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Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:24 AM Jul 2016

Melania Trump - twitter: "Melania's team of writers..."



This comment was posted after it was shown that Michelle Obama's 2008 speech was cribbed for use by Melania Trump.


Melania Trump claiming she wrote her own speech with "little help".

Melania Trump to NBC News: I wrote the speech myself

In an exclusive interview with Matt Lauer, the wife of GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said she was excited to take the stage and didn't need to practice what she was going to say.


"I read once over it and that's all because I wrote it, with (as) little help ... as possible," she said.



Oh, I don't know. She could at least thank Michelle Obama for helping her.

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Melania Trump - twitter: "Melania's team of writers..." (Original Post) Solly Mack Jul 2016 OP
Looks like Michelle had more influence on Melania's speech than Melania suffragette Jul 2016 #1
Yes. We know at least one song on her playlist. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #2
Essentially, Melania was promoting Democratic values at the RNC suffragette Jul 2016 #3
It will get uglier, I think. It was fairly ugly tonight. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #4
Oh, the irony of it all! Can't stop laughing! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2016 #5
I know, right! Solly Mack Jul 2016 #6
Today's all about damage control for them. You're right, they're likely casting about suffragette Jul 2016 #19
Yes. Guess she had other things to do. lololol Solly Mack Jul 2016 #22
She's a con just like hubby MichiganVote Jul 2016 #7
Paul Manafort is denying the words were taken from Michelle Obama's speech. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #9
And we all know what a choir boy Paul is...yuk, gross people MichiganVote Jul 2016 #10
Paul Manafort on plagiarism allegation: "These are common words." Solly Mack Jul 2016 #8
If you think Reublicans hate school teachers now... C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #15
All 22 of them?!?! uponit7771 Jul 2016 #20
lolol Solly Mack Jul 2016 #23
If she had told anecdotes to back up her assertions, Ilsa Jul 2016 #11
Amateur hour reign88 Jul 2016 #12
Yep Solly Mack Jul 2016 #16
Yeah...the half time show uponit7771 Jul 2016 #25
It's the coverup that gets them C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #13
They appear to have no limit to the amount of BS they'll eat or espouse. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #14
Expect Congressional hearings- How did Michelle, in 2008, crib from Melania's 2016 speech? Rose Siding Jul 2016 #17
LMAO Solly Mack Jul 2016 #18
Melania's team of writers: Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #21
lololol Solly Mack Jul 2016 #24
Yesterday that woman was practically the queen of the world The_Casual_Observer Jul 2016 #26
the next day you're blaming My Little Pony Solly Mack Jul 2016 #28
not that it matters, but hey: her actual words were>>> Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #27
I wonder when she'll make another appearance? Solly Mack Jul 2016 #30
The problem for them is that she insists that it was mostly malaise Jul 2016 #29
I agree. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #31
and the children too malaise Jul 2016 #32
The Borgia Family perhaps? Solly Mack Jul 2016 #33

suffragette

(12,232 posts)
1. Looks like Michelle had more influence on Melania's speech than Melania
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:40 AM
Jul 2016

And a little dollop of Rick-Roll as well.

Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)
2. Yes. We know at least one song on her playlist.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:44 AM
Jul 2016

lolololol

I watched the convention tonight and this has been the best part of it. Absolutely the most entertaining and informative (we now know that Melania Trump wants to be Michelle Obama) part of the whole night.

If the other nights can deliver this much glee, well, I will plotz with joy.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)
3. Essentially, Melania was promoting Democratic values at the RNC
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:51 AM
Jul 2016

That's Democratic with a big 'D.'

Tonight will be hard to top, yet somehow I think they might manage it.

Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)
4. It will get uglier, I think. It was fairly ugly tonight.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:56 AM
Jul 2016

She (MT) gave a speech about honesty and hard work using words stolen from another.

I can't wait to see who they blame.


suffragette

(12,232 posts)
19. Today's all about damage control for them. You're right, they're likely casting about
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:24 PM
Jul 2016

For anyone to blame.

Certainly did not go as expected for them. Did you notice that at the end of Lauer's interview with Trump and Melania yesterday, he said Melania would be on the Today show this morning, the day after her speech. From another thread it looks like she was a no-show and they ran tape of her instead, though I doubt they brought up the change in plans.

Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)
8. Paul Manafort on plagiarism allegation: "These are common words."
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 06:54 AM
Jul 2016

Last edited Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:26 AM - Edit history (1)

Manafort tells me the Trump team knew Melania Trump's speech would be the most scrutinized of the convention. Plagiarized? "Of course not".

Just talked to Paul Manafort. He says there was no plagiarism, the lines from Melania Trump's speech weren't lifted.


Manafort to me on plagiarism allegation: "These are common words."

C_U_L8R

(45,020 posts)
15. If you think Reublicans hate school teachers now...
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:53 AM
Jul 2016

Just wait until they start doling out fails on the Trump campaign.

Common words, my ass.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
11. If she had told anecdotes to back up her assertions,
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:07 AM
Jul 2016

It would be hard to claim it was plagiarized.

The speech wasn't personal. The people should be allowed to draw their own conclusions from the anecdotes. I ended up wondering if MT knows DT at all.

C_U_L8R

(45,020 posts)
13. It's the coverup that gets them
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:26 AM
Jul 2016

Amazing they have such lousy crisis response...
Truly amateur hour over in Trumpland.

When will Republicans have enough of their BS?

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
17. Expect Congressional hearings- How did Michelle, in 2008, crib from Melania's 2016 speech?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 08:10 AM
Jul 2016

#BeckyWithTheBorrowedSpeech

 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
26. Yesterday that woman was practically the queen of the world
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jul 2016

Today she is a pathetic idiot.
One day you're in.....

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
27. not that it matters, but hey: her actual words were>>>
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:36 PM
Jul 2016

''I read once over it and that's all because I wrote it, with a little help ... as possible"

I recorded it, and played it several times.....I have a very sad life, except for yesterday/today. she paused where the dots are, because she realized she didn't say 'as'

Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)
30. I wonder when she'll make another appearance?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:41 PM
Jul 2016

I heard she skipped out on GMA this morning.

I wonder if Trump had a tantrum. I'm betting he did.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
29. The problem for them is that she insists that it was mostly
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:38 PM
Jul 2016

written by her which makes her as unethical as Don the Con

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