Flotsam and Jetsam - Kamala's Kopykat Konundrum

We he have seen many instances of plagiarism in the DEI elite appointed to many academic institutions, usually revealed by Chris Rufo. This is a serious problem for academics, where it is considered one of the the high crimes to steal credit for someone else's writing. Why would we be surprised that Kamala Harris, the ultimate DEI candidate, would prove to have a similar problem, with large tracts of words in a book she published on criminal justice having been shown to be copied from elsewhere, including Wikipedia. While plagiarism is not quite the problem for politicians that it is for academics, thanks to Joe Biden lowering the bar, it does raise questions about honesty, as well a legal questions, such as the copyrights. Chris Rufo, Kamala Harris’s Plagiarism Problem, "The vice president appears to have airlifted sections of her book, Smart on Crime."  At NYPo, Kamala Harris accused of plagiarism in co-authored 2009 book on criminal reform.  "Conservative activist Christopher Rufo published the allegations Monday and credited an investigation by Austrian “plagiarism hunter” Stefan Weber — with Rufo posting screenshots on X of five examples in which the wording in the book closely resembles other sources." At Breitbart, Famed ‘Plagiarism Hunter’ Busts Kamala Harris Book: ‘Copied Virtually an Entire Wikipedia Article,’ ‘Fabricated a Source Reference’. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Kamala Harris Caught Plagiarizing..a LOT!. The Telegraph writes The Kamala Harris plagiarism row is a disaster for her campaign, "It threatens to compound the perception that she is out of ideas." At Twitchy, In an Effort To Run Cover for Kamala, Her Book Publisher Commits a Major E-mail Snafu. Matt Vespa at TownHall, After Plagiarism Allegation, Kamala's Publisher Seems to Know a Total Disaster Could Be on Their Hands "Kamala’s publisher seems to know a disaster is in their hands, as all inquiries about this matter are to be forwarded to the higher-ups. The publisher accidentally sent an internal company communication to Rufo . . ." Of course, as PJM's Bob Spencer notes the Media Rushes to Downplay Explosive Evidence of Kamala Harris’ Plagiarism. Sister Toldja at RedState plays the Sad Trombone: The New York Times Is Not Handling the Kamala Harris Plagiarism News Well at All  Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "Somebody hang this in the Louvre. The New York Times claims that I "seize[d] on" Kamala Harris's serial plagiarism. Admits later in the story that it is, in fact, plagiarism. And then calls noticing that fact "racist."" At Hat Hair, JD Vance, Guess Who Wrote His Own Book? "Cue the corporate media "fact checkers": "Vance's tweet is missing important context. Kamala Harris only copied some of her book from Wikipedia."" The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Kamala Harris Announces All-New Original Book: 'The Art Of The Deal' https://buff.ly/3NqZkSl."

At Da Mail, Trump campaign rips into Kamala Harris over resurfaced clip of her wanting to 'cancel' Columbus Day. Driscoll at Insty elaborates, HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY FROM KAMALA! Trump campaign rips into Kamala Harris over resurfaced clip of her wanting to ‘cancel’ Columbus Day. "“Stereotypical leftists” have a new reason to hate him even more: Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish. DNA tests suggest explorer hid true identity due to rampant anti-Semitism across Europe.  "UPDATE: So much for blaming resurfaced clips and tweets; Harris (or at least whoever writes her tweets) is sticking to her guns, still referring to “Indigenous People’s Day” on Columbus Day 2024." Dave Strom, Tone Deaf: Democrats Dis Columbus Day. Daily Wire@realDailyWire "Kamala's views on Columbus Day: “European explorers ushered in a wave of devastation ... perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease," with video. Jazz Shaw, NY Catholic University Cancels Columbus Day. At the Babylon Bee, Kamala Courts Indigenous Voters By Telling Crowd She Grew Up In A Middle-Class Teepee. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair adds Is this even satire? Ace, Fake Comedy Program SNL Knocks Harris For Saying Nothing But "I Grew Up in a Middle Class Family"

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Harris: Let Me Take a Moment from Biden Dementia Cover-Up to Make This Demand, to get Trump's medical records. NewsMax, Trump Calls on Harris to Take Cognitive Test. Insty, TROLL LEVEL: GALACTIC OVERLORD: Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, "Trump challenges Kamala to a cognitive test". WaEx, retitled by Hat Hair, Harris Goading Candidate Who Was Shot, Went Immediately Back to Campaign Trail Over Cholesterol Count.

