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This morning we asked the question, "How does a venomous harpy who doesn't even believe the hate that she spews continue to play a part in our national conversation?" As it turns out, a more appropriate question would have been "Is the hate spewed by venomous harpy Ann Coulter original?" Blogger The Rude Pundit thinks not. He's got a couple examples of what he considers plagiarism on Annie's part, and while the second one seems a somewhat tenuous argument, the first one looks like a pretty clear case of theft. It's funny: All this time we thought Coulter just made stuff up, like James Frey; as it turns out, she ripped it off, like Kaavya Viswanathan. If only she could be more like Harper Lee, and shut the fuck up.

Because Some Things Are More Profane Than Profanity - Ann Coulter's Possible Plagiarism [The Rude Pundit]

Earlier: David Carr Provides Ann Coulter With Media Oxygen She So Desperately Needs