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Betsy Devos appears to have plagiarized portions of her

Posted on: January 31, 2017 at 10:39:37 CT

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testimony.

Seems like a good standard to set for Secretary of Education.

What typically happens to people who plagiarize in the real world?

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Betsy Devos appears to have plagiarized portions of her - catbirdseat MU

- 1/31 10:39:37

When the committee chairman administers the oath - meatiger MU - 1/31 10:47:19

or says the Plege of Allegiance, lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:48:04

was about to say that too(nm) - meatiger MU - 1/31 10:50:14

If they happen to be liberal, usually a promotion. - RHAYWORTH MU - 1/31 10:46:36

You forgot to include...it was taken out of "context" (nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:47:29

wow, that was a big miss, that's right up there. - RHAYWORTH MU - 1/31 11:03:12

How do you plagiarize testimony?(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:42:01

written testimony - tigerdb MU - 1/31 10:43:59

So what? - Alferd Packer MU

- 1/31 10:59:06

That's it - "who cares" is a much better response - tigerdb MU - 1/31 11:06:13

you're being foolish here, fyi (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/31 11:17:03

So answering a question - meatiger MU - 1/31 10:46:01

without citing the source or at least putting it in quotes. - catbirdseat MU

- 1/31 10:52:14

I think in general we should use air quotes - Sal KC - 1/31 10:53:27

LOL(nm) - meatiger MU - 1/31 10:54:33

dude, losing is just killing you(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:52:56

that's not what she did; she should have used original - tigerdb MU - 1/31 10:48:13

Good Lord, you are pathetic (nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:51:33

RE: Good Lord, you are ****ing stupid... - tigerdb MU - 1/31 10:58:33

nobody seems to be justifying your actions at all(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:59:18

that is what the article said she did - meatiger MU - 1/31 10:51:20

The statement in question is this one - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 10:56:53

"Can we break for lunch?" plagairism!!!(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:57:54

answering a question with another's original words is - tigerdb MU - 1/31 11:00:35

get used to losing, snowflake(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 11:02:24

awe, "snowflake" - now you've hurt my feelings fatty(nm) - tigerdb MU - 1/31 11:07:09

You buying?(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 11:00:34

It's no surprise the Huffpost is pushing this - Sal KC - 1/31 10:59:50

lol, I smell desperation(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 1/31 10:49:08

LOL...Huff Post(nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:44:25

So, you're saying that she didn't use other's words? - tigerdb MU - 1/31 10:45:22

Faux constently reports what everyone else won't(nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:45:48

Fake testimony(nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:42:48

alt testimony(nm) - tigerdb MU - 1/31 10:44:33

They become a president from kenya? (nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:41:16

Biden got elected VP - Spanky KU - 1/31 10:41:04

it's testimony - FootballRefugee MU

- 1/31 10:40:09

So plagiarism under oath is OK? - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 10:45:55

there's no such thing. - FootballRefugee MU

- 1/31 11:04:09

If you represent something as your own-a statement in this - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 11:16:51

that doesn't happen with testimony - FootballRefugee MU

- 1/31 11:19:15

It isn't - catbirdseat MU

- 1/31 10:53:08

Yes, I forgot my sarcasm icon(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 10:59:49

Huh? (nm) - Sal KC - 1/31 10:49:39

And(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 1/31 10:50:36

That would be an interesting concept in a court room - Sal KC - 1/31 10:42:05

LOL(nm) - MUGuy2004 STL - 1/31 10:44:04

So she doesn't need to give credit? (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 1/31 10:41:49

RE: So she doesn't need to give credit? (nm) - FootballRefugee MU

- 1/31 10:44:15

RE: So she doesn't need to give credit? (nm) - catbirdseat MU

- 1/31 10:56:04

you plagiarized that - FootballRefugee MU

- 1/31 11:07:36