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Which Is Worse? Boston Globe's Sloppy Reporting & Lack of Editing Or Chapman Plagiarizing Coulte
10/19/01

Posted on 10/19/2001 9:21:07 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul

The Boston Globe has accused Ann Coulter of plagiarism on the basis of TWO SENTENCE FRAGMENTS in her book High Crimes and Misdemeanors that also appeared in a Human Events supplement on Impeachment in the May 23, 1997.

ANN COULTER WAS A CO-AUTHOR OF THAT HUMAN EVENTS IMPEACHMENT REPORT. Even if factual statements were "misuse" -- they aren't -- all the Boston Globe has accused Coulter of is "misusing' her own work.

Despite Michael Chapmans claims to have single-handedly written the Human Events Report, it was a staff project. Chapman wrote only the introduction himself. (Next he'll be claiming he's Napoleon and the Boston Globe will believe him.) His name is only on the introduction of the Human Events Report.

If he's claiming it as his report, then he really is a plagiarist. Full sections -- paragraph after paragraph were taken word for word from Coulters earlier columns. Compare just some of the paragraphs from Coulters columns that later ended up in the Impeachment Report:

Ann Coulter
HUMAN EVENTS
HEADLINE: The Vice Presidential Felon
Dated: March 14, 1997

It is a federal felony to solicit campaign contributions on federal property. In one of the most succinct sections in the federal criminal code, Section 607 of Title 18 states:

Section 607. Place of solicitation
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution [within the meaning of the Federal Campaign Act] in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties [by any federal officer or employee or person receiving a salary from the U.S. Treasury] . . . Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

The second paragraph of Section 607 exempts senators and representatives in certain circumstances, and thats the end of it. The president and vice president clearly are not exempted.

Every White House counsel send to all White House staff -- including the president and vice president-- a memo Re: Political Activity, . . . . The memo circulated by former White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum clearly states at least four times that fundraising my not be done on federal property.

In a section of the memo titled Criminal Statutes, Nussbaum wrote: A number of criminal statutes prohibit the use of federal programs, property, or employment for political purposes. Violation of these criminal statutes is punishable by imprisonment and/or the payment of a substantial fine. Certain staff members may also be subject to investigation and possible prosection [sic] by an Independent Counsel in connection with alleged violations of these statutes.

HUMAN EVENTS IMPEACHMENT REPORT
May 23, 1997

NOT THE MICHAEL CHAPMAN IMPEACHMENT REPORT]

It is a federal felony to solicit campaign contributions on federal property. In one of the most succinct section in the federal criminal code, Section 607 of Title 18, states:

Section 607. Place of solicitation (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution [within the meaning of the Federal Campaign Act] in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties [by any federal officer or employee or person receiving a salary from the U.S. Treasury] . . . Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

The second paragraph of section 607 goes on to exempt the staff of senators and representatives in certain circumstances, and thats the end of it. The President and Vice President are clearly not exempted.

White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum in a memo he sent to, among others, Bill Clinton and Al Gore, clearly states at least four times that fundraising my not be done on federal property. Nussbaums memo says:

In a section of the memo titled Criminal Statutes, Nussbaum wrote: A number of criminal statutes prohibit the use of federal programs, property, or employment for political purposes. Violation of these criminal statutes is punishable by imprisonment and/or the payment of a substantial fine. Certain staff members may also be subject to investigation and possible prosection [sic] by an Independent Counsel in connection with alleged violations of these statutes.



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ANSWER: c) Both of the above

I'm sure the flaming liberals at the Boston Globe FELT they were right.

1 posted on 10/19/2001 9:21:07 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: Doctor Raoul
Did you track this down yourself?
2 posted on 10/19/2001 9:28:03 AM PDT by mlo
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To: Doctor Raoul
20 Yard Penalty and loss of Ball Doc. Too few Photos of Ann in an Ann coulter thread!
3 posted on 10/19/2001 9:30:06 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg
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To: Doctor Raoul
damn your good!
4 posted on 10/19/2001 9:32:38 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: Doctor Raoul
Loss of possession -- Not a breaking story.
5 posted on 10/19/2001 9:33:05 AM PDT by Dirk McQuickly
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To: mlo
Did you track this down yourself?

