Like pus from a septic wound, Republican-sponsored plagiarism continues to ooze out of the pages of the nation’s newspapers. The following text, written by a Republican Party operative, continues to appear as a letter to the editor in multiple papers with false claims of authorship by people with local names and addresses:
President Bush has a clear plan for victory in Iraq that begins with training Iraqi forces so they can defend their country and fight the terrorists. We are making tremendous progress towards this objective. Withdrawing from Iraq, as Democrats in Washington propose, would send a dangerous signal to our enemies that we cut and run when the going gets tough. President Bush is offering a clear strategy to win, not a political quick fix.
Here are some more recent appearances of Republican letter fraud:
The Desert Dispatch, February 25 2007, authorship falsely claimed by Catherine Saravia of Phelan.
The Daily Star, March 5 2007, authorship falsely claimed by Robert C. Tamburello of Burlington Flats, New York.
Illinois Times, March 8 2007, authorship falsely claimed by Donald E. Hadden of Decatur, Illinois.
The Tablet of the Brooklyn Diocese, March 10 2007, authorship falsely claimed by John M. Rondello of Brooklyn.
Rochester’s City Newspaper, March 13 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by David C. Smith of Brockport, New York.
Urban Tulsa Weekly, March 14 2007, authorship falsely claimed by Josh McFarland of an undisclosed residence.
The Des Moines Register, March 15 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by Darwin Nordquist of West Des Moines.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 16 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by Harry Feltenbarger of Rives Junction, Michigan.
The Hudson Star-Observer, March 16, 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by Leanne Rice of Baldwin, Wisconsin.
La Jolla Village News, March 23 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by Stephen Drake of San Diego.
The Butler Eagle, March 23 2007, with authorship falsely claimed by Robert A. Jones of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
The Myrtle Beach Sun Times, March 25 2007, authorship falsely claimed by Patty Krafft of Surfside Beach.
As you can see, the impact of Republican Party plagiarism is not limited in scope or impact. Thanks to the Republican plagiarism program, pro-Bush, anti-dissent messages are being placed in news outlets across the country and made to appear as if they represent the opinion of us little people. Like Unity08′s dying attempt by P.R. professionals to shove people into a third party conveniently without a platform, like the Tobacco Industry’s manufacture of a false national smokers’ movement, like OnPoint Advocacy’s use of a “grassroots marketplace” to find, fund and dump useful dupes for the Business roundtable, the Republican Party has endorsed the use of citizens as pawns in pursuit of political power. The only way to get this sort of mass market manipulation to stop is to name it, out loud and in public. For the sake of your own independent and legitimate power as a citizen, please spread the word if you can.
Hey idiot! Who are you? I did write that. You falsely claim my writing it plagiarism. If you continue to use my writing and claim that I didn’t write it I will be forced to come after you. It is considered Libel. Remove my name from your filth immediately.
President Bush has a clear plan for victory in Iraq that begins with training Iraqi forces so they can defend their country and fight the terrorists. We are making tremendous progress towards this objective. Withdrawing from Iraq, as Democrats in Washington propose, would send a dangerous signal to our enemies that we cut and run when the going gets tough. President Bush is offering a clear strategy to win, not a political quick fix.
Josh McFarland
It’s only
plagiarismlibel if what we say isn’t true.You didn’t write it. Party hacks at GOP.com wrote it. The likelihood of you writing the exact same words all on your own are just about nil. The only way you wrote those words is if you are one of the party hacks at GOP.com who wrote the text to be sent out under others’ names.
Please let us know if you are one of those Republican Party hacks, because in that case we need to give you a hard time for unleashing a wave of plagiarism upon the country. Otherwise, we’ll continue to laugh at you for being a willing GOP rank-and-file plagiarist sheep.
Jim, I think you mean “It’s only libel if what we say isn’t true.” It’s up to Josh to prove it’s a lie–if he can.
Josh doesn’t actually seem to be too good at writing himself.
In the first line, “my writing it plagiarism” should be “my writing is plagiarism”. Also the word “libel” is not a proper noun and should not be capitalized.
Interesting that those who cut and paste Republican propaganda consider the truth to be “filth”.
Righty-right. Thanks for the correction notice.