Ward Clark at RedState sees The End of the Kamala Harris Media Honeymoon: Whose Fault Is It? NYPo, Time magazine owner calls out Kamala Harris for turning down multiple interview requests. NewsMax, Time Mag Owner Slams Harris for Skirting Interviews. Capt. Ed kibbitzes, "They tried media transparency the last couple of weeks, and ... it didn't turn out well." Also Capt. Ed, Desperation: Kamala and Baier, Together Again for the First Time. Bret Baier claims Yes, We Made No Concessions, We Made No Concessions for Wednesday. NewMax, Trump Hits Fox for 'Soft' Kamala Interview. I trust he'll ask some moderately difficult questions. Nick Arama at RedState, Catherine Herridge Gets Some Big Help in Push for Transcript in CBS Kamala Interview Scandal: Megyn Kelly@megynkelly, "@CBSNews - if you didn’t violate any journalistic ethics, there would be zero harm in releasing the transcript. Do the right thing." Insty calls it CHUTZPAH: Greg Price@greg_price11, "Kamala is now out with a hilarious new talking point: President Trump is being "hid away" from the public Trump/Vance have done more interviews, rallies, and campaign events than her by a country mile She also has never done a single press conference."

Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Kamala Tries to Figure Out How She’s Different From Biden "Actual normal people who know what they believe don't have to do this." Hint, she isn't; she's being run by the same handlers. At NYPo, No thanks, Obama — this black man will make up his own mind and not be shamed into voting for Kamala. The Pop Time claims Kamala Harris Staged A Photo Op With Supplies For Storm Victims, Never Sent Them. NYPo ed board, Harris’ home-health-care proposal is nothing but a cynical ploy to win votes with false hope. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair notices Things Going Bad Enough For Kamala Harris, She's Now Pandering for God Votes.

Dave Strom hears Bill Clinton: If Laken Riley's Killer Had Been Vetted She Would Be Alive, while blaming Republicans for not passing the bill. But there's just one problem. Laken Riley's killer came in before the bill. Trump War Room@TrumpWarRoom, "Bill Clinton says Laken Riley's death "probably wouldn't have happened" if Kamala did her job at the border, continues on to imply that we need illegal immigrants for cheap labor. He was supposed to be campaigning FOR Kamala. YIKES." Althouse, I don't like this random worker being embarrassed. She didn't ask to be exploited as scenery: Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth "Just a pro-tip for Kamala campaign staffers...When you film Bill Clinton going to a McDonalds for a campaign stop...  you might want to edit out the part where the cashier thinks he's Joe Biden. What a complete mess." 

From Da Fetched, Mayorkas: “Disinformation” to Suggest Biden-Harris Admin Are Flooding U.S. with Illegals to “Import Voters”. Vicky Taft at PJM, Trust Me, We Would NEVER Do That, Says Mayorkas to Disbelieving Americans No, we're doing it to raise the price of housing and depress wages. Dave Strom says Mayorkas Is An Evil Liar. Don't hold back! At WaEx, The Biden-Harris border-vetting farce. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair wonders (rhetorically) Why Are Air Marshalls Too Busy to Track Illegal Migrants? Too busy harassing's J6ers. From Twitchy, CO Mgmt Company Sets Record STRAIGHT on Gangs (Illegals) Taking Over Rental Properties in DAMNING Thread. Cbz Management @CbzManagement "Gangs have taken control of several of our properties in Aurora, Colorado. In an attempt to discredit this fact for political purposes and avoid governmental accountability, some have spread false information about our situation. Let’s set the record straight..." Insty, CRISES BY DESIGN: Inside America’s Fastest-Growing Criminal Enterprise: Sex Trafficking. "At the barbecue joint off Route 75 in Dallas, Lisa pulls out her phone to show me the dozen or so online platforms that traffickers and pimps use to sell girls for sex. The platforms—which include apps like TikTok, OnlyFans, and Facebook—are chockablock with ads of women, usually wearing lingerie, their faces covered to prevent anyone guessing their age. The sheer number of ads is astonishing. “Each week, we track over 12,000 ads for women in Houston, 2,600 in San Antonio, 3,500 in Austin, and 14,000 in Dallas,” . . . “If I wanted to, I could order a girl within 15 minutes,” Lisa says. “It’s that easy.” Martha Raddatz would say, wait until you get those numbers under five minutes before we declare it a crisis.

