News outlets and blogosphere posters have been abuzz with comments and analysis on portions of Obama's recent speech in which he asserts something Elizabeth Warren did mere months ago in her bid to win election of the Massachusetts senate seat currently occupied by Scott Brown. It has to do with what it takes for a business to succeed, and because of the polarized nature of the political atmosphere, the speech portions of both have taken on such an ideologically charged air, that I feel the subject is getting thought through askance. There are a few important aspects I feel are getting lost in the war of implications between partisans accusing each other of missing the other's point, which I hope to draw out. First the relevant speech portions: Elizabeth Warren, Sept 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcFDF87-SdQ and President Obama, Jul 2012: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/president-obama-if-youve-got-a-business-you-didnt-build-that-somebody-else-made-that-happen/
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