Saturday, February 23, 2008

Borrowing 'just words'

It seems that Obama has been accused of plagiarism. Him and Deval Patrick happened to have used the same exact speech, where both invoke the words of FDR, MLK and JFK. Although Senator Obama says that he was not only given permission to use the same speech, but that his close friend Deval actually recommended for him to do so doesn’t seem to be enough for Senator Clinton. What has befuddled everybody is not just the accusation, but the fact that both speakers invoke some of the greatest lines throughout history. If we want to go about accusing everyone, Hillary, we’ll never get around to it. While Senator Clinton has a good point of using your own words throughout a campaign, what’s the big taboo on referring to some of the best-known and loved leaders of this country? Was Obama not in fact likened to Kennedy’s face of change? These effective speech tactics work- why not use them to mobilize your audience. The Clinton camp must be getting to the end of their rope. Now they’re just trying to tie a knot and hang on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wLjiq7lN1A

Nadia S.

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