Campus Reform reports Five Chinese graduates of UMich were caught spying on US military base, FBI finds. Steve Mosher at NYPo thinks Tim Walz’s China ties are just too deep to ignore. At the Free Bacon, Tim Walz Called To Eliminate Spending on National Missile Defense. "'I took the time in about three hours to fill out every single portion of that questionnaire in great detail,' VP hopeful said in 2006 congressional debate." Capt. Ed remembers "Democrats spent decades opposing what is now essential nat-sec technology, and not just for the US. If the Israelis had scoffed at "Star Wars" technology like Democrats did, they would have been destroyed by Iran and its proxies years ago. Walz threw in with the far Left by instinct, and that's what he's done even more as governor in Minnesota too." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Man Pretending To Be Straight Pretends To Hunt https://buff.ly/3zSwdo1"

Althouse, "The relationship between Kamala Harris' team and Joe Biden's White House has been increasingly fraught in the final weeks before Election Day..." ""... 10 people familiar with the situation tell Axios," Axios reports. . . Do you think the Democrats would have been better off sticking with Biden? They knew Harris's weaknesses, and they knew the switcheroo would be difficult to pull off and to sell to the people, and they knew Biden was still alive, still in power, and would be powerfully emotional. When I see Biden on camera, speaking, these days, I think he comes across better than Harris... and I feel his pain: . . .  ADDED: Think they could pull off a reverse switcheroo in the last 3 weeks?" Jazz Shaw observes Biden Still Lying About Losing His Home in a Fire. It's not lying if he thinks it's true. At the Center Square, Biden administration removed federal union accountability webpage "Controversy centers on unionized federal workers who can perform union duties while on government time." Jim Treacher says Happy Anniversary to Hunter's Laptop, "Four wonderful years."

Matt Margolis at PJM hears Even the Liberal Media Is Talking About a 'Landslide' Victory for Trump. At Da Fetched MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski Hold Back Tears, Admits Trump Is Likely to Win. Capt. Ed cites the Harvard-Harris Poll: Trump's Winning in the Battleground States and Wanna Bet There's Something Happening? Ward Clark wonders Is Wisconsin Kamala Harris' Last Stand? "Let's Look at the Latest Polls." 'Becca Downs at TownHall thinks Steve Kornacki Brilliantly Breaks Down Kamala Harris' Problem in the Polls. Kevin Downey at PJM, Kamala Is Going Down Like the Hindenburg? Break Out the Fake Nazis! WokeSpy reports Kamala Harris Is Performing Terribly Among Muslim Voters, despite her efforts to cozy up to the Hamas faction of the party. At the Freep, Election 2024: Boys vs. Girls "Young women say they are fighting for their bodies. Young men say they are fighting for their dignity." Capt. Ed, "I wonder how enthusiastic the Harris support in this demo will be, though. PJM reports that early voting is down as much as 45%, and I suspect that young voters are probably a big part of that decline. Trump supporters likely have a lot more enthusiasm, especially after the assassination attempts." 'Becca Downs at TownHall, 'The Bed Is Made': Scott Jennings Has Another Warning About How Dems Are Failing With Male Voters. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, ‘The Bed Is Made’: CNN Pundit Says Men Believe Dems Care More About ‘Dudes Who Want To Become Women’ "No amount of hunting cosplay or cringy videos is gonna change it." PJM's Rick Moran, notes Early Voting Down 45%. That's Bad News For Democrats. Less room to cheat. At Hat Hair, Pwnd: Martha Raddatz Has Heartburn Face Listening to Reince Priebus.

Don Surber claims Musk may elect Trump, and "Obama may have done in Kamala." Dave Strom thinks Elon Musk Is a Superhero. Insty, at his substack, has Some Columbus Day Thoughts About Elon Musk, "Big achievements and the hatred of the petty-minded." And, I’LL TAKE THAT DEAL: sneed kuan yew @sneedkuanyew, "hilarious that Republicans got space and Democrats got the NFL in the national divorce."  Jonathan Turley observes Liberals are Losing their Minds over Elon Musk. Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando "“Hey SpaceX, whatcha up to?” “Oh just catching giant rockets out of the air with a FREAKING TOWER” “Oh cool, how bout you, NASA?” “We’re….studying how racist the air is….” Quote "RandoLand.us@RandoLand_us, "NASA grant (2024) Amount: $486,760 Recipient: The Johns Hopkins University. Purpose: Resolving intra-urban variability in heat and air quality from space and the ground: leveraging diverse observations to support environmental"     

From Fox, Trump receives unanimous endorsement from Border Patrol Union. "National Border Patrol Council president says only Trump 'can fix' the problems at the border that 'put our country in peril.'" Matt Margolis, Trump Gets the Most Important Endorsement of the 2024 Campaign. ET, In Arizona, Trump Proposes Pay Raise for Border Patrol, "Trump also touted an endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council." Mediaite, ‘Stunning Move!’ CNN Gushes Over Trump Media Stock Surge — And Warns it ‘Goes To Zero’ If Trump Loses. Capt. Ed, "Does anyone imagine that stockholders are ignorant of that? In a way, this is another betting market, and just like the others, investors are getting bullish on a Trump win." Sundance at CTH hosts President Trump Full Send Podcast #3.

