On the day after Russia invaded Georgia, Barack Obama urged even-handed “restraint” on both sides without mentioning Russia by name or rebuking its aggression. The Russians took the Obama Doctrine as another green light—not just for their attack but also for extending their power in the foreseeable future under a potential Obama administration. Having dealt with the pesky issue of war, Obama turned to the more pressing matter of his Hawaiian vacation. His statement about his day in paradise was more focused than his statement on the Russian invasion.

Here’s what was on Obama’s mind as the Russian army plunged deep into the heart of the Georgian democracy and bombed civilians: “I’m going to get a plate lunch. I might go to Zippy’s. I might go to Rainbow Drive-In. I haven’t decided yet. Get some Zip Min. I’m going to go get some shave ice. I’m going to go body surfing at an undisclosed location. I’m going to see my tutu — my grandma — and I’m going to watch my girls play on the beach, and once in a while I might go into the water. But mostly I’m going to watch them.”

What a Loser. I hope he gets indigestion, he certainly gave me some.

plagiarizing wikipedia...what the hell, are they in fucking middle school or something?!

If Obama's camp had done this you can bet your bottom dollar it would be on cable tv news and we'd all be talking about it. It would be on cable tv news because the McCain surrogates would bring it up at every opportunity. The traditional media won't bring something like this up without someone else doing so first. (Wouldn't be "fair" to do so...)

Dems don't seem to coordinate the message that surrogates use very well.

Get the message out and make Matthews, Wolf et al discuss things like this!

Politico says they have responded:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/McCain_camp_dismisses_plagiarism_rap.html?showall

Of course they will deny it.

My Friends;

Please by patient. My staff are busily scouring Wikipedia, to find a suitable reply to your questions, about my lifting of passages from Wikipedia.

War Monger easy, Wordsmithing hard.

Ye Olde Candidate,

John McCain

To smooth things over with voters, they should forward us another one of Cindy's secret cooking recipes.

I think Presidents are expected to know too much these days. That's what they have a cabinet and staffers for.

McCain had his own history of Georgia all written up but one of his dogs ate it, so he had to grab something from the internets.

"There are only so many ways to state the historical facts". Hmm. Listen, if this had been taken from, say, the Encyclopedia Brittanica, and Doris Kearns Goodwin had used the same language in an article, then the E.B. would have been mighty annoyed. As would little Timmy's teacher if he'd used it in a paper.

From Wikipedia :) "Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work." It's not copying word for word and the plagiarized version may indeed be better written, but this seems like a pretty open and shut case of it.

A speech writer was in a hurry and thought nobody would notice. Not a big deal, really, but own up to it!

And although it's not a huge deal really (if they hadn't denied it...), it's the kind of thing that Dems tend to be too nice about. We play by the Marquis of Queensbury rules while they play for keeps... Now, I don't want to stoop to their level but when they make a mistake they should be made to pay the consequences.

Are we to consider this as good for the Lawn Jockey in Chief who constantly and hugely plagiarized Duval Patrick?
I mean are you ObaBots so STUPID that you really want to remind people of that shameful episode?
There are only so many ways to state the history of Georgia; there are in fact vastly more differences than similiarities between the Wiki and McCain's staff paper.
As opposed to Hussein who lifted entire extensive and intact passages, presenting them as his own inspiration, until he got caught with his hand in the plagiarism jar.
What a fucking loser...

seems like the press is just picking on the mccain family.

notice that in hershey's recipe, there is no talk of a medium sized bowl.

Probably the most glaring difference is that Hersheys would drop them in heaping teaspoons, while Cindy prudently drops them in tablespoons----2 inches apart. There are only so many ways to report the facts of how to combine butter, flour, sugar and butterscotch and get cookies from them.

Here are the two recipes for oatmeal-butterscotch cookies:
"Cindy McCain’s Oatmeal-Butterscotch Cookies" (as it appears on the Family Circle Web site)
Ingredients:
¾ cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1-2/3 cups butterscotch chips
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375 degree F.
2. In a large bowl beat the butter or margarine, granulated sugar and brown sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating well.
3. In a medium-size bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until blended. Stir in oats and butterscotch chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 375 degree F for 10 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Hershey's Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
Ingredients:
¾ cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups quick cooking or regular rolled oats, uncooked
1-3/4 cups (11 oz. pkg.) HERSHEY’s Butterscotch Chips

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in oats and butterscotch chips; mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

Cookie Recipe II.

Joe Biden II.

Somebody get Neil Kinnock on the line for a comment!

Well at least someone in the McCain camp can use the computer....

Does the lack of attention paid to McCain's plagiarism mean Biden is now sanitized of his past plagiarism issues?