March 17, 2011 11:39 PM UTC

"I Would Never Plagiarize Anything," Says Plagiarizer

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• by: Colorado Pols

It looks like the Denver city elections are finally starting to get interesting. Michele Fry, a candidate for City Council in District 5, has been caught plagiarizing answers on a candidate questionnaire, according to a story in the Denver newspaper.

Fry apparently copied several answers to a Downtown Denver Partnership questionnaire from a National League of Cities pamphlet. The best part of the story is Fry’s initial response to The Denver Post before being confronted with evidence of her plagiarism. “I’m not dumb. I would never plagiarize anything,” she told reporter Kurtis Lee.

There’s a quick lesson for you would-be candidates out there. When a reporter calls to ask about a potential scandal, assume they have some evidence already.