UNBELIEVABLE!! Hillary Copies Bill Clinton Speech Verbatim in her closing remarks (MUST-SEE VIDEO)

[Dems Will Win]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ7Cs3QvT3U

OK the "Plagiarism" issue is now completely DEAD.

Can we get back to the issues now? Like Hillary's vote for Iraq or her helping Indian outsourcers?

[jasmine621]

1. It was not verbatim. Please stop this bull crap. nt

[ClassWarrior]

4. Now it's bull crap?

:eyes:

NGU.

[Dems Will Win]

9. Oh come on! She says "The hits I've taken in... are nothing compared", etc.

She changed "this campaign" into "life". The point is borrowing speech motifs is not plagiarism. WHat got Biden into trouble was he denied it at first!

[catgirl]

29. Neither was Obama's words

And her little sensitive words at the end of the debate were John Edwards words!

[babylonsister]

2. Close enough; she's not very original, is she. nt

[AtomicKitten]

3. She should be choking on her hypocrisy.

[HeraldSquare212]

5. emotion you can xerox

[MonkeyFunk]

6. You should look up what "verbatim" means

[earthside]

7. Oh My Goodness.

Message to Hillary Clinton(s): people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[Dems Will Win]

10. Especially throw stones from inside the glass house!

[zanne]

8. WOW!

Very similar...very. Not verbatim, but the message is exactly the same. (Maybe it's supposed to be OK because it's hubby).

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. Unbelievably distorted OP

First, nothing was repeated verbatim. There was no word for word repeating of what Bill Clinton said, there are clear similarities. Second it was either one or two sentances that are similar, not "a speech". Even the MSM controversies over this type thing at least mention "parts of" when they make this stuff an issue. Some think, by the way, that Hilary may have penned the original while working together with Bill on his campaign.

[Dems Will Win]

12. Why didn't she stop and say as my husband said once?

She was trying to make everyone think she came up with it, when she was obviously copying Bill's 92 speech.

So she's as bad as Obama, which means it's all actually OK!

[Straight Shooter]

17. Bill's '92 speech. Sixteen years ago.

Sixteen long years ago. It's a pretty safe bet Bill and Hillary worked on that speech together.

[Dems Will Win]

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[marshall]

15. So then Bill is the plagiarist?

Charges of plagiarism are going to start flying. They all better duck.

[Tom Rinaldo]

21. Obama doesn't write all his own speeches either.

Wasn't there a post about his main speech writer? I forgot to actually read it when I saw it, but isn't he in his mid twenties? I don't ever assume that someone is too young to make critically important contributions to politics.

[Sulawesi]

16. No, this seems like the EXACT thing she has complained about w/Obama...great OP

[whatchamacallit]

22. Quick, fax your theory over to the campaign so they can add it to their mountain of lies!

[grantcart]

42. true but Hillary set up watching Youtube as being a definitive source

and the perception is that she is being hypocritical - they must have known that today the youtubes would be coming out enmasse.

[BeyondGeography]

13. Key difference from the video: Bill's original speech was apparently delivered underwater

[Emit]

51. !

:spray:

And I ask myself why I keep reading GD: P

Gems like this, which rise above the fray

[quantass]

14. Yes it was defnitely "borrowed" -- very similar indeed. Good Find!

[maddiejoan]

18. Unbelievable!!!

Ya know what's unbelievable?

You equating THAT with Obama using a recycled campaign in total.

[babylonsister]

24. In total? Surely you jest! The guy is genuine; deal with that. nt

[maddiejoan]

35. Sorry.

That's just not what I see, when I see Obama.

[babylonsister]

36. OK.

Your opinion is as valid as mine.

[maddiejoan]

37. Thank you

That's all I'm saying.

[bvar22]

46. That is not entirely true, babylonsister.

Opinions based on truth and observable fact are more valid than those based on fantasy and denial.

She is entitled to an opinion, but saying her opinion is as valid as yours is like saying the Swiftboaters opinion was as valid as Kerry's rebuttal.

