Is it just me or is the way out of context "You didn't build that" quote spreading like wildfire?

[boxman15]

I'm seeing a ton of people on Facebook, and not just conservative family members but also some more moderate friends, spreading around cartoons or quotes mocking Obama for the quote and suggesting, like Romney is, that Obama said business owners didn't build their business. It's disgustingly false, of course, but this quote really looks like it's hurting the president right now, at least in my experience. It definitely has me worried right now. Anybody else noticing this?

[ananda]

1. I don't think it will gain any traction with most voters.

But with the Reep base, well....

[Mojorabbit]

2. I am seeing it a lot too. I have pissed off some

people by calling them out for taking the quote out of context.

[drm604]

3. I haven't seen it on FB

but it is worrying to me. It is also worrying in general that his opponents are so willing to outright lie about him and that people are so willing to accept those lies. If corporations spend millions or billions spreading outright lies, where do we get the resources to explain the truth?

A lie is simple and easy to spread as a soundbite. The truth often requires more time and explanation. Most people hear the soundbites but won't bother to search out or think about an explanation.

[Kahuna]

12. Post this ad from Team Obama on facebook that shows the quote in conbtext.

[drm604]

15. Done.

This is how we fight the big money. The internet. But what percentage of the population is on FB, or even on the internet regularly? Hopefully enough to make a difference.

[liberal N proud]

4. The right wing is good at spreading their propaganda

Send the message and make sure you include a phrase prompting the reader to forward to all their contacts.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. your concern is noted....

[stopbush]

6. If Romney is placing his hopes on this lie catching on, he's got more problems than anyone thinks.

Because no matter what the RW echo chamber says, Romney doesn't have the truth on his side. All that needs to happen is for Obama to challenge him on the lie during the debates, man-to-man and in front of the whole country.

That won't happen unless the meme catches on, which it won't. Plenty of Romney dirt will arise before the debates, dirt based on facts, not fantasy. The "didn't build' meme needs Romney to actively keep it alive. I don't see that happening over the next 4 months.

[abolugi]

7. its not your imagination

Right now #LiberalsBuiltThat is trending on twitter. They are using it for all its worth...


Then again so is #FakeMitt
https://twitter.com/#!/search/FakeMitt

word in the twittersphere is that he is filling his twitter with pornbots,spambots and fake people...

[Kahuna]

8. Team Obama has released an ad showing the quote in context..

You can post the ad to your facebook or twitter accounts.

[KurtNYC]

9. Team Obama is all over it -- look at the top Google results:

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&tok=v5MBZU6Fs9W8d77xlNv6Ew&cp=23&gs_id=31&xhr=t&q=%22You+didn%27t+build+that%22&pf=p&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=%22You+didn%27t+build+that%22&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=ad8e24795fa96c2e&biw=1280&bih=661

It is paired with "bogus" in all the top results, even the Fox entry. We are witnessing a masterful campaign, masterful use of the internet and masterful use of rapid response.

Romney called out on his lies AGAIN. If Romney can't find something legitimate and honest to attack Obama with then maybe there is nothing. Romney has in effect vetted Obama and Obama passed -- nothing (honest) to hide.

"Bogus"

[Marcia Brady]

10. Both sides do it.

It's just politics. In the end, people aren't going to base their votes on one little phrase. They are going to look at the overall picture of both candidates.

[emulatorloo]

16. Romney tells lies. We don't do that n/t

[SoCalDem]

11. Grassroots...morphed into spamroots

GOP talking points are like that..nonsense, whittled down to a few concise words, and then spread like a bad cold at a pre-school

[slackmaster]

13. You did not have this profound revelation by yourself.

[socialist_n_TN]

14. My reply.........

Hey Mr. Businessman. Did you build the roads that your employees drive to work on? Did you build the schools that you and your employees were educated in? Did you build the utility infrastructure that you use every minute in your business? Etc.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Actually, the Indian/Mexican/Asian governments did.

Because that is where his "employees" work.

[Zax2me]

17. It's just you.

At least, haven't heard much about it all, in a negative sense.

[WillowTree]

18. It's being quoted all over the place because he said it.

Of course the context is missing. This is politics, after all, and pulling one candidate's words or the other's out of context and splashing them all over the place is part of the way politics is done these days, both from the right and the left. It's ugly, but anyone who thinks that such isn't a tool used by both sides is deluding him/herself 'cause it is.

As I've said before, the President used a very unfortunate choice of words and used them on camera. And they're going to be played over and over, not unlike the infamous "I was for the $87 million before I was against it". He said it. They'll use it.

How much long-range traction the quote gets remains to be seen.

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. Not surprising.

For LIV - if it doesn't fit on a bumper sticker, they can't process it.

Why the Willard and Anntoinette tax issue needs to be spoon fed.