“Despite the fact that the Republican National Convention is held in a stadium that was financed with $86 million in public funds, the theme this year is ‘We built this!’ And the theme has been taken to heart by numerous candidates and delegates invited to speak at the convention. Looking at the prepared remarks for Tuesday alone, a number of speakers skipped over ways that their accomplishments had been supported by the government.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/28/11-gop-convention-speakers-who-actually-didnt-build-that/
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