Melania Trump Apparently Plagiarized a Section of Michelle Obama's 2008 Speech

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  1. The Mello Guy

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    Turns out Michelle isn't the only one she plagiarized

    [video=youtube_share;9KtzdP7mR-4]http://youtu.be/9KtzdP7mR-4[/video]
     
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    It's a lie. Reportedly Hillary kicked Bill in the nuts again last week after he back hand slapped.
     
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    Unbelievable, 52 pages (as of this post) on this matter? Not going to hack thru all the posts, but....

    Why do people make such a big deal on matters like this when it wouldn't affect your own support if happened on the other side? If it wouldn't dissuade you, why do you think it would dissuade others? I didn't care when Obama made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, and I didn't care about Trump's' more recent comments. The Left didn't think Obama stealing a speech disqualifying, yet somehow a potential first lady's disgression is?

    My best guess is that people desperately look for objective reasons to support a pre-existing subjective opinion. Why does this happen? Why not just defend the subjective position?
     
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    Let's face it. If anyone of the Democratic speakers had done the same thing, the GOP and the news buzzards would do the same thing.
     
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    Point well taken.
     
  7. akphidelt2007

    akphidelt2007 New Member Past Donor

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    The FBI couldn't either. And conservatives are the most dishonest people I've ever met. They'll blatantly lie about some very easily known information. It's crazy.
     
  8. jack4freedom

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    I am not a liberal, but I wince every time he sticks his foot in his mouth seemingly tanking the election on purpose.
     
  9. Arkie

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    Melania is not a politician. There is no way on this earth she deliberately used someone else's speech knowingly. There is a snake in their midst, and she was set up. And it's funny how FAST it was reported that it was that close to Michelle's speech..which nobody would remember anyway. Bet the "tip" to the media came from the clinton camp.
     
  10. akphidelt2007

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    The guy who reported it was a huge Michelle fan and is not part of the Clinton camp. He had written down the speech. He knew what he was listening to. Blatant plagiarism. And Melania shouldn't be treated with kid gloves. Michelle never was. She speaks she owns it.
     
  11. Arkie

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    A huge Michelle fan, eh?
    And you see no red flags there? Come on.
     
  12. akphidelt2007

    akphidelt2007 New Member Past Donor

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    I see a flag that he knew she plagiarized her speech. Not sure what else matters.
     
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    If you noticed, people are already moving on. You're correct that it is meaningless.
     
  14. Arkie

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    Whatever. It is just not worth the argument.
     
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    You're operating under the impression that this is some how a big deal. OMG she did this, blah blah blah. The truth is, no one gives a shi* about this. In fact people have already start, if not already forgotten about it
     
  16. akphidelt2007

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    Disagree. It's still a big deal. Pretty much the only memorable thing from this convention so far. Sorry bud.

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    Agree. It's pretty obvious what happened. No need to argue against something so basically understood.
     
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    Yet, here you are in the thread.
     
  18. Arkie

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    Yep. I sure am. But I refuse to argue over something so stupid when other more important things need to be focused on. Oh. Wait. Yer a lefty, arentcha?
     
  19. dairyair

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    Nope I am not. Unless lefty means tolerant, then yes.
    Also not arguing in a thread I said there is no point in arguing about.
    Honesty. Try it.
    What about the conspiracy for Obama to install Marshall law. Any further news on that front?
    Sad your thread got shut down, as people need to know about that stuff.
     
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    The last couple of lines to her speech could very well be plagiarized, but you have to be a little nave to believe that she wrote it. All these people have speech writers that write it for them. They give them a outline of what they want to say and a speech writer puts them into words. It's been shown that the VP plagiarized a whole speech and Obama took a few lines from one of his. Or should I say their writers did.
     
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    She told Matt Lauer that she wrote her own speech.
     
  22. akphidelt2007

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    I never once imagined she would write her own speech. Just shows the kind of people Donald hires.
     
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    She told Matt Lauer she wrote the speech herself.
     
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    You mean like the same ones the President and VP hires? Make sure your not living in a glass house before throwing stones.
     
  25. akphidelt2007

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    They're not running this year. Try to stay in the present and just admit fault when it happens. You'll look less partisan!
     

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