Palin-backed GOP candidate, who thinks Puerto Rico is a foreign country, plagiarizes Obama’s 2004 speech

Published on May 24, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

From WaPo’s Dave Weigel: Lucas Baumbach, a Republican activist who is running for the state Senate in Idaho, has cut together a wince-inducing video of Idaho congressional candidate Vaughn Ward and accuses him of plagiarizing chunks of Barack Obama’s career-making speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Ward — an Iraq War veteran last seen refusing to back down from his belief that Puerto Rico is a foreign country — has benefited from support from Sarah Palin. Continue reading here.

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Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.

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