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Pres. Obama doubled down on his infamous “You didn’t build that” claim when he declared “You can’t build” that and then told college graduates they gained their degrees by being “lucky.”

In remarks about the economy on Friday, Obama chastised those who think they’re self-sufficient and don’t need government:

    “You can't build your own metro system.  You can't build your own highway.  You can't build your own airport.  And so we have a specific problem with under-investing in infrastructure.”

Then, on Saturday, Pres. Obama told Howard University graduates that his “pet peeve” is people like them who don’t credit luck for their success:

    “And that means we have to not only question the world as it is, and stand up for those African Americans who haven’t been so lucky -- because, yes, you've worked hard, but you've also been lucky. That's a pet peeve of mine: People who have been successful and don’t realize they've been lucky.”

Read more:

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/obama-you-cant-build-you-didnt-build-you-were-lucky

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The half-white man preaches about white privilege.

And the last time I checked private contractors build most things for the govt, who just writes the check.
The Republic is lost.

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That's a pet peeve of mine: People who have been successful and don’t realize they've been lucky.”

A few years out of college I was given the family business-my other siblings had no interest.

Was I lucky? 

 From age 25 to my early 50's I worked 65-70  hours per week and worked most Saturdays 1/2 day and would often go in Sunday evening for a few hours to prepare for Monday.

Always had the cell phone (or a pager in the old old days) on vacation and would receive calls from employees and clients 3-4 times per day while on vacation.. you cannot clock off at 5:00 as a business owner. 

My wife started her business in mid 90's and still works every Saturday and 2-3 nights per week gets home around 8:00.

My wife and I both have 6 figure salaries but we worked our asses off.

Obama can shove it.