As we told you in our campaign trail update, Barack Obama was in
Wisconsin over the weekend; and yesterday, he gave a
speech that sounded very familiar. Well, besides the fact that it
was a compilation of references to some of the most recognizable
phrases in American history (from the Declaration of
Independence; FDR's inaugural address; MLK,
Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech)...it was almost identical
to the speech Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick gave before he was
historically elected the first African American governor of his
state.
Maybe Obama's speech writer(s) figured: if it worked
for Patrick...?
Here is what Democratic politician Deval Patrick
said on October 15th, 2006, in his pre-election rally: "I hear it a
lot...all I have to offer is words. Just words. 'We hold these
truths to be self-evident.' Just words. Just words. 'We
have nothing to fear but fear itself.' '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."
"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?"
Check out the video
comparison:
This is kind of funny, because I've said all along that
the things that come out of Obama's mouth seem like just pretty
words. Not that plagiarism is funny. And you cannot convince
me that they both picked those three quotes out of all America's historic speeches and documents, put
them together, and added the "Just words?" tagline purely by
coincidence.
Although it could have been one of Barack's
speechwriters (not to burst your bubble, but he doesn't write
all of that pretty prose).
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