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Home > Blogs > Ohio politics > Archives > 2008 > February > 18 > Entry

Obama says he should have given credit

By Laura Bischoff | Monday, February 18, 2008, 01:43 PM

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said at a press conference in Niles that he probably should have given credit to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick for words Obama used in a speech delivered over the weekend in Wisconsin.

The New York Times on Monday reported striking similarities between Obama’s speech and words used by Patrick in 2006.

Patrick and Obama are friends and share the same political adviser, David Axelrod. Obama said the two share ideas all the time.

Obama said his opponent Hillary Clinton has used his words in the past, including “fired up and ready to go.”

Obama, who is known for his inspirational speeches, said, “I really don’t think this is too big of a deal.”

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