Did McCain Plagarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?

[catgirl]

Political Insider article:

A Wikipedia editor notices some similarities between Sen. John McCain's speech today on the crisis in Georgia and the Wikipedia article on the country Georgia. They appear similar enough that most people would consider McCain's speech to be derived from Wikipedia.

First instance:

one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion (Wikipedia)

vs.

one of the world's first nations to adopt Christianity as an official religion (McCain)


Read on:

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/2008/08/did-mccain-plagarize-his-speec.html

[Gman]

1. Those computer lessons for McCain are showing results

you're never too old.

[tridim]

2. What a lazy-ass campaign.

We're so screwed if he "wins".

[JaneQPublic]

5. New Meme: McCain, the Wiki-candidate!

Hell, Biden had to drop out of an earlier presidential race when caught plagiarizing. The same should hold for McCain. Let's hope Mitzie is standing ready in the wings.

:rofl:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

8. Seriously. Not even my high school teachers would accept Wiki as a source.

Certainly not my college professors.

[catgirl]

10. Except he didn't even give Wiki due credit :)

I now wonder if McCain ever wrote a paper in college, or high school for that matter.

[npincus]

3. a big frickin' K & R!!!!!

:rofl:


Man, I hope this catches on!

[Kaylee]

4. I think I got dinged for this in 4th grade....what a bunch of incompetents.

[nsd]

6. Wow, plagiarizing Wikipedia?

That's the kind of thing that can get you kicked off a ship in Greece.

[Johonny]

7. kind of hurts his message that the current president

is sooooooooooo concerned about this issue that he's on vacation.

[Benhurst]

9. While far from being a supporter of Senator McCain,

I felt compelled as an act of Christian charity to send him my copy of the Big Golden Encyclopedia which was given to me when I entered second grade.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

11. Before saying for sure I'd want to check the State Dept fact sheet

You never know... the Wiki article itself is based on something.

But it doesn't look good.