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Palin Lawyer Blasts Plagiarism Charges

Huff Post blogger accused Palin of "repeatedly" lifting Gingrich words

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(Newser) – Sarah Palin's attorney has ripped charges by a Huffington Post blogger that she plagiarized phrases from a Newt Gingrich article. Palin "repeatedly lifted" Gingrich's wording when she introduced Ronald Reagan's son in Anchorage last week, wrote Geoffrey Dunn, who's writing a book on Palin. But Palin's lawyer said she properly attributed her remarks. Palin referred to Gingrich only twice during the speech, and began by saying that he wrote a "good article about Reagan," both Dunn and AP report.

"Far from 'lifting' or plagiary, this is proper attribution in a political speech," her lawyer says. "It is abundantly clear in context, and even in subcontext, that the overview of President Reagan's legacy was attributed to Newt Gingrich."

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Palin "repeatedly lifted" wording from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich in an Anchorage speech, reports Huffinton Post blogger Geoffrey Dunn.   (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)
A fan (not shown) asks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to sign a baseball before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday at Yankee Stadium.
A fan (not shown) asks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to sign a baseball before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday at Yankee Stadium.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Sarah Palin drew from a Newt Gingrich article when introducing Ronald Reagan's son to an Anchorage audience, but her attorney insists it was proper.
Sarah Palin drew from a Newt Gingrich article when introducing Ronald Reagan's son to an Anchorage audience, but her attorney insists it was proper.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Far from 'lifting' or plagiary, this is proper attribution in a political speech. - Thomas Van Flein, Palin's lawyer

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Caps
Jun 8, 09 7:34 AM CDT
Honestly, does anyone give a dip s---? Reply
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Observer
Jun 8, 09 8:29 AM CDT
I want to see Sarah in a "tasteful" Playboy pictorial. With airbrushing - she'd probably look pretty good. Reply
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prowlerzee
Jun 8, 09 9:10 AM CDT
If I have to see the serial adulterer Newt Gingrich hogging the spotlight, I don't think a sandblasting would make him look good. Maybe a bag over his head. Gagged would be nice, too, so we don't have to hear him spout on how to be "successful" from his bs book. His daughter must have serious issues to be used as a prop to help him sell that book, after he dumped her mom on her cancer hospital bed.
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SPH
Jun 8, 09 2:13 PM CDT
Palin is so devoid of original thought she had to use Newt's words?....The Republicans are in more trouble than I had thought..... Reply
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Shannonals
Jun 12, 09 11:32 AM CDT
Plagiarism is plagiarism, no matter what an individuals good intentions are Reply
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