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What do you think of the charges that Barack
Obama plagiarized a Deval Patrick speech?

I think in politics, you’ve got to fake it ’till you make it. Bernard M.
Retail Manager
Dorchester
Everything that could be said has been said. He and Patrick simply share the same values as past leaders. Jeramie G.
Student
South End
It doesn’t bother me. I’m voting for Obama! Tim M.
Security
Dorchester
I think it is more that they are both inspired by great leaders who have made great strides. It’s not like he copied Patrick’s speech word for word. Nyasha T.
Administrative Engineer
North End
I think it’s something not worth going over. He’s doing a good job. On the issues, [the Clinton campaign] cannot win, so they are trying to find ways to challenge him. Stanley M.
Senior Software Engineer
Randolph
By borrowing Patrick’s words, Obama was reiterating a point that all of America needs to hear. JoAnn Brown
Elementary School Teacher
Randolph