"BEN"DED BEFORE IT STARTED
Ben Domenech - remember him, right?
Well, look at what the Washington Post (which has increasingly turned into a hackpiece for the Bush Administration) wrote today:
Ben Domenech Resigns
"In the past 24 hours, we learned of allegations that Ben Domenech plagiarized material that appeared under his byline in various publications prior to washingtonpost.com contracting with him to write a blog that launched Tuesday. An investigation into these allegations was ongoing, and in the interim, Domenech has resigned, effective immediately. When we hired Domenech, we (unlike the rest of the world) were not aware of any allegations that he had plagiarized any of his past writings. In any cases where allegations such as these are made, we will continue to investigate those charges thoroughly in order to maintain our journalistic integrity. Plagiarism is perhaps the most serious offense that a writer can commit or be accused of. (Save for writing something genuine). Washingtonpost.com will do everything in its power to verify that its news and opinion content is sourced completely and accurately at all times. We appreciate the speed and thoroughness with which our readers and media outlets surfaced these allegations. Despite the turn this has taken, we believe this event, among other things, testifies to the positive and powerful role that the Internet can play in the the practice of journalism. We also remain committed to representing a broad spectrum of ideas and ideologies in our Opinions area.
Jim Brady, Executive Editor, washingtonpost.com
Of corse, the Powers That Be will see to it WaPo (Washington Post) will not be permitted to be ridiculed as CBS was when Dan Rather ran the Bush National Guard story last fall (never mind that the "background check" was much more nonexistent in the WaPo case than in the 60 Minutes II case, and that conservatives, by constantly attacking the "MSM" as biased, are implicitly holdings themselves out as beacons of journalistic and blogospheristic integrity). Domenech now awaits his martyrdom. He will be portrayed as the victim of a cruel Washington Establishment (actually, Bush Establishment) paper that is part of a left-wing conspiracy. Of course, these conspirators conspired to hire him in the first place, but those who matter will cry that this act was all a setup, just as they have claimed that Nixon was framed in Watergate.
As for Mr. Domenech, he will be "banned" to that special place where Republican potty-mouths, perjurers, crooks, and plagiarizers always seem to find a home. Why, I can hear Rupert Murdoch calling him right about now... After all, don't we need plagiarizers to balance out all of the non-plagiarizers?
Well, look at what the Washington Post (which has increasingly turned into a hackpiece for the Bush Administration) wrote today:
Ben Domenech Resigns
"In the past 24 hours, we learned of allegations that Ben Domenech plagiarized material that appeared under his byline in various publications prior to washingtonpost.com contracting with him to write a blog that launched Tuesday. An investigation into these allegations was ongoing, and in the interim, Domenech has resigned, effective immediately. When we hired Domenech, we (unlike the rest of the world) were not aware of any allegations that he had plagiarized any of his past writings. In any cases where allegations such as these are made, we will continue to investigate those charges thoroughly in order to maintain our journalistic integrity. Plagiarism is perhaps the most serious offense that a writer can commit or be accused of. (Save for writing something genuine). Washingtonpost.com will do everything in its power to verify that its news and opinion content is sourced completely and accurately at all times. We appreciate the speed and thoroughness with which our readers and media outlets surfaced these allegations. Despite the turn this has taken, we believe this event, among other things, testifies to the positive and powerful role that the Internet can play in the the practice of journalism. We also remain committed to representing a broad spectrum of ideas and ideologies in our Opinions area.
Jim Brady, Executive Editor, washingtonpost.com
Of corse, the Powers That Be will see to it WaPo (Washington Post) will not be permitted to be ridiculed as CBS was when Dan Rather ran the Bush National Guard story last fall (never mind that the "background check" was much more nonexistent in the WaPo case than in the 60 Minutes II case, and that conservatives, by constantly attacking the "MSM" as biased, are implicitly holdings themselves out as beacons of journalistic and blogospheristic integrity). Domenech now awaits his martyrdom. He will be portrayed as the victim of a cruel Washington Establishment (actually, Bush Establishment) paper that is part of a left-wing conspiracy. Of course, these conspirators conspired to hire him in the first place, but those who matter will cry that this act was all a setup, just as they have claimed that Nixon was framed in Watergate.
As for Mr. Domenech, he will be "banned" to that special place where Republican potty-mouths, perjurers, crooks, and plagiarizers always seem to find a home. Why, I can hear Rupert Murdoch calling him right about now... After all, don't we need plagiarizers to balance out all of the non-plagiarizers?
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