Isn't That What Plagiarism Is?

Conservatives (such as Larry Kudlow) and others have been noting that Barack Obama is merely a run-down jalopy with a recent Earl Scheib job. All pretty and shiny on the outside, but under the paint job, is a junker that will not run well. Well, now it seems that some of the rust is bleeding through.

One of Hillary Clinton's aides, Howard Wolfson, pointed out that Obama was using language from a speech by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick without attributing the words to him. Of course, the Obama campaign is dismissing the accusation as no big deal, "In a conference call this morning with reporters, Obama campaign adviser David Plouffe attributed the issue about the similarities to Clinton's campaign "grasping at straws." He said Obama and Patrick are friends who "share thoughts on ideas and language." However, it seems to be the very definition of plagiarism. Let's see how this plays with the 'highly educated' Democrats that seem to favor Obama. Hillary's claim is that Obama's highly polished oratory skills are all there is, that he doesn't provide solutions for problems. Either Hillary is right and you need substance behind the talk, or the words do matter. If the words do matter, then the plagiarism should be a big deal. You can't have it both ways. Recall that Sen. Joseph Biden was forced out of the 1988 Democratic Presidential nominations for plagiarism.

Here is the video... you decide.