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Bolo Boffin

(23,870 posts)
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 07:22 PM Tuesday

BS alert: CNN manufacturing false charges of plagiarism attacking Kamala Harris [View all]

CNN has released a story today saying that in 2007, Kamala Harris "lifted language" from a Republican district attorney when he testified before a Senate committee. Harris later testified before a House committee on the same topic, and her statement does contain 80% of the Republican DA's testimony, BUT...

Both were testifying because they were members of the National District Attorneys Association. The NDAA had drafted the initial testimony for both appearances, and had made use of much of the previous Senate testimony for Harris's later House appearance.

In other words, this plagiarism charge is a buncha damn BS.

https://bsky.app/profile/kennorton.com/post/3l7557cxdwf2l

EDITED: Oh, my dear Lordt, they got this story from Chris Rufo. Chris GD Rufo fed them this line of BS and they couldn't even be bothered to do the least bit of counter-investigation into it.

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The CNN article says that the passages were likely written for both of them. TwilightZone Tuesday #1
It's the headline and the way it's being described by CNN in social media Bolo Boffin Tuesday #3
Yep, this is being pushed by that POS Christopher Rufo... keep_left Tuesday #2
He's a rabid extremist republican wolfie001 Tuesday #4
he's more well known for the whole anti-DEI crusade Reputhugs latched onto early in Biden's term LymphocyteLover Tuesday #9
You're right but he's DeShitBag's go to hate-organizer for LGBTQ issues wolfie001 Tuesday #12
If the truth is that Harris did not plagiarize senseandsensibility Tuesday #5
Wow they really are desperate arent they? And as for the media, Volaris Tuesday #6
not all outlets but way too many LymphocyteLover Tuesday #8
Who the fuck cares at this point? So dumb. Also Rufo is a racist fuckface. LymphocyteLover Tuesday #7
CNN living up to Rump's title of Fake News! mdbl Tuesday #10
CNN... GiqueCee Tuesday #11
Manufactured to use against her like the China inuendo was used against Walz flamingdem Tuesday #13
It's not plagiarism. It's DA talking points that the NDAA wanted her to say. SunSeeker Tuesday #14
who cares at this point? WE should. B.See Tuesday #15
CNN: "Harris isn't doing enough rallies". Meanwhile Trump is bragging about the size of a golfer's penis. Galraedia Tuesday #16
CNN lifted language from Chris Rufo. dchill Tuesday #17
Will that be a question from CNN at the Town Hall on Wednesday Night? The audience usually asks the questions I Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Tuesday #18
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