINGWORM . . . “When we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together”
That’s called context.
“You Olympians, however, know you didn’t get here solely on your own power. For most of you, loving parents, sisters or brothers, encouraged your hopes, coaches guided, communities built venues in order to organize competitions. All Olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them. We’ve already cheered the Olympians, let’s also cheer the parents, coaches, and communities. All right! “
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:42pmFirst Beck/Blaze are lying again. He didn’t serve the President as the headlines. “On Wednesday afternoon that client was the President’s press corp.” the President’s Press corp is not the President.
Second, the you didn’t build it quote, is a GOP lie. They have stripped the context out of the statement and recast it as a lie. The Deli owner didn’t build the roads, didn’t build the schools, isn’t providing fire or police protection. It would be like Romney telling Olympians that they didn’t make it to the games own their own.
“You Olympians, however, know you didn’t get here solely on your own power,” Romney.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGpIlbuw8o
eternal_vigilance
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:55pmCome on just tell us that you‘re NOT Alan Colmes and we’ll leave you alone……
Report Post »v15
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:59pmYou made a mistake by trying to compare people (Olympians) to businesses. A person is not a business.
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:26pmRomney asking the audience to applaud the families and coaches who spent years of their own time and thousands of their own hard earned money is apples and oranges to what the Obama said.
You whine that the Obama is taken out of context and then try to equate this speech to the Obama’s “you didn’t build that”…
This is a pathetic attempt at defending the Obama’s attack on small business owners. It’s no wonder you are ridiculed as a troll on this site…I yawn at you.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:32pmThere is no difference, in context Obama was telling the audience, that they didn’t build the roads or educate the students, that one person’s success owes a debt to others who have helped along the way. Its just that Romney stole a sound bite, and Tea Baggers are too lazy and stupid to realize they are being lied to.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:41pmENcin: You little parrots are working overtime. Guess you guys don’t “ get here on your own ” either . Probably get the messages from Obama headquarters .
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:16pmIt was not taken out of Context, you just another Liberal Troll out doing damage control for your idol. Tell us Sleazy,
A. Where does your daddy, I mean Government get its money?
B. How are the local Police and Firemen paid? Where does the money come from?
C. Does the owner of a business not pay all sorts of taxes that non-business owners pay?
D. Does the owners taxes not also pay for Police, Fireman, roads, etc…too?
E. Did the owners neighbors risk their life savings along with the owners to build the business?
F. Does the owners neighbors provide jobs and make payroll for the owner?
G. If the business fails, do the owners neighbors share in the Bankruptcy?
The list can go and on debunking your ideology. Your thinking is a complete failure. Its been proven a failure. History tells us failure. The proof can be seen in the last 50 years. West and East Germany and North and South Korea. What is the result of communism/Socialism on one half the countries -vs- the Capitalist Side? The Socialist side has and still has to kill its citizens to keep them inside.
Report Post »yohannbiimu
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:12pmNo, restaurants didn’t build the schools and roads, PRIVATE CONTRACTORS did…MORON. Also, what does the building of schools and roads have to do with what Obama is doing and saying? (i.e. “the rich aren’t paying their fair share) IN CONTEXT, the message is that businesses got theirs with assistance from the Federal Government, and they have to pay it back. Saying that he’s being taken “out of context” is lying spin, which is typical of collectivist nimrods.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:11pmyohannbiimu
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:12pm
No, restaurants didn’t build the schools and roads, PRIVATE CONTRACTORS did…MORON.
Report Post »________________
It wasn’t private interests the paid for the interstate highway or the hoover dam. Yes private contractors were hired by the government to build public works projects. The issue, idiot is that the investment in public works is a function of government and a benefit shared by all. the Private Contractors didn’t one day lay a highway for the heck of it. Come back when you can make a logical argument.
Snidely
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 9:07pmI’ll agree that it was taken a little out of context. But the point he was trying to make is one that I’ve heard liberals spout many times. They try to accuse conservatives of not wanting any government, and they go on to extrapolate that if any amount of government is good, then big government is better. It’s a straw man argument, because no conservatives say we shouldn’t have any government. We agree that there are some legitimate functions of government. Defense, security, and roads, to name a few. There are also things the government has no business getting into (healthcare). The “you didn’t build that” argument plays well to his base, but not to center and right people.
Report Post »Hank919
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 3:55amCan’t fix stupid!
