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Did Obama Plagiarize Patrick?
Did Barack Obama lift material from his close friend, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick? Depends on what your definition of plagiarize is. Patrick says it's not plagiarism because he and Obama share ideas all the time.The Clinton campaign claims he did.
Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson told Politico, "When an author plagiarizes from another author there is damage done to two different parties. One is to the person he plagiarized from. The other is to the reader."
A video circulating on the web shows Patrick speaking at a campaign rally in 2006, followed by a clip of Obama speaking Saturday night in Wisconsin. Patrick said:
But her dismissive point, and I hear it a lot from her staff, is that all I have to offer is words - just words. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, [applause and cheers] that all men are created equal." [Sustained applause and cheers.] Just words – just words! "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Just words! "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Just words! "I have a dream." Just words!Obama said:
Don't tell me words don't matter! "I have a dream." Just words. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Just words! "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Just words - just speeches!Patrick issued a statement defending Obama:
Senator Obama and I are longtime friends and allies. We often share ideas about politics, policy and language. The argument in question, on the value of words in the public square, is one about which he and I have spoken frequently before. Given the recent attacks from Sen. Clinton, I applaud him [for] responding in just the way he did.Obama's campaign shot back with a release showing "a couple of places Clinton freely borrowed rhetoric from Obama..."
Obama's campaign also pointed to this video of Hillary Clinton using Obama's phrase "Fired up and ready to go".
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JOHN
3:47PM Feb 18th 2008
YES,OBAMA DID.
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Simon Vouet
3:57PM Feb 18th 2008
What Obama did is called PLAGIARISM !!!!!! What a "trustworthy" guy !!!!!
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(0) Diane
3:59PM Feb 18th 2008
Actions speak louder than words!!! Vote Hillary!!!!
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(0) Karen Snyder
4:04PM Feb 18th 2008
Sure looks did Obama plagiarized in his speech. Is that how he would run the government? Using the words of others to solve problems. We need a thinker in the Presidential Office. We need Hiliary!! She has the experience to do the job.
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(0) bonnie
4:06PM Feb 18th 2008
That's why everyone says he is such an eloquent speaker, he steals from everyone else. I remeber a few very bad grades in college trying the same BS...VOTE HILLARY
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(0) power to all the people
4:06PM Feb 18th 2008
There is no theft of ideas here. This is an invented created crapfest for the Hillary lovers who can't bare to face that their "sure thing" election may well be destroyed by this upstart back man!
There is nothing new under the sun. Shakespeare was the last guy who had any originality. Obama is indeed very trustworthy. He did not steal what was not owned. The Clinton camp is doing all they can to try to lower Obama's character to that of Hillary's. Is it plagarism when Hillary rehashes statements made by her freakin husband?
Obama, you are a testament to the future. They will attack you, but in the end they will learn to love you because when it is all said and done you are much more honest and straighforward than any Clinton can be!!! Barak you are the fufutre!
There is nothing new under the sun. Shakespeare was the last guy who had any originality. Obama is indeed very trustworthy. He did not steal what was not owned. The Clinton camp is doing all they can to try to lower Obama's character to that of Hillary's. Is it plagarism when Hillary rehashes statements made by her freakin husband?
Obama, you are a testament to the future. They will attack you, but in the end they will learn to love you because when it is all said and done you are much more honest and straighforward than any Clinton can be!!! Barak you are the fufutre!
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(0) PARMA23
4:05PM Feb 18th 2008
Barack Obama, Democrat
Obama has a large, stately brick home on Chicago's South Side with an estimated value of $1.9 million. The Chicago Tribune describes it as a "96-year-old Georgian revival home that has four fireplaces, glass-door bookcases fashioned from Honduran mahogany, and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar."
Barack would you please tell me again about your humble beginnings and your years organizing and being a civil right lawyer and not going after the money, how you are not part of the status quo
Obama has a large, stately brick home on Chicago's South Side with an estimated value of $1.9 million. The Chicago Tribune describes it as a "96-year-old Georgian revival home that has four fireplaces, glass-door bookcases fashioned from Honduran mahogany, and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar."
Barack would you please tell me again about your humble beginnings and your years organizing and being a civil right lawyer and not going after the money, how you are not part of the status quo
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(0) charles Monaghan
4:06PM Feb 18th 2008
Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, RI and others...remember what the blacks did to us in Alabama, La., S.C., DC, Marland, Va and other black states...they played the race card....now it's your turn to stand up and play the same game...play the race card called "WHITE"...I know it's not what intelligent people like you would normally do but they drew first blood...they voted black for black now we vote white for white...PLEASE save our country...it's not too late.
God Bless............GO FOR IT....
God Bless............GO FOR IT....
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(0) JIM
4:08PM Feb 18th 2008
YES YES YES
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(0) regdude907
4:10PM Feb 18th 2008
It doesn't surprise me at all - just like the Larry Sinclair thing burning up the internet now. He's filed a lawsuit in Minnesota claiming that in 1999 he and Obama did coke and had sex. But for some reason the mainstream media is not picking it up. It's beyond gossip and innuendo if it has become a legal issue now. Could it be that the press - who has been shoving Obama down our throats for several months now don't want to shame their golden boy????
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(0) Kip
4:10PM Feb 18th 2008
That's O.K. MLK plagiarized some his work too.
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(0) Marilyn B
4:13PM Feb 18th 2008
No matter your Party, the man we need to be President is Gov. Mike Huckabee. He is a man of ideas (his own and mutually-agreed-upon good ones) and a proven track record of accomplishments. Go to his web site for information. You cannot expect the truth from those the truth would hurt. Give Hope a second chance, vote Mike Huckabee for President.
