Clinton communications director: No big deal if discovered that Clinton "lifted" such language

[sabra]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/the-clinton-cam.html

In a conference call just now the Clinton campaign would not guarantee that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, has never used someone else's rhetoric without crediting them.

I asked Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson and Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass, if they could assure the public that neither Clinton nor McGovern has ever done what Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, did when he used the rhetoric of Gov. Deval Patrick without footnoting him.

They would not.

In fact, Wolfson seemed to say it wouldn't be as big a deal if it were discovered that Clinton had "lifted" such language.

"Sen. Clinton is not running on the strength of her rhetoric," Wolfson said.

[murielm99]

1. She doesn't have to run on the strength of her rhetoric.

That's about all Obama has, though.

[Enrique]

2. I can hardly imagine the outrage when Hillary is found out

it will just reinforce how evil we already know she is. Plagiarism! :wow:

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup:

[HeraldSquare212]

4. He lifted phrases so he's bad; he might not take public funding in GE, so he's ba

But when Clinton does those things? Oh, not important.