Clinton Camp Says Obama Plagiarized in Speech

Senator Hillary Clinton gave a campaign speech on Monday, and in which had accused Senator Barack Obama for plagiarizing in his speech in Milwaukee this weekend. Obama says he knows he should've given credit to Deval Patrick. Obama also claims to have heard Clinton say his lines "It's time to turn the page" and "Fired up and ready to go".
“Don’t tell me words don’t matter, ‘I have a dream.’ Just words? ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.’ Just words? ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself.’ Just words? Just speeches?” These were the words that Barack Obama is being accused of plagiarizing. Apparently Deval Patrick had used a speech very similar in his race during 2006. Senator Barack Obama said this accusation was "absurd", "desperate", and that Senator Hillary Clinton was "carrying it too far." Obama claimed that he and Deval Patrick “trade ideas all the time.” Senator Hillary Clinton said that Barack Obama's speeches might be better but that she is better at solving problems.
I really liked this article, because it's a mistake anyone could make. People can accidentally forget to give credit to someone and be accused of plagiarism. I agree with Senator Barack Obama that Hillary Clinton was in fact "carrying it too far." I don't think that Obama was trying to get by with everyone thinking he came up with the speech on his own. He knows he's in the spotlight and everyone is watching everything he does and says.


Clinton Camp Says Obama Plagiarized in Speech