Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' ( September 18, 1987 )

new york times ^ | E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES

[kellynla]

LEAD: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to salvage his Presidential campaign, today acknowledged ''a mistake'' in his youth, when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school.

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to salvage his Presidential campaign, today acknowledged ''a mistake'' in his youth, when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school.

Mr. Biden insisted, however, that he had done nothing ''malevolent,'' that he had simply misunderstood the need to cite sources carefully. And he asserted that another controversy, concerning recent reports of his using material from others' speeches without attribution, was ''much ado about nothing.''

Mr. Biden, the 44-year-old Delaware Democrat who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed these issues at the Capitol in a morning news conference he had called expressly for that purpose. The news conference was held just before he presided over the third day of hearings on the nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.

To buttress his assertions of sincerity and openness, Mr. Biden released a 65-page file, obtained by the Senator from the Syracuse University College of Law, that he said contained all the records of his years there. It disclosed relatively poor grades in college and law school, mixed evaluations from teachers and details of the plagiarism.

Both the current dean of the law school and Mr. Biden's professor today played down the incident of plagiarism. [ Page A23. ] Brushing aside any suggestion that he might be forced to withdraw from the Presidential race, Mr. Biden declared at the news conference, ''I'm in the race to stay, I'm in the race to win, and here I come.'' Blames Rivals

[kellynla]

Biden had "denounced Barack Obama's poor foreign policy judgment and has strongly argued in his own words what Americans are quickly realizing that Barack Obama is not ready to be president."

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Another Democratic poor student and law school graduate.

Makes McCain seem like a genius though he did poorly at Annapolis.

[Snurple]

In other words he smoked but didnt inhale...lmao

[LibFreeOrDie]

he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school...he had simply misunderstood the need to cite sources carefully.

Oh sure, we're supposed to believe that in four years of undergrad school he never learned about citing sources... A plagiarist AND a liar!

[LibFreeOrDie]

A plagiarist, liar, lawyer, and politician.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Biden had "denounced Barack Obama's poor foreign policy judgment and has strongly argued in his own words what Americans are quickly realizing that Barack Obama is not ready to be president."

Ah, but that was last year, wasn't it?

[Reagan Man]

>>>>"The Presidency doesn't lend itself to on the job training".

~~~ Joe Biden on Barack Obama

Biden also said of Obama, that "talking points" are no replacement for experience.

[Pacothecat]

Obama’s Racist Vice President Biden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlxXNyIuyTM

[Zakeet]

Word is John Edwards and Joe Biden are going to form a law practice together.

They intend to call the new firm: Cock & Bull

[JillValentine]

Biden, instead of owning up to his transgression, tried to make excuses for it. He’s exhibiting classic sociopath behavior. A sociopath has no conscience, and is incapable of feeling any kind of guilt, shame, remorse, or compassion.

[nathanbedford]

Now we know what Biden meant when he said that Obama lacked experience. He meant that Obama lacked experience as a plagiarist-Biden evidently having twice purloined the words of others and Obama, a relative newbie, only once.

This team offers depth on the bench.

[PhatHead]

[Nowhere Man]

I remember that, those were the days, back then, I was in college. I thought the guy (Biden) was a real turkey then and a real one now. IIRC, he also copied the commercials for Neil Kinnock, a British politician, for his 1988 Presidential campaign. I remember from 1989 on, he referred to Biden as “Neil Kinnock Jr.”

[alexander_busek]

Mr. Biden, the 44-year-old Delaware Democrat who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed these issues at the Capitol in a morning news conference he had called expressly for that purpose. Mr. Biden, the 44-year-old Delaware Democrat who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed these issues at the Capitol in a morning news conference he had called expressly for that purpose.

Someone forgot to check their facts.

Regards,

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“A plagiarist, liar, lawyer, and politician.” AND a democrat.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

If Biden was 44 in ‘87, that would make him 65 now? Depending on birthday.

[proudofthesouth]

Dontcha just love Demonrats? They have an excuse for EVERYTHING!