How far to back pedal!!!?Posted By Jim Johnson |
Doug Matulis said:
I don't care how you twist it you can't cover the stupidity of BHO's words. Only the dumbest among us will buy the bogus lies about bridges and roads. Here are his words, the meaning is very clear:
"There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me because they want to give something back," the president said. "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.
"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," he said. "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."
Oh, and what is this hoot about the government building the internet for business to make money from? What a hoot is that. Can you say DARPA and not Gore!!!!
Yes, that was a stupid thing for Obama to say. I noticed you left out an important quote near the end of his speech, that while it doesn't excuse Obama, it is an important point:
"The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."
He wasn't completely discounting the individual's efforts but did give too much credit to the government. What no one pointed out is building a business also relies on the community (not the government) - your employees, banks, service people, contractors, suppliers, shippers and most importantly, your customers. Without that infrastructure (even the government's role) no business can survive. That is what I got out of it. That is why some businesses give back to the community (plus public relations).
Jim J