President Joe Biden has recently been the subject of much scrutiny, with some even going so far as to suggest he is a bad human being.
While this may be true in terms of his policies and decisions, it doesn’t take into account other aspects that make him an undesirable leader.
Recently, The Heritage Foundation Vice President Roger Severino posted on X about his experience with Biden when he was a junior editor for the Harvard Journal on Legislation from 1999-2000.
Severino’s post revealed that he had an opportunity to cite and check an article submitted by then-Senator Joe Biden and found plagiarism throughout the piece.
That’s when I noticed that a certain turn of phrase in an opinion sounded oddly familiar even though it was my time reading it. So I turned back to Biden’s article, and there it was. He had lifted language straight out of a SCOTUS opinion, changed a couple words, and called…
— Roger Severino (@RogerSeverino_) September 4, 2023
He noted several examples such as phrases lifted straight from court opinions without quotation marks or attributions to their proper source.
Severino also pointed out what is known as mosaic plagiarism, which involves taking bits and pieces from different sources and passing them off as original content without proper attributions or citations. To make matters worse, this wasn’t the first instance of plagiarism attributed to Biden, he had already been caught before Severino’s discovery.
“Cite checking involves formatting case citations under highly prescribed rules and searching Westlaw to make sure the cases haven’t been overruled or superseded. Because I was interested in the article’s topic (civil rights) I read a bunch of the cited cases all the way through,” Severino began.
“That’s when I noticed that a certain turn of phrase in an opinion sounded oddly familiar even though it was my time reading it. So I turned back to Biden’s article, and there it was. He had lifted language straight out of a SCOTUS opinion, changed a couple words, and called them his own. There were no quote marks and no footnote or anything else attributing the court as the source,” Severino said.
Yes, Biden’s understanding of plagiarism appears to be on par with that of a lazy grade school student who forgot his paper was due tomorrow. It can’t be understated that this is a sitting U.S. lawmaker — feigning ignorance on this matter would be almost as bad as admitting he plagiarized.
They “fixed” the plagiarism by adding proper attributions and acted like the whole incident never happened. But this was no innocent mistake, where Biden “forgot” a quote mark or two which would be bad enough.
— Roger Severino (@RogerSeverino_) September 4, 2023
The issue of plagiarism has been around for decades, however, Biden’s blatant disregard for intellectual property makes him particularly unappealing as a leader – especially one who is expected to uphold certain standards of conduct and morality while serving his country.
Worse still, Biden was *already* known to have plagiarized before this article crossed my desk yet was brazen enough to try it again.
— Roger Severino (@RogerSeverino_) September 4, 2023
In addition to this unethical behavior, more serious allegations have surfaced regarding shady dealings between Biden and his son Hunter involving corruption in multiple countries including Ukraine and China.
Another concerning characteristic exhibited by President Joe Biden is his apparent lack of respect for marriage vows there are multiple reports that suggest he has engaged in extramarital affairs over the years despite still being married to Jill Biden since 1977.
Questions have arisen about how Joe relates to family members due to reports indicating that he hasn’t seen some of his grandchildren since 2017 – something which speaks volumes about what kind of person (and leader) he really is underneath all the grand speeches delivered at press conferences.
Joe Biden seems like anything but a good human being – no matter whether you consider his disastrous policymaking or mounting evidence surrounding shady dealings with Hunter or even incidents suggesting moral depravity such as infidelity or neglecting grandchildren.
His actions speak louder than words could ever say, hence why so many people are concerned about having him at the helm during these turbulent times where leadership can make all the difference between success and failure on a variety of issues facing our nation today
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
