True, Palin did mention Gingrich twice in the speech,
Two, five or how many times Ma Palin mentioned Gingrich or Shirley should be easy to count. I suspect there is a word for word copy somewhere that has been posted online as very few things Palin haven’t been posted. A quick word search would end the speculation.
Personally, I’d like to see a ticket with two non-DC people in 2012. Romney/Palin would make sense. Newt can be an advisor on the campaign and chief of staff after the win...
There are only so many ways one can report on the words of another, in this case Reagan. Palin was NOT stealing anything from Gingrich she was repeating what Reagan said and gave him full attribution. This is a desperation move because Palin has at this time dispatched each and every "ethics" complaint brought against her by the lefty loonies. The only thing she needs to do now is file a harassment suit against those who made the complaints and drag them through the courts until the are dead broke and crying for mercy. Then she needs to tell them she will only back off if they admit publicly the complaints were frivolous and were at the behest of the DNC.
Is this the best shot you can take at Sarah? Try again.
Someone needs to point out to this alleged “reporter” that when first Newt quotes Ronald Reagan and then Sarah does the same, it doesn’t mean that Sarah is plagiarizing Newt!
“Plagiarize” refers to word-for-word copying of original ideas, not when two people idependently form similar thoughts!
All that matters in a Palin vs. Gingrich matchup is that she hasn’t plagiarized his morals, or lack thereof. Ginrich is the Bill Clinton of our party when it comes to married sex affairs with interns. He is a repulsive lech.
-OR- shes on the same wavelength.. little difference..
Since Newt is usually correct on all issues..
With Sarah shes damned if she does and damned if she doesnt.
WHich means shes usually also correct on most issues..
About time for republicans to be tooting out of the same trumpet..
I have a pet peeve about plagiarism. I love Sarah but she overdid it. She should have taken HALF of the Newt attributions, and gotten the rest from the source. Newt’s article should have sent her back to great Reagan speeches or editorials, and she should have borrowed more from Reagan than from Newt.
I do not think Sarah plagiarized, but she came too close for comfort.
With that said, her speech sounds great, and all three of them (Newt, Sarah, and President Reagan) are correct.
DEBUNKED.
...Apparently someone pointed out to Geoffrey that by citing Gingrich at least five times in her speech, Gov. Palin was attributing the words/ideas to him. She had no intention of pretending that it was hers. She was paraphrasing his words, but essentially using what he wrote. That’s why she cited his article five times....
Is there now a copyright on political thought? Geesh.
If Palin plagarized Newt and Shirley, then they plagarized Reagan!
Good grief! Most Conservatives, including on blogs and message boards, have used those quotes at one time or another, and countless others as well. Most Conservatives have read everything by Reagan. Not all Conservatives have read everything by Newt and Shirley.
The difference is that too many people who call themselves Conservatives can quote Reagan, but they don’t always stand strong on Conservative principles. Sarah Palin has done so far, and I hope she always will regardless of the pressure.