It's another day and we have another reported case of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul being guilty of plagiarism. Not long after Paul was caught plagiarizing Wikipedia's page with regard to the film Gattaca, it appears as if, in a September Washington Times column on drug sentencing, he plagiarized a Dan Stewart article from The Week a week earlier.
Here are some of the similarities:
Stewart: "At least 20 states, both red and blue, have reformed their mandatory sentencing laws in some way, and Congress is considering a bipartisan bill that would do the same for federal crimes."
Paul: "At least 20 states, both red and blue, have reformed their mandatory-sentencing laws in some way, and Congress is considering a bipartisan bill that would do the same for federal crimes."
Stewart: "He will be 72 by the time he is released, and his three young children will have grown up without him. 'Matt,' who turned out to have a long history of drug offenses, was more fortunate -- he received a reduced sentence of just 18 months after informing on Horner, and is now free."
Paul: "John will be 72 years old by the time he is released, and his three young children will have grown up without him. The informant, who had a long history of drug offenses, was more fortunate -- he received a reduced sentence of just 18 months, and is now free."
In the days, weeks, and months ahead, it'll be interesting to see if Rand Paul gets accused of plagiarism any more. If so, he may want to start introducing himself in the following manner:
"Plagiarism? Plagiarism is my middle name! Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Who's down with R.P.P. Let me check Wiki."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/rand-paul-plagiarized-op-ed_n_4216047.html
Here are some of the similarities:
Stewart: "At least 20 states, both red and blue, have reformed their mandatory sentencing laws in some way, and Congress is considering a bipartisan bill that would do the same for federal crimes."
Paul: "At least 20 states, both red and blue, have reformed their mandatory-sentencing laws in some way, and Congress is considering a bipartisan bill that would do the same for federal crimes."
Stewart: "He will be 72 by the time he is released, and his three young children will have grown up without him. 'Matt,' who turned out to have a long history of drug offenses, was more fortunate -- he received a reduced sentence of just 18 months after informing on Horner, and is now free."
Paul: "John will be 72 years old by the time he is released, and his three young children will have grown up without him. The informant, who had a long history of drug offenses, was more fortunate -- he received a reduced sentence of just 18 months, and is now free."
In the days, weeks, and months ahead, it'll be interesting to see if Rand Paul gets accused of plagiarism any more. If so, he may want to start introducing himself in the following manner:
"Plagiarism? Plagiarism is my middle name! Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Are you down with R.P.P.? Yeah, you know me. Who's down with R.P.P. Let me check Wiki."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/rand-paul-plagiarized-op-ed_n_4216047.html
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