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Obama's rhetoric getting some friendly help?
A rival campaign circulated a pair of YouTube links on Sunday that make the point vividly.
Obama, Clinton camps point to 'borrowed rhetoric'
(CNN) — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s campaigns each accused the other of plagiarizing portions of their campaign speeches Monday, with the Clinton campaign accusing Obama of borrowing from a close supporter — and the Illinois ...
Clinton's Stolen Rhetoric
Hillary Clinton pilfers campaign lines all the time. So why is Obama the one on defense?
Religious rhetoric (in the classroom?)
The conference was generally calling for increased attention to poverty, and in his keynote (available in full here: http://obama.senate.gov/speech/060628-call_to_renewal/ ), Obama focused on the importance of religious rhetoric in ...
Prompt 2 Week 7
Beyond what many people feel is ” a waste of time,” video games use rhetoric on different levels constantly (Gee, 19). Video games can be compared with philosophy on the basis that both can teach somebody something. ...
Monday Morning Rhetoric
We have kewl kommentorz here, and someone directed me to this list of the “top 100” moments in American political rhetoric. Nifty! And look how many of those great speakers have been Dems! Again, nifty. Just thought it makes a nice ...
Vieregge - Gaming
According to our readings this week, video games do fit into the realm of rhetoric. Both McAllister and Gee make convincing arguments to that effect. Gee’s argument, of the two, for me was the most persuasive. For Gee, video games teach ...
Dartmouth Launches Institute for Writing and Rhetoric
The Office of the Dean of Faculty recently announced the establishment of the Dartmouth Institute for Writing and Rhetoric. The ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively is an essential feature of a liberal arts education, ...
Rhetoric. Repeat. Respond.
That, and other news, in today's President's Day Political Panorama. Hillary Clinton's campaign is charging Barack Obama with "plagiarism" for a speech he gave on Saturday that they say was a bit too similar to one given by Obama-backer ...
Patrick's Campaign Rhetoric Shows Up in Obama Speech
Presidential candidate Barack Obama used lines that Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick used during his campaign for governor while Obama campaigned in Wisconsin over the weekend. Here's what Obama told Clinton: ...