 So here's the point: "There are no self-made men. The individual is subservient to the state." This is what Lakoff was trying to conceive that other Democrats could take out into the public domain. They're not talking about roads. This isn't about roads and bridges. Obama and the Democrats are engaged in what I would call 'a determined philosophical takedown of the individual,' at the expense of the total empowerment of the state. If you read a sentence of this or a whole paragraph, what Obama's saying is: There is no self-made man.
Rush Limbaugh
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/07/26/lakoff_inspired_you_didn_t_build_that
The sports media elicited comments from a handful of players, none of whom I can recall ever meeting. Among other things, at least one said he would never play for a team I was involved in given my racial views. My racial views? You mean, my belief in a colorblind society where every individual is treated as a precious human being without regard to his race? Where football players should earn as much as they can and keep as much as they can, regardless of race? Those controversial racial views?
Rush Limbaugh
The Race Card, Football and Me
When you deny your individuality, when you give it away for acceptance into a subgroup of people, you are harming the country.
Rush Limbaugh
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html
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