Scott Brown in plagiarism flap
By: MJ Lee
Politico.com
October 13, 2011 06:05 AM EDT
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is being accused of plagiarizing from the website of former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
A part of Brown’s welcome message on the student resources page of the senator’s official website was taken verbatim from the welcome message on Dole’s website, language that was used in the former North Carolina senator’s campaign kickoff in 2002, The Boston Globe first reported.
“I was raised to believe that there are no limits to individual achievement and no excuses to justify indifference,” read the message to students on his website. “From an early age, I was taught that success is measured not in material accumulations, but in service to others. I was encouraged to join causes larger than myself, to pursue positive change through a sense of mission, and to stand up for what I believe.”
The rest of “A Message From Scott” (the page on Dole’s site was similarly headlined “A Message from Elizabeth”) also replicates Dole’s message verbatim, as shown by these screengrabs from Brown’s website and Dole’s site, which were provided to POLITICO by a Democratic source.
(More here.)
Politico.com
October 13, 2011 06:05 AM EDT
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is being accused of plagiarizing from the website of former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
A part of Brown’s welcome message on the student resources page of the senator’s official website was taken verbatim from the welcome message on Dole’s website, language that was used in the former North Carolina senator’s campaign kickoff in 2002, The Boston Globe first reported.
“I was raised to believe that there are no limits to individual achievement and no excuses to justify indifference,” read the message to students on his website. “From an early age, I was taught that success is measured not in material accumulations, but in service to others. I was encouraged to join causes larger than myself, to pursue positive change through a sense of mission, and to stand up for what I believe.”
The rest of “A Message From Scott” (the page on Dole’s site was similarly headlined “A Message from Elizabeth”) also replicates Dole’s message verbatim, as shown by these screengrabs from Brown’s website and Dole’s site, which were provided to POLITICO by a Democratic source.
(More here.)
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