From the president's campaign speech at Roanoke on Friday:

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia | The White House

No wonder the economy is in such bad shape. This guy doesn't have a clue. Hard work doesn't make you succeed. The government does. Wow!!

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When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people are going to be disappointed they are not it.

Yeah Fools, all the hard work you did, all the money you invested, didn't build your company, someone else did it for you.

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A gun in the hands of a free man frightens and angers the autocrat, not because he fears the power of the gun, but, rather, the spirit of the man who holds it.

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How he WANTS it to be, not how it actually is....

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".

That's not what he said.



"...there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there"

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and 40yearfan didn't imply he did.......

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First you say " No Mr. President you and your Government had nothing to do with my success, I worked hard and made my own way. The Government has nothing to do with me or my Success".....

Then you turn to your left and say

" Hey Mr. President, Where's all those Jobs you promised us".....

He's saying that no one has become successful all by themselves. Taking him out of Context and plucking little tid-bits out of his words to create talking points is dishonest and disingenuous, But I expect it from Conservatives.

It's amazing what you can invent when you are vested in attack and hate. That is not Obama was saying and only a hack wouldn't understand that.

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Truth, Justice and the American way

If I were Obama's adviser, I would not have suggested or recommended he make these comments. This will die out in a couple days, but ill-advised words nonetheless.

The speech is based on the "more government" platform and ideologies Democrats believe in. His words are also an argument as to why we need more taxes. Obama is attempting to argue we need the government to have a heavy presence in our lives because without it, no one can succeed and all of our successes are a direct result of the government.

Personally I disagree with this philosophy. I believe you make your own success in life.

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Again, you tell us what we believe in. You should ask us rather that define us.

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I'm not sure how else to interpret this then: ...Hard work doesn't make you succeed. The government does. Wow!!

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