it appears Oklahoma's new GOP governor may have stolen her inaugural address from NPR

[fishwax]

Well, part of it, anyway ...

from the Oklahoma City Blog The Lost Ogle:

In yesterday’s inaugural address, Governor Mary Fallin closed her speech with a story about an encounter she had with World War II Veteran Ed Vezey. Mr. Vezey is the last known survivor of the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was sunk by Japanese in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In the speech, Governor Mary talked about some of the things she claimed to learn from her visit with Mr. Vezey. Some of it she even recalled in “vivid detail.” Here’s the text from Governor Fallin’s address:

Years ago, I had the opportunity to meet a man named Ed Vesey and hear his story. Ed is believed to be the last person living who was aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor. And I’ve been thinking a lot about something he once told me.

(snip)

Wow. What a touching story. In fact, it’s so touching that KOSU reporter Gail Banzet filed and aired a similar story about Mr. Vezey… last week. From the KOSU website:

And she ran on education :rofl:

[obxhead]

1. From the article

First of all, we have learned through the Ogle Mole Network that Mr. Vezey claims that the only time he’s ever spoken about some of the specifics of his story – specifics that Mary Fallin specifically recalled in “vivid detail” from her speech – occurred when he was interviewed by KOSU…a few weeks ago…by reporter Gail Banzet.

:rofl: busted.

[PoliticAverse]

2. So who wrote her speech?... n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. From the comments...

So eager to begin her next government job she couldn’t wait to get to her gubernatorial office, but instead began telling lies on the south steps of the Capitol building immediately after taking her hand off the bible.

I thought someone of her impeccable moral values would have had a burned hand from placing it on a bible knowing she was going to be telling a bold-faced lie in her maiden speech so soon after taking an oath supposedly vouchsafed by her god.

I respectfully refer to Mrs. Fallin as Oklahoma’s First Mother because during her campaign she made the statement that being a mother made her the better choice of candidate over Lt. Governor Jari Askins, her Democratic opponent.

Republicans always plagiarize.

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

4. Does Boner need a press secretary?

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