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2016 Postmortem

apcalc

(4,465 posts) Wed Jul 20, 2016, 06:27 AM Jul 2016

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Trump Jr plagiarizes....

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/20/donald-trump-jr-plagiarized-convention-speech-trump-plagiarism-epidemic-grows.html

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Trump Jr plagiarizes.... (Original Post) apcalc Jul 2016 OP

do these people have one origional thought? MFM008 Jul 2016 #1

So who will that plagiarize on Day 3? liberal N proud Jul 2016 #2

But they are now saying it wasn't plagiarizing. He just stole the metaphor. nt glennward Jul 2016 #3

Spoiled Frat boy...given everything in life...never worked for anything. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #4

The guy who wrote the article also wrote the speech oberliner Jul 2016 #5

SO two no's then whistler162 Jul 2016 #6

Why couldn't he have said "...I once read somewhere..." or "...as Buckley once said..." or NurseJackie Jul 2016 #7

Why indeed....he probably has no idea he plagiarized... apcalc Jul 2016 #8

I think Trump, Jr. may not actually exist. Orsino Jul 2016 #9

So they blame the teacher's unions treestar Jul 2016 #10

MFM008

(19,816 posts)

1. do these people have one origional thought?

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 06:32 AM

Jul 2016

oh wait, I answered my own question...............................

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

2. So who will that plagiarize on Day 3?

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 06:34 AM

Jul 2016

And no, they don't have an original thought, they have made it to where they are on other peoples backs.

glennward

(989 posts)

3. But they are now saying it wasn't plagiarizing. He just stole the metaphor. nt

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 07:26 AM

Jul 2016

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)

4. Spoiled Frat boy...given everything in life...never worked for anything.

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 07:36 AM

Jul 2016

Just like his con artist Father.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. The guy who wrote the article also wrote the speech

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 07:48 AM

Jul 2016

He specifically put that line in there.

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

6. SO two no's then

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:27 AM

Jul 2016

no Plagiarism and the author has no knowledge of education!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. Why couldn't he have said "...I once read somewhere..." or "...as Buckley once said..." or

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:37 AM

Jul 2016

... ANYTHING to quickly give attribution (even if non-specific) in a non-distracting and matter-of-fact manner?

Why would he feel the need to make everyone believe that those were his own thoughts?

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

8. Why indeed....he probably has no idea he plagiarized...

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:51 AM

Jul 2016

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

9. I think Trump, Jr. may not actually exist.

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 09:20 AM

Jul 2016

Look at the pictures. Isn't it obvious they just traced images of Donald? #moonhoax

treestar

(82,383 posts)

10. So they blame the teacher's unions

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 09:37 AM

Jul 2016

they are so divisive and hate filled. It's always some other group that is to "blame" for some imaginary problem. Why would any teachers or other professionals not feel like the enemy from hearing that?

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