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Related: About this forumMelania Trump's RNC Speech Follows Michelle Obama's Nearly Verbatim
In her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention Monday evening, Donald Trump's wife Melania appeared to lift significant portions from a speech delivered by now-First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention where her husband Barack Obama was first nominated for President.
Here were Melania Trump's remarks:
From a young age my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life. That your work is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise. That you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. I am fortunate for my heritage but also for where it brought me today.
And here's an excerpt of Michelle Obama's "One Nation" speech from 2008:
And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and to pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children and all children in this nation to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.
And here's an excerpt of Michelle Obama's "One Nation" speech from 2008:
And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and to pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children and all children in this nation to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.
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Melania Trump's RNC Speech Follows Michelle Obama's Nearly Verbatim (Original Post)
RandySF
Jul 2016
OP
So they liked Michelle's speech too! A little too much, but I think we can see this as an
eastwestdem
Jul 2016
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tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)1. This is my present for watching tonight!
I am LOVING this!!!!
wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)2. How
do they not have multiple staff members vetting the speech?
MattP
(3,304 posts)3. To bad it's not Trump himself
flamingdem
(39,322 posts)4. Delish
go ahead and dig a hole Don Con
eastwestdem
(1,220 posts)5. So they liked Michelle's speech too! A little too much, but I think we can see this as an
endorsement.
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)6. So that's why I thought parts of it seemed so familiar! But I didn't guess it was plagiarized. n/t
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)7. Just wow! Another fraud in the family... I'm shocked!