Posted on 10/15/2024 4:00:32 AM PDT by george76
Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has been rocked by allegations that Harris plagiarized parts of her book, "Smart on Crime," which she co-wrote in 2009 with author Joan O'C. Hamilton.
The claims were made by leading Critical Race Theory critic Christopher Rufo in a detailed Twitter/X thread and Substack piece, both of which were published Monday morning.
According to Rufo, the Democrat presidential nominee "plagiarized at least a dozen sections of her criminal-justice book," as discovered by Austrian "plagiarism hunter" Dr. Stefan Weber, who Rufo says "has taken down politicians in the German-speaking world."
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I wondered at the time how - or even if - the mainstream media would react/report on this story. As it turns out, they are, but some of the outlets, the New York Times in particular, are not taking it well at all.
First up was the predictable "pouncing and seizing" word games, because the story is the conservative reaction to it - not the actual story itself:
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Then there was the so-called "plagiarism expert" the Times was able to immediately get comment from, who assured us everything was okay, move along, nothing to see here:
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And perhaps the least shocking part about the Times piece was how they fell back on "some academics" (unnamed) to portray Rufo and his work exposing plagiarists as "racist" because of course:
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Strangely, when you click on the link to read the piece, not a single academic is cited, nor is a quote provided.
As RedState readers will remember, Rufo revealed in December 2023 that then-Harvard president Claudine Gay "plagiarized multiple sections of her Ph.D. thesis." Gay resigned just a few weeks later after coming under fire over the plagiarism scandal and over how she responded to antisemitism on the Harvard campus after the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians.
Relatedly, Kamala Harris has previously been accused of plagiarizing Martin Luther King Jr.
In any event, the Trump campaign has rendered a final verdict on the Times' reaction to Rufo's documentation:
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Heh.
She’s a good Communist.
“From each according to his ability,to each according to his need.”
She needed some words so she took them.
No big deal, says the NYT.
“The spin is already on from Kamala’s media lapdogs at the New York Times.
It was a fiery but mostly peaceful plagiarism!”
https://t.co/fhqHtwpcWv pic.twitter.com/DxtVFxLoYC
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 14, 2024
Remember back when the media took plagiarism seriously?
Back in 1988, Biden was shown to have plagiarized multiple other politicians - a scandal so devastating that he was forced to drop out of the race.
You won’t hear any of today’s journalists talking this way about Kamala.
https://x.com/Banned_Bill/status/1845873248291999822
How was this discovered? Did Rufo find something in Obamala’s book that was actually concise and coherent?
The Fouth Estate has become a Fifth Column.
Just a few apartment complexes, just a few paragraphs...
I'm guessing the little sh*ts at the New York Times care more about how many column inches they get than about ethics. Once a great paper, now DEI stupid....
The investigation was conducted by Dr. Stefan Weber, a famed Austrian “plagiarism hunter” who has taken down politicians in the German-speaking world... Christopher F. Rufo independently confirmed multiple violations, which are comparable in severity to the plagiarism found in former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s doctoral thesis.
https://x.com/realchrisrufo/status/1845847673657774387
If wonder if Brett Baier will ask her about it. /s
I have totally MISSED THIS STORY!!! Any more info?
Brett Baier will be KISSING HER BUT!
“Hi, I’m JD Vance. I wrote my own book, unlike Kamala Harris, who copied hers from Wikipedia.”
https://x.com/JDVance/status/1845856378805731790
Love this guy, no homo.
Kamala Harris plagiarized at least a dozen sections of her criminal-justice book, Smart on Crime, according to a new investigation. The current vice president even lifted material from Wikipedia.
Scandal? Let’s face it: No one voting for Kamala cares this. They barely care about crime, let along plagiarism. And if they do care about crime, they likely sympathize with the perps. I doubt many of them actually understand why plagiarism is wrong.
The first word in her book’s title suggests plagiarism. “SMART”
Voters who can’t read don’t care if their Marxist politician can’t write. Nor can she speak properly - they don’t care.
An uncited source I know says in his opinion the New York Times lacks professionalism and integrity. They also are simply Democrat shills.
Thank you.
kamala and timmy are the Chauncy Gardners of today (Being There (1979)). Pathetic nothings advanced by powerful pathetic nothings.
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