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Joe Biden Plagiarism Scandal Surfaces
RIGHTPUNDITS.COM ^ | August 27th, 2008 | By MCCAIN

Posted on 09/02/2008 3:47:31 PM PDT by Paul Revere 76

Veteran political analysts wondered why Obama would release the news on the slowest news day of the week, and sandwiched right before the DNC convention. Revealing Joe Biden’s name in this manner assured the least amount of news coverage possible on his choice. Why?

It was a very long time ago when Biden first ran for President in the 1987/1988 presidential race. He was forced to exit the race in shame when disturbing plagiarism charges were proven against him amid charges of lying.

What launched the public inquiry into Joe Biden’s words was a debate in September 1987 in which Biden stole the words of Neil Kinnock who was head of the British Labour Party.

Neil Kinnock had said earlier: “Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university?” He then pointed to his wife in the audience and said “Why is Glenys the first woman in her family in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Was it because all our predecessors were thick?”

Joe Biden said during debate: “I started thinking as I was coming over here, why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go to a university?” He pointed to his wife in the audience and said “Why is it that my wife who is sitting out there in the audience is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? Is it because I’m the first Biden in a thousand generations to get a college and a graduate degree that I was smarter than the rest?”

A little theft happens from time to time in politics as in life. Critics concluded it would have been better if Biden had not lied by saying he was just “thinking” as he was coming over there. The lines were obviously rehearsed as he had heard them before. The press and Dukakis campaign got on the plagiarism story and discovered that Joe Biden has a history as a plagiarizer and liar.

At Syracuse Law School, it was discovered that Joe Biden got an F-grade in a class for boldly copying enormous chunks of someone else’s law review article.

Biden attempted to excuse the plagiarism by claiming it was a “mistake of youth.” He went before the school Deans and pleaded that they not expel him completely. He was allowed to retake the course and the cheating grade was later expunged from his record.

In response to the shocking revelation, Biden released all of his school transcripts including written evaluation by his teachers. The Syracuse transcripts revealed a candidate who had generally poor grades and only mixed reviews from his professors.

Apparently Biden has a history of supplementing his perceived failings by borrowing from others or simply exaggerating or lying. The final straw in his first presidential race was when he lied about the number of degrees he had received, the reason for his scholarship, and his graduating rank in class. Joe Biden was near the bottom of his class despite having that F-grade removed for plagiarism.

The voters will decide for themselves if Joe Biden is worthy of the VP office. The 1987/88 election run was a long time ago, while perhaps only the pundits remember Joe Biden’s shame.

And if the public can forgive Biden, they will have to decide if they want two copycats in the White House given a similar problem by Obama that was largely ignored by the press


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; biden; demvp; joebiden; plagarism
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Ok Freepers its payback time! Lets see what we can vet on Senator Biden. There is a lot out there....
1 posted on 09/02/2008 3:47:32 PM PDT by Paul Revere 76
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To: Paul Revere 76

Biden would make an awesome web developer! Stealing code is SOP for those guys!


2 posted on 09/02/2008 3:51:13 PM PDT by PeterFinn ("I will stand with the Muslims" - Barack Hussein Obama p. 261 "Audacity of Hope")
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To: Paul Revere 76

Does this mean you’ll be releasing Biden’s social security number, as the demorats did to Palin?


3 posted on 09/02/2008 3:51:24 PM PDT by Kevmo (Obama Birth Certificate is a Forgery. http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/certifigate/index?tab=articles)
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To: Paul Revere 76
People get kicked out of university for Plagiarizing, i almost did, but they were unable to prove it....
4 posted on 09/02/2008 3:51:49 PM PDT by forYourChildrenVote4Bush (Today, July 16th I no longer donate money for Israel)
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To: PeterFinn
Biden would make an awesome web developer! Stealing code is SOP for those guys!

But he's such a dim bulb, he wouldn't know which parts to steal.

5 posted on 09/02/2008 3:54:03 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.)
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To: Paul Revere 76
Biden caught lying again
6 posted on 09/02/2008 3:54:20 PM PDT by Zevonismymuse
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To: Paul Revere 76; All
Joe Biden wishes his son Hunter only knocked up a teenage girl.

