Probably the fact that the National Review, his former school paper, and P.J. O’Rourke himself all refuted everything he said about them in his previous statement- you know, the one where he said he did absolutely nothing wrong and it was all their doing.

Whatever. He apologized, and managed to do in a shorter amount of time than he was actually a Post blogger, so good for him on that. Admitting the problem is the first step toward recovery, so maybe it’ll be a wakeup for the RedState loonies as well. I never imagined an incident like this where Michelle Malkin comes out looking like the rational one.

Ya, after he got caught. Great lesson for the kiddies. And Pedro, WTF is the Clinton connection here? This guy wasn’t under oath and doesn’t have the power to order a war. As far as I can see he did do everything within his power to avoid responsibility, including letting his friends and colleagues go to bat for him even though he knew he was in the wrong. Nice.

Awesome. Ben got found out as a plagarist and then “obfuscated” about it. Then resigned. What courage. What character. What an idiot.

“I want to apologize to National Review Online, my friends and colleagues here at RedState, and to any others that have been affected over the past few days. I also want to apologize to my previous editors and writers whose work I used inappropriately and without attribution. There is no excuse for this – nor is there an excuse for any obfuscation in my earlier statement.

I hope that nothing I’ve done as a teenager or in my professional life will reflect badly on the movement and principles I believe in.

I’m deeply grateful for the love and encouragment of all those around me. And although I may not deserve such support, it makes it that much more humbling at a time like this. I’m a young man, and I hope that in time that I can earn a measure of the respect that you have given me.

Regards,

Ben”

Congratulations. I wonder what made him do it? It’s weird that most of the allegations I’ve read concern movie reviews. Movie reviews are easy to write, the only reson I can think of why a writer would plagiarize a review is that they never bothered to see the film.
Because I vote republican I just can’t this comment on plagiarism without writing the name . . . Joe Biden! Don’t want y’all to think plagiarism is a GOP signature crime.

You can read about my ordeal at http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1806390.php.

Since you like blasts from the past, can you identify this gem?

“the following proposal has evolved which the Iranians today said they wd like to discuss in detail on Saturday: — The total “package” from the Israelis wd consist of 50 HAWKs w/PIP (product improvement package) and 3300 basic TOWs. — Deliveries wd commence on or about 12 December as follows:
H hr: 1 707 w/300 TOWs = 1 AMCIT
H+10hrs: 1 707 (same A/C) w/300 TOWs = 1 AMCIT
H+16hrs: 1 747 w/50 HAWKs & 400 TOWs = 2 AMCITs
H+20hrs: 1 707 w/300 TOWs = 1 AMCIT
H+24hrs: 1 747 w/2000 TOWs = French Hostage”

Take a chill pill yourself, doc.

Way to throw in the lingo doc! Convincing.

If only slick willy had the courage to step down when caught in a falsehood eh? Most of us wouldn’t care what excuse he made…

(just threw that in there to incense you lefties…One mention of clenis and your systolic blood pressure goes up twenty points…I love it..)

And what is he now, 24? Ah the wisdom one acquires with age.

So according to him, the editor inserted a line to his copy, which (coincidentially) made his review EXACTLY THE SAME as a published review.

More passing the buck from the “personal responsibility” people. It gets better- check this comment!

“I knew you would step up and take responsibility for your actions, rather than blame others without admitting any misdeeds yourself. Lefties can always pretend nothing’s their fault and pass the buck, but if “conservative” means anything ethically, surely it means unflinching honesty and willingness to confront our own errors.”

BTB spent 12 paragraphs blaming everyone and everything from a college editor to his youth, and this asskissing sycophant calls liberals out for “passing the buck”

Priceless.

He’s over at RedHateState, blaming everyone but himself and offering excuses so lame, he probably plagiarized them from Jay Caruso.

Since I’ve been perfectly accurate about this entire matter, who wants to bet BoxTurtleBen winds up with a well-paying gig at a conservative “think tank” or media outlet?

what a bunch of jokes these freaks are

Finally breaking the silence of his actions, Ben Domenech has snivelled his way back to RedState to accuse liberals en masse of unwarranted abuse. More stunning, however, is his near-complete refusual to admit he is a plagiarist. I’ve wasted enough…