In response to the plagiarism allegations against Vice President Harris, The New York Times quoted an expert who claimed that the Republican Party is “fraudulent.”[ing] Meanwhile, the same expert told the Washington Post that Harris' plagiarism was due to technical issues.
Despite the calm reaction to the revelation of plagiarism from Harris' 2009 book on criminal prosecution, the reaction to the plagiarism accusation against Joe Biden during his 1987-1988 presidential run was far more aggressive. There were many reactions such as the following: washington post, He believes the scandal was what derailed his campaign at the time.
“Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. fights to rebuild presidential campaign,” New York Times Written in 1987 After the report, he quoted excerpts from other politicians' speeches and used them as his own, plagiarizing his law school papers. They also called the revelations “damaging,” with independent columnist Lewis Grizzard calling Biden's plagiarism: “Theft and disinformation”
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Joe Biden announces his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. (Steve Liss/Getty Images)
The public was sufficiently concerned about Biden's plagiarism allegations that he was forced to withdraw from his regular duties in Congress, including the Senate confirmation of then-Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. It was included. hold an impromptu press conference To answer questions about the trial. About a week later, Biden withdrew from the race amid backlash.
Asked at a press conference whether he thought the plagiarism allegations would affect his candidacy for president, Biden said he did not think so, but that it would ultimately depend on how the news media portrayed the American public. I admitted that it was. Judgment about it all depends on how you write it. “Is Joe Biden being honest with me? Or is Joe Biden not being honest with me?”
Harris plagiarism report in New York Times Christopher Rufo, a Republican commentator who was the driving force behind Harris' plagiarism explanation, lashed out. Mr. Rufo, together with an Austrian plagiarism expert, They said they found dozens of violations. Harris wrote in his 2009 book, “Smarter on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer.” These reportedly included verbatim quotes from NBC and Associated Press news reports, as well as excerpts from Wikipedia, but none of the quotations or citations indicated that they were all in her own language. There wasn't. Rufo said Harris also plagiarized excerpts from a Bureau of Justice Assistance report, an Urban Institute report and a John Jay College of Criminal Justice press release for his book.
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After The New York Times published a report on the matter, Rufo criticized the paper for “lying.” The Times spoke to plagiarism expert Jonathan Bailey, who said Rufo only found “five sections” of “about 500 words” questionable. Mr Bailey said the plagiarism allegations were “false and not intended to defraud”, adding that Mr Rufo was “trying to create publicity”. [something minor]. ”
The paper added: “None of the texts in question incorporate the ideas or thoughts of any other writer.” Meanwhile, in 1987, the Times blasted Biden's claim that the ideas he allegedly plagiarized came to him spontaneously, saying, “Biden's borrowing is an example of how much a candidate borrows from the words and ideas of others.'' It raises questions about whether they will be able to adapt and whether they will remember to take credit.” ,” Outlets installed at the time.
Rufo also exploded. Washington Post coverage For downplaying the plagiarism allegations against Mr. Harris. The newspaper also spoke to Mr. Bailey, who claimed that the “error” was due to a technical issue.
“Mr Bailey said such errors were not uncommon in material written from the late 1990s to around 2010. Electronic research became more common during this period, but plagiarism detection had not yet taken place,” the newspaper wrote.
Kamala Harris and conservative activist Christopher Rufo (Getty Images)
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Rufo too drew a contrast This was in contrast to the Post's criticism of first lady Melania Trump for describing her as “lifting her words a few times” in a 2016 speech.
“When Kamala Harris did this a dozen times, the paper explained that it was okay because Kamala didn't know how to use a computer,” he said.
In addition to the plagiarism claims by Harris, Rufo was also the person behind plagiarism claims by former Harvard University president Claudine Gay. Gaye reportedly imitated numerous scholars throughout her academic career, which subsequently led to her removal as president of Harvard University.
Fox News Digital reached out to the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Harris campaign for comment, but did not receive a response by press time.