Report Post »Payattentionppl
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:39pmI just want to reiterate what has been said about proof reading these articles! I have noticed so many spelling errors lately on The Blaze and Fox….I know you guys are trying to get your articles written quickly but come on take some pride in your work and read it!
Report Post »I don’t know whether the weather has anything to do with whether or not this man was successful unless we are talking about the literal fruits growing due to the good weather! I know that was a little silly but so is the mistake in the article.
Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:07pmOMG spelling police! tHiS Is The iNtErNet. get over it.
Report Post »anothercomment
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:15pmYep, and the next topic covered will be punctuation…….
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:27pmIts really sad when you see someone all in a twist over grammar on the Internet. Whats even more sad it they reply with their own grammar mistakes.
I know you guys are trying to get your articles written quickly (“Comma Please”) but come on (“Comma Please”) take some pride in your work and read it!
I don’t know whether the weather has anything to do with whether or not this man was successful unless we are talking about the literal fruits growing due to the good weather! (“Run On Sentence Junior”) I know that was a little silly (”Comma MAN!! COMMA”) but so is the mistake in the article.
The Irony…..The Irony…..
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:37pmjrook, how much lube did you have to buy to get your head that far up Obama’s arse?
Report Post »jackact
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:33pmKudos to this brave American.
Report Post »bobad
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:27pmGovernment never built a stinking thing, and never will. We The People built everything in this country.
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:42pmNope, you’re an idiot.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:44pmYa got that right.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:59pmNo Joe, you’re an idiot. Bobad, government has done some good things with NASA. It just cost 10 times more than it should.
Report Post »v15
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:04pmBob, you just slid so far right from conservative to sovereign citizen.
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:09pmGovernment built this city on Rock-n-Roll.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:35pmReally Joe? Where does the Government get its money? Well, we do know not from you. You are a taker on our society, and the people that support this site are the producers that pay for everything. You should thank us instead of biting the hand that pays your bills and feeds you.
Report Post »BobinBeaumont
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:23pmHere’s another perspective on how Obama might view individual success: bobintexas.blogspot.com
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:19pm“Murty clarified that “the indictment is not on him personally, it‘s on the job that he’s doing and the job that he was never qualified to do.”
Report Post »Why is everyone so careful to include platitudes like that? His policies ARE him. If you don’t like them, you don’t like him. I hate the bastard. I sure don’t recall anyone on the left separating Bush from his policies.
dublinthewagons
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:31pm100% correct. Who likes and can trust a habitual liar? Obama’s truths are always evolving.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:34pmThe one I love is “He’s a great family man.” yea well, Hitler was kind to dogs. BFD!
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:52pmAhhhh there’s the rub. The right’s hate-filled obsession with Barry is nothing more than lingering resentment. You resent the fact that your last GOP president was unqualified. He was an embarrassment to the country, and will be remembered as the worst president in history. He ruined the greatest economy in the world, mishandled foreign policy on a probably irreversible level, and brought shame to this nation that has never been experienced and will never be duplicated.
You want Barry to be on that level. Unfortunately, our current president is a Harvard Law grad who taught Constitutional Law, and is more qualified than Ronald Reagan was to be a leader of men. He is rational, open-minded, and fair.
And you are just a baffoon, lamenting the fact that you have voted for a baffoon. You are an imbecile, and so is everyone who refuses to admit that W is infinitely worse than Barry.
Thank science we have Barry to clean up W’s mess.
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:04pmYour pie hole is open. Look in the mirror when you say that.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:09pmGonzo………..There is NOTHING about Obama to admire or like. He is an abomination, a liar and a dangerous man. I genuinely try not to hate but between the militant atheists and Obama with his evil minions in our now dirty White House it does become hard not to. I do believe though that God hates evil too. He loves us and will understand.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:10pmYou sure about that Joe….after all NO ONE has seen his transcripts….How do you know he graduated? How do you know he even attended Harvard?
Do yourself a favor…put the Kool-aid down…..and think for yourself.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:15pmJoe R………..What is a baffoon? Surely you have been called a BUFFOON enough times to have learned how to spell the word.
What does science have to do with Obama? I know he is a fabricated man with a fabricated past but I had no idea he was made in a laboratory. That would explain a lot though.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:18pmJoe Blowhole: ” our current president is a Harvard Law grad who taught Constitutional Law, and is more qualified than Ronald Reagan was to be a leader of men. ”
Report Post »Only an idiot lefty could admire lawyers that much…and if he’s so effing qualified, why is this the first job he’s ever had in a leadership role?
