AUDIO: PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA PLAGIARIZES “WEST WING” SPEECH
Argentina’s rightwing president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarizing a chunk of his September 24th speech to the United Nations general assembly from the old TV show “The West Wing.” Milei had allegedly copied, almost word for word, a monologue by the television show’s fictional president, Jed Bartlet.
– Argentina’s leader said: “We believe in defending everyone’s lives. We believe in defending everyone’s property. We believe in freedom of speech for everybody. We believe in freedom to worship for everybody. We believe in freedom of trade for everybody … And because in these times what happens in one country quickly has an impact in others, we believe all people should live free from tyranny and oppression, whether in the form of political oppression, economic slavery or religious fanaticism. This fundamental idea must not be mere words – it has to be supported by deeds: diplomatically, economically and materially.”
– In season 4, episode 15, President Bartlet said, “We’re for freedom of speech everywhere. We’re for freedom to worship everywhere. We’re for freedom to learn … for everybody. And because in our time, you can build a bomb in your country and bring it to my country, what goes on in your country is very much my business. And so we are for freedom from tyranny, everywhere, whether in the guise of political oppression … or economic slavery … or religious fanaticism … That most fundamental idea cannot be met with merely our support. It has to be met with our strength: diplomatically, economically, materially.”
* Boy, he’s in trouble now. He’s going to have the Hollywood writers union on his ass.
* It’s like someone taking content from one source, having AI rewrite it slightly, and then passing it off as their own work. Which of course nobody would ever do.
* I don’t remember The West Wing being that… boring.
* Next time, steal from “Veep,” it’ll be more entertaining.
* I’m shocked! There’s a West Wing fan out there who can instantly recognize dialogue from any episode of seven seasons???
CLIP: The theme from “The West Wing”
