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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts)
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:18 AM Oct 2012

Romney not only plagiarized "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" line for speeches - he's now selling bracelets

This is the item from the store at Mittromney.com:

http://store.mittromney.com/accessories/jewelry/clear-eyes-bracelet.html


Link to the Hollywood Reporter story about the letter from "Friday Night Lights" writer-director Peter Berg, objecting to his phrase being plagiarized this way:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/friday-night-lights-creator-accuses-378606


If you read the comments there, you'll see a number of them saying that Romney's using the phrase without permission could be considered okay as long as he's not making money from it.

But now he is.

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Romney not only plagiarized "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" line for speeches - he's now selling bracelets (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP
It's funny - just as with "Fake Empire," they take, take, take alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #1
are they made in China? central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #2
He finally changed the banner and slogan on his FB page... ReallyIAmAnOptimist Oct 2012 #3
 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
1. It's funny - just as with "Fake Empire," they take, take, take
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:21 AM
Oct 2012

When it comes to paying taxes for the public good, they go all Property Fetishists, mine, mine, mine. But when it comes to the cultural production of others, they're all like "From each according to his ability, etc."

These people are fucking trash.

Coach Eric Taylor would not approve.

3. He finally changed the banner and slogan on his FB page...
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:30 AM
Oct 2012

...so he's (finally) no longer plagerizing there.
But I heard him use the the clear eyes line this week (speech or interview, don't recall).
He's a freak.

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