Staff Reports
Kamala Harris is once again finding herself in a plagiarism pickle, this time over her book, *Smart on Crime*. It appears that the vice president, in what can only be described as a dazzling display of academic laziness, may have lifted entire sections from Wikipedia. That’s right; while most people are Googling for their next recipe, Harris was apparently Googling for her book. This scandal is so rich, it makes Joe Biden’s 1988 campaign plagiarism look like a kindergarten art project.
Plagiarism used to be a significant concern in the media, but it seems that those standards have collapsed faster than a college student’s three-week-old pizza. In 1988, when Biden was caught swiping others’ speeches, he was forced to abandon his bid for the presidency. Fast forward to today, and it’s a different ball game. Expecting the mainstream media to hold Kamala accountable is like hoping for a cat to bark—it’s just not happening. Instead, the usual suspects are circling the wagons to protect their own.
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The investigation that uncovered this mess was led by Dr. Stefan Weber, also known as a “plagiarism hunter.” It’s an impressive title, conjuring up images of a somber figure stalking the shadows of academia with a red pen in hand. Weber confirmed multiple instances of Harris’s literary theft, likening them to the plagiarism scandals that have plagued universities. While Harris and her co-author aped extensive passages without proper attribution—like a bad karaoke performance—the media wants to sweep it under the rug, proving once again that the “rules” apparently only apply to conservative critics.
In this particularly juicy saga, Harris borrowed language directly from a John Jay College of Criminal Justice press release and even from an Urban Institute report, claiming the words as her own. The irony of a vice president who champions “equity” and “justice” being caught in such a blatant act of intellectual dishonesty is almost too ripe to be true. But hey, who needs integrity when you’re in a high-ranking government position?
As the scandal unfolds, even the New York Times, known for its attempts at journalistic credibility, is struggling to spin the narrative in Harris’s favor. Their weak defense involved providing only five examples of alleged plagiarism to an expert, conveniently skipping over more than a dozen disturbing accusations. This attempt to protect Harris is not just sloppy; it reeks of corruption and manipulation. And while CNN finally broke the news that confirmed Harris’s plagiarism, it’s hard to shake the feeling that silence from major outlets meant they knew about it all along but chose to keep mum.
With her publisher now apparently scrambling like a cat on a hot tin roof, trying to cope with the disaster unfolding from Harris’s apparent academic heist, multiple inquiries have been sent up the chain. The result of this scandal? A once-promised book has turned into a cautionary tale about what happens when some people believe the rules of honesty don’t apply to them. Let’s hope this saga encourages some genuine reflection on integrity among America’s political elite– if that’s not too much to ask.
