"You didn't build that" - Obama

[richardhutnik]

gergroy said:

richardhutnik said:

WiiBox3 said:
Interesting. Thanks for the link.

When I first heard it, I went "WTF? He said people who have their own business didn't build it"?  Then I see it can mean that OR it can refer the infrastructure in the prior sentence.  It isn't a gaffe in my book, but something calculated and said on purpose, probably generating the exact response it is now in some circles.

On my end, I have had the experience of both doing welfare and trying to build a business.

Honestly, I agree that it was probably referring to roads and bridges in the previous sentence.  However, I disagree completely that it wasn't a gaffe.  There is no way that it was some calculated move because it exposes Obama to a common attack by republicans, that he is weak on business.  In a down economy, that is exactly where you don't want to be.  Much more likely is Obama lost his place and missed a point and tried to go back and finish the thought.  

Look at the response killerzX has given in this thread.  And then as, if a normal person reads it, would the be inclined to agree, or would they think killerzX has gone bat loco nuts?  There was a bit of fumbling of words there, but the one would have to read the speech to see what it says.