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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:55 PM Original message |
Judge for yourself. Watch Obama's "Don't Tell Me Words Don't Matter!" speech |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's the one where he compares Himself to Dr King, FDR, and Jefferson. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You tried that one today, already. He was speaking of the power of wrods. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. MLK's most notable "deeds" were giving great speeches. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Jesus. Get yourself to the library and LEARN something about Dr. King. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I'm not in love with Obama. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Whatever. Go get a book. Read it. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Is your point that leading marches is better than giving speeches? NT |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. pitiful |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. are you for real? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Using that logic... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. ha ha, but obama is a mlk |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. OBAMA AGREES TO ANOTHER DEBATE |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. So |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I hate to tell you but the word "so" has been previously used by me |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. If he does do this in the future, the crowd would cheer and roar |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Especially |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. And did you see the posting here about Clinton's ghost writer for her It Takes a Village book? |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. You do know what a ghostwriter is, don't you? You pay them. Plagiarism is fraud and theft. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Taking one paragraph for a speech is bad, |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Eric, taht's what ghostwiters do. They get paid for being "ghosts" not co-authors. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I don't consider it ethical to publish a book.... |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. OK, I see it's over your head. Ask around for directions to that library, They have books. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. You do know don't you that Clinton denied there ever was a ghostwriter? |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I'm sorry you don't know the difference between hiring a ghostwriter and plagiarism. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. And I'm sorry that you don't demand that your candidate be honest |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Perhaps you should invest in a Dictionary? Or night school? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. She denid that there was a ghostwriter when she was asked. She lied. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. OK. You hire a ghost writer so no one knows you didn't write the book your self. |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Audacity of Plagarism....Joe biden called Obama and told |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. And having Dukakis instead of Biden as the 1988 candidate... |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Did Deval Patrick attribute the words to the originals ...? |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I know |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
28. Boston Globe April 2007: |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. Or Maybe He Could've Come Up With Something Original? Not Too Much To Ask, Right? |
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