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How the media got it wrong on Sheriff Clarke plagiarism accusation
The Hill newspaper ^ | June 9, 2017 | John R Lott Jr

Posted on 06/09/2017 3:42:06 PM PDT by richardb72

When it comes to issues such as sanctuary cities, it is impossible to avoid controversy. When President Donald Trump appoints anyone to help oversee the issue, it will be controversial, especially if the appointment promises to be very effective one.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is scheduled to serve as an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. He will be working at the Office of Partnership and Engagement, which coordinates outreach to state and local governments.

Clarke’s understanding of domestic law enforcement issues makes him the perfect candidate. He joins President Trump in opposing sanctuary cities and in supporting the creation of a wall on the U.S-Mexican border.

Not surprisingly, the long knives are out for Sheriff Clarke.

Even in the Trump administration, some are not happy with the choice. National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell are reportedly fighting hard to delay and reverse Clarke’s appointment before it becomes official.

Their argument?

A CNN report that Sheriff Clarke supposedly plagiarized portions of his master's thesis on homeland security.

CNN focused on 23 short segments of his nearly 40,000-word thesis. Eighteen are mere sentence fragments; five are full sentences. CNN cites the supposedly standard definition of plagiarism: “If a passage is quoted verbatim, it must be set off with quotation marks . . . The length of the phrase does not matter. . . . even if only a few words are involved.”

But what Sheriff Clarke did was not dishonest. He footnoted each of these segments, citing the correct sources right on the same page. . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alandershowitz; banglist; braking; charlesogletree; cprc; ianayres; laurencetribe; mediabias; plagiarism; sheriffclarke; sheriffdavidclarke; trump

1 posted on 06/09/2017 3:42:06 PM PDT by richardb72
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To: richardb72
How the media got it wrong

Nothing unusual here.

2 posted on 06/09/2017 3:47:28 PM PDT by canalabamian
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To: richardb72

Sheriff Clarke busted for using the words “A,” “And,” and “The.”


3 posted on 06/09/2017 3:50:21 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning.)
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As far as I am concerned, the MEDIA can shove it. Joe BIDEN blatantly plagiarized Neil Kinnock and Biden’s boss the worst occupant of the Oval Office EVAH plagiarized Deval Patrick and the MEDIA routinely licked their BOOTS.

(one source of many: http://www.dailywire.com/news/7589/7-democrats-who-were-caught-plagiarism-including-aaron-bandler )

So anyone who tells me Clarke cannot be at DHS had better have a record of opposing BO and Plugs too.


4 posted on 06/09/2017 3:51:12 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell are reportedly fighting hard to delay and reverse Clarke’s appointment before it becomes official.

Two names that frequently come up as those working against the MAGA agenda.

5 posted on 06/09/2017 4:15:23 PM PDT by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: richardb72

Sheriff Clarke scares the hell out of the deep state traitors across the country. Clarke will go after them for violating federal law. I also believe that Clarke will carve out his own team of enforcers from trusted individuals in the Department of Homeland Security. This is about to get interesting for patriots and devastating for left wing seditionists.


6 posted on 06/09/2017 4:17:19 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: richardb72

Even if only a few words. Incorrect. Take the example “operant conditioning”. Some words and phrases are traceable to a source but have passed into the language of normal discussion on that subject or even in the language at large.


7 posted on 06/09/2017 4:32:32 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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To: richardb72

What are Powell (big pal of Valerie J, Huma A, and Chelsea C), Cohn (Manhattan Democrat), McMaster (as anti-Trump and Islam-denying as they come) and even Priebus (Ryan’s GOPe mole keeping Trump supporters out and slow-walking GOPe/Democrat staffers in) still doing in this administration?!? And Jivanka, who backed all this foul staffing?!?

Trump needs to man up and correct his horrendous early hiring.


8 posted on 06/09/2017 4:53:08 PM PDT by 9YearLurker (Dem)
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To: lonevoice

I keep wondering just how these people haven’t been fired by now. Why would Trump continue to keep those hostile to his agenda in place? There are others, too.


9 posted on 06/09/2017 5:07:44 PM PDT by VermithraxPejorative
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To: lonevoice

Why are these two obstructionists still in their respective positions????

President Trump needs to clean house.....NOW!!!


10 posted on 06/09/2017 5:26:33 PM PDT by EODGUY (Beginning 01/20/17, the media will finally publicize the true unemployment rates.)
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I’m pretty dumbfounded; they can find the thesis for an assistant secretary for Homeland Security and tear it apart, but have zero issue with a presidential candidate (twice) having his thesis be sealed as part of his school records.

Must be because Obama’s half white.


11 posted on 06/09/2017 5:58:06 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: richardb72

Wheel. Of. Fortune!

Sheriff Clarke had the AUDACITY to use R-S-T-L-N-E and another vowel, Vanna!

The Left are 100% INSANE! If ANYONE has done ANYTHING for blacks in this Country, it’s been Sheriff Clarke!

*Spitting Nails*

I’m so sad Wisconsin is losing him. :(


12 posted on 06/09/2017 6:01:27 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: sergeantdave

“This is about to get interesting for patriots and devastating for left wing Seditionists.”

+1

Oh, you betcha! ;)


13 posted on 06/09/2017 6:07:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: richardb72
why pos’s like dina powell and gary cohn are in trump admin?
Also tillerson and mad-dog have contradicted president repeatedly. why not fire them?
instead of draining swamp trump is creating new swamp with these appointees.
It's okay to have different views than president. but publicly undermining him is not acceptable.
14 posted on 06/09/2017 9:54:11 PM PDT by cssGA30005
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Dina and Cohn, these two always come out in contradicting Trump


15 posted on 06/10/2017 12:56:42 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucifiedc)
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To: richardb72

The only thing the media hates worse than a conservative is a BLACK conservative.


16 posted on 06/10/2017 6:15:28 AM PDT by IC Ken
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