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21. Jason Easley writes about Rev Al catching Cantor's plagiarism of PBO's 2011 Speech..
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 10:00 PM
Feb 2013
Eric Cantor Rebrands the Republican Party by Plagiarizing a 2011 Obama Speech

There are 3 instances..

This is the First..
Obama called for every American to have a fair shot at success, “Well, it starts by making sure that everyone in America gets a fair shot at success. The truth is we’ll never be able to compete with other countries when it comes to who’s best at letting their businesses pay the lowest wages, who’s best at busting unions, who’s best at letting companies pollute as much as they want.”


It is clear that Eric Cantor plagiarized the president’s thoughts and language, but it goes much deeper than that.

Cantor plagiarized Obama’s speech with the intention of co-opting the president’s language. Eric Cantor wanted to attach the same stale Republican ideas to the language of Obama. A side by side comparison of the two speeches reveals the hollowness of this technique. Obama’s speech in Topeka followed the language with examples and policy proposals. Eric Cantor’s speech was full of attempts to relate to the common man and families, but specific ideas were mostly missing. This omission was intentional. Cantor is only interested in changing the tone of the Republican Party, not the policies.

Much morehttp://www.politicususa.com/eric-cantor-rebrands-republican-party-plagiarizing-2011-obama-speech.html

Cantor doesn't have an original bone in his body. he thinks his subjects are so dumb they'll follow him because he co-opts our popular President.
Excellent! NV Whino Feb 2013 #1
Reminds me somehow of "Raiders of the Lost Ark": "Top men... Top. Men." n/t Bossy Monkey Feb 2013 #2
Keep on keeping on liberal N proud Feb 2013 #3
lol! How true. k&r Little Star Feb 2013 #4
It's like reading an actual transcript of Cantor. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #5
RNC PR BS, cleanup in aisle R. tridim Feb 2013 #6
Well said! ffr Feb 2013 #23
He needs to go back to accusing Democrats of Republican tactics siligut Feb 2013 #7
ie: "We've got to lie better" n/t ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #8
LOL k&r FourScore Feb 2013 #9
He's one of the most mealy-mouth individuals I've ever had the displeasure of hearing. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #10
When he speaks, all I hear is, "Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb." valerief Feb 2013 #13
What is he, an anal gland? nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #11
The GOP expresses itself everyday through its leader.... workinclasszero Feb 2013 #12
You do that Eric. Tell us why you do what you do. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #14
Yeah, Cantor.. Please Explain to us, Better.. Cha Feb 2013 #15
"Why do we do what we do?" izzybeans Feb 2013 #16
His eyes are as dead libodem Feb 2013 #17
Make The Pie Higher thelordofhell Feb 2013 #18
It's OK but you have to change that last ballone...... wandy Feb 2013 #19
The GOP "midnight express"... mia Feb 2013 #20
Jason Easley writes about Rev Al catching Cantor's plagiarism of PBO's 2011 Speech.. Cha Feb 2013 #21
Sorry Eric, but we've figured out OnionPatch Feb 2013 #22
But, Eric, there was never any doubt about that. TomChicago Feb 2013 #24
"You know. Whatever Obama is for, we're against." tclambert Feb 2013 #25
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