That "out of context....." dodge may be what National Propaganda Radio feeds, along with the rest of the lap dogs, but it's bull hockey. Not everyone who is offended by that remark is a mindless twit. The WHOLE statement that contains that phrase was a mockery of personal motivation......a paean to government elitest control. I've listened to every word and intonation. And that quote is in context. Not only to that statement, but to the generally anti-business meme that this President has repeated since he was a candidate the first time around, and probably earlier (something in one of his memoirs about "....behind enemy lines...." when he briefly worked in the private sector comes to mind). That businessman's sign that tweaked your ire was/is an expression of disdain that isn't election year driven, or racially motivated either (you know that lame one is always present), it's a reaction (recall your science....."every action has an equal and opposite reaction..."). It's a matter of self motivated folks being tired of being cast as "the problem". Being scolded for "not paying their fair share". Being blamed for "....destroying the environment." And so on. President Obama is the target of that long festering ire because he's put himself up as "the savior" of sorts. But he's just the tip of the iceberg of oppression foisted on those who desire to return to the kind of freedom that built this to the most successful society in the history of man.

Respect is a two way street..............it's to be earned...........not given without having done something of some significance.......it's not a Nobel Peace Prize.