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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts) Thu Jul 19, 2012, 03:33 PM Jul 2012

Mitt Romney said Henry Ford didn't need the government to build roads !? [View all]

On day one of Romney's Twist and Shout' tour he cited Henry Ford as a prime example of what he claimed Obama had said.

Obama's quote:

Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business—you didn’t build that.

sent Romney into hyper ventilation. Lashing out for examples of people who did it with no cooperation from government Romney picked Henry Ford (!)

Never mind that the introduction of the motor car set off the largest wave of public spending in the last 100 years and it goes on costing tax payers -- roads, more roads, highways, bridges, toll roads, wars for gasoline, landfill, highway patrols, drunk driving education and enforcement, and all of the DMVs nationwide....

Send the bill for all of that to Henry Ford retroactively.

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Mitt Romney said Henry Ford didn't need the government to build roads !? [View all] KurtNYC Jul 2012 OP

Just Stupid get the red out Jul 2012 #1

good article on the twisting of the quote and how it played out KurtNYC Jul 2012 #8

Thinking isn't Mitt's strength CanonRay Jul 2012 #23

kr. not to mention the destruction of public transportation. every major business innovation in HiPointDem Jul 2012 #2

Twist and Shout? You've gotta be kidding me! cilla4progress Jul 2012 #3

Didn't the Mormans build all the roads? Lint Head Jul 2012 #4

No but apparently Mittens taxes do pay for many either. SoutherDem Jul 2012 #6

The conservatives are trying to rewrite history across the board! LongTomH Jul 2012 #5

They love to play the cowboy myth -- KurtNYC Jul 2012 #11

Yeah it was the hovercraft version of the Model-T Romney meant aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #7

Republican "logic" RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #9

Henry Ford is a poor example anyway.. Blanks Jul 2012 #10

And although Ford had some serious flaws Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #13

I think Mitt is intentionally lying, so they the media will talk about him lying, and not JoePhilly Jul 2012 #12

Good point. Blanks Jul 2012 #14

I think he's that desperate to change the subject. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #15

Seems like the media is just calling this like "he said she said" KurtNYC Jul 2012 #18

Apparently they think it is there job to protect Romney emulatorloo Jul 2012 #29

Uh, yeah. Okay. rMoney, did you know that the width of railroad ties dates back to the Romans? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16

NO Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #26

Guess Mitt is going after Elizabeth Warren- retroactively... stlsaxman Jul 2012 #17

Maybe Romney is thinking: "we didn't pay for the roads to the factories because the factories KurtNYC Jul 2012 #19

Snort! Fawke Em Jul 2012 #20

I remember those days well Flatpicker Jul 2012 #21

in my day we built our OWN bridges too KurtNYC Jul 2012 #25

Sorry Mitt. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #22

The WPA was mostly focused on rural roads so farmers could get their product to market Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #24

And the Interstate Highway System, Interstate Freeway System no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #27

Ike only got it passed by telling Republicans the millitary wanted it for domestic rapid deployment. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #28

You have a valid point. no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #30

Their biggest fear is obsolescence. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #31