As President Obama seeks to walk back his "you didn't build that" comments, Elizabeth Warren, who was the first to express that sentiment, is doubling-down. Check out the email she sent Saturday stating unequivocally that she "meant what she said."
Last week, our web video response to Warren's anti-free enterprise rant, "Let America Be America Again," became an Internet phenomenon, and today has more than 800,000 views. The reaction to the video has been overwhelming, and the reason is simple: it fundamentally breaks down the choice we face in this November's election.
Scott Brown believes that what made America the greatest country in the history of the world is the ingenuity, creativity and hard work of the American people, and especially those who take enormous personal risk to build a business - until now, qualities we as a country have always celebrated.
Professor Warren believes that when it comes to the economy, government creates jobs, and her remarks are an insult to all those who take risks to build something out of nothing. It's not just what she says that is so offensive, but how she says it - with disdain, resentment, and contempt for success. She claims in her email that she is actually praising business people. But watch her video for yourself, and be the judge.
Then watch " Let America Be America Again ," and share it with your family and friends. You'll see why this race is the most important senate race in the country, and I hope you'll show your support with a donation of $10, $25 or $50 .
Sincerely,
Jim Barnett
Campaign Manager
From: Elizabeth Warren
Date: July 28, 2012 5:58:41 PM EDT
To: Jim Barnett
Subject: I meant what I said
Jim,
Last August, I stood in a living room in Andover and talked about why our country faced a massive deficit and what it would take to move us forward as a nation.
I'm proud of what I said. I meant every single word of it.
I said, "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own." I praised the people who did get rich. I said, "You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea, God Bless!" But I asked those who make it big to invest in the next generation of kids so they will have a chance too.
Nearly one million people have watched the video from that house party. If you haven't seen the full clip, you can watch it here. And If you've seen it, you can watch it again -- and share it with your friends. Let's show Scott Brown and Mitt Romney that we won't back down:
We don't know who is going to have the next big idea in America.
But we're pretty sure they're going to need employees who can read and write. They're going to need power to keep the lights on and clean water and functioning sewers to keep going. They're going to need roads and bridges to move their goods to market or bring customers to their store. And they're going to need police officers and firefighters to keep their businesses safe.
That's what makes America great. We make the investments together -- to put the conditions in place so that businesses can flourish and create more opportunities for all of us. And it keeps going forward. When we make it, all of us have an obligation to invest in creating the conditions so the next kid can get ahead, and the kid after that, and the kid after that.
I believe in small businesses. My brother started a small business. My daughter started a small business. My aunt started a small business--and that's where I worked when I was a teenager. I've seen up close and personal how hard small business owners work and how much they risk to make their businesses succeed.
Right now, Washington's rigged for the big corporations who can afford armies of lobbyists and lawyers -- not America's small businesses. If Republicans like Scott Brown and Mitt Romney have their way, the system is going to stay rigged for the big guys.
The Republicans have their vision for the future. It says, "I've got mine, the rest of you are on your own."
That's not the American Dream. That's not how we build a future for ourselves and our children. We build a future together.
Thank you for being a part of this,
Elizabeth