Again, all I did was ask a question based on your comments. You said the difference between a business that fails and a business that succeeds is inspiration and hard work. It was
you who made it an either/or argument. I didn't even present an argument ... all I did was ask a question.
What am I sugar coating? Go back and watch that video I posted. Romney agrees with EVERYTHING Obama said except for one statement:
"If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen."
And that statement has been taken out of context. When Obama said "you didn't build that ... somebody else made that happen," he wasn't referring to people's businesses. He was referring to the stuff he said in the previous sentence. It was a poorly worded comment, but the meaning is clear to anyone who looks at it objectively. Only people who hate Obama think he was saying that owners don't deserve credit for building their own businesses.
I haven't been talking about the role of government. My point has been that the statement that has gotten all the attention and scorn was taken out of context. But as for what Obama said about the role of government, Romney agreed with
everything he said.
I disagree that Obama was mocking the role of "inspiration and perspiration." His whole point was that people don't succeed on their own. More or less, it's a team effort. Here is what he said:
"The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."
I agree that Obama played up the role of government (and don't forget that Romney agreed with everything he said), but in no way did he mock business owners or the role of "inspiration and perspiration."
And I can't believe I'm defending Obama. Someone just please agree with me so I can stop.