Plagiarism!
Not exactly a case of Malkinian plagiarism, but good enough. Ann Coulter has been caught lifting the words of others. Again. Ron Brynaert has the goods over at Raw Story:
“In the August 24, 2004, New York Times, science writer Gina Kolata claimed that no one had succeeded in using adult stem cells ‘to treat diseases,’” writes Coulter.
To prove the Times science writer wrong, Coulter then provides a “short list” of sixteen “successful treatments achieved by adult stem cell research.”
But fifteen of Coulter’s examples are nearly identical to a longer list of seventeen compiled by the Illinois Right To Life website, which has been available since at least September of 2003.
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The anti-abortion website doesn’t provide any sources for its list of examples of “successful experimental treatments [that] have been achieved using ethical sources of stem cells.”
Pushing unsubstantiated propaganda from fringe groups? Michelle would never do that… Or would she?
Much more over at Raw Story.
There was a Ph.D. candidate (or maybe postdoc, actually) at IU who got in a shitload of trouble for using Ann Coulter’s two favorite rhetorical techniques:
-Plagiarize someone else
-Failing that, just make shit up
And she’s (the girl at IU) in a bunch of trouble. If only the same thing could be said of Ann Coulter.
PS - Are we allowed to use the word “cunt” here? If so, could you just go back and edit this comment to include it in the appropriate places?
[The qualities of the word “cunt” are far too endearing for the likes of Coulter. –Ryan]
Comment by Chuck — June 15, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
I don’t recall any high profile cases of plagiarism, but I know for a fact that people have been forced to leave programs for far less than stealing the work of others. I have a feeling Coulter expressly avoided any profession that would have required any kind of scrutiny, peer review, or consequences (career-wise) based on intellectual impropriety.
Comment by Ryan — June 15, 2006 @ 10:20 pm