No I plagiarized it.

(Ask a stupid question........)

6 posted on 10/19/2001 9:33:50 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: Dirk McQuickly
Guess you're right, everyone knows the Boston Globe has sloppy reporting and no editing to speak of.

But then again, we're breaking it here by proving Chapman had it ass backwards.

I wonder what's in Coulter's book that she's working on that the left wing has started a pre-emptive attack?

7 posted on 10/19/2001 9:37:02 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: Doctor Raoul
Anytime the Boston Globe is mentioned, there should be a BARF ALERT warning attached, IMHO.
8 posted on 10/19/2001 9:40:08 AM PDT by Agent Smith
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To: Doctor Raoul
I wonder what's in Coulter's book that she's working on that the left wing has started a pre-emptive attack?

Why what the Left is always afraid of and goes all out to suppress...


9 posted on 10/19/2001 9:43:10 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg
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To: Agent Smith
Has the BOSTON GLOBE mentioned anything about Ted Kennedy's Immigration Bill of 1990 that stopped the government from denying visa to members of terrorist grounds?

Bet not, it wouldn't fit their belief system.

10 posted on 10/19/2001 9:43:44 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: Mad Dawgg
THE TRUTH

11 posted on 10/19/2001 9:45:03 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg
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To: Doctor Raoul
Breaking news?
12 posted on 10/19/2001 9:45:13 AM PDT by hawaiian
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To: Agent Smith
Yes, you are correct. Anytime that the Boston Globe is mentioned on FR, it must be accompanied by a "Barf Alert".

The paper is staffed by a diverse pool of feminists, homosexuals, and left wing socialists (except Jeff Jacoby).

The Globe has, on many occasions, retracted, rewritten, and even fired reporters for plagerizing, and fabricating quotes.

Nevertheless, it is the paper of choice here in commie country...Boston, MA.

13 posted on 10/19/2001 9:48:44 AM PDT by michaelje
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To: Doctor Raoul
ahh...the left hates Coulter cuz she's smarter than they are and because all their women are ugly, male wannabes. Coulter has a sense of humor to go with that brain (and beauty) that chops them down to size regularly.

All they can do is play dirty like children in a mud puddle.

Go Ann!

14 posted on 10/19/2001 9:50:28 AM PDT by Media2Powerful
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To: hawaiian
Regarding Your Duplicate Post, see #7.
15 posted on 10/19/2001 9:50:42 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: michaelje
The Globe has, on many occasions, retracted, rewritten, and even fired reporters for plagerizing, and fabricating quotes.

Anyone who read Human Events regularly during that timeframe would have easily realized the real truth of this story. These articles can easily be retrieved off the web or subscription services. Let's see if the Boston Globe editors have any integrity.

16 posted on 10/19/2001 9:54:43 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
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To: Doctor Raoul
It is possible that both quotes came from a third source, possibly a congressional committee report. That could explain the similarities.
17 posted on 10/19/2001 9:59:49 AM PDT by VRWC_minion
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To: Doctor Raoul
Doc-

There is no integrity at the Boston Globe or any NYT publication for that matter.

18 posted on 10/19/2001 10:05:38 AM PDT by michaelje
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To: michaelje
Ah yes, Newton, Mass.I loved it so much there that the day I graduated Boston College, I took the red eye special to California. That was 25 years ago. Now Kalifornia is trying to become Massachsetts. Time to move again.
19 posted on 10/19/2001 10:16:50 AM PDT by 1 FELLOW FREEPER
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To: 1 FELLOW FREEPER
Chusetts, that is
20 posted on 10/19/2001 10:17:51 AM PDT by 1 FELLOW FREEPER
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