Ben__Franklin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:41pmJoe Fudge-Hole, How do you know the Liar of a President Odumbo even went to Harvard? Have you seen his transcripts or college papers? How do you know he is smarter than Bush? We have Bushes grades – show us Obamas and we can agree on the issue. Put up or shut up.
Report Post »ricckky
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:16pmjrook—we the tax payers built the roads–not your commie friends—Get a grip!!!!!
Report Post »The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:15pmCan anyone else imagine how awkward it would be when the Deli owner made eye contact with Obama while wearing that shirt?
Report Post »Skeeterhawk
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:36pmHe is the President, not a king or potentate. I imagine Ross would look Fearless Leader right in his eyes. Part of the problem with politicians in general and this President in particular, is that few people are willing to treat them like equals. They work for us. Looking someone in the eye when you are voicing your disagreement with them is real world. Perhaps if Obama were surrounded by people with the courage to tell him he has no clothes we would all be better off. Way to go Ross!
Report Post »joe.r.piehole
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:54pmThank science the president is not your equal. You are an imbecile. The office of the US presidency is occupied by a true leader of men, finally, after 8 years of idiocy.
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:12pmJoe piehole’s whole argument can be summed up as “Obama is great and you are an idiot”. That is VERY persuasive. He may sway a few voters away from Rosanne Barr.
Report Post »DemonaLyn
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:43pmHow about displaying the middle finger to the head in chief. I live in Davenport and would be more then happy to display it for him. Glad some of us still show what we stand for instead of becoming sheep that blindly follow Obama.
Report Post »ricckky
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:13pmHe will be investigated by the IRS–The-liar-n-chief will try and shut down his business and he will become homeless–then he will switch parties to get free stuff–then he will be the poster child for the liar-n-chief!!!!
Report Post »Liztaylor1982
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:12pmWho is typing the news items, please proofread before posting, found two errors before the third paragraph!!!! Message is great, but posting without editing, duh!
Report Post »v15
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:22pmThe truth has no agenda…but it does seem to have recidivism for spelling errors and grammatical mistakes.
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:15pmI guess we should trash the article because it didn’t pass the grammar police. Grammar must be SERIOUS business with you…you should start a blog about it.
Report Post »DemonaLyn
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:12pmI have to pat him on the back and say that I live in Davenport, Iowa and stand behind what he said. Nice job.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:11pm“I had been wanting to buy one of those ***** before,” Murty told TheBlaze in an exclusive interview, “this just seemed like the right time to bring it out.” The shirt reads “Government Didn’t Build My Business, I Did,” and Murty believes every word of it.
i believe the word your looking for is shirts
please please please do not depend on auto spell check , its not only lazy, it is inaccurate as a myriad of articles here exemplify
GLENN………………EMPLOY A PROOF READER
Report Post »Sorocialism
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 2:34pmPlease proofread your own post when you are butthurt about someone else’s grammar/spelling.
GrAmMaR PoLiCe
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:11pmI bet he will be auditted by the government from now on…..or at least until we get a president in there that respects businesses.
Report Post »I SPY
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:10pmInstant hero.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:10pmAnd if you weigh 350 pounds, sit on your porch all day drinking malt liquor, on every available welfare program known to exist………..that’s not your fault either,,,,,,,,THAT’S WHAT HE WAS REALLY SAYING……..
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:32pmDamn you hate black people don’t you. I see your name and I think ok lets read what the paperboy says about black people today. LOL
Report Post »ktmrider1
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:00amthe truth is funny isnt it ? LOL
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:09pm“I had been wanting to buy one of those ***** before,”
Was he talking about Libs?
Report Post »JRook
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:08pmBut in the context with which the statement was made. You didn’t build the roads that lead up to your deli, you didn’t build the water mains that bring water to your deli, you didn‘t build the ports that handle the overseas goods that you buy and you didn’t build the schools that attempted to educate you and your workers, etc. But of course the Truth here doesn’t fit the agenda.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:12pmThe context wasn’t about roads. Do you think we haven’t heard the full clip? The context makes his statement *worse*. But of course, that doesn’t fit your agenda.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:14pmTHAT WAS NOT THE CONTEXT
the context was that the GOVERNMENT built that, which isnt true in the slightest
you cant refute that
Report Post »v15
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:18pmRoads, Water Mains, and Ports were all built as a result of commerce. You have it backwards.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:18pmThat same philosophy applies to every citizen. We can’t get to our homes, have cars, food, clothing, etc. without the things you mentioned. The primary difference is that a business owner puts a hell of a lot on the line to open and run that business.