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(0) Rosie
4:12PM Feb 18th 2008
Obama does not answer hard question. All he says is change. Change to what? I want specifics.
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(0) PARMA23
4:14PM Feb 18th 2008
Oprah, thanks for giving us this man that is going to tear our country apart with his race-baiting and his pied piper act
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(0) Katherine
4:34PM Feb 18th 2008
Obama supporters don't know or care about the issues, because if they did, they would look critically at the issues and resign themselves to the fact that Hillary's outline for solving America's problems is extremely efficient, detailed, specific, and far superior to that of Obama's WEAK, generic, unacceptable and vague offering.
He's a copycat....how can the second-rate copy compare to the original mind who was innovative enough to form the original solution?
Obama lists problems that America has, and then says "I'll change all of that," HOW you freakin' BS ARTIST??
Obama is the pied-piper. Stop being brainwashed by Obama's dangerous and creepy cult of personality campaign. Rub the stars out of your eyes--it's blinding you. Stop swimming in this media tsunami called Obamanation, and clear out your ears. Just stop...and pay attention, and do what is right for the country.
HILLARY 08!!!
Obama is the pied piper.
He's a copycat....how can the second-rate copy compare to the original mind who was innovative enough to form the original solution?
Obama lists problems that America has, and then says "I'll change all of that," HOW you freakin' BS ARTIST??
Obama is the pied-piper. Stop being brainwashed by Obama's dangerous and creepy cult of personality campaign. Rub the stars out of your eyes--it's blinding you. Stop swimming in this media tsunami called Obamanation, and clear out your ears. Just stop...and pay attention, and do what is right for the country.
HILLARY 08!!!
Obama is the pied piper.
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(0) cgnews
4:16PM Feb 18th 2008
Who really knows this Obama character?? He just appears out of nowhere, and people are falling for it. He scares the *** out of me. People, be very afraid of this character. From what I've seen of him, he mimics famous democrats or people, and his people thinks he is smart? and an eloquent speaker?? PLEASE!@ He's an idiot, and if he wins, everyone will be sorry!An eloquent,mimicked, and emotionally charged speech does make a good president. And I agree with whoever stated in the comments about his "humble upbringing" LOLOL what a liar this Obama character is.
Get real people. Pay attention to what you are doing. Mr. Barack Hussein Obama - nice, loyal American name - don't you think??
Get real people. Pay attention to what you are doing. Mr. Barack Hussein Obama - nice, loyal American name - don't you think??
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(0) Katherine
4:36PM Feb 18th 2008
Obama supporters don't know or care about the issues, because if they did, they would look critically at the issues and resign themselves to the fact that Hillary's outline for solving America's problems is extremely efficient, detailed, specific, and far superior to that of Obama's WEAK, generic, unacceptable and vague offering.
He's a copycat....how can the second-rate copy compare to the original mind who was innovative enough to form the original solution?
Obama lists problems that America has, and then says "I'll change all of that," HOW you freakin' BS ARTIST??
Obama is the pied-piper. Stop being brainwashed by Obama's dangerous and creepy cult of personality campaign. Rub the stars out of your eyes--it's blinding you. Stop swimming in this media tsunami called Obamanation, and clear out your ears. Just stop...and pay attention, and do what is right for the country.
HILLARY 08!!!
Obama is the pied piper.
He's a copycat....how can the second-rate copy compare to the original mind who was innovative enough to form the original solution?
Obama lists problems that America has, and then says "I'll change all of that," HOW you freakin' BS ARTIST??
Obama is the pied-piper. Stop being brainwashed by Obama's dangerous and creepy cult of personality campaign. Rub the stars out of your eyes--it's blinding you. Stop swimming in this media tsunami called Obamanation, and clear out your ears. Just stop...and pay attention, and do what is right for the country.
HILLARY 08!!!
Obama is the pied piper.
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(0) carol vega
11:51AM Feb 19th 2008
When Governor Patrick says that he and his friend Obama share ideas all the time, that is good enough for me. The accusations against Obama in this matter are coming from the Hillary camp. Talk about grabbing at straws! Hillary, you should think up something better, like calling Obama a closet fat guy.
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(0) jpgoodrow
4:22PM Feb 18th 2008
OBAMA ALSO STOLE 'YES WE CAN' from Louisiana GOP Governor Jindal's last campaign. OOOPS! Does Obama have any ideas that actually belong to him?
If the rubber-stamping media would detach its lips from Obama's arse for a few minutes they would already have known that... or did they?
HILLARY '08
The RIGHT Choice
If the rubber-stamping media would detach its lips from Obama's arse for a few minutes they would already have known that... or did they?
HILLARY '08
The RIGHT Choice
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(0) RAYNELL
7:05PM Feb 18th 2008
ARE YOU PLAYING WORDS ARE WHAT SHE IS GIVING YOU HE IS GIVING YOU FACTS WORDS HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGE IN THIS COUNRTY FAR AS YOU FOOLS TALKING RACE YOU WANT AREASON TO FIGHT WE HAVE FORGAVE YOU ALREADY THIS IS A NEW DAY WE LOVE YOU OBAMA (WE HAVE A DREAM )AN IT IS HERE (ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL )(IF YOU DO NOT STAND FOR SOMTHING YOU WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING )WORDS THAT WE LIVE BY PEACE OBAMA YES WE CAN
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