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Before Mitt Romney’s 47 percent comment gave it some competition, President Barack Obama’s “you didn’t build that” was the political gaffe of the year.

Obama said it this summer in a speech he gave referring to business owners, trying to espouse the idea that behind individual success is government infrastructure.

Not a terrible argument, but dreadfully worded by all accounts, igniting a firestorm of controversy that Republican opponents use against him to this day.

It also spawned this amazing viral video! Holla!

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The latest in a string of people with no particular affiliation using clips of a political candidate’s words to craft Internet classics, Hugh Atkin created this one.

An Australian lawyer and fan of political satire, Atkin hilariously took Obama’s “You didn’t build that” quote and spliced it together with other clips of the Prez.

The video, “U Didn’t Build That,” is set to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This,” with dance moves and amazingly detailed lyrical excerpts to boot.

If there’s one thing people across the political spectrum can agree on, it’s that this is freaking hysterical. “U Didn’t Build That” should be his official theme song.