7.03.2006

Lowering the Level of Debate

I almost didn't post this as Ann Coulter is pretty much a joke already to everyone (on the left or right) that likes to think, use logic, or discuss ideas instead of spreading hate and fear. But for those still not sure, here is more proof:

John Barrie, the creator of a leading plagiarism-recognition system [, iThenticate], claimed he found at least three instances of what he calls "textbook plagiarism" in [Ann Coulter's book] "Godless: the Church of Liberalism"

Meanwhile, many of the 344 citations Coulter includes in "Godless" "are very misleading," said Barrie ... "They're used purely to try and give the book a higher level of credibility - as if it's an academic work. But her sloppiness in failing to properly attribute many other passages strips it of nearly all its academic merits," he told The Post.

Barrie says he also ran Coulter's Universal Press columns from the past 12 months through iThenticate and found similar patterns of cribbing.

Even if I were a right-wing nut job, I would find Ann Coulter to be an embarrasssment.

Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they better hurry up and appear in Playboy
[-Ann Coulter, regarding 9/11 widows in her "book" Godless]

Again, someone needs to heed their own advice.

posted by C at 8:57 AM | Permalink

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