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Representative Jean Schmidt’s previous public meltdowns have been so comical that it saddens us to see her reduced to mere plagiarism, the hallmark of boring, unimportant people like bloggers, academics, and music writers. Who can forget… MORE »

• Heard on the Hill: Dumb employee of Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) trolled blogs on House computers, pretending to be a liberal. [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: Exclusive “supper club” to host exclusive parties featuring same 200 idiots at every other exclusive party… 12-year-old wins essay contest. [Examiner]
• Reliable Source: Pseudonymous PG County erotica author invents “freak dating.” Tonight at Zanzibar… Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts did not get into any sororities. [WP]
• Washington Whispers: Behold the terrifying vision of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi: “look for lots of flowers, bowls of San Francisco’s Ghirardelli chocolate, and good art mixed in with photos of her grandkids. What’s more, meeting-goers would be greeted with fruit and muffins for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and maybe a sit-down dinner at her Georgetown condo at night”… “CNN’s Wolf Blitzer has nailed so many star newsmakers lately that we haven’t had a chance to watch his competitors. ‘Oh yes, Wolf is hot and having fun,’ says a CNN exec.” [USN&WR]
• Page Six: Authors of anti-Ann Coulter book remain anonymous, because they are pussies… Crappy NYU humor magazine gets inexplicable column inches for unfunny Bush piece. [NYP]
• Rush and Molloy: Nancy Grace: evil shrew and plagiarist. [NYDN]

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Differentiated only by published date and bylines, two anti-Darwin columns demonstrate conclusively that there is a higher power, and He has guided two of his most faithful (and aging, and mentally diminished) servants so well that He thought, what the hell, who’s gonna notice a repeat? It’s August! MORE »

• If it weren’t for the fact that he irritates the hell out of us too, we’d be applauding Adam Carolla right now. [C&L]

• “Ms. Coulter knows when attribution is appropriate, as underscored by the nineteen pages of hundreds of endnotes contained in Godless.” Well, we’re relieved. Everyone knows endnotes = accountability. There’s a Nabokov novel along those lines, right? [Media Matters]
• “It seems an obvious point to me that flying space Marines would be a valuable contribution to the arsenal of democracy.” — Johnah Goldberg, who is on tv sometimes and everything. [The Corner]
• Explosion in limo liberal enclave blamed on neighborhood’s only Republican. [Gawker]
• Best news of the week. [Althouse]

Oh, snap! Hell hath no fury like a woman scored! Or Ann Coulter, either:

Once considered a legitimate daily, the Post has been reduced to tabloid status best known for Page Six’s breathless accounts of Paris Hilton’s latest ruttings, and headlines like “Vampire Teen — H.S. Girl Is Out for Blood.” How crappy a newspaper is the Post? Let me put it this way: It’s New York’s second-crappiest paper.

Ohhh… I don’t think she’s talking about the Daily News, do you? But then she employs my favoritest defense of all, the “I don’t care, my publisher loves me more than yours does. So there” defense:

Maybe the Post’s constant harassment of me is an attempt to shake me down for protection money like they did with billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. I have sold a LOT of books — more books, come to think of it, than any writers at the New York Post.

Oh, oooooh, no she di’n't! I think there’s gonna be a big Coulter/Jared Paul Stern catfight any minute now. Believe me, hair will be pulled.
Top secret interview exposed! [Townhall]

Earlier today, Justin Rood at TPM Muckraker was a tad miffed that Ann Coulter’s handler at Universal Press Syndicate, the delightfully alliterative Kathie Kerr, didn’t seem too interested in investigating the plagiarism charges swirling around her stick-insect-like moneymaker. Furthermore, she claimed, “…so far, none of the papers carrying Coulter’s column have called to complain about the plagiarism, or to drop the feature.” Undaunted by her “Pffft, whatevs” attitude, the blogosphere has continued to scream, cry and beg for some Coulter blood, as if there’s really any to draw. MORE »

• Heard on the Hill: Angry Crackberry addict Bob Ney may still take out his anti-Copley News ad… Rahm Emanuel was seen having a “quiet, sulky dinner” with Fox’s Major Garrett at Rosa Mexicana. [Roll Call]
• The Scoop:Ann Coulter accused of plagiarism. [MSNBC]
• Washington Whispers: Michael Chertoff doesn’t use email… Dennis Hastert’s staff has dangerous helicopter ride in Iraq… Mike Huckabee to raise money for presidential run in unorthodox fashion: “I’ve got a map of 7-Elevens, a bunch of blue steel revolvers, and some ski masks,” he kids. “We’re going to go all over the country and raise money in a very unique way.” [USN&WR]

* Poli Sci 101 talking point Francis Fukuyama returned to announce his official divorce from neoconservativism. Captain Ed, taking a cue from Charles Krauthammer’s lashing, claims the split deserves a more candid explanation. [Captain's Quarters]
* Blogger Rusty attributes Putin’s plagiary of an economics thesis, as reported in the Washington Times, to standard operating procedure. [The Jawa Report]
* Senator McCain yucked it up with Reverend Falwell at Liberty University. A Kos contributor provides Tim Russert a laundry list of questions to fire at the Maverick Senator. Will he crumble under the pressure of the hard-hitting agree/disagree format? [DailyKos]
* Leave well-researched theorizing on exploitation of the African continent to fancy PhD’s. John Hawkins can trace the roots of Africa’s economic and public health woes to their superstitious rejection of relaxed fit pleated khakis. [Right Wing News]
* No college-themed post is complete without reference to DEA-hating pipe aficionados. Davis Sweet takes on the Agency, the Administration, and Ambien-poppers — each unwilling to admit that driving under the influence of marijuana is just like “driving-while-getting-a-blowjob.” [HuffPo]

Because nobody loves you when yr down and out, the Ben Domenech backlash continues — his buddies have turned on him like hipsters on indie bands who appear on The O.C. (with the exception of RedState, which continues to kinda sorta defend him — it’s worth noting that the pseudo-mea culpa-cum-evasive defense posted by “Augustine” doesn’t really make mention of the NRO piece which was really the nail in the coffin, while his latter apology reads a bit unnervingly like a MySpace Suicide note). MORE »