Monica Crowley 1813105 225338617 2008-07-13T04:29:26Z 99.145.171.54 removing news story from external links '''Monica Crowley''' (born [[September 19]] [[1968]]) is a [[conservatism|conservative]] radio and television [[political commentator]] based in [[New York City]]. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in [[Political Science]] from [[Colgate University]] and a doctorate in international relations from [[Columbia University]]. In 1990, she became Foreign Policy Assistant to former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Richard Nixon]], a post she held from 1990 until his death in 1994. She was an editorial adviser and consultant on his last two books, ''Seize the Moment'' (1992) and ''Beyond Peace'' (1994). Crowley used this period to record her conversations and observations about Nixon (she kept a diary), and she published two subsequent books on the former President in his final years: ''Nixon Off the Record: His Candid Commentary on People'' (1996) and ''Nixon in Winter'' (1998). In the mid-1990s Crowley wrote a column for the ''[[New York Post]]'' and was a commentator for [[National Public Radio]]'s "Morning Edition". She has also written for ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>See "Nixon Unplugged," ''The New Yorker Magazine'', July 29, 1996</ref>, the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', the ''[[LA Times]]'' and the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]''. Since 2002, she has her own radio show on [[WABC (AM)|WABC Radio]] in New York called ''The Monica Crowley Show''. ==Television== In 1996, she joined [[Fox News Channel]], where she was a foreign affairs and political analyst. She received her doctorate in international relations from [[Columbia University]] during this period. She substituted several times for [[Sean Hannity]] on Fox News Channel's ''[[Hannity & Colmes]]''. Her sister, Dr. Jocelyn Crowley, is married to Hannity's co-host, [[Alan Colmes]]. In 2004, she joined [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[Connected: Coast to Coast]]'' with co-host [[Ron Reagan]]. After a nine month run, the last show aired on [[December 9]] [[2005]]. Following the cancellation of ''Connected: Coast to Coast'', MSNBC announced that Crowley would anchor a program in the noon hour. That program never debuted. She has appeared as a recurring guest on ''[[Imus in the Morning]]'' and has hosted MSNBC's broadcast of ''The Best of Imus in the Morning''. On [[October 31]] [[2005]], Crowley appeared on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In mid 2007, Crowley returned to [[Fox News Channel]]. She has been a regular participant on ''[[The McLaughlin Group]]'' since late 2007, taking the seat formerly occupied by conservative journalist [[Tony Blankley]]. On [[June 23]] [[2008]], Crowley was named by [[Keith Olbermann]] on his television show, [[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]] as the "worst person in the world" for referring to a false quote in the [[Jerusalem Post]] incorrectly attributed to [[Barack Obama]]'s half-brother Malik that suggested that Senator Obama had a [[Muslim]] background. In fact, Malik Obama was quoted as saying, "I don’t think that my being a Muslim has got anything to do with my brother being president of the United States."<ref>Baxter, Sarah. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4187547.ece "Barack Obama storms ahead but Islam smear persists"], [[Times Online]], June 22, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.</ref> ==Plagiarism controversies== On August 9, 1999, an article by Crowley titled "The Day Nixon Said Goodbye," appeared in the ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. Four days later, after the paper received charges of plagiarism from at least one reader, they acknowledged what they termed the "striking similarities" between Crowley's article and an article by [[Paul Johnson (writer)|Paul Johnson]] titled "In Praise of Richard Nixon"<ref>Johnson, Paul. [http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/in-praise-of-richard-nixon-7476 In Praise of Richard Nixon], October 1988.</ref> published in the October 1988 issue of ''[[Commentary Magazine]]''. The ''Journal'' editor stated "Had we known of the parallels, we would not have published the article."<ref>Barringer, Felicity. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E0D91039F935A2575BC0A96F958260 Media Talk; Journal Article on Nixon Conjures Deja Vu], August 16, 1999.</ref> Crowley herself acknowledged the similarity between the pieces, agreeing "there are clear similarities in the language. I have wracked my brain, and I can honestly tell you that I have not read" Johnson's article.<ref>Barringer, Felicity. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E0D91039F935A2575BC0A96F958260 Media Talk; Journal Article on Nixon Conjures Deja Vu], August 16, 1999.</ref> However, an article in ''[[Slate Magazine]]'' detailed five specific passages in Crowley's article that contain identical language and phraseology to Johnson's piece, and concluded that "it just isn't possible for Crowley not to have read Johnson's article."<ref>Noah, Timothy. [http://www.slate.com/id/1003470/ Nixon's Monica Stonewalls About Plagiarism!], August 23, 1999.</ref> The June 21, 2008 episode of ''The Monica Crowley Show'' contained a parody commercial made by [[23/6]]. Crowley claimed the work as her own during the broadcast. <ref>Kilmartin, Laurie. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-kilmartin/monica-crowley-caught-pla_b_110568.html Monica Crowley Caught Plagiarizing from a Single Mother and her Baby], July 2, 2008</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://monicamemo.com Monica Crowley's website] *[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6523997 Monica Crowley MSNBC analyst and anchor] *[http://wabcradio.com/showdj.asp?DJID=15060 Monica Crowley, WABC-AM] *[http://www.slate.com/id/1003470 Article claiming plagiarism.] [[Category:American radio personalities|Crowley, Monica]] [[Category:Colgate University alumni|Crowley, Monica]] [[Category:American activists|Crowley, Monica]] [[Category:Living people|Crowley, Monica]] [[Category:1968 births|Crowley, Monica]] [[Category:Conservatives]]