Trump's National Security Spokesperson Caught for Large-Scale Plagiarism

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by MrPots

I get so tired of the argument that because they behave badly, you can be excused for behaving badly too.

It's a small child's argument and I hear it so often from the right.

"Oh, so what? They all do it.".................

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Using somebody else's sentence in a political speech is a different animal than plagiarizing over 50 times in a book you're selling or, worse yet, a doctoral dissertation. It'll be interesting to see if Columbia yanks her degree. They should.

In addition to irony, degree is another thing they just don't get.

Hillary is called "Killery" for the handful of dead in Benghazi. The Bush administration pushed hard for war in Iraq under false pretense.......What was that? ~4,700 American soldiers dead under his watch?

My, my, my............

[nailer]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Using somebody else's sentence in a political speech is a different animal than plagiarizing over 50 times in a book you're selling or, worse yet, a doctoral dissertation. It'll be interesting to see if Columbia yanks her degree. They should.

Columbia no doubt has a higher standard of evidence than you.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

In addition to irony, degree is another thing they just don't get.

Hillary is called "Killery" for the handful of dead in Benghazi. The Bush administration pushed hard for war in Iraq under false pretense.......What was that? ~4,700 American soldiers dead under his watch?

My, my, my............

I think the "Killery" moniker (Ouch!) involves more than Benghazi...Hillary is observed exulting in killing.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

I think the "Killery" moniker (Ouch!) involves more than Benghazi...Hillary is observed exulting in killing.

Like Khadafy (or Bin Laden for that matter) didn't need killing?

Personally, I hope Pres. Obama sticks a Hellfire up al Baghdadi's ass before he leaves office.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Like Khadafy (or Bin Laden for that matter) didn't need killing?

Personally, I hope Pres. Obama sticks a Hellfire up al Baghdadi's ass before he leaves office.

Yes, but Obama is often seen as sober.

[whell]

It took the media about 5 minutes to look up Crowley's writings. But after 8 years, itsn't it just hilarious that they still can't find Obama's "Aristocracy Reborn" master's thesis from Columbia, or any of his records from Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard Law School?

Classic media BS...

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

It took the media about 5 minutes to look up Crowley's writings. But after 8 years, itsn't it just hilarious that they still can't find Obama's "Aristocracy Reborn" master's thesis from Columbia, or any of his records from Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard Law School?

Classic media BS...

There you go, spreading more fake news after something embarrassing to Trump comes out.

http://www.factcheck.org/2012/07/obamas-sealed-records/

BTW, PhD dissertations are available online to anyone who wants them (that's the point of PhD's - to contribute distinct and original academic knowledge, something I'm not surprised you wouldn't know).

http://www.proquest.com/products-ser...dissertations/

Here's Columbia's comment on Crowley's apparent plagiarism on her PhD dissertation at Columbia:

“We have no comment on Monica Crowley’s dissertation, which was submitted in 2000 and is publicly available. The University’s process for addressing concerns raised about University research preserves the confidentiality of any review, and even the fact of a review’s existence is confidential while it is underway. Columbia is committed to upholding the very highest standards of integrity and credibility in academic research.”

It will be very interesting to hear what she has to say about this.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

There you go, spreading more fake news after something embarrassing to Trump comes out.

http://www.factcheck.org/2012/07/obamas-sealed-records/

BTW, PhD dissertations are available online to anyone who wants them (that's the point of PhD's - to contribute distinct and original academic knowledge, something I'm not surprised you wouldn't know). FWIW, it doesn't appear that Crowley's was distinct and original - FAIL.
http://www.proquest.com/products-ser...dissertations/

Re the Factcheck subject graphic: one fact they missed checking is the claim that Obama's 'master's thesis at Columbia' is sealed. I don't now how a thing that does not exist can be sealed. Obama never attended graduate school at Columbia and does not hold a master's degree.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Re the Factcheck subject graphic: one fact they missed checking is the claim that Obama's 'master's thesis at Columbia' is sealed. I don't now how a thing that does not exist can be sealed. Obama never attended graduate school at Columbia and does not hold a master's degree.

The graphic is from a right-wing ad that Factcheck was debunking. The producers of the ad didn't seem overly concerned about being factual, the very reason for the fact checking to begin with.