1. Navjot Hansra, Jeanette Jimenez, Roxanne
Galdos, Cedric Adona
Period 6/7
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2. Who?
Plagiarizer: Barack Obama Victim: Deval Patrick
Accuser: Hillary Clinton

3. What?
Barack Obama
plagiarized
Massachusetts
Governor Deval
Patrick’s during his
2008 Presidential
Campaign speech.
He used words that
had been in
Governor Patrick’s
2006 speech.

4. When/Where?
Barack Obama delivered his plagiarized speech in Wisconsin
on February 16, 2008 for his Presidential Campaign.

5. Why ?
(was his speech plagiarized)
Obama took direct quotes from Patrick and included them in his speech.
“'We have nothing to
fear, but fear itself,' … just
words. 'Ask not what your
country can do for you, ask
what you can do for your
country.' Just words. … 'I
have a dream' … just
words.'”
-Deval Patrick

6. How?
(Did everyone react)
Hillary Clinton and her campaign took this chance to charge
Obama with plagiarism.

7. Obama defended his speech,
saying that Patrick
happened to be a good
friend of his who
communicated many
thoughts and ideas with
him.

8. The story had soon
exploded across the nation,
but not before Governor
Patrick appeared on ABC’s
“Good Morning America”
and supported Obama’s
speech and the campaign’s
use of his words.

9. Obama still admitted his
mistake and realized he
should have quoted Patrick.
“He (Patrick) had suggested
we use these lines. I thought
they were good lines. I’m
sure I should have. Didn’t this
time.”

10. WORKS CITED
Bailey, Jonathan. "The Obama Plagiarism Scandal." Plagiarism Today. Plagiarism Today, 20 Feb. 2008.
Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/02/20/the-obama-plagiarism-scandal/>.
Ferri, Lisa, and Olivia Sterns. "Patrick: Plagiarism Accusation Against Obama 'Extravagant'" ABC News.
ABC News Network, 19 Feb. 2008. Web. 28 Aug. 2012.
<http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Vote2008/story?id=4310143>.
Kane, Solly. "Obama Accused Of Plagiarism In Speech." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 11 Feb. 2009.
Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-502323_162-3850012.html>.
Spillius, Alex. "Hillary Clinton Accuses Obama of Plagiarism." The Telegraph. The Telegraph, 18 Feb.
2008. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1579074/Hillary-Clinton-
accuses-Obama-of-plagiarism.html>.
U.S. News Staff. "Clinton Aides Push Plagiarism Charge." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 19
Feb. 2008. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/news-desk/2008/02/19/clinton-
aides-push-plagiarism-charge>.

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