tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061674138381220647.post378539970916144333..comments2010-10-15T19:33:50.504-07:00Comments on The Republican Watchdogs: Plagiarizing with WyattDevin Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09098081802670414179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061674138381220647.post-74683124031318025622010-10-15T19:33:50.504-07:002010-10-15T19:33:50.504-07:00There's no Sam here... What The Watchdogs woul...There's no Sam here... What The Watchdogs would like is a formal apology on his website or on your blog. Something written by him, so that we can see that he's taking responsibility for his and his friend's mistake.<br /><br />If you look at the date on the blog we referenced, then you'll see that evidence of plagiarization on his website has been out on the web since the beginning of August. One would hope Zach would write his own material or vette his sources. At the very least, he should have been looking at Missouri blogs to see what the citizens of the district he is running in think.<br /><br />In conclusion, we would like to see Zach directly comment on this issue, either on his website or through some other medium.Devin Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098081802670414179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061674138381220647.post-78328712787841578762010-10-15T13:56:48.756-07:002010-10-15T13:56:48.756-07:00Sorry about that last removed comment, the text so...Sorry about that last removed comment, the text somehow got jumbled and was unreadable, so I deleted it. This is what we wanted to say:<br /><br />As far as the text on Zach's website about Veteran's Issues goes, that text has been removed from the site. When we interviewed Zach he mentioned that he was not aware that the material was plagiarized. An old military colleague of Zach's offered to compose some of Zach's written stance on Veteran's Issues. When it was offered to Zach, he thought the text was very eloquent and portrayed his thoughts on the issue very well. Zach wasn't aware that the text had come from an episode of "The West Wing" that aired in 2002.<br /><br />When you really look at it, it's not really a surprise to us that Zach didn't immediately recognize the wording from an obscure six-year-old episode of a TV show he never watched. It was an honest mistake, and when Zach was notified that the material was indeed not completely original, he removed it from his website. What more do you want, Sam? It was an honest mistake and the issue has been resolved.Michael Dijak and Paul Bischoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207545306556397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061674138381220647.post-33023771248199656382010-10-15T13:55:45.665-07:002010-10-15T13:55:45.665-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Dijak and Paul Bischoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207545306556397718noreply@blogger.com