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10-22-2009, 05:11 AM
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Owes_YesWeCan_Slogan_To_Tatar_President/1853737.html'>News Link, via Foreign Policy Blog</a>

Okay i thought this story was amusing when i read it on FP ...

Quote:October 16, 2009
There was a funny scene during Hillary Clinton's visit to the Russian republic of Tatarstan.

Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiev told Clinton that Tatarstan adopted the slogan "Bez buldirabiz " ("Yes, we can!") six years ago -- intended to promote Tatarstan as a model of political and economic development in the Russian Federation.

Clinton replied by saying that she would tell U.S. President Obama that he owes that famous slogan to the Tatars (watch the video here).

Our Tatar-Bashkir Service first broke the story about the "similarities" in the slogans last year.
of course how can you copyright slogans...like, comeon...

as if you look at the comments,

Quote:by: Antman from: Vienna, VA USA
October 16, 2009 16:30
I was thinking it came from S? se puede in 1972 during farm labor protests led by Cesar Chavez

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5 hours ago Mavenu hm. I guess I shouldn't point out that Max Barry's not even from America, but is an Australian?

4 hours ago NationStates Moderators When did actual facts or logic have anything to do with idiot spammers?

 

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10-22-2009, 11:45 AM
See, having young oys, I immediately thought it was taken from



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10-22-2009, 01:54 PM
My thought too. Now I'll forever associate Tatarstan with a ridiculous theme song.
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