Rand Paul Loves Wikipedia

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  1. CaptainAngryPants

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    Rand Paul likes Wikipedia so much that he often uses it to help him write some of his most brilliant speeches.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/u...agiarizing-his-lines-from-wikipedia.html?_r=0

    Taken in context with all the criticism aimed at Joe Biden for plagiary, is it fair to judge Rand Paul by the same standard?
     
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    It's great that the New York Times picks up on the really important stories. So many other sources are wasting time on stories that involve the President lying and Ambassadors being killed overseas.
     
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    Wikipedia content is written by anonymous users and is public domain - who cares?

    That'd be like claiming 'plagiarism' if some copied one of your forum posts :lol:
     
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    rand paul's a clown like his father

    but they do provide a lot of entertainment


    Gattaca - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Political references

    American senator Rand Paul (R-KY) used near-verbatim portions of the plot summary from the Wikipedia entry on Gattaca in a speech at Liberty University on October 28, 2013 supporting Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's campaign for Governor of Virginia. Sen. Paul accused pro-choice politicians of advocating eugenics in a manner similar to the events in Gattaca.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
     
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    And "madeup scandals" like an IRS official spreading peoples' personal tax information around...
     
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    like what?
     
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    I like wikipedia too.

    I think that its an excellent resource.
     
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    Well by god this an outrage! An outrage, I say! :roflol:
     
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    Great news. This confirms the threat level the leftist losers feel from Rand.

    Alternate. Rand, Ted, Rand, Ted.
     
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