Please show me where Obama referenced banks mom dad and apple pie in his screed?
Why? You have yet to claim ANY concern with Obama NOT referencing "banks mom dad and apple pie in his screed." You didn't create this ongoing 13 page thread because Obama did not reference "banks mom dad and apple pie in his screed."
Now that we are done with that nonsense, let's get to what prompted you to start this thread. You are angered over the
STATEMENT, "If You've Been Successful, You Didn't Get There On Your Own." THAT is the statement you keep referencing constantly, correct? So, let's focus on what Obama AND Romney specifically referenced in their speeches in order to understand the STATEMENT that has you "lmao!!!" This will help clear up what Obama did and "did not reference" and it will allow us to compare his references to Romney's.
If you have an alternative meaning, explain it or we should let his words speak for themselves.
Okay, let the words speak for themselves.
Obama's Speech:
Posted on July 15, 2012
Obama: "If You've Been Successful, You Didn't Get There On Your Own"
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me -- because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t -- look, 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. (Applause.)
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. Governmentresearch created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.
The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.
Obama said:
"teacher"
"somebody" (can mean anyone in your life, INCLUDING, parents)
"roads and bridges"
"government"
"firefighters"________________________
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Romney's speech: "I know that you recognize
a lot of
people helped you in that business. Perhaps the
banks.
Investors. There’s no question
your mom and dad,
your school teacher,
the people who provide roads,
the fire and police."
Romney said,
these "people helped you in that business":
"banks,"
"investors,"
"your mom and dad,"
"your school teacher,"
"the people who provide roads", and
"the fire and police." ________________________
________________________
________________________
________
To Conclude:
Romney said:
Obama said:
"your mom and dad," "somebody" (i.e. anyone in your life, INCLUDING,
"your mom and dad")
"your school teacher," "teacher"
"the people who provide roads" "roads and bridges"
"the fire and police." "firefighters"
"investors," and "government" (which is 50% of Mitt's list)
"banks,"
________________________
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"Let the words speak for themselves" (
333386, July 22, 2012 at 12:43:27 PM):
"
If You've Been Successful, You Didn't Get There On Your Own," is a
STATEMENT that BOTH candidates claim to be true.
So, instead of starting a thread that bashes Obama and adding daily editorials by uninformed authors who are solely bashing Obama for his stance when Romney feels the same way...create a thread about how angry you are that the two presidential candidates share an opinion that you dislike.