Think Progress retracts McCain plagiarism charge

[Gan]

Yesterday, liberal blog Think Progress published an explosive and "EXCLUSIVE" charge, that John McCain had plagiarized from a1996 speech by Adm. Timothy Ziemer.

Now they take it back (http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/27/mccain-plagiarism/).

Think Progress had gotten and a tip, and searched Nexis to verify the scoop. But they never contacted the campaign. From the explanation: "After we published the post, the McCain campaign contacted us and pointed to a speech given by the senator in 1995, which appears on McCain’s Senate site."

While I'm all for transparency on blogs, and have made mistakes corrected by readers, it's remarkable that Think Progress would allege that the Republican nominee for president plagiarized a speech without putting the two speeches before the campaign for comment. Or, apparently, checking the candidate's Web site first.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0308/Think_Progress_retracts_McCain_plagiarism_charge.h tml
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OOOPS?

:lol:

[TheEschaton]

LOL. So did the general copy off of McCain, then?

[AnticorRifling]

I love the comments posted before and after the retraction they are awesome.

This one wins:

“As a blog that strives to maintain credibility and transparency….”

The only thing they have maintain(ed) is their “transparency”, we can all see right through their credibility.

[Clove]

So.... they're really accusing Admiral Tim-may?

[Jesuit]

Yesterday, liberal blog Think Progress published an explosive and "EXCLUSIVE" charge, that John McCain had plagiarized from a1996 speech by Adm. Timothy Ziemer.

Now they take it back (http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/27/mccain-plagiarism/).

Think Progress had gotten and a tip, and searched Nexis to verify the scoop. But they never contacted the campaign. From the explanation: "After we published the post, the McCain campaign contacted us and pointed to a speech given by the senator in 1995, which appears on McCain’s Senate site."

While I'm all for transparency on blogs, and have made mistakes corrected by readers, it's remarkable that Think Progress would allege that the Republican nominee for president plagiarized a speech without putting the two speeches before the campaign for comment. Or, apparently, checking the candidate's Web site first.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0308/Think_Progress_retracts_McCain_plagiarism_charge.h tml
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OOOPS?

:lol:


It's just words...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M6x1H08aFc&feature=related

[ClydeR]

If an admiral was plagiarizing McCain's speeches, then McCain should take that as a compliment.

[Warriorbird]

The Republican state representative for my hometown in Virginia plagiarized the speech he gave at my high school graduation. I always thought it'd be fun to show the evidence (I've got the book it was taken from and a videotape) but he's never risen high enough for it to really matter. The area's also like 65% Republican.

[Blud]

The Republican state representative for my hometown in Virginia plagiarized the speech he gave at my high school graduation. I always thought it'd be fun to show the evidence (I've got the book it was taken from and a videotape) but he's never risen high enough for it to really matter. The area's also like 65% Republican.

Wait for the day if/when he runs for president. Then all the "little" stuff comes out.