Maybe it’s a mini-controversy/scandal that’s only making news because there are few developments to feed the news beast at the moment or maybe it’s an example of some lack of judgment that might just be important for a potential president.
At issue, the remarkable similarity between some recent Barack Obama speeches and those made by Massachusetts Governor and Obama supporter Deval Patrick
Watch the videos below and judge for yourself.
No big deal?
Just don't try to tell that to Joe Biden, who had to drop his first bid to become president in 1987 after it was discovered that he had copied lines from a speech made by British politician Neil Kinnock.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Obama Echoes Patrick: It's Not Plagiarism, It's an Homage
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Funny thing is, when you watch the videos, Deval Patrick is actually better at delivering his own lines than Obama is at repeating them, kind of like the real thing versus a cover band.
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