Tonight's "mop" comment from Julian Castro is similar to the "bartender at back of room" of @MarcoRubio At RNC #DNC2012 #NBCPolitics
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Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) September 05, 2012“My mother fought hard for civil rights so instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone,” said San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro in his DNC Convention speech.
To many Democrats, that line was the highlight of Castro’s speech:
Julian Castro: “My mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.”—
Obama 2012 (@Obama2012) September 05, 2012
“My mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.” — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro—
ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) September 05, 2012
So many great lines from @JulianCastro. "She held a mop so I could hold a microphone." Amazing story #DNC2012 #Current2012—
Jennifer Granholm (@JenGranholm) September 05, 2012
"My mother fought hard so instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone." Julian Castro is awesome.—
Daily Kos (@dailykos) September 05, 2012
Julian Castro:"My mother fought hard for civil rights so instead of a mop, I could hold this mike."—
Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) September 05, 2012
"My mother worked for civil rights so that instead of holding a mop I could hold this microphone" – San Antonio Mayor @JulianCastro #DNC2012—
MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) September 05, 2012
But to other observers, the line sounded awfully familiar:
Yep. RT @JamieJUGA: Julian Castro's line about his mom holding a mop was stolen straight from Marco Rubio, and it wasn't nearly as good.—
Katie Thompson (@KatieTThompson) September 05, 2012
Castro: "my grandmom held a mop so I could hold a microphone." That sounds familiar. Oh yeah, it's ripped off from Rubio. #DNC2012—
Dick Zucker (@DickZucker) September 05, 2012
Julian Castro just ripped off Marco Rubio's line from his speech… #stayclassy @msnbc—
MattD (@LockFive) September 05, 2012
Julian Castro is a Marco Rubio wannabe, he even copycatted parts of his speech!! #tcot—
Cdub (@cdubontw) September 05, 2012
@juliancastro just totally copied Marco Rubio. What a fraud. #DNC2012—
Tami Nantz (@TamiNantz) September 05, 2012
Julian Castro literally copied Marco Rubio's entire speech—
Jordan Lieb (@LIEBitatthat) September 05, 2012
Compare for yourself:
“My mother fought hard for civil rights so instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.” -Julián Castro
“A few years ago, I noticed a bartender behind the portable bar in the back of the ballroom. I remembered my father, who worked as many years as a banquet bartender. He was grateful for the work he had, but that’s not like he wanted for us. You see, he stood behind the [bar] all those years so that one day I could stand behind a podium, in the front of a room.” -Marco Rubio
Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery.