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Kimmie Candy Company owner Joe Dutra on Obama’s “you didn’t build it” comments and his being featured in a Romney ad.
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There that it is now the -- prevented star off that video adjusted -- are -- giving giving up the owner.
Who sofa beds to the president -- -- Said quite distinctly you know I I I built this company Mr.
President.
I did it was minus one fears that hard work and no bridge to nowhere did that.
-- very good to have you that was that halibut feast and -- hide your response was directed very very clear you really took offense to those remarks hit me.
You know -- good evening from where I built at Reno Nevada the idea had you know -- that president's remarks you know.
They put me off because it made me feel like I wasn't important and I think that small businesses and small entrepreneurs and business men from that.
-- that's still -- lemonade stand today.
You know to a candy company in Reno Nevada is.
If it needs to be recognized that we we serve our own self interest but we create jobs and benefits for the community.
You know.
The president said he was misunderstood.
On that show.
That of course he really was speaking very hot violated you let people like you builds up big from Brad.
But he was saying that in this country amid all the opportunities and -- you.
You -- live dot com without all of that what do you say to that.
Well you know I think I was given the same opportunities I went to the same schools like.
I had the same -- people that you know mentored me when I was young and I think what happens with an entrepreneur personnel want to start a business.
They have to have a lot.
I guess -- -- you know it's like that magic I think that makes America great.
-- that each individual can actually have the opportunity.
To go out and start a business and can try hard to make it work and and it's tough you know I I I went broke during the eighties violence -- united started out as a farmer.
And -- you know -- I remember days in my thirties where I didn't have a car and a job and was you know shopping at thrift stores but you know I knew that I had the opportunity to make him in that country that gives us all the opportunities.
And I just take that a little bit of opportunity it made it into a big business.
You know besides all the political -- to receive this.
Remarks by the president generated -- your response generated.
Could I ask you something that I think is far bigger and dramatic in the untold story here.
How have you guy who dominates.
Small -- says.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Who knows the secret ingredient we have here in Nevada that we put into our candy you know lead -- candy every day -- and.
You know -- -- -- pretty thin Zelaya I don't know -- candy every day at the factory and.
You know it's it's great and it's great DNN Nevada and it's a great BN on this.
Republican National Convention I'm very proud and honored to be part of it.
Well Joseph your good sport and by the way.
That's the trick against one he -- -- then I got side I did it digits of that joke.
But again a great a great great video a great company and a great success story and you did that on hero young men and that's to be -- thank you very very much.
Thanks -- and come visit us in Reno Nevada it's.
Are well you've got to give me more than one -- -- numbers tell -- -- -- -- it's gonna be along they've got -- You've got a whole factory that you want.
There Don -- where there fox through on the way Joseph thank you very much.
