The Curious Case of Claudine Gay

[Copper]

They should pick someone who doesn't have a gender.

And maybe handicapped.

And morbidly obese.

[Copper]

She'll get a nice package, it will probably include plenty of cnn air time.

[Rainman]

Could someone help me find the post where I bet a quarter that she'd be gone within a month?

[George K]

Of course...

"Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus."

[George K]

[George K]

CNN "analyst" unclear on the concept of what "plagiarism" means.

[kluurs]

“The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.”
― H.L. Mencken

[George K]

[Copper]

Beautiful

[George K]

[George K]

@Horace said in The Curious Case of Claudine Gay:

I wonder how much truth there is to Obama stepping up to support her, and I wonder how much clout he has.

I would google it, but I don't really want to google "obama gay".

[jon-nyc]

Take a bow, Mr Ackman.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in The Curious Case of Claudine Gay:

Take a bow, Mr Ackman.

You too, sir. I just opened this thread for the first time in weeks and saw your prediction 14 days ago.

[jon-nyc]

And Stefanik for getting the ball rolling in the first place.

[jon-nyc]

By the way, the Harvard Corporation statement at least mentions her transgressions. Not with specifics but it at least mentions that there were some.

[George K]

And though she has resigned as president, she still keeps her job at Harvard as a (cough) "scholar."

The salary is about $900K, which is more than I made in 7 months.

[George K]

And the Associated (with Democrats) Press finds conservatives pouncing. Or is is seizing?

https://apnews.com/article/harvard-president-plagiarism-claudine-gay-3b048da1f2ee17b5edec3680b5828e8f

[Copper]

@George-K said in The Curious Case of Claudine Gay:

I thought that was from the Bee when I read it.

But no!

It is real AP.

https://apnews.com/article/harvard-president-plagiarism-claudine-gay-3b048da1f2ee17b5edec3680b5828e8f

[jon-nyc]

The interns aren’t taking it very well.

[LuFins Dad]

Has somebody ran that AP article past a plagiarism detection program?