The Team then explains: "The President's full remarks show that the 'that' in 'you didn't build that' clearly refers to roads and bridges--public infrastructure we count on the government to build and maintain."
That's bunk, and not only because "business" is more proximate to the pronoun "that" and therefore its more likely antecedent. The Truth Team's interpretation is ungrammatical. "Roads and bridges" is plural; "that" is singular. If the Team is right about Obama's meaning, he should have said, "You didn't build those."
Barack Obama is supposed to be the World's Greatest Orator, the smartest man in the world. Yet his campaign asks us to believe he is not even competent to construct a sentence.
“Roads and bridges” is plural; “that” is singular. If the Team is right about Obama’s meaning, he should have said, “You didn’t build those.”
Nailed it. Not to mention...no businessman/woman, self-made or otherwise, no employee, no garbage collector, no homeless person, no millionaire or billionaire ever claimed they DID build the roads & bridges.
Some ancient history. In 1926 there was about 1000 miles of dirt road in the U.S.
There were 1800 automobile manufactures.
The industry forced the building of roads.
Some ancient history. In 1926 there was about 1000 miles of dirt road in the U.S.
There were 1800 automobile manufactures.
The industry forced the building of roads.
Even if he WAS referring to roads, bridges, water etc., why did he feel the need to lecture business people about something so patently obvious? Because he fears and despises them, that’s why. Deep, deep, irreparable (and justified) inferiority complex, translating into destructive ideology and policies.
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I dont remember any “Teams” being assembled when a conservative makes an embarrasing remark. I guess it’s just part of the media’s commitment to an informed public!!