Obama and Plagiarism

Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: I Can Has Specifics?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hey, kids! Are you all strung out on that Hope that Democratic candidate/pusherman Barack Obama has been selling? Heading into the long, dark, teati...

Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

More Charges Of "Plagiarism," Even Worse Evidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


"Plagiarism-gate," or whatever moniker is given to revelations that Sen. Barack Obama borrowed other politician's words, continued on Wednesday, despi...

Jason Linkins

MoDo Manages To Diminish The 'Plagiarism' Discourse Even Further

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


No matter where you might stand on the issue of Barack Obama and Deval Patrick sharing choice bon mots with one another, it's likely that everyone can...

Barack Obama And Why It Matters That He Plagiarized A Speech (At Least One That We Know Of)

Sylvia Welsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sylvia Welsh

Mr. Obama's dismissal of this fraudulent act and his other as "no big deals" undermines what parents and teachers have been trying to teach their kids about honesty and integrity, sometimes against very strong odds.

Ex-Clinton Speechwriter: "So Silly To Accuse Obama Of Plagiarism"

The New Republic | David Kusnet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


We asked former Bill Clinton speechwriter David Kusnet if today's plagiarism accusations against Barack Obama were justified. In his mind, was what Ob...

Jason Linkins

John McCain Is Apparently A Plagiarist, Too

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


If you remember, coming out of the Potomac Primaries, the Clinton campaign promised an increase focus on specifics over speeches, which is why they ha...

Jason Linkins

Obama, Patrick Collaboration Noted Specifically By Globe Back In April 2007

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fresh accusations of plagiarism are being hurled at Barack Obama for his use of language on the stump that directly mirrors speeches given by Massachu...

Sam Stein

Nasty Clinton-Obama Fight Descends To "Plagiarism" Accusations

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The two Democratic presidential campaigns traded accusations on Monday that each candidate had lifted language from other politicians, with a Clinton ...