Letters to the Editor
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@AKA Smith
With all due respect, I don't think the Obama camp is trying to ressurect the plagiarism issue - it appears as if they're trying to end the conversation once and for all. Like in a "see? you can make the argument that Hillary just plagiarized...it's stupid, but you could. Let's move on now"
I kind of get that this plagiarism thing is a big deal for you, but I don't think it has much widespread traction. Much like how my distaste for Clinton really solidified over her treatment of Kerry with his "get (us) sent to Iraq" joke and how she demanded he apologize to the troops blah blah blah. Remember how she fell right in line with the Right Wing noise machine (who were trying to make it a wedge issue before the mid-terms) in order to not look weak on the military (or something...who knows). For me it showed a total disregard for Party Loyalty (and yes, I realize that America has a very different conception of Party than we do here in Canada...but it still seemed awfully self-serving)
I've mentioned this event a couple of times on these message boards, and nobody seems to have picked up on it (ie nobody has repeated it)...which I guess means it also has no traction (actually it means it has even less traction than the plagiarism story...but I digress). I guess my point is, we all have moments that crystallize our stances...it appears as if this one is yours, but you probably shouldn't think you can convince others of this.
cheers