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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Here's a question: what does anyone remember about Biden's campaign in 2008? [View all]Cha
(298,021 posts)63. There's this report on the Neil Kinnock "plagiarism..
On Joe Biden's Plagiarism, tempests in teapots
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Joe was twice accused of, and acknowledged (in a loose sense), plagiarizing; one time what he said, the other what he wrote.
It's hardly as bad as it seems; the first was a one off where he cited in a speech a british member of parliament Neil Kinnock's speech, forgetting that day to note Neil, whereas Joe had indeed credited Neil in six previous incidences of the very speech.
The second was as a freshman in college, claiming he was unfamiliar with the rules for citing sources, quelle surprise, happens regularly to freshman college students. Sophomores too.
The plagiarism accusations in the Kinnock-Biden case revolved around a speech which Neil Kinnock made to the Labour Party congress. When {Kinnock} asked in his emotional address why he was the 'first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university', ... When Joe Biden asked in a stump speech why he was the first Biden in a thousand generations to go to university, he meant the same thing.
Both were members of a left-wing party, waging war against the far-right leaders of their countries, Thatcher and Reagan. And that's why Neil Kinnock, when asked whether he was bothered by the appropriation of his words, responded that he wasn't; to the contrary, he {Kinnock} confessed to feeling 'flattered'.
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It's hardly as bad as it seems; the first was a one off where he cited in a speech a british member of parliament Neil Kinnock's speech, forgetting that day to note Neil, whereas Joe had indeed credited Neil in six previous incidences of the very speech.
The second was as a freshman in college, claiming he was unfamiliar with the rules for citing sources, quelle surprise, happens regularly to freshman college students. Sophomores too.
The plagiarism accusations in the Kinnock-Biden case revolved around a speech which Neil Kinnock made to the Labour Party congress. When {Kinnock} asked in his emotional address why he was the 'first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university', ... When Joe Biden asked in a stump speech why he was the first Biden in a thousand generations to go to university, he meant the same thing.
Both were members of a left-wing party, waging war against the far-right leaders of their countries, Thatcher and Reagan. And that's why Neil Kinnock, when asked whether he was bothered by the appropriation of his words, responded that he wasn't; to the contrary, he {Kinnock} confessed to feeling 'flattered'.
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Here's a question: what does anyone remember about Biden's campaign in 2008? [View all]
brooklynite
Apr 2019
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Yeah, I recall he got something like 1% of the vote...then dropped out fast, which was smart of him
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#31
When I was watching the movie, I sometimes forgot it was Julianne Moore....
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#69
I remember him being a strong candidate, not one to be pushed around yet level headed. nt
yaesu
Apr 2019
#6
It imploded because that is what MSM wanted it to do, Biden got the Howard Dean scream treatment
yaesu
Apr 2019
#13
Since you always question everything - do you also question Warren's Native American
Skya Rhen
Apr 2019
#25
The coal miner plagiarism is a tough one becauuse part of his appeal is his authenticity.
femmedem
Apr 2019
#43
40 year old shit. Biden can win the rustbelt...suggest you consider no other candidate can.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#18
I don't remember anything about him and 2008. All I remember was I was voting for Hillary and
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#40
I'm posting this without having watched it for the discussion. A 2008 campaign speech.
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#42
In 2008, if your name wasn't Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, running for
Midwestern Democrat
Apr 2019
#51