Ryan slams Obama over 'You didn't build that'

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Story Created: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:52 AM

Story Updated: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:52 AM

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - GOP running mate Paul Ryan says President Obama's "you didn't build that" remark explains why the U.S. recovery has been so sluggish.
   
At a campaign rally in Roanoke, Va., the Wisconsin congressman said it revealed Obama's "mindset" of favoring big government over private entrepreneurs - and shows why his policies have failed to create jobs.
   
Last month, at a Roanoke fire station, Obama said successful businesses depend on things like bridges and schools that governments created - and said to successful business owners, "You didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Since then, Mitt Romney and his running mate have denounced the comment as anti-business. Obama's campaign insists his words have been taken out of context.

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