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A Wikipedia editor has pointed out similarities between Sen. John
McCain's speech yesterday on the crisis in Georgia and the Wikipedia article on the country Georgia. Given the closeness of the words and sentence structure, most would consider parts of McCain's speech to be derived directly from Wikipedia. First instance: one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion (Wikipedia) vs. one of the world's first nations to adopt Christianity as an official religion (McCain) Second instance: After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of independence as a Democratic Republic (1918-1921), which was terminated by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis. (Wikipedia) vs. After a brief period of independence following the Russian revolution, the Red Army forced Georgia to join the Soviet Union in 1922. As the Soviet Union crumbled at the end of the Cold War, Georgia regained its independence in 1991, but its early years were marked by instability, corruption, and economic crises. (McCain) Third instance: In 2003, Shevardnadze (who won reelection in 2000) was deposed by the Rose Revolution, after Georgian opposition and international monitors asserted that the 2 November parliamentary elections were marred by fraud. The revolution was led by Mikheil Saakashvili, Zurab Zhvania and Nino Burjanadze, former members and leaders of Shavarnadze's ruling party. Mikheil Saakashvili was elected as President of Georgia in 2004. Following the Rose Revolution, a series of reforms was launched to strengthen the country's military and economic capabilities. (Wikipedia) vs. Following fraudulent parliamentary elections in 2003, a peaceful, democratic revolution took place, led by the U.S.-educated lawyer Mikheil Saakashvili. The Rose Revolution changed things dramatically and, following his election, President Saakashvili embarked on a series of wide-ranging and successful reforms. (McCain) -- "The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right." |
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On Aug 12, 11:23 am, John H. wrote:
. Y'all gotta show some understanding for ole HK, he never got over being kicked outta the Young Socialist Alliance for defending Uncle Joe during the Kennedy Admin and has been trying to prove his relevance since then. Ya know, he's got every album Pete Seeger ever made. |
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On Aug 12, 12:48 pm, hk wrote:
wrote: On Aug 12, 11:23 am, John H. wrote: . Y'all gotta show some understanding for ole HK, he never got over being kicked outta the Young Socialist Alliance for defending Uncle Joe during the Kennedy Admin and has been trying to prove his relevance since then. Ya know, he's got every album Pete Seeger ever made. You are going to have to try a bit harder. By "Uncle Joe," are you referring to Joe McCarthy, the unAmerican piece of crap senator from Wisconsin? My opinion of McCarthy has never changed...drunken lunatic then, lunatic now. Sorry, I wasn't old enough to vote in the 1960 elections, and in those days I was still a bit under my mother's influence, and she was a minor muckety-muck in the local GOP. Never been a Socialist, never been to any Socialist meetings, but I have not the slightest problem with modern European socialism. The only Socialists I ever heard of while growing up were Jasper McLeavy, the mayor of Bridgeport; Norman Thomas, and Eugene Debs, and Debs died decades before my time. I think Pete Seeger is a great American, and I enjoyed his work with the Weavers, but...I never thought his voice was good enough to be a solo performer, so I don't have any of his records or CDs. On the other hand, I do have some CDs of Paul Robeson. Now, don't you feel like what's left on Loogy's butt after he wipes it with dry leaves? hk - the non-Florida redneck who knows how to toss a castnet. -- "The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right." C'mon Harry stop the political BS. |
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On Aug 12, 12:59 pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote: wrote: On Aug 12, 11:23 am, John H. wrote: . Y'all gotta show some understanding for ole HK, he never got over being kicked outta the Young Socialist Alliance for defending Uncle Joe during the Kennedy Admin and has been trying to prove his relevance since then. Ya know, he's got every album Pete Seeger ever made. You are going to have to try a bit harder. By "Uncle Joe," are you referring to Joe McCarthy, the unAmerican piece of crap senator from Wisconsin? My opinion of McCarthy has never changed...drunken lunatic then, lunatic now. Joe McCarthy was right. Seeger was well before my time but his "apology" was insufficient for the millions killed in his name. Aborted attempt to bring up politics with HK |
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