Political Punch

The whole plagiarism business started by Hillary shows either she doesn't understand how politics (and perhaps the world at large too) works or she counts on us not to understand. Not good.

Despite the fact that sometimes Obama appears to do similar things as Clinton, he clearly does them without those two effects. I have yet to be given cause to doubt he understands how politics (and the world) works. I have yet to see him counting on us being clueless too. In fact, if anything, I see him encouraging more understanding, not less.

That makes a big difference.

Liar, liar, Pantsuit on fire!

TO DONE...

MY vote WILL go to McCain if Obama is the nominee. It is not normal to worship another human being, his campaign is nothing but a joke, celebrities give him money, etc.. so I am done too, and for the first time in my life will vote republican because I DO care about the USA...

You can still like someone and yet be angry with them when they LIE. I am sure Obama would do the same. He controls himself for the press, but lets it all out during his rallys. Don't you all think that a person has the right to be angry about something? First, people complain Hillary is a robot, then when she shows feelings, she is attacked. Give me a break and grow up.

Clinton Voters: 10,669,456

Hopefully all these votes will go to McCain if Obama is the candidate. For these were votes against Obama....Screw the democratic party at this point...They have screwed all of us who have stayed with them for many lost national elections...We took a chance on Carter and that got us in more turmoil and only 4 years....Here we go again!!

Perhaps the speech writer should come with up a different speech for a different candidate. The future president of United States should not be a product of mass production. He/she should have a better judgment to provide a unique identity of his own. Senator Obama is not running for the governor of Mass but president of US. He should be held to a higher standard.

Where does the speech writer place in all of this? Seems the candidates are using writers' words and taking them as their own.

To be silly and follow on the academic example what would happen if your professor found out you were paying somebody to write your papers?

Face it folks, Hillary scored one on Obama - this vitriolic reaction is more appropriate to the neo-conservatives. We elected the last president based upon emotional choices - and look where we are now. Can we go back to talk about real issues?

What makes Obama wrong does not make Hillary right and vice versa. There is a morale standard here. It is very courageous for Obama to admit he is wrong using "patented" expression without citation. But the spin afterwards is less genuine. Try this with your professor and tell him/her that your classmates gave you the permission to copy paragraphs from his/her term paper for the assignment. Perhaps you can try to use the same logic to justify plagarism. Curious about the outcome of that argument.

The ironic thing about her complaining about plagarism is the fact that her big moment at the end of the debate was directly taken from her husband in '92. I like how nobody ran that clip over and over to show that she's doing the same thing.

And plagarism is taking something unlawfully from another. If using Duval's words is plagarism (after he told Obama to use them) then candidates should have to give credit to their speechwriters so that nobody accuses them of plagarism. And that's just as ridiculous.

I think it is very important to clarify what is plagiarism. "Hello", "Good morning" or "shame on you" is NOT plagiarism. Plagiarism happens when someone tries to make a point, an argument or statement by copying what have been stated by others without citing the resources in a passage. Senator Obama has correctly admitted he committed plagiarism without giving credit to governor Deval Patrick. Case closed. It is true that we have a finite number of words in English language. But there can be infinite number of combinations of words or constructions to make sentences or paragraphs powerful or meaningless. Be yourself by using your own words not copying others.

"I was honoured to be with you, Senator Obama..." then less than 48 hours later, "SHAME ON YOU, BARACK OBAMA!". Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That ALL men are created equal" I seem to recall that these words were written 232 years ago by Thomas Jefferson.

Just reading through the comments and noticed that one post refers to former President Bill Clinton as "Billy the perv."

From what I read on another site, the results of the Larry Sinclair polygraph tests will be out Monday or Tuesday.

Perhaps we can subdue the name calling and wait to define what a "perv" is until then.

Rules. Since when did rules mean anything to the Clinton or Obama campaigns?

The rules have all changed with the Nader announcement. The independent vote has direction.

SHAME ON YOU HILLY!

Hilly's new strategy is to show anger and wait for Barack Obama to show the same level of hostility that Obama shows. Then angry Hillary Rodham Clinton can cry and scold Barack Obama for attacking her, and act as though she is the white southern bell being attacks by the angry mid-west black man.

Yes her strategy just 10 days before the Ohio and Texas primaries is an 11th hour attempt to build a new color arousal effort to save her campaign. Check out her out of control non-presidential demeanor and agitation. Is this the type of person that you want as Commander and Chief?

Nope..changing the rules again. FL and MI KNEW the cost and decided to pay it. The only fair way would be another primary in both states. BUT I fully expect the clinton kool aid drinkers to try to steal the election with this...won't work though as the America people are speaking out! LOUDLY.

The solution to the Michigan Florida issue is to let all the delegates go as uncommitteds. If Obama thinks he can get them to vote for him, then let him try.

These people who put their names forward and were voted for as delegates should be allowed to go to convention.

Compare it with US population Population U.S. 303,501,615 from census dot gov.

Don't know what country you were living in, Sam, but George Bush the elder only served one term before being ousted by the Clinton machine. For most people that would equal 4 years.

Granted, he was Vice President for Ronald Reagan for 8 years, but that isn't quite the same. Ask Al Gore.

Go Nader!