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'Friday Night Lights' Creator Accuses Romney Campaign of Plagiarism
The slogan as seen on Romney's Facebook cover photo (Mitt Romney on Facebook)
The Mitt Romney GOP presidential campaign has made liberal use of the phrase "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose" in speeches and on posters, but now the Hollywood writer-director who penned the phrase for use in his TV show "Friday Night Lights" is crying foul.
Specifically, Peter Berg is crying "plagiarism." The Hollywood Reporter obtained a copy of the letter Berg sent to the Romney campaign pointing out that the show and Romney's politics have little to nothing in common, and requesting they cut it out.
"Your politics and campaign are clearly not aligned with the themes we portrayed in our series," writes Berg. He goes on to compare the campaign with one character on the show, Buddy Garrity, "who turned his back on American car manufacturers selling imported cars from Japan."
While Berg wishes Mitt and his family "all the best," and thanks them for supporting his show, the line is being clearly drawn: "Please come up with your own campaign slogan," ends Berg.
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