Populist leader alleged to have ‘copied word for word’ a monologue by TV show’s fictional president Jed Bartlet
Argentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing.
“It seems like fiction, but it isn’t,” the left-leaning Buenos Aires newspaper Página 12 reported on Friday, claiming Milei had “copied, word for word, a monologue” by the television show’s fictional president, Josiah “Jed” Bartlet.
Suspicions over Milei’s address surfaced this week when the political columnist Carlos Pagni flagged the “extraordinary” similarities between part of the president’s speech and words uttered by Martin Sheen’s Bartlet 21 years earlier. “Didn’t anyone else notice?” Pagni wrote in the newspaper La Nación, before transcribing the words of both men.
It’s only stupid if it doesn’t work.
“Suspicious were raised early when President Milei departed from his typical Spanish and began speaking not only in perfect English, but with a slight New Hampshire accent. Further concerns were raised at the end of the speech where he told waiting reports to refer any questions to his press secretary CJ Cregg.” /s
I ate your onion and was about to quibble about the New Hampshire accent.
“Okay, what’s next?”
The Jackal
What it it with right wingers and stupid hair?
They need to look like cartoon characters to hold short bursts of attention from their fans.
The image they project is all a part of the grift. All style, no substance.
Well, if I remember correctly, Milei’s thing is reining in the budget or something, right? I guess that’s one way to save money!
The West Wing was great - I’d take a President Bartlett over our present options any day.
Literally two weeks ago at the White House for the 25th anniversary of the show… what an insane orator.
What’s Magic Head doing there?
His dog told him to do it, so you can’t really blame him, right?
Aaaah the Herman Cain method. Be the best, like no one ever was!
To be fair, he can’t afford that quality of writing.
Not the first time also
Reverse Wolverine strikes again!
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