Daily Archives: February 4, 2025

Bad Grammar, Typos, and Plagiarism: Welcome to John Rodgers’ Official Biography

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I happened to visit Lt. Gov. John Rodgers’ official website today, and I couldn’t help but notice that his bio refers to him as “the 84rd Lt. Governor of Vermont.”

Yeah, “84rd.”

Haha, well, everybuddy makes misteaks. I added a line about it to my previous post about Rodgers’ campaign finance misadventures. It’s the little things that make this blog fun.

And then I kept reading, and it kept getting worse. Rodgers’ bio is chock full of misspellings, typos, and bad grammar.

But wait, there’s even more. I now know how that “84rd” thing got in there. Rodgers stole the first line of his official bio hook, line, and “rd” from his predecessor (and 83rd lieutenant governor) David Zuckerman’s official bio.

Now, I trust that if Rodgers has half a brain, he’ll fix his bio right quick. So let’s get the grisly details down for posterity’s sake.

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It’s a Poor Carpenter Who Blames His Tools

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Oh looky here. Turns out the campaign of Lt. Gov. John Rodgers made “major errors” in its campaign finance filings.

Well, I’m sure Rodgers accepted full responsibility like the Real ManTM he is — wait, what? He blamed the campaign finance reporting system?

Yep.

“The system sucks,” Rodgers told Seven Days in a moment of sober reflection.

Shall we assume that when he shoots at a deer and misses, he slams his gun on the ground and stomps it into little pieces?

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