GOP candidate plagiarizes Obama speech

Meet Vaughn Ward, a Republican congressional candidate in Idaho.

The Sarah Palin-backed candidate has been self-destructing as if self-destructing is going out of style. Now it's been revealed that Ward plagiarized Obama's speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Obama's speech said, "As we stand at the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us. If you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt the people will rise up in November and this country will reclaim its promise and out of this long political darkness, a brighter day will come."

Ward's campaign kickoff speech said, "As we stand on the crossroads of history, I know we can make the right choice and meet the challenges that lay before us. If you feel the same urgency and the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt that our voices will be heard in November. And our country will reclaim its promise and out of this darkness, a better day is on the horizon."

Busted!

Of course, Vaughn Ward is blaming his opponents for this plagiarism.

(Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37688.html)