Brown R-MA) Plagiarizes Dole Speech

[Mass]

http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/10/scott-brown-web-message-mirrors-elizabeth-dole-speech/86ZX3F3iZbJKdsoTL5vguN/index.html

A Democratic group has unearthed a bit of inspirational autobiography on Senator Scott Brown’s official website that was lifted verbatim from a 2002 campaign speech by Elizabeth Dole.

In a message to students, the senator uses the exact language as remarks delivered by the former North Carolina senator at her campaign kickoff and contained on her own website.

Brown’s staff acknowledged yesterday the words originally were Dole’s and said their presence in Brown’s message was the result of a technical error.

“I was raised to believe that there are no limits to individual achievement and no excuses to justify indifference,” said the message from Brown, which was removed later yesterday. “From an early age, I was taught that success is measured not in material accumulations, but in service to others. I was encouraged to join causes larger than myself, to pursue positive change through a sense of mission, and to stand up for what I believe.”

Aside from the omission of an opening line -- “I am Mary and John Hanford’s daughter” -- in Dole’s speech, the Bay State Republican’s language is the same throughout.

[benld74]

1. H-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Enrique]

2. God why would you plagiarize that pablum

there are probably apps that can generate crap like that.

[rgbecker]

3. Brainless Zombie.

A GOP vote against the job bill follows the party line. Hope he enjoys his last year in office.

[janet118]

4. Brown is a complete fraud . . .

This is totally in character for the empty barn coat. I cannot wait until he has to debate Elizabeth Warren. He will $$h!t his hot pants.

[zbdent]

5. Knowing how some of today's Republicans go ...

“I am Mary and John Hanford’s daughter” may have been included in the original part of the book, and was rewritten from the original part where S. Brown is describing his fetishes ...

[DavidDvorkin]

6. "A technical error"

A euphemism for "We didn't think anyone would notice"?

[karynnj]

8. It also makes no sense

How do you accidentally forget to replace that segment - yet you erase the first line saying you are the daughter of .... ?

Had that line been there, I would have believed them as it clearly would be the most reasonable.

[DavidDvorkin]

11. Good point.

[karynnj]

7. The strange thing - beyond the fact that plagerizing is never acceptable - is that it doesn't match

his own version of his life. He really did not have the type of solid values type upbringing that stems from - as Dole did.

He likely assigned the task of writing his "personal" comments to staff - and they cheated by plagiarizing, which is incredibly dumb in an age where taking a sentence and goggling easily finds matches.

Looks like Brown will have another very bad day - couldn't happen to a more deserving empty suit.

[WI_DEM]

9. If you're going to plagiarize someone, why Elizabeth Dole?

[flamingdem]

10. earth to Massachusetts: lose this guy nt

[ProSense]

12. This would make a great ad title:

Scott Brown’s borrowed personal memories (Steve Benen)