Obama Foes: Mad As Hell and They're Not Going to Take It Anymore

Member Steve Young of The Smirking Chimp is making a bold statement concerning the frenzy of Barack Obama borrowing lines from other people. Steve Young was a candidate in 2006 for California's 48th congressional district in the U. S. House of Representatives as the Democratic candidate. Based off that you can probably guess he's in support of the Democratic nominees, particually Obama. This is a biased opinion on the subject because he will back his fellow Democrats no matter what. Yet, he still shows a valid point. Young wonders why all of a sudden there is a big ordeal about Obama using lines from someone else when others around him are just as liable for plagiarism. He says “we may change a word of two, but since when is recycling bad. It’s not stealing. It’s protecting the environment.” He continues on with many examples on how other famous icons have used someone else’s words in the past. For example; "They're heeeeeeeeere." Hillary Clinton said when introducing her Superdelegates. Or "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." McCain said when suggesting a cabinet post to Romney if he drops out.
He is basically saying plagiarism is OK and it should be embraced. Young says that the whole ordeal with Obama in the press about this issue is ridiculous. He proves a point on how it is not fair that Obama is pointed out when no one else is, when they do the same thing. Granted, they don’t do it as much as Obama, but they do it. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, Young comically quoted from someone else.
I don’t think plagiarism should be embraced, but pointing fingers shouldn’t either. Young kind of goes on a tangent through out the story, but his basic opinion is a solid one; everyone does it. I agree with him that everyone does it and Obama should not be singled out, but I also think that when in a presidential election, maybe you should have your own thoughts every now and then.