Instead Hunter Biden is being sued for defrauding investors in New York Supreme Court. This is the same Hunter Biden who lobbied his own father on behalf of the credit card industry.

But the MSM doesn't want you to know about it.

Tell the McCain Campaign to raise this LEGAL issue of CORRUPTION in the Biden family in EVERY APPEARANCE when Palin's daughter or "troopergate" is mentioned.

FIGHT BACK DAMMIT!

7 posted on 09/02/2008 3:55:13 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Paul Revere 76

I wish I could believe that it will make a difference to the kool aid drinkers but it won’t.


8 posted on 09/02/2008 3:55:22 PM PDT by sarasota
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To: Paul Revere 76

How bout bringing up golly Joe’s brother and son being the center of a fraud investigation?


9 posted on 09/02/2008 3:56:43 PM PDT by crz
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To: montag813

Dammit! Ya beat me to it!

Hey wasnt Obama involved in this someway also?


10 posted on 09/02/2008 3:58:46 PM PDT by crz
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To: Paul Revere 76
Biden is pure gold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRXH7RkCZQ

 

11 posted on 09/02/2008 3:59:45 PM PDT by txroadkill (Sarah Palin-- Vote for her?!? Hell, I want to marry her!)
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To: txroadkill

that’s not biden.


12 posted on 09/02/2008 4:01:17 PM PDT by LiberalsSpendYourMoney (Barry, you're more racist than 99% of Americans. And you're ugly.)
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To: Paul Revere 76

I have several graduate degrees from Lexmark University. So why was I the first in my family to obtain a degree from this university? Was I the only one smart enough to push the Print button? No, but I had the password.


13 posted on 09/02/2008 4:07:11 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Paul Revere 76

Joe’s got more to worry about than plagiarism:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/joe-biden-deals.html


14 posted on 09/02/2008 4:15:17 PM PDT by JennysCool (A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
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To: count-your-change

LMAO!!! - perfect.


15 posted on 09/02/2008 4:15:51 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Paul Revere 76

I hope that when Palin and Biden debate, Sarah defends her age and experience by mentioning that she has the same experience as John F. Kennedy did when he took office. Then if Biden takes the bait, he’ll say “I knew John F. Kennedy, and you are no John F. Kennedy”, prompting Sarah to say “There you go again, plagiarizing someone else’s line.”


16 posted on 09/02/2008 4:17:17 PM PDT by NJRighty (Under President B. Hussein Obama, will the stars and stripes be replaced by a hammer and sickle?)
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To: Paul Revere 76

How about Biden lying about the man who was involved in his wifes unfortunate car accident. On more than one occasion Biden has stated that the driver of the truck drank his lunch instead of eating it. He stated that his family was the victim of a drunk driver.
Smearing an innocent mans name is what Biden seems to do habitually.


17 posted on 09/02/2008 4:25:17 PM PDT by donnab (don't blame me ...I supported Fred.)
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To: LiberalsSpendYourMoney
that’s not biden.

has to be, it's on the internet so you know it's got to be true.

18 posted on 09/02/2008 4:27:52 PM PDT by txroadkill (Sarah Palin-- Vote for her?!? Hell, I want to marry her!)
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To: Paul Revere 76

This needs to be upfront!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2069846/posts

Sen. Joseph Biden - Bearing false witness...


19 posted on 09/02/2008 4:52:00 PM PDT by AuntB ( "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: Paul Revere 76

Isn’t it amazing - The MSM and liberal bloggers are pulling out all the stops to try to dig up dirt on Pallin and have already been publishing lies and misleading twists - yet the same folks are incredibly silent on the many misdeeds in Biden and his family’s closet...

Of course, this is also a reflection of the same inattention paid to Obama “HIMSELF”.... so many corrupt, illegal, and outright disgusting ties, actions, and votes that are only being heard here and other conservative sources.


20 posted on 09/02/2008 4:52:33 PM PDT by TheBattman (Vote your conscience, or don't complain about RINOs!)
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