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Small Business Owners Every Where Lashout At President Obama, “Obama, You Didn’t Build You” – Video

Thursday, August 2, 2012 2:20
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It seems clear that Obama's "you Didn't build that"  Remark to Small Business owners, was a direct insult to America as a Free Nation.

Main Line Engineering President Ted Delgaizo: “I Felt Like He Was Mocking Small Business Owners And Saying That The American Dream Is Not About Small Businesses And The Individual, But About Government.” “Ted Delgaizo, president of Main Line Engineering in Uwchlan, said he was insulted by the president's comments. ‘I felt like he was mocking small business owners and saying that the American dream is not about small businesses and the individual, but about government,’ Delgaizo said.” (Eric S. Smith, “Supporters Rally For Presidential Candidates In West Chester,” West Chester Daily Local, 7/26/12)

Business Owner Kevin Ressler – A Registered Democrat From Florida – Said He “Took Offense” At President Obama’s Remarks And Would Not Vote For The President In November. “In West Palm Beach, registered Democrat Kevin Ressler, who owns a marble restoration and maintenance business in Boca Raton, said he ‘took offense’ to the president’s remarks and won’t be voting for him this year after doing so in 2008.” (George Bennett, “‘You Didn’t Build That’ Fight Heats Up In Florida With Romney Attacks, New Obama Ad,” Palm Beach Post, 7/25/12)

Then there is this opinion from Joe Doakes:

- President Obama

July 27, 2012

Dear Mr. Obama,

Normally when you utter something so colossally idiotic I tend to see what everyone else does and if its all been done I’m not going to throw out my opinion on the matter. The “Obama Depression” is about to claim the last bit of my 401K and I’m trying to get this new idea off the ground so I’m a bit busy. This little letter writing gig is a voluntary effort, with all due respect to those who seem to think I’m a some famous writer grand standing their true self, or some rich guy doing this because I need to vent. I’m none of that. If I did make that claim I would be as bad as you. Because through out these reactions to that utterance I realized something.

You, Sir, did not build you. Please allow me to explain. Every step of your life has been prepared for you. Every moment you were pampered and buffed for the next phase like some kind of imaginary character in a television program. From your mother to your girlfriends to your job history and your lack of real world skills. It’s frankly miraculous that you kept the facade up for so long. To repeat; you did not build you, someone else did that.

Well, us common folk “Joe Doakes’s” out in the hinterland don’t have that option. We don’t have the safety net of a group of rich socialist friends that are going to protect us at every turn. We are on our own. And for every improvement we make in our lives there is someone out there, thanks to all of your class rhetoric, that thinks they have a legitimate claim on my labor or my dwindling wealth.

You never felt blame. You never had to stare back at your wife and explain why that second mortgage isn’t getting paid. You never had to live with less so others could have more. You never had to sacrifice what you wanted so someone else could have a shot. You never built a life on merit and exposure to risk nor attempted to serve the public good in the vain of politicians like Henry Clay. You never did that.

There’s this guy running for office. His name is Mitt Romney. He has done nothing but that. No one told him when to “zig” or “zag.” No one told him to do what when. He just did it. Mr. Romney is a “Do the right thing” machine. That’s what he does. He’s like one of those perpetual motion machines that you could buy. You can just count on it. That’s what America needs, someone it can count on to relieve it from the madness that is Washington D.C. by any means necessary. Because if you haven't noticed you didn’t build that city.

We did.

Respectfully,

Joe Doakes  From http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/07/31/colorado-business-owners-speak-out-on-obamas-business-comment/

  The Majority of Americans are feeling this way right now, Obama's divide and conquer strategy has been very effective for him so far.

But as Obama succeeds, his confidence swells. It has become clear to many people that Obama feels that only Government can furnish people the opportunity at the American dream.

John Eldred, President Of Midwest Tape, Said He Took President Obama’s Comments As A “Personal Insult.” “‘To say I didn't build this, I take as a personal insult,’ said John Eldred, president of Midwest Tape, a wholesaler of DVDs and CDs based in Springfield Township.” (Tom Troy, “Area Business Owners Bash Obama's Remarks,” Toledo Blade, 7/26/12)

Eldred: “[President Obama] Has No Idea About What It Is To Run A Business, What It Is To Put Everything That You Have On The Line, To Risk Your Home For What You Believe In.” (WTOL-TV, 7/25/12

Gary Johnson, Let me make a moment to thank Mr. Doakes for his letter, and add some of my own thoughts. I owned and operated a business in Massachusetts from 1997 to 2006. From 1994 to 1997 I worked two jobs to raise the money for that venture. I worked weekends, I worked overnights, I worked Holidays.

