I'm sorry but I think Obama has comitted plaguerism, observe:
CAN WE FIX IT - 23/12/2000
3 weeks at #1 - 22 weeks on chart
Take your places
Can we fix it
YES, WE CAN
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
Scoop, Muck and Dizzy and Roley too
Lofty and Wendy join the crew
Bob and the gang have so much fun
Working together, they get the job done
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
Time to get busy, such a lot to do
Building and fixing till it's good as new
Bob and the gang make a really good sound
Working all day till the sun goes down
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
It's a perfect job
Can you fix it
Right
Left a bit, right a little, O.K. straight down
We can tackle any situation
Look out, here we come
Can we dig it Yes
Can we build it Yes
Can we fix it Yes
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
YES, WE CAN
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
Yes, we can
Digging and mixing, having so much fun
Working together, they get the job done
Can we dig it Yes
Can we build it Yes
Can we fix it Yes
Bob the Builder
(Yeah!)
Bob the Builder
All together now
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder (Bob... Fantastic)
Yes, we can
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder
Can we fix it
Bob the Builder
Yes, we can
We'd better get some work done
WELL... YOU GET THE IDEA...
IF YOU ARE UNAWARE, BOB THE BUILDER IS A BRITISH CARTOON VERY POPULAR WITH 5-7YR OLD BOYS!
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So you're saying that if I told people to constantly "clap their hands" for something, I'd be plagiarizing "If you're happy and you know it"?
What's your argument? This is the debate spot. So make your point, because I haven't gotten it yet.
It is unlikely that Obama has ever heard of Bob the Builder and even if he has there would be no point in using that in his presidential speeches on purpose if he's not trying to address these 5-7 year old boys it is apparently so popular with, considering they can't vote.
So what's the reason for this article?
As Cinders said, make your point.
wow I guess the time in which I actually watched it was before I could distinguish accents...I just remember my brother shouting "BOB THE BUILDER!!!" at my babysitter's house...
From Wikipedia:
'During the 2008 US presidential campaign following the New Hampshire Democratic Primary, then-Senator (now President) Barack Obama, used the English translation of the United Farm Workers slogan "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, it can be done"[1]) in his speech. The slogan dates back to 1972 when Cesar Chavez and the UFW's co-founder, Dolores Huerta, came up with the slogan during Chavez's 24 day fast in Phoenix. Arizona.'
But is this plagiarism? Can you hold the rights to a political slogan? Did the person who first used it has a patent on it or something like that?
Because I don't think you can speak of plagiarism when no one holds the rights.
(Just trying to see if I can have some form of debate on this subject :P)
And why so mad? I'm just trying to debate something, this is the debate-spot, there is nothing wron with that right?
And yes it made me think. It made me think 'Did Obama come up with 'Yes, we can' himself'? And he did not.
So thank you, I learned something thanks to your lighthearted fun :)
actually people used this phrase long before that in the football games in Mexico when they wanted the team to win
SI SE PUEDE SI SE PUEDE
and when they didnt win people from the other team said
NO SE PUDO NO SE PUDO
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