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Woman Sues Hasselbeck Over Cookbook Plagiarism

Says View co-host stole celiac disease idea

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(Newser) – A woman who sent Elisabeth Hasselbeck a cookbook to help deal with an autoimmune disorder now claims The View co-host pirated the ideas for her own tome, the Boston Herald reports. Self-published author Susan Hassett’s federal lawsuit claims she sent Living With Celiac Disease to Hasselbeck in 2008, and that Hasselbeck’s The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, published last month, infringes on her copyright.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is seen in a 2008 photo.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is seen in a 2008 photo.   (AP Photo)
Hasselbeck's book.
Hasselbeck's book.   (Amazon.com)
Hassett's book.
Hassett's book.   (Amazon.com)
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chas_m
Jun 23, 09 4:18 PM CDT
Unsurprising. Hasselbeck has demonstrated repeatedly that she has no ideas of her own, and just parrots right-wing talking points, even if they have already been proven factually incorrect by the time she gets to chant them. Reply
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godawgs
Jun 23, 09 4:31 PM CDT
yeah you know that you can only have one cookbook of each kind.....cooking is cooking people do it differently that is why there is more then one Italian cookbook, etc..I mean did she just photocopy the pages and say they were hers?
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jaguarj
Jun 23, 09 7:01 PM CDT
Go get her , Susan!!!
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Lula
Jun 23, 09 4:19 PM CDT
I wouldn't put anything pass Hasselbeck. She is a Republican, isn't she? That should explain alot. Reply
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godawgs
Jun 23, 09 4:30 PM CDT
Yeah because liberals and democrats are so honest all of the time, come that is a blanket statement, please back up what it explains?
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