In 1999 I got married. I worked the overnight before (as someone had not bothered to show up) and ended my shift at 8:00 a.m. I changed into my tux at work and went to the wedding. I got one night off, and went right back to work. My honeymoon didn’t come until months later.

In 2001, my son was born. 5 ½ weeks early, my wife developed severe headaches to a point where I rushed her to the hospital. For a week I watched as doctors told me she could stroke out or going to seizures. I sat and listened to the alarm she was hooked up to go off, and a team rushing in to find the problem. During that week, I ran my small company from a notebook and a cell phone. When my son finally arrived, he was only 4.5 o.z. and required a stay of a week. We didn’t leave his side, and yes, during that time, I kept 18 people working using nothing more than a notebook and cell phone.

I cannot tell you how many times I loaned the company money, or went without a paycheck because the employees, at least in my mind, always came first.

I could not begin to tell you how many nights I got ready for my first time off in weeks, only to have the phone ring and be called in.

My average week was between 80 and 100 hours per week. My record was 114 hours in a single week. That involved a lot of sleeping in the backseat of my car after a 16 hour shift, only to have to report back in 4 hours.

I cannot tell you how many applicants I interviewed over the years sound just like you – that the boss/employee relationship is a “partnership” and we should all be equals. Of course, those same folks would only work 40 hours a week – if that, call in at the smallest sniffle and never work a holiday.

Speaking of sick, I remember heading into work one Friday night and the world suddenly went sideways. Not sure what was happening, I got one of my more loyal employees to cover my shift and headed to the Emergency Room. There the nice doctor told my I had a double ear infection and pneumonia. Take a week off of work he said. I took one day, and Sunday went right back to work. Around six p.m., I got violently ill. I thought it a reaction to the drugs they gave me and went back. No, said the doctor, the same one I had on Friday. You picked up the flu in the waiting room Friday. This is serious. Take two to three weeks off.

I got three days.

So you can see Mr. President, I actually worked when I owned my small business. The only time I ever heard from government was when they wanted me to open my checkbook.

The things you have said tell me you’re the most clueless C&C we have had in American history. Had I run my company the way you run this country, I would have been out of business in a month. You’re an absurd figure in my mind, who has led a sheltered life, and supported by others who wish to take from society, not help it.

The only vote you will get from me is a vote OUT in 2012.

Gary Johnson    From:  http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/07/31/colorado-business-owners-speak-out-on-obamas-business-comment/

Rob Gettemy – An Entrepreneur From Iowa – Said President Obama’s Comments Gave Him “A Deep Concern” That A President “Could So Misunderstand What’s Made America Great.” “Rob Gettemy of Marion, who said he has either been working for an entrepreneur, operating his own businesses or teaching entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa for more than 20 years, said his reaction to Obama’s comment was ‘a deep concern more than anything that an American president – this could sound harsh – could so misunderstand what’s made America great.’” Cedar Rapids Gazette, 7/24/12)

America is experiencing the most anti business, anti American Dream President Ever in the History Of this Great Nation. Some say Obama is even a Traitor.

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  • Haven’t you heard, “I didn’t say that, what I said was…..” LOL He can’t get those words back in his mouth fast enough, especially with that big foot in there. It’s plain and simple what he said and there’s no changing it now….his true colors shows once more.

  • Folks… this is not rocket science! Up & Coming Dictators DO NOT CARE how you think or FEEL! There is NO Guarantee Mitt Romney won’t do the same… as far as I am concerned… NEITHER CANDIDATE ARE COMPETANT TO SERVE AS PREZ!

    Vote “NO CONFIDENCE” This Fall… Two bad choices is NO CHOICE AT ALL! These candidates no longer represent U.S…. only themselves and their affuential friends.

  • You can rest assured that a no vote at all is just as good as a vote for Obama……that ain’t rocket science either.

  • America is under God’s judgement, you have seen nothing from Obama yet. After he suffers the fatal head wound of Rev 13 and Satan enters in to bring him back to life, then you are going to see evil incarnate. The press will report that he is dead, and he will indeed be dead, but then, the world will wonder after the beast that had a head wound and did live!

    Read our Saviours prophetic warning about this at http://prophecies.org

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