OohPooPahDoo
Gold Member
Please tell me if you really believe that Obama meant:...The antecedent of "that" isn't in the same sentence. That's how you're able to quote the sentence exactly but still leave off the antecedent...OK, I know Obama said that's what he meant, but let's face it. It's even crazier than the other way. I mean, how can not having a business possibly be necessary in order to build roads and bridges?whitehouse.gov said:...If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build roads and bridges. Somebody else made roads and bridges happen...
I have boldened the antecedents and underlined the pronoun.
"If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that.
Technically, he should have used "those" instead of "that" - so why don't you lynch him for it?
You miss the point entirely. He explicitly stated it "The point is" in case there was any confusion. Unfortunately Mitt Romney and the other folks that tell you what to think didn't see fit to include it in their sound byte. They probably rightly figured you wouldn't be able to pay attention for that long, anyway. You've probably even given up on reading the post by now and will never read these words.
The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."
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