Posted by
Michael J. Smith Jr. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:17:21 PM
By now you have all heard about Senator Barack Obama's "Uncle" story and subsequent retraction/correction. Tonight, I will tell you about another "Family" story that may or may not be the entire truth. Earlier this year Senator Barack Obama was accused of lifting entire passages from a speech made by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. This speech has become known as the "just words" speech that then candidate Patrick used during the 2006 campaign.
However, the story might not end there... In January 2008 during Governor Patrick's State of the State address, Patrick told a story about being accepted to Harvard and his grandmother "not knowing where Harvard was". On several occasions during 2007 while campaigning for President, Senator Obama told the same story about being accepted to Harvard and his grandmother "not knowing where Harvard was".
Now in fairness to both gentlemen, they both could be telling the truth. They both could have grandmothers that do not know where Harvard is. However, it could also be another invented campaign story to enhance a candidate's image.
Michael J. Smith Jr.