Cross posted at The Democracy Cell Project, entitled , "Ben Domenech Isn't The Only One..."
In light of this article (via James Wolcott), you have to wonder why Ben Domenech was singled out for slaughter while other accused plagiarists, Monica Crowley, and Jerome Corsi, have been ignored?
When I use the term "slaughter", I don't mean the criticism and eventual exposure that Domenech received from the left side of the blogosphere. Brady hired him to incite controversy, though I imagine he got more than he bargained for in the three short days that young Domenech worked for him.
No, I'm talking about the pile-on from the right side of the blogosphere-NRO, Michelle Malkin and many others.
Wolcott points us to
Debbie Schussel's article in which she asks this very question. She doesn't mind the pile-on, but she wants to know why Monica Crowley and Jerome Corsi have been allowed a free pass on what, in Corsi's case, was admitted plagiarism, and in Crowley's case, appears to be convincing evidence of plagiarism.
I don't know the answer to that question, but it made me come up with a few other questions that should be asked alongside it. For example, does the fact that both Crowley and Corsi work for organizations (MSNBC and WorldNetDaily) that are decidedly and overtly sympathetic to conservative Republican messengers make a difference? Were Crowley and Corsi's transgressions purposefully ignored by their corporate bosses to favor Republican agendas?
Here's another question: Now that Malkin, The NRO and others have taken such a strong and principled stance against plagiarism, will they apply those same standards to Crowley and Corsi? Will they call for Corwley or Corsi's firings from their respected positions?
And finally, now that discovering instances of plagiarism is the new black, how many other examples of plagiarism by Crowley and Corsi will be unearthed in the immediate days to come? Will they be fired or even castigated publicly for the plagiarism Schussel convincingly makes the case for?
Well, we'll see. But it's more than possible that the same apparatus that shut off the discussion of Crowley and Corsi before, could well be poised to stifle public discourse once more.
I could be wrong. I often am. I'm not holding my breath, though.
I just don't look that good in blue.
Cross posted at The Democracy Cell Project, entitled , "Ben Domenech Isn't The Only One..."