EXCLUSIVE: McCain’s Foreign Affairs Speech Plagiarizes 1996 Address By Adm. Timothy Ziemer

[underpants]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/27/mccain-plagiarism/

These lines are not McCain’s own. As TP reader 5th Estate discovered, they were in fact taken largely from a 1996 speech by ret. Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer. Below is a comparison of McCain’s address yesterday with Ziemer’s in 1996:



Ziemer
War is awful and when nations seek to resolve their differences by fighting, a million tragedies ensue.
McCain
When nations seek to resolve their differences by force of arms, a million tragedies ensue.

Ziemer
War is wretched beyond description.
McCain
It might not be the worst thing to befall human beings, but it is wretched beyond all description.


Ziemer
Nothing, not the valor with which it is fought, nor the cause with which it serves can glorify war.
McCain
Not the valor with which it is fought nor the nobility of the cause it serves, can glorify war.


Nowhere in yesterday’s speech does McCain give credit to Ziemer. Additionally, it’s not the first occasion that McCain has stolen Ziemer’s words, as 5th Estate notes. McCain also used these words on Aug. 20, 2007:

[peace13]

1. Oops.

A Mister Speak.

[underpants]

3. Hahaha

A Mister Speak :rofl: too good

[malaise]

6. Great DUzy

:rofl:

[Greyskye]

2. Avast ye swabbies! Hand over your speeches!

[tabatha]

4. I liked this comment.

Now McCain has come down with “all Ziemer’s” disease. Geeze.

[malaise]

7. Very good

:D

[Supersedeas]

13. don't expect the GoP Cable Punditry to give this any merit--the man-crush on the maverick continues

[jayfish]

5. I Can Feel A Memory Hole Opening Up.

Expect this story to be covered not.

Jay

[malaise]

8. Send it to KO n/t

[annabanana]

9. Does he even HAVE

an email address?

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. KO got it

His staff follows twitter, digg, Kos and most of the progressive sites for news
I'm sure they will pull the video themselves.

[jayfish]

11. Don't Count On It.

(no pun intended) McCain is nigh untouchable.

Jay

[annabanana]

12. kickerino. . . . . . . . . . . n/t

[spanone]

14. let's see if this gets any media attention....

[opihimoimoi]

15. Skippin Learnin in School leads to cheating in life.....his grades reflect low

retention factor....

Now his speeches reflects low original thoughts...a copycat leader is NOT WHOT WE NEED

A war hero yes...but this is not the Count of Monte Christo