UPDATED: Washington Times Ends Rand Paul's Weekly Column After Plagiarism Charges

[DonViejo]

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Source: TPM

IGOR BOBIC – NOVEMBER 5, 2013, 8:16 PM EST

The Washington Times and Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday "mutually" agreed to end his weekly column after he failed to properly cite material and appeared to lift entire sentences, including in one article that appeared to borrow extensively from Forbes.

"We expect our columnists to submit original work and to properly attribute material, and we appreciate that the senator and his staff have taken responsibility for an oversight in one column,” Times Editor John Solomon said.

“We also appreciate the original insights he has shared with our readers over the last few months and look forward to future contributions from Sen. Paul and any other members of Congress who take the time to help educate our readers with original thought leadership pieces," he added.

Paul took ownership on Tuesday, telling the New York Times that a demanding schedule was partially to blame. “We need to get stuff earlier, but it’s hard,” Paul said. “We probably take on more than we should be doing.”

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Writer 'Flattered' That Rand Paul Plagiarized Him

TOM KLUDT – NOVEMBER 6, 2013, 7:40 AM EST

A writer whose words were plagiarized by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) doesn't exactly feel like a victim. In fact, he's "flattered" by the senator's actions.

The Week's Dan Stewart wrote Wednesday that he isn't offended that two paragraphs of one of his articles appeared verbatim in an op-ed by Paul in The Washington Times. The Times announced Tuesday that it made a mutual decision with Paul to end the senator's column.

"I suppose I ought to feel angry. My work was stolen by an elected official and putative presidential candidate with a far higher profile than me, who passed it off as his own instead of acknowledging its lowly creator," Stewart wrote. "But I don't. In fact, I'm not all that bothered by Sen. Paul's use of my article. Worse things have happened."

Stewart wrote that he's "indifferent to being plagiarized" due to the nature of today's media industry, with its increased emphasis on aggregation.

full article
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/writer-flattered-that-rand-paul-plagiarized-him

[pangaia]

1. Quite the "taking ownership," eh.

[DonViejo]

2. This is GREAT comedy;

The Washington Freaking Moonie TIMES bailing on Senator Aquabuddha!

[elehhhhna]

6. Gloves acrtoss face slapping time, D'artagnian.

I smells a duel!

[LongTomH]

17. You want a duel, Rand?

Betcha George could take him!

By the way, this image was from amymoloney.com

[Thucydides]

47. Can't accuse you of plagiarism or copy right infringement.

[LongTomH]

48. I gave credit to the website I found it on!

[Thucydides]

49. I got it, was not flaming you. Liked your jab at Rand for not giving credit!

[StrictlyRockers]

52. Huh?

[marble falls]

3. Add them to the duel list.

[babylonsister]

4. Bwhahaha!

What a riot; a r/w rag is throwing him under the bus. Delicious!

[gopiscrap]

20. I love it!

[longship]

5. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

[maindawg]

7. eye doctor my ass

[Dopers_Greed]

8. Maybe he can get a new column

His first article can be "What rugs not to wear"

[elehhhhna]

54. He did already. Calls it "Dear Abby" ...

swears it's a new concept. Advice column, I think.

[johnd83]

9. "mutually"

Yeah, right. Plagiarism is not a minor issue. I saw a number of students get expelled for plagiarizing from Wikipedia writing basic weekly lab reports. Plagiarism in a widely distributed paper is a significant legal issue.

[christx30]

21. It was mutual

The paper said "You're fired." Paul said "Ok" and pouted. That's mutual, right?

[Beacool]

10. As a Right winger you know that you screwed the pooch when the Washington Times drops you.

[calimary]

14. Meh - it'll take a lot more than that to stop him.

Unfortunately.

[Snake Plissken]

11. How long will the flavor of Carefree Sugarless Gum last?

Until Rand Paul learns to write an article without plagiarizing it

[dhill926]

12. well....when you've lost the...

Washington Times....

[ErikJ]

13. MOONY TIMES? HAHAHAHAHA

[Berlum]

15. Rev. Moon (R) plans THIRD COMING as Christ (again) to set things, um, straight

No Doubt Rev. Moon (R) will have the assistance of the Republicon BFEE, spearheaded by Neil 'Silverado Slick" Bush (R), to help him with his THIRD INTARNATION as a Republicon GaWd (R) so he can direct his Republicon propaganda catapult - the Washington Moonie Times -- to reinstate their favored Republicon plagiarists.

[navarth]

59. Wow. That pic is really an eyeful.

Look at these assholes. Unbelievable.

[Cracklin Charlie]

16. Rand Paul had a weekly column?

Now, that's funny right there!

[Unknown Beatle]

18. We?

“We need to get stuff earlier, but it’s hard,” Paul said. “We probably take on more than we should be doing.”

Hey Paul, completely own up to it and say "I". What's with this "we" bullshit! You're the one that plagiarized and not "we", like your handlers. Stop with 'it's not all my fault' shit.

[Quasimodem]

44. Three kinds of people have a right to use the editorial "we."

Royalty, editors and people with a tape worm.

