Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama from Illinois is accused of plagiarizing speeches from a 2006 speech by Deval Patrick, the Democratic governor of Massachusetts. The Obama speech entitled Words Matter was delivered in Feb. 16, 2008 during a meeting in Wisconsin and had several similarities with the Patrick speech delivered in 2006.
Particularly noticeable are the passages wherein both Obama and Patrick list famous historical quotes such as I have a dream, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and We have nothing to fear but fear itself in an effort to demonstrate the power of words.
Both speeches were delivered in an effort to defend the use of speeches and rhetoric as a campaign strategy. Obama has recently received criticism from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Clintons side claims that Obama does not have enough political experience to be able to act as a president and that his campaign was built solely on words.
In response, Obama delivered his Words Matter speech wherein he insists that words have the power to change minds and inspire citizens. The Clinton campaign then latched on to the accusation of...
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