Should Obama include citations and footnotes in his speeches?

[George_Bonanza]

It seems that the Hillary campaign is run by university deans, so I think that it's only right for Obama to give credit where credit is due.

[woolldog]

1. Evidently, yes.

That's what the hillary campaign seems to expect.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. At least when he does it.

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

3. yes.. all candidates should turn in their speeches

at least a week in advance to be graded. failure to do so is an automatic 10 pt deduction.

[hughee99]

4. And make sure you have the proper MLA format, or you get no points

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MLA_style_manual

[keep_it_real]

5. A casual reference will do; just to cover his you know what

For example, "like so and so said."

[yeswecan2008]

6. maybe they will be quiet if he does

this is getting ridic!

[Occam Bandage]

7. I think he should deliver a speech fully conforming to the Chicago Manual of Style.

I mean, fully. With appropriate reference for every factual claim.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I'm recommending this for Hillary, who is obviously too good to get the same treatment as

Barack!

Here's a tape of Hillary Clinton using word for word Edwards' line on Blockbusters and Corporations (the video shows Edwards as the original source, and Hillary using the exact same wording a few months later)? Why isn't this news? Why the unequal treatment? Because she says she about solutions? Obama never said he was just about Words....that's what the Clinton camp has been saying. So why should he be punished and maligned for using "just words" (that's 2 words) and quotes from famous people, when what Hillary did was much more blatant?

http://www.oliverwillis.com/archives/2008/02/18/clintons-plagiarism-charge-fal/

[Cha]

9. I think our Obama campaign

should make a video of all hilary's lies and put it on youtube.

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. after tonight in his victory speech, he should look straight at the camera and go

I feel your pain, Hillary.


oops, plagarism. my bad.