Aqua Buddha's Revenge

[kpete]

Aqua Buddha's Revenge
Journalism prof at Rand Paul's alma mater: I would flunk him for "what appears to be an unambiguous case of plagiarism."



Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks the media doth protest too much, and if he were a journalism professor he would flunk the media for reporting on several instances of apparent plagiarism found in speeches and text by the Kentucky Republican. A journalism professor at Baylor University, Paul's alma mater, didn't quite see it that way.

"It appears that the Senator from Kentucky is choosing to attack the messenger rather than specifically address what appears to be an unambiguous case of plagiarism," he said in an email. "Had one of my Journalism students made the same mistakes, I would fail them for each individual assignment and refer the case to the appropriate university office that deals with honor code violations."

more:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/journalism-professor-would-flunk-rand-paul-for-an-unambiguous-case-of-plagiarism

[winter is coming]

1. If Paul is smart, he'll shut up about this now.

Because given the plagiarism we've seen in other areas, I wouldn't be surprised if his publications are iffy -- either he coauthored with people who did all of the work, or the research was shoddy, or there was outright plagiarism there, too.

[Z_California]

7. But he's not, so...

...expect him to double down on blaming the "media"

[Scuba]

2. "Inappropriate and misguided" pretty much sums up Senator Paul.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. I'm loving this.

I hope they start digging around and find some of the papers he wrote in college. The guy is an absolute fraud and I love to see people like him exposed for what they are.

[FSogol]

4. Same here. The self-certified eye doctor just couldn't see writing his own papers, columns, and

speeches.

[Laelth]

5. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[Myrina]

6. "Attacking the messenger" is pretty much all that side of the aisle has ....

Gawd knows they don't have ideas or plans that amount to much.