Report Post »MiCurmudgeon
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:21pmHe did pay the taxes which built the roads, water mains , schools and so on. So he has every right to state the fact that he built his business.
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:22pmThe truth is IT WAS ALL PAID FOR WITH TAXPAYER MONEY.
Apparently the libs want us to be more like China or North Korea… In China the average income is $5,500 per year. Apparently libs want everyone poor and dependent on govt, so they are easier to control.
I will not comply. So while you are starving, or getting jacked by some thug who wants your govt. cheese, I will be enjoying venison roast with fresh tomato salad and green beans.
I will, however, enjoy watching the cities burn. They are mostly filled with lazy, useless libs anyway.
Report Post »Stelex
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:23pmTo quote one of the great philosophers “Your a sad, pathetic little man and I wish you well”
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:24pmROOKIE: And just who do you think PAID for all of that infrastructure ? The taxpayers. You know those slobs who Obama does ‘ t think ” pay their fair share.” Obama’s Marxist mentality defies explanation other than it IS Marxist .
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:26pmNice try Jrookie, but we’ve ALL seen the entire clipe a couple dozen times now. Tell it to your ignorant buddies on the left, they’ll buy it…they’ll obviously buy anything.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:26pmYou “Elizabeth Warren Freaks” : IF all it takes is ROADS and SCHOOLS paid for by WE THE PEOPLE (well about half of us, the other half pays zippo) …then why isn’t everyone an entrepreneur (Owner of Deli’s, Cleaners, Apple Computer, Microsoft etc) ? Your logic stinks. Trust me, an entrepreneur will figure out a way to reach people, regardless of roads.
Report Post »YOU GUYS can’t answer that question…the WHY ISN’T EVERYONE RICH… can you.
The answer is: Faith, Persistence, Effort, Risk, more Faith. GROW UP.
MBA
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:29pmeven if that had been the context of obamy’s comments (which is wasn’t) the US tax payers did pay for the roads and infrastructure. We are entitled to use those resources for that reason–we paid (built) for that. What a dumb *ss,
Report Post »Owt_Raged
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:32pmNo Jrook, other businesses did. Not the government. The government does not build or make anything. Private contractors do and they do it with tax money taken from the other business owners and private citizens.
Get over it, the government didn’t build anything. This business is right all the government does it put their hand in your pocket to grab as much money as they can.
Report Post »BCanook
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:36pm@JROOK
But in the context of knowing the english language and grammar … “You didn‘t build ’that’…” refers to something singular like … I don’t know … a business perhaps?
JROOK Please PYHOOYA!
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:37pmAll paid for by democrats on foodstamps with their unearned income tax refund checks. Opps sorry they kept the checks, my error.
Report Post »Skeeterhawk
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:44pmPerhaps you listened to a different speech. I’ve listened to it three times now. He meant exactly what he said. Without government you fail and everything you have is because of government. The whirlwind spin from the White House after the speech was the one that said “no, this is what you heard.” Respectfully, you can’t be serious?
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:45pmRomney to Olympians, they didn’t make it to the Olympics on their own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGpIlbuw8o
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:45pmJROOK you sure are grateful for the welfare Obama gives you well it. You should be grateful to taxpayers, moron. Obama the great family man. Good to his family to the heck with everyone else’s.
Report Post »Just a bully, lying thief
Bobj_1960
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:46pmThe roads, schools, seaports, etc. were not built by the governement. They were built by private companies contracted to build them from taxes collected for that purpose. Most state and local municipalities just have maintenance crews (and in some locations even these are contracted out). If you have ever lived on a street that went from gravel to pavement, you would know how much your taxes will increase.
Report Post »Spqr1
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 3:55pmBobj_1960: But without the government, those kinds of things would never have been built in the first place. Private interests don’t, and never will do these kinds of things on their own. Figure it out!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 1:08pmI am sure Murty could have told Obama quite a few things that Obama’s Marxist mentors and professors failed to mention ! Obama wouldn’t be as much of an anti-capitalist if he had had some experience running his own business . Instead he is ruining our economy thanks to his Marxist indoctrination.
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