Ward remarks close to Obama speech

[ccharles000]

Idaho Republican Vaughn Ward has already come under fire for mimicking other candidates’ policy language on his website, but now the congressional candidate is facing accusations of plagiarizing from another source: President Barack Obama.

In a kickoff speech for his campaign in January, Ward used language that closely followed Obama’s 2004 speech to the Democratic National Convention, and a conservative Idaho blog spliced together the two sets of remarks to show their similarities, accusing Ward of cribbing from Obama’s remarks.

Here’s what Obama said in 2004: “As we stand at the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us. If you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt the people will rise up in November and this country will reclaim its promise and out of this long political darkness, a brighter day will come.”

And here’s what Ward said in January: “As we stand on the crossroads of history, I know we can make the right choice and meet the challenges that lay before us. If you feel the same urgency and the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt that our voices will be heard in November. And our country will reclaim its promise and out of this darkness, a better day is on the horizon.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37688.html

[niceypoo]

1. Maybe Obama plagiarized Ward's speech

:sarcasm:

[FrenchieCat]

2. Gawd....so obvious.

What a sleazeball!

[Thrill]

3. OUCH

[opihimoimoi]

4. Not even Minor League...its SO OBVIOUS...He is UNABLE to express his own...must borrow?

REJECT

NEXT!!!