Posted on 01/08/2017 12:44:13 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is defending the syndicated talk show host Monica Crowley, named as a communications specialist for the incoming administration, against plagiarism accusations.
CNN reports that Crowley plagiarized large sections of her 2012 book, "What The (Bleep) Just Happened."
In its report, CNN says it found more than 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous sources, including copying with no changes or minimal changes from news articles, other columnists and think tanks.
The publisher, HarperCollins' Broadside Books, had no comment on the CNN report.
Crowley has been named Trump's director of communications for the White House's National Security Council.
In response to the CNN report, a Trump transition spokesperson commended Crowley for her "exceptional insight and thoughtful work on how to turn this country around" and said that is "exactly why she will be serving in the administration."
The Trump transition team says any attempt to discredit Crowley "is nothing more than a politically motivated attack that seeks to distract from the real issues facing this country."
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Such problems didn’t disqualify Joe Biden
I have to admit that this does not look good. However, I am also a bit perplexed at how it suddenly showed up in the news.
Just started to type “BIDEN”
Replace her with Coulter.
I’m not fan of plagiarism - it’s stealing another individual’s property at worst or laziness at best.
That said, I reviewed the passages in question. It appears there’s more sloppiness here than intentional theft. More importantly, the quotes in question are mostly reporting of 3rd party sources.
Finally, doesn’t CNN employ Islamist plagiarist extraordinaire, Fareed Zakaria? His plagiarism and Doris Kearns Goodwin’s are far worse than what Crowley is being accused of.
Crowley should fix the quotes in her next reprint - time to move on.
OK, I read the article, are you referring to the seriousness of the charge or do you know more than any of us who read it?
I don’t think he should replace her but if he does Ingrahm is a better choice Ann C uses a chainsaw when a scalpel is needed on occasion.
Is Monica still a member of that one world globalist outfit, CFR? (I heard she was at one point in her career.)
In case anyone disremembers, Hillary plagiarized a whole book when she was flotus.
Trying to get to the actual facts of the story - did she actually verbatim quote other authors, journalists, and publications with no attributions?
Why wouldn’t Harper Collins have caught this in 2012? Why didn’t anyone else catch it before now?
Plagiarism is a big deal, IMHO and pointing out instances where the Left has done it does not make it okay! If there is more to this story than the way it looks right now, I would like to hear about it.
Anybody know exactly what was plagiarized? Some examples?
Same way Mrs. Trump was accused of plagiarizing Moochelle’s
convention speech. - Twelve more days approximately of the
Magic Negro and his dainty queen for us to endure. - I hope
the Obamas are soon out of the news & our school kids’
lunches quickly recover from Mooch’s meddling.
Relax. This is just the far left MSM lashing out like junkyard dogs at all things Trump. The projection displayed by these whiny leftist democrat scumbags has made parodies of themselves.
Like that paragon of MSM virtue, CNN (aka: clinton/communist news network), everything that comes out of their mouths is calculated to bash and villify everybody who doesn’t adhere to the leftist democrat dogma.
Ok for obama to claim he authored an entire book when he didnt
Well in Obama’s defense no one seriously believes anything he says. Worse, no one can point to anything he has personally written.
Is CNN credible? Does CNN have an agenda? Is CNN an adjunct of the Democrat party? We cannot allow our people to be picked off by snipers. Democrats can lie, steal, and molest children. Do you really think this matters? Until the next election, the only thing the media should be shown is our middle finger.
Why didn’t they find them when the book was first published? How many are citations ?
Wouldn't give this story much credibility since the source is the Corrupt News Network. Totally unreliable info source. Anybody who gets info from them and believes it needs to have his head examined.
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