Sen Paul: I Wish I Could Duel With 'Hacks And Haters' Accusing Me Of Plagiarism

[DonViejo]

TOM KLUDT – NOVEMBER 4, 2013, 6:24 AM EST

Responding to reports suggesting that a section of his book and portions of his speeches have been lifted from other sources, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lamented Sunday that he couldn't challenge the "hacks and haters" accusing him of plagiarism to a duel.

After several reports this week showed that some of the Kentucky senator's speeches had been copied from Wikipedia and other news articles, a BuzzFeed article on Saturday indicated that an entire section of his 2013 book, "Government Bullies," had been plagiarized from a Heritage Foundation study.

But during an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Paul wasn't exactly contrite.

“The footnote police have really been dogging me for the last week. I will admit that. And I will admit, sometimes we haven’t footnoted things properly,” Paul said. "In fact, I've given thousands of speeches and I don't think I've ever footnoted any of those speeches."

full article + Video:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sen-paul-i-wish-i-could-duel-with-hacks-and-haters-accusing-me-of-plagiarism-video

[zbdent]

1. They fired reporters for less ...

[zbdent]

2. Irony ...

right after I posted my reply above, the ad appearing above your post was for a grammar and plagiarism check program

[tanyev]

3. I take it he's assuming he would win?

[Sunlei]

4. all those kind of Rs need is to gather a big treasure chest. they know they won't win.

according to mrs. Romney, it's hard work to 'run for president', you need enough donations to fund your entire lifetime career to nag & oppress 'the people' grab as much federal/state funds as possible.

[Arkana]

5. Rachel Maddow's probably a better shot than you, Rand.

[Kablooie]

6. I don't quite remember a time when it was legal for men and women to duel each other.

Maybe he's supporting equal rights for women, as long as he gets a chance to kill them?

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

7. Don't be so hard on Rand,

we are talking about intellectual property rights after all. Does one violate the rules if intellectualism isn't understood?