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Title: Obama plagiarized 'lipstick speech'?
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worldnetdaily
URL Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74881
Published: Sep 10, 2008
Author: Aaron Klein
Post Date: 2008-09-10 20:37:00 by A K A Stone
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Remarks by Sen. Barack Obama yesterday leading up to his controversial "lipstick on a pig" jab at the McCain campaign mirror almost word-for-word a political cartoon published last week in the Washington Post. Much has been made of Obama criticizing McCain's idea of "change" by stating, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig." Taking it as an attack McCain's vice-presidential running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, the campaign responded with a video on the Internet today. But less attention has been paid to Obama's statements just preceding the lipstick reference, which appear to be an un-attributed copy of the caption in a Washington Post political cartoon by Tom Toles Sept. 5. Obama stated yesterday: "'Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy and Karl Rove-style politics – we're really going to shake things up in Washington!' That's not change ... you know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig." WND ELECTION 2008 Obama plagiarized 'lipstick speech'? Comments almost word-for-word copy of Washington Post political cartoon Posted: September 10, 2008 4:23 pm Eastern By Aaron Klein © 2008 WorldNetDaily Remarks by Sen. Barack Obama yesterday leading up to his controversial "lipstick on a pig" jab at the McCain campaign mirror almost word-for-word a political cartoon published last week in the Washington Post. Much has been made of Obama criticizing McCain's idea of "change" by stating, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig." Taking it as an attack McCain's vice-presidential running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, the campaign responded with a video on the Internet today. But less attention has been paid to Obama's statements just preceding the lipstick reference, which appear to be an un-attributed copy of the caption in a Washington Post political cartoon by Tom Toles Sept. 5. Obama stated yesterday: "'Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy and Karl Rove-style politics – we're really going to shake things up in Washington!' That's not change ... you know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig." (Story continues below) The political cartoon, also mocking McCain's and Palin's concept of change, stated four days earlier: "Watch out, Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy policy and social issues and tax policy and foreign policy and Supreme Court appointments and Rove-style politics, we're coming in there to shake things up!" The similarities between the cartoon and Obama's speech were first noticed by users at the Free Republic website.
Poster Comment: So Biden is rubbing off on Obama.
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