[whatchamacallit]

19. They'll dismiss this out one side of their mouths while spewing more plagiarism smears out the other

:mad: : :puke: :mad:

[nickn777]

20. Still wondering WHY she chose Bill's speech

she must have known this would come back at her today

Her attempt to "connect" with everyone on an intense, emotional level was nothing more than recycled garbage from Bill's campaign.

[Dems Will Win]

23. That's what really blew my mind - she charges Xerox then copies Bill word for word

Does she think we are all idiots?? We know how to Google...

[Kali]

25. gee I can't believe two politicians with similar views would sound alike

much less two people married for more than 20 years

[Dems Will Win]

26. Will Bill sue her for plagiarism?? He used to be a lawyer before he was disbarred in disgrace.

[RoadRage]

27. "The Hits I've Taken" = 4 words.. "Just Words" = 2 words.. Hill is twice as bad as Obama!!

SHE BROUGHT THIS CRAP ON HERSELF!

SHE WAS DUMB ENOUGH TO GO AFTER OBAMA WITH THE STUPID "XEROX" LINE

SHE USED HER HUSBANDS LINES WORD FOR WORD

SHE'S BEING CALLED ON IT - AS SHE SHOULD!!!!

It's like calling your opponent out for sleeping with a mistress, and then being caught in bed with your own mistress the next week. That's what this is.. it's COMPLETE HYPOCRICY... it's why people DO NOT LIKE THE CLINTONTS!

Shit like this is why people hate politics.. and Clinton flung the first fist full of mud.. and it turns out she's sitting in a big pile of her own.

This is going to be the moment that seals the Obama win.

[Dems Will Win]

32. what I thought - this UNNBELIEVABLE hypocrisy signs, seals and delivers this campaign to Obama

[tishaLA]

28. Paul Begala was on Stephanie Miller

and said that he, in fact, wrote those words. He also said that these charges of "plagiarism"--on both sides (although I haven't actually seen the Obama camp press this as the Clinton camp did)--are ludicrous. He said there are no such things as original ideas in politics, that everyone steals constantly, and that the whole thing is a non-starter.

He said that the way he does this himself is, the first time he says something, he says, "As my friend Bill Clinton says, 'Things are tough all over.'" Second time: "As a friend of mine says, 'Things are tough all over.'" After that: "As I've always said, 'Things are tough all over.'" The perfect, cynical response to a foolish, cynical political charge.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

31. Begala's a funny guy...

I'd love to see him with a show on MSNBC or wherever.

[nickn777]

33. Nice spin from one of the slimiest in the business...

he knows she f'd up....

[mzmolly]

30. Yikes guys. Hillary is mourning the loss of an officer who led her motorcade.

Can't we chill on the political attacks for a moment?

[GarbagemanLB]

34. There are other threads for that. This blatant hypocrisy must be shown to everyone.

[mzmolly]

40. Ah yes and it MUST be shown immediately!

:eyes:

[whatchamacallit]

41. Exploiting tragedy to gain a free pass are we? n/t

[mzmolly]

44. Yeah, that might make sense

except I'm supporting Obama currently.

[LadyVT]

38. Leave the most beautiful moment of all the debates alone.

[Dems Will Win]

43. Uh -- it now looks like it was the most hypocritical and phony moment of the entire night.

Time changes everything...

[dionysus]

47. LEAVE HILLARY ALONE!!

SHE'S DONE STUFF!

HOW DARE THOSE BASTARDS BOO HER!!!

[Alexander]

48. The most beautiful moment was her getting booed for negative attacks.

I said "She just lost the nomination right there".

[faithfulcitizen]

39. LOL- Should words criticizing your opponent's campaign of words not being his own words, be HER own...

:crazy: haha

[TexanDem]

45. Why doesn't the media pounce on this?

When I heard it on CNN and then on Olbermann, they made mention of it, then went on like it was nothing. Where's the outrage at her hypocracy??? Isn't this far worse than an exuberant victory yell that they crucified Howard Dean for??? Why isn't it being plastered on every news show! Granted it wasn't word for word, but neither was what Obama said. What a hypocrit! I knew she'd try "crying" again; but I gave her credit that she'd use her own thoughts. Her shining moment was "stolen"! Geez!

[Dems Will Win]

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