So much for that
Folks were talking about Hillary Clinton's closing statement, as well as her 'Xerox' line from last night's debate. The funny thing is that, well, she's guilty of the same silly thing she's accusing Barack Obama of ...
Hillary Clinton (last night): You know, the hits I’ve taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country.
Bill Clinton (1992): The hits that I took in this election are nothing compared to the hits the people of this state and this country have been taking for a long time.
Hillary Clinton (last night): You know, the hits I’ve taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country.
Bill Clinton (1992): The hits that I took in this election are nothing compared to the hits the people of this state and this country have been taking for a long time.
posted by Jmac at 9:28 AM
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Hat tip to TPM.
So she is a broken record. Who hasn't repeated themselves over time - afterall, what is old is new again. At least she is using her own words again.
However, I still am very uncomfortable with the "Just Words" speech that was similiar/borrowed/stolen/plagerized from Dean Patrick. Yes, he apoligized and I understand that Dean Patrick isn't too bothered by the reuse of his message - but isn't that more like asking for forgiveness than permission? Not what I am looking for after the mentality of the last 8 years.
Dang it! I forgot to credit them.
Thanks for the reminder Darren.
Paveplanet, my point is that this whole thing is silly. She borrowed from her husband (and it also has themes of John Edwards too), but so what? Obama and Deval Patrick are good friends and shared information (there are instances where Patrick used some of Obama's material from prior to that). It was consensual on both parts, and that's what matters.
Technically, he didn't apologize, and he shouldn't have to (and she shouldn't either).
And, to be fair, I thought that closing was very gracious and to be applauded. It's being interpreted as a concession speech, so it might backfire on her.
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Dude, are you OK?
This definitely demonstrates how stupid the whole thing is. On Meet the Press this morning they referenced a 20+ year old article by William Safire where he talked about lifting a line from an FDR speech, so he apologized to FDR's speechwriter, who then admitted to having stolen the phrase from a speech in 1876. Certain political constructions and themes are near-universal and the notion that anyone has ownership of phrases like "'I have a dream' isn't just words" or "no matter what happens I'll be fine" is ridiculous.
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