Comments on: Harper speech: preppy dazzles hicks with spin http://www.barrelstrength.com/2008/09/30/harper-speech-preppy-dazzles-hicks-with-spin/ Over Proof Opinion, Smoothly Aged Insight Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:57:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Duggans Dew http://www.barrelstrength.com/2008/09/30/harper-speech-preppy-dazzles-hicks-with-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Duggans Dew Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:50:58 +0000 http://www.barrelstrength.com/?p=582#comment-1117 And those who do know, like Andrew Coyne, realize the foolishness of applying the word 'plagiarism' to one political speech-writer borrowing from another. As election campaign tactics, however, the accusation makes a dandy brushback pitch and Bob Rae is a good chap to deliver it. And those who do know, like Andrew Coyne, realize the foolishness of applying the word ‘plagiarism’ to one political speech-writer borrowing from another. As election campaign tactics, however, the accusation makes a dandy brushback pitch and Bob Rae is a good chap to deliver it.

]]> By: Dalwhinnie http://www.barrelstrength.com/2008/09/30/harper-speech-preppy-dazzles-hicks-with-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Dalwhinnie Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:00:49 +0000 http://www.barrelstrength.com/?p=582#comment-1110 Just imagine what happens when the people who drink rye and ginger ale at the Legion discover that plagiarism is not, after all, a sexual deviation but involves copying speeches.Can you imagine their derision of Bob Rae? "You mean, all he did was copy a speech?" (Sorry for the condescension to the splendid chaps at the Legion, but most people do not know or care what plagiarism is), Just imagine what happens when the people who drink rye and ginger ale at the Legion discover that plagiarism is not, after all, a sexual deviation but involves copying speeches.Can you imagine their derision of Bob Rae? “You mean, all he did was copy a speech?”

(Sorry for the condescension to the splendid chaps at the Legion, but most people do not know or care what plagiarism is),

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