One Speech, Many States

Here's an interesting coincidence.  Check out Governor Napolitano's inauguration speech and then compare her theme to some other speeches. 

It is that ‘One Arizona’ that I dream of. ‘One Arizona’ in which the quality of the education of our children is so good, they compete with pride with the best graduates from every corner of the world.

‘One Arizona’ that, because of that education foundation, is a place where science and research flourish, where cures are found, and technology is advanced.

‘One Arizona’ – a place where families are confident and secure in the knowledge that we are constantly moving forward, together.

Wow, that's moving.  Here's what Governor Gibbons said:

A future that brings together the diverse communities and citizens of this great state into a common cause- One Nevada.  Together we can create a new ideal of what it is to live the American Dream.

One Nevada is a place where all of our communities set aside what separates us, and embrace what unites us from our citizens who mine the earth, drive trucks along our highways, or serve our tourists in our hotels, to those that teach in our schools and those who enforce our laws, we come together ONE Nevada.

Here's what Elliot Spitzer said at his inauguration.

One New York with an economic climate that attracts young people and businesses; One New York with a vibrant education system that demands accountability and rewards excellence;

One New York with a health care system that puts patients first at a price we can afford;

One New York with a government that responds to the public interest instead of special interests.

One New York means a government that values every single person; one that recognizes that we will succeed or fail together; and one that provides opportunity for all, but demands individual responsibility.

Comments

[Karen of Scottsdale]

I wonder if the speech writer Janet used got accused of plagiarism while in school?

[e]

I for ONE wish they would leave my money alONE.

[Brad]

I was in attendance at Janet's first inaugural in 2002 and have an autographed copy of the poster from that event hanging in my house.

The slogan from her first inauguration in 2002 was "Many Lands, Many People, Many Faiths... One Arizona".

So, before you start accusing Governor Napolitano's speechwriter of plagiarism, perhaps you should do some research into who used the phrase in the first place.

[Faith]

Chill out everyone. It's not that big a deal. No one is copyrighting this material (that I know of) and if someone else wants to use a theme that works, what's the problem? It's all probably coming from the same Big Book of Political Speech Themes that everyone uses anyway.

I noticed that Tim Kaine of VA used "Move VA Forward" in his 05 campaign. Do you think Janet complained? I'm sure others have used "Move [insert state here] Forward" as well because it's coming from the same playbook.

Since when has any politician had an original idea anyway?

[Ray Hudock]

Does this mean that the three Govs all support Sen. John Edwards ("One America") for President in 2008?