Paul thought he could still stonewall, but his tape worm totally caved.

[SchmerzImArsch]

19. This is truly good news!

If only the talking head shows would stop booking guests that lie. Opinion is fine. Lies are not opinion.

[gopiscrap]

22. welcome to DU

[SchmerzImArsch]

33. Thank you

[donco]

23. SIGH!another

duel to be fought.

[QuestForSense]

24. 'Original thought leadership pieces?'

Sorry, he was fresh out of original thoughts this week, 'but it's hard,' Paul said. Uh-huh.

[Marie Marie]

25. Come on - we all know what he is thinking...

THIS IS ALL RACHAEL MADDOW'S FAULT!!!! Oh and a vast left wing conspiracy to silence him.

[Vashta Nerada]

26. So plagerism = "oversight" to the Washington Times.

Wow. Just...wow.

[pitbullgirl1965]

27. A demanding schedule was partially to blame?!

Sorry Professor___, my demanding schedule forced me to steal someone else's work.

[DallasNE]

28. If Original Thought Are "Hard" How In The World Could He Be President?

And since when is writing a column taking on more than we should be doing in the context of being President. Thinking small is the opposite of leadership. It also shows how far over his head he is right now. I'm sure that somehow it will all be Rachel Maddow's fault.

[Eleanors38]

29. He stealin' fine literature from Orval Faubus again?

[cui bono]

30. Aw.... "it's hard".... guess you're not fit to be president then squirrelly.

Sheesh.

[Lasher]

32. He's working hard to put food on his family.

[AllyCat]

31. There is just a whole heap of good news tonight, eh?

[calguy]

34. Just when he had his next column ready to go

He had the 23rd Psalm all copied, replacing "the Lord" with Ted Cruz and name Ted inserted in place of "He"

[tanyev]

35. Rand Paul's turning into Rue Paul.

[Evasporque]

38. how is that?

I am afraid I don't see how a respected pioneering entertainer has anything to do a shit hue like Rand Paul.

Are you saying that because Ru Paul is a Drag Queen is something to ridicule?

[tanyev]

39. It's simply a word play on the name.

The word rue meaning to regret your actions sounds exactly like the first syllable of RuPaul's name. I'm sure RuPaul's fingernail clippings have more class than Rand Paul will ever dream of.

[Evasporque]

40. I get it now...

Had I paid more attention.... )

[tanyev]

41. Peace. I hesitated before posting because I wondered if someone would take it wrong.

Probably should have heeded that instinct.

[Berlum]

43. "You rang?" - The Ruester

[QuestForSense]

60. OMG!

[BootinUp]

36. ROFL.

[AndyA]

37. Note to Rand Paul: That empty feeling...

It's what's left after your political career evaporates.

[polynomial]

42. Time To End Rand Paul

To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults are his actions of the first kind. Similarly other right wing twits are just getting back what they dish out in an act clumsily intended as insults rather than debates botched in every way. Rand Paul as a politician makes me understand his constituents. How in the world a group of citizens ever thought Rand Paul as a leader.

Rand Paul is a foolishly annoying person typical ego based Republican Tea Party supercriticalist jack hole. To suggest a duel to shoot Rachel Maddow is likely typical of the bias logic or language Rand Paul schemes in legislation. Obviously Rand Paul is even missing the point trying hit his target with the customized Palin cross hair style. Only every time he appears on television cable from my view he looks like he pulls his head out of a horses ass.

[BootinUp]

55. Beautiful post. Let me summarize...

Rand Paul is a Jack Hole. ROFL.

[Dopers_Greed]

45. When is this clown up for re-election?

Maybe we can get a decent Dem candidate to win an electoral duel with the Hair Plagiarist and make it two Dem senators in Kentucky.

[progressoid]

46. Doh.

[Skittles]

51. pretty bad when that rag thinks you're trash

[Gothmog]

53. A Baylor Journalism Professor has some choice comments for Rand Paul

Rand Paul attended Baylor for three years but never earned a degree. Rand Paul was accepted into Duke Medical School and so Paul never graduated from Baylor.

A Baylor journalism professor has some choice comments about Paul's lack of ethics. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/journalism-professor-would-flunk-rand-paul-for-an-unambiguous-case-of-plagiarism

But on Wednesday, Paul lashed out at his critics once more.

"I'm being criticized for not having proper attribution, and yet they are able to write stuff that if I were their journalism teacher in college, I would fail them," Paul told National Review's Robert Costa.

Darden was not moved by that assessment.

"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."

[MADem]

56. What, did the editorial board at the Moonie Times shriek in dismay "Now there goes our Pulitzer!" or

something?

It's not like that rag has ever been a paragon of journalistic virtue OR excellence!

When you suck too much for a fishwrapper, you've got trouble!

[merrily]

57. Awww. Look at the Washington Times, trying to pretend it has standards. Adorable.

[rdking647]

58. at least breitbart had picked up his column

how he can be in a place where his lack of standards will be appreciated

maybe he can get the blaze and WND to pick it up too