>>>>However, he did not. He said "You didn't build that" - referring to the business.
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>>If there is doubt, the proper course is to ask him to clarify what he meant. Since he has done so, it is overtly hostile to insist on some other interpretation that makes absolutely no sense in context- why would Obama think people don't build their own business? That's completely left-field compared to the rest of his context, as well as what he's said about small business before. The only reason to prefer such an unlikely interpretation is because it looks bad.
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>Do these Conservative guys really think people are that stupid?? Sometimes I get the impression that's what they're banking on...

To be fair, there is way too much silly mud slinging from both sides. This is an exceptionally ugly presidential campaign already, with a long way to go.