An Overdue Apology From A Thief
Ben Domenech has finally offered what seems like a real apology for being an intellectual thief, following earlier efforts by Domenech and his dwindling band of supporters to portray him as a victim and/or to downplay the gravity of what increasingly was shown to be outright intellectual theft.
For those who don't know, Ben Domenech is the young conservative overachiever who has served in the upper echelons of government, edited books, and started the Red State community website. The Washington Post decided he was just the sort of young overachiever who could provide conservative blog commentary on their site, and offer under-represented perspective.
That wasn't a bad idea, but as it turns out, the young overachiever actually seems to have achieved some of his success by stealing from others. So, no WaPo blog for him. Bad boy.
Whether it's a young conservative overachiever like Domenech, or older liberal intellectual thieves like Doris Kearns Goodwin or (locally) Rick Casey, I hate plagiarists. Even worse, I hate the excuses so many of them seem to offer, and the fact that there are hardly ever consequences.
It's nice to see there were consequences this time, even if there were no consequences when Doris Kearns Goodwin and Rick Casey ripped off the work of others.
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Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/25/06 13:11 | Media Matters | Technorati
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I don't think he needed to issue an apology.
Personally, I believe this all was a charade that the Post created.
I think they hired him, knowing what was coming just to get press, and sympathy...and to try to seem "moderate"
Posted by Right of Texas @ 14:08 on 03/26/06
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