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April 26, 2005
Melody Townsel: Serial Plagiarist
Melody Townsel is the analyst that accused John Bolton of harassing her some 10 plus years ago and provided the smoke screen for Democrats to prevent him from kicking ass and taking names at the UN. But something interesting has popped up (funny how facts and evidence always suck for Democrats):
Daily Kos, doing its propaganda thing, is releasing a letter from Melody Townsel where she apologizes for being a pathological liar.
That's not how the media will treat it, of course, since they all copy each other's work now anyway.
Turns out that 22 years ago she was fired from her college paper for plagiarism (on several articles)--then did the same thing at the next paper she worked at!
When I was in college, 22 years ago, I plagiarized some columns while working for my college newspaper, and I was removed from staff. Months later, while working for another college newspaper, I wrote a review for a local play that tracked closely in format to another writer's review -- and, although it was not plagiarized, it made my editors, who had become aware of my recent past, very uncomfortable, and we mutually agreed that I would no longer submit stories to them.
What I love is the first comment from the post that says:
If they succeed in discrediting Melody on the basis of her behaviour 21 years ago, then I want to know exactly what every one of THEM was doing 21 years ago.
Well, well, well. Isn't that what the Democrats are doing to Bolton? Laura Ingraham speculated that Sens. Dodd and Biden were going to bring in John Bolton's junior high school prom date to tell the panel how inconsiderate he was on the date.
Melody wants everyone to forgive her for something she did 22 years ago. That's fine; she is forgiven. But it's not like someone is accusing her of getting a DUI 22 years ago, or smoking pot in college. SHE WAS FIRED TWICE FOR CHEATING AND LYING! So to then ask that this should not shadow her credibility in her stale accusations of something that happened between her and Bolton over a decade ago is utterly ridiculous; it something only a liberal would try doing.
Posted by Aaron at April 26, 2005 11:14 AM
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Gee, and I thought Bush was a bad boy for having a previous alcohol problem (which he has admitted to) and a "cocaine habit" (which he has NOT admitted to, and therefore isn't fit to be the Prez. So why is Miz Melody getting a pass? One guess, fellas...
Posted by: Pam M. at April 26, 2005 01:10 PM
Pam, in case you haven't noticed, Bush DID get a pass on the alcoholism and cocaine habit. He was even elected once.
If Ms. Townsend was the only witness against Bolton she wouldn't be very convincing. As it is there's a life long pattern of subordinate abuse and a demonstrated inability to control his temper.
Aaron, one more time: Attacking the messenger does not invalidate the message. And everybody who doesn't parrot the GOP party line is not automatically a felon.
Posted by: IaintBacchus at April 28, 2005 05:56 PM
Good grief... do you guys have such an innate hatred of diplomacy that you honestly think what we want to do at the UN is "kick ass and take names"?
That's just depressing. Haven't we grown up enough to get beyond this sort of playground mentality where the primary concern is to be a badass? I mean, isn't it better to try to get along with other nations, coexist as peacefully as possible, try to change nasty regimes via solid diplomacy and/or other nonmilitary ways, and lead the world by example rather than force and fear?
Posted by: Dan at June 9, 2005 03:49 PM
Gee, L Pund,
Did you plagiarize this from little green balls, or did they steal it from you?
Maybe you can find a response somewhere that you can cut-and-paste.
Posted by: The Gryffin at August 1, 2005 09:15 PM