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Small-business owner Ross Murty on his decision to wear a controversial t-shirt while working an Obama campaign event.
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The Roanoke incidence is not going away.
Many small business owners are angry that the president implied they couldn't have been successful in business without the government.
Yesterday one of them made a statement Ross -- Was hired by the White House to -- food for the reporters during a campaign stop.
A while I was serving the food.
-- -- should it reads the government didn't build my business my did Ross Marty joins us now by phone from Davenport Iowa.
Ross side takes -- courage to do that's after an Obama campaign event you must feel strongly about it.
Very much so good morning Stuart.
Going to beyond.
Yeah its.
Church speaks volumes.
It -- now what was the reaction to it.
Actually there was more positive -- -- I thought I mean they're.
-- press corps was was pretty positive a lot of pictures were taken and had a couple interviews and Washington Post -- type of thing and but you don't know.
No real negative.
While I'm not I'm surprised -- I don't need to be pejorative but I thought the establishment media would pick on you for doing Maxima bomber that but -- -- -- this is pretty good.
I understand that you've got a business partner who does not see politics you'll way you.
And his rather surprised that you -- wearing that showed in getting a lot of publicity right.
That's correct yes he's on the opposite in the spectrum that that I am but.
You know we're -- great business partners than we've got a great little business here.
All right a way to tell me.
You built that business what's your -- like I want you to tell us how haunt you look.
You know that.
The date are usually at 8 o'clock in the morning would come in and we.
Cut -- -- -- every day or she is -- every day.
You know we prepare for lunch and continue want to launch until.
5 o'clock comes along and then we closed and and then we clean up so it's.
You know it's pretty much on -- myself.
When that when the president said you didn't build that what was your first reaction to it.
Well I just thought it was a very an informant and -- educated.
State there's just.
No weighted.
Anybody that had knowledge of business would make a statement like that they have no idea the type of hours we put in.
The personal financial risk that we take.
You know I how would they want thing when we are watching issues after the event.
I was looking for people from the government to help me out.
-- I was gonna let nobody should go to the general you have lost I think you got a future in television that that would that very day on anything but it's better very poignant to.
I want -- -- -- the last question.
What's the general sentiment in Davenport Iowa.
About politics and this forthcoming election just generally watch the feeling.
Well -- you know like everybody sees the issues that we have to.
Drafts and -- overcome.
-- it just depends on which which side you're on who who has the right answer and in what direction we're gonna go and so.
I had -- -- is just great cross section of the United States and we have opinions on both sides.
And Ross noted we thank you very much indeed for coming on the show today great stuff we appreciate -- being with -- good -- -- thank you might show up.
