Excellent response to a Tea Bagger re: the "You didn't create that job" comment

[WillowTree]

14. If you don't see the difference...

.....between "...if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own" and "If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that"

beyween "...somebody along the line gave you some help" and "Somebody else made that happen"

then you'll never understand why this has gotten some traction. In both cases, he didn't quit while he was ahead. And the result was that those two sentences were a GIFT to the Romney campaign and they accepted it with glee.

They're only using the President's own words as he spoke them. They're not doctoring tapes, they're just using the portions of what the President actually said that suits their purpose. It's what politicians and political campaigns on both sides do day in and day out. It's the way the game is played. Whining about "out of context" or the whole paragraphs may make you feel better, but it doesn't change a thing. He said it. There's damage control to be done. Then on to the next thing or, if we get really lucky, then they'll get on to discussing the actual issues instead of some out of context words that one or the other uttered.