Small Businessman Who Hit Obama at GOP Convention Got $850,000 in Government Loans (Mother Jones)

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At the Republican national convention on Tuesday, nearly every speech invoked—in an unfair, out-of-context manner—President Obama's statement that successful small business owners benefit from government investment in roads, bridges, and education. Republicans have repeatedly used Obama's line "you didn't build that," excluding the crucial context, to imply that Obama believes that entrepreneurs didn't build their own businesses.

One small business owner tapped by the Republican National Committee to speak at the GOP's "I Built That"-themed convention Tuesday was Phil Archuleta, owner of P&M Signs in New Mexico. "President Obama talks like he supports small businesses, but his actions are destroying us," Archuleta told the thousands in attendance Tuesday night. "His administration is putting us out of business. It is our turn to put them out of office!"

But Archuleta's business, like those of several other business owners at the GOP convention, benefited greatly from government help. Through the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency, Archuleta secured an $850,000 Small Business Administration loan guarantee to build an 11,700-square-foot building for his company.
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http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/businessman-republican-convention-you-didnt-build-that-loan

And here's another article about him:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/29/we-built-this-rnc-speaker-complains-of-lack-of-government-contracts/

Who vetted this speaker???

[Angry Dragon]

1. A whole convention and party of frauds

Greed ... Obstruction ... Phraud

[JDPriestly]

2. His primary whine was that since Obama became president he has been awarded fewer

federal job contracts and now has to get by on state and local jobs. He thanked the presumably Republican governor of his state.

AT least that is what I understood him to say.

He is probably a nice guy, but I thought his speech and his point of view were disgusting.

The Republicans claim to be opposed to big government, but talk about sucking at the teat. This guy was it.

Sorry to be so mean about this. But this guy, although otherwise likeable, should not be claiming that he "built it" by himself if he is that dependent on government contracts.

I'm going to say it again: disgusting.