DUmmie FUnnies 07-21-12 (DUmmies defend Obama's "If you've got a business, you didn't build that.")

As part of the Democrats' War on Success, here is what King Obama the Stupid said recently:

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.

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. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Yes, he said it. And the CONTEXT? King Obama uses the PRETEXT of "roads and bridges," etc., to gin up class warfare and to justify "asking" the wealthy, who already pay way more in taxes than anyone else--to make them pay EVEN MORE, so that the federal government can spend that money, NOT on roads and bridges, but on their wealth-redistributing, Democrat-voter-pleasing, spending schemes.

So let's see how the DUmmies try to spin this to defend Dear Leader. Lots and lots of threads to choose from, we'll select from a few, starting with this THREAD, "There is not a single business owner in this country who got where they are 100% on their own." DUmmies in Bolshevik Red, humble guest correspondent Charles Henrickson in [Barackets], you know the drill. And away we go!

There is not a single business owner in this country who got where they are 100% on their own

[Well, DUh, Captain Obvious. But to jump from that truism to where the Obamarxist is going with this, that is quite a leap.]

[Nobody "gave" me an education. Not only did my family pay taxes for the government schools, they also, since they wanted me to get a GOOD education, sent me to parochial schools, for which we had to pay even more. So, strike one . . .]

They had to get their startup money from somewhere. Either through their family, friends, or a bank loan.

[Fine. No problem. That's all private-sector stuff. IOW, what conservatives support. Strike two . . .]

They made use of public infrastructure - roads, bridges, seaports, airports, etc.

[For which they taxes. And in larger amounts than anyone else. Strike three. You're out. But I know that won't stop you . . .]

I think this is a bad argument to make. Suppose I built a house from the ground up - laid the cement, set up the walls, joists and put on the roof and siding and drywall. I did all that work and I am gonna be proud of what I built. For somebody who has never built anything to say "you didn't build that yourself" seems a) argumentive, and b) it belittles all of the work that I have done.

So now after I did all this work, society is going to take half of it just because other people cut the boards (and then sold them to me) and made the nails and hammers and saws and drills and levels (and then sold them to me) and paid for the highways (and so did I) that they were transported over and paid for the schools (and so did my parents) etc. Myself, I just do not care to denigrate hard work, and starting and running a business can be hard work. . . .

[OK, DUmmie hfojvt, with over 29,000 posts, maybe you aren't an LFT. You could just be a DUmmie having a Brief Moment of Mental Clarity, in which case I must award you . . . a Kewpie Doll! . . . which, by the way, you did not build, somebody else made that.]

He's not getting votes with this speech, sad to say, only losing them more and giving ammunition to the other side.

No one out there created a business without relying on goods and services that were provided in part by my tax dollars.

"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money" ~ Cree Indian Proverb

We humans, really are not, little islands of knowledge and skill and duty and effort.

Only a small fraction of government spending goes to things that help business. The largest share of federal government spending is transfer payments, e.g. SS, Medicare, Medicaid and various welfare programs.

Did the Prez make a faux pas about small businesses in a recent campaign stump?

[Say something DUmb again! Yes, when you find yourself in a hole, dig deeper! C'mon, Obama, you're shovel-ready!]

It wasn’t Lake Geneva, but close, 12 miles away in fact. But I did spend a lot of time at the Lake Geneva Playboy Club so I saw my share of “Bunnies” over time. Even worked with a former Bunny at one time. Never did see Hef, though. Played those two courses a number of times.

One Friday evening I was driving home through Lake Geneva and stopped off at the Playmate Bar for a drink. Jack E. Leonard, the comedian, was appearing that weekend, and happened to be in the playmate bar at some tables, with a retinue of people. They were the only ones in the dining area. I was at the bar, but could hear everything he said, he was that loud. And obnoxious to boot. The guy was a real jerk. The bartender wasn’t appreciating it himself, and understood when I finished my drink and made a quick exit.

Now for the rest of the story. One of my buddies, who lived in Niles, IL but who’s parents also owned a summer home in my town, knew of my run-in with Jack E. Leonard. One weekend he showed up at my house with a story.

His family operated a limousine service in the Chicago area, along with other business interests, and my buddy was one of several drivers for a theater opening in Chicago. He told me about having picked up Jack E. Leonard at his hotel, taking him to the theater.

Again, Leonard was absolutely obnoxious in the vehicle and my buddy had enough of him. It was a very rainy evening, and when they arrived at the theater, he parked across the street instead of next to the theater canopy, making Leonard walk through the rain.

Just before pulling away, there was a knock on his driver’s window, and it was the limo driver for Frank Sinatra who was also arriving at the theater. My buddy rolled down his window and Sinatra’s driver handed him a $100 bill saying “Mr. Sinatra wants you to have this. He can’t stand the SOB either”.

I got a laugh out of this story for sure, but it was given real credence when, many years later I saw a TV special about Sinatra, that told of his generosity toward people. It noted he carried $100 bills on him, and would give one to an associate, to have it delivered to someone he felt had done him a good turn; a waiter, bell-boy, whoever. That just cemented my buddy’s story in my mind. Not that I had reason to doubt him.

"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money" ~ Cree Indian Proverb

[Probably written by Elizabeth Warren.]

LOL...

I actually think he was referring to the roads and bridges. . . .

psst...DUmmies, read American history... the roads were built by people who started roads... most of the famous roads in the Eastern part of the US (ie Rt 1 in Connecticut) was built by 'Turnpike Companies'.

It is obvious that he was referring to roads, bridges. . . .

So... read above DUmmies..

Obama was saying you didn't build the roads. . . .

Neither did the GOVERNMENT, DUmmies. My Taxes did...

[The Roads scholars check in.]

LOL...

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