Dave Strom says Call the Police: J.D. Vance Murdered Martha Raddatz. Politico whines Vance refuses to back down from Springfield migrant claims "Donald Trump and JD Vance’s rhetoric about immigration has grown increasingly nativist over the course of the campaign." Hat Hair video from Michele Tafoya, Liberals Say Trump Is Homophobic. This Group Begs to Differ and from Larry, Democrats Humiliate Themselves on Cable News: Republicans Take Control! Jen O'Connell at RedState, JD Vance and Trump Surrogates Are Making the Sunday Shows 'Must-See TV'. Matt Margolis sees Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Schools Leftists Outraged by Trump’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Ad. Althouse, "And thus, on this tooth and claw planet, you need a very strong military - so I’m going to stick with the idea that ['Full Metal Jacket'] footage was used primarily because of its powerful, realistic portrayal of boot camp..." "... juxtaposed with the entirely demoralizing and inappropriate injection of WOKE ideology into the USA military. Which I agree with myself and which I’m certain my father would have agreed with. Truthfully, I believe my father (who supported Reagan), would very much approve of saving America, indeed the world, from the highly destructive Globalist forces threatening to take over this planet...." Ace, The "Young" Turks' Ana Kasparian: Yes It's True, I've Left the Left "If you don't know who Ana Kasparian is, she's part of the "Young" (they're not young) Turks podcast. The podcast consists of people who are simultaneously very hard-left socialists, but also unrepetentantly assholish Vote Blue No Matter Who Democrat Party shills. She was sexually assaulted by a homeless man a few years ago. This caused her to start reconsidering the nonsense she'd been parroting for years about letting all of the criminals out of the jails. The left responded by calling her a racist (they assumed the attacker was black, like good anti-racists; in fact, he was white) and a Trump shill. She now confirms what many critics had accused her of: Yes, she's left the left. Literally mugged by reality."

PA Star, Cornel West to Appeal Federal Judge’s Decision Denying Ballot Access in Pennsylvania. Restoration News reports There are 1,348 Voters Age 101+ On Arizona’s Voter Rolls Right Now. Logan Washburn at Da Fed, Trump And Vance Missing From Oregon’s Online Candidate List, Voter Pamphlets. Well, they didn't file the paperwork. It's not like they have a sno-ball's chance in hell of winning Oregon. 

Jazz Shaw sees Democrats Abandon the (EV) Ship. Only until the election is over, regardless of outcome, then they'll be back to beating the climate drums.

At NewsMax, Man Arrested Near Trump Rally Denies Assassination Plot. LifeZette, Alleged Trump Assassin Calls Accusations ‘Complete Bulls**t” After Being Released. LAT, Man arrested at Trump rally denies assassination plot, threatens to sue Riverside County sheriff. Out on $5,000 bond. Sundance explores his history, Vem Miller, aka Vem Venovkian, aka Vem Steinberg, aka Vsem Venovkian. "There are weird and sketchy people in the world, and law enforcement engage with weird and sketchy people every day.  When a federal law enforcement agency like the FBI engages with weird and sketchy people, generally the weird and sketchy people become confidential human sources. Stay away from weird and sketchy people." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire hears Trump Share Why He Had To Go Back To Butler After Rally Shooting. "Unfinished business, I think."

Charlotte Hazard at JTN, Fani Willis tries to block Nathan Wade from testifying to Congress. "Fulton County district attorney says Wade can’t divulge confidential information to House Judiciary." Committee.

Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee, "This exchange is the perfect example of why Donald Trump started using the term “fake news” nearly a decade ago Watch Kristen Welker She’s not delivering news No, she’s an advocate for Kamala Harris This is so commonplace that we don’t notice it." Jim Thompson at RedState, CBS Headline Is a False Flag (AKA: a Lie). 'CBS Went Full AP...Never Go Full AP'. From NewsBusters, Sunny Hostin Demands Media Do More to Drag Kamala Harris Over the Finish Line. 

Jay Bhattacharya and Andrew Lowenthal at NYPo, Universities shred their ethics to aid Biden’s social-media censorship. The College Fix reports Zero Republican professors found in 6 departments at Florida State U. At least none who will admit it. Peer pressure is strong. 

Joanne Jacobs considers the question of whether Transgender teens are unhappy -- or unhappy teens blame their gender. 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: The God-Emperor Works A Shift At McD’s on time and under budget at the Other McCain.