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Paul Manafort Weakly Denies Any Charges of Melania Trump Plagiarism: ‘There’s No Cribbing’
CNN via Youtube ^ | July 19, 2016

Posted on 07/19/2016 5:41:22 AM PDT by Pinkbell

I transcribed the relevant part of the interview.

CUOMO: Who takes the fall for cribbing Michelle Obama's speech in 2008? Whose fault is that?

MANAFORT: Well, there's no cribbing of Michelle Obama's speech. These were common words and values that she cares about her family, that uh, that things like that. I mean, she was speaking in front of 35 million people last night - she knew that. I mean, to think that she would be cribbing Michelle Obama's words is crazy. I mean it's so, I mean once again, an example of a when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton how she seeks out to demean her and take her down. It's not going to work.

CUOMO: All I'm saying is the language is strikingly similar. I'm not making a big deal of it; I know everybody is talking about it this morning, but I don't think it's an allegation, it's not some suggestion without proof. I don't know why the campaign doesn't just own it and say people borrow phrases, that's what happened, and movie on? That's what, ironically, Obama did in 2008 when Clinton said he cribbed from Deval Patrick. He said, "Yeah, you're right, I did it."

MANAFORT: No, no he did do it. That's correct. But in this particular case, you know, there was a process certainly of collaboration that.. Certainly there's no feeling on her part that she did it. You know, what she did was use words that are common words, and to expect her to, to think that she would do something like that knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be last night, is just really absurd.

CUOMO: Right, but again, that's assuming that it was Melania. I'm assuming that there were writers involved, but if that's the way you want to explain it, that's up to you. Let me ask you about something else.


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KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; 3rdarticle; denial; melaniatrump; paulmanafort; pinkbell; tds; trump
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To: Lower Deck

Silly. What this tells me was her speech was even more awesome than I thought. If this is the response, promote the speechwriter.

Americans HEARD the speech. Nobody hears the media chirping about a word they aren’t even spelling correctly on Twitter.


261 posted on 07/19/2016 8:20:10 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Georgia Girl 2

For the record, multiple articles were posted on FR last night on this with hundreds of posts. It is on every news outlet. I was posting the campaign manager’s response. It’s news whether you like it or not. For the record, there are FReepers here who do think this speech was plagiarized either by a careless speech writer or saboteur. I have discussed multiple possibilities. I am hard pressed to think of anyone who has blamed Melania.


262 posted on 07/19/2016 8:20:26 AM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: Flick Lives

Media = The Enemy. Period.


263 posted on 07/19/2016 8:20:46 AM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: bcr100

It is sad to see their campaign lying about this. This is what makes people mad. We want people to take responsibility for their mistakes. Not lie and make excuses.

Anyone with a brain knows this was stolen. Okay, who cares. Just admit it and we can move on.

Lying about it is what Hillary would do. I am disappointed to see they can’t even take responsibility for something small.

Sad. Who is surprised? Nobody is responsible for anything. What does it matter.


264 posted on 07/19/2016 8:21:13 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: Helicondelta

Why on earth would her writer do that?

I’d be looking at that possible traitor or dumbass very closely

My gut is honesty and forthcoming and decisive action is best way to handle this what looks to me like a betrayal within the camp


265 posted on 07/19/2016 8:22:44 AM PDT by wardaddy (black lives kill....and kill....and kill.....like no other race today senselessly)
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To: LS
"Who in the world would even read a Cow speech, let alone copy it?"

Not only that, but where did they find someone who could translate from Wookie to English? I'm calling B.S.

266 posted on 07/19/2016 8:24:25 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: newgeezer
Maybe you were just having a bad day. I am impressed with Manafort every time I see him. He never loses his cool and is out of the ordinary smart. He is professional and for the Trump campaign he is exactly what has been needed to navigate the political intricacies which involve knowing how both parties operate. Manafort amuses me with his blandness when interviewers try to needle him into an emotional response. Like Trump on so many things, Manafort has been there and done that. Hard to impress him with the brilliance of the interviewer.
267 posted on 07/19/2016 8:25:33 AM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: Pinkbell
I have discussed multiple possibilities.

You always have.

Brings to mind the cartoon characterization of Mitt Romney speaking differently from each of the many mouths on the sides of his face. I just call it tap-dancing around.

So, will the real Pinkbell please stand up...
268 posted on 07/19/2016 8:26:52 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: MinuteGal

Thank you! I appreciate it! I don’t even know if that post was read unfortunately. Some people just see the title and go on the attack. I have a group of posters who are accusing me of being something that I am not. It’s actually very upsetting to me because it isn’t true. I post for Trump all the time on here, have a pro-Trump twitter account, and have seen almost every Trump rally. I didn’t write the title, by the way or even really pay attention to it. I wanted to find video on Youtube and used the video user’s title because I was using his video.


269 posted on 07/19/2016 8:27:05 AM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: Jimmy McGill

“is damning.”

Really? She’s going be damned because of this? Good grief, I smell desperation.


270 posted on 07/19/2016 8:27:40 AM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: Pinkbell

Manafort seems to think that Hillary was involved in this. Maybe she has planted a speechwriter in the Trump campaign.


271 posted on 07/19/2016 8:29:03 AM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: Pinkbell

Yes you are just concerned. Tomorrow you will be concerned about some new atrocity committed by Trump or his campaign. We get it. :-)


272 posted on 07/19/2016 8:30:52 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Pinkbell

Did she say she’s never been proud of America?


273 posted on 07/19/2016 8:30:59 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Pinkbell

I would have to see the written side-by-side transcripts to be able to judge. One would hope a Trump campaign speech writer would not have plagiarized from an enemy speech. I would have to see the evidence to believe it.


274 posted on 07/19/2016 8:32:15 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Resettozero

I have always discussed multiple possibilities about Melania’s speech?

You are lying about me, and I have taken a lot of time to try to defend myself and been nice to you in spite of the fact you are lying. I took time and wrote out a response to you which I put some thought into, and I receive that nasty response?

There is nothing more I can do. You obviously have it in for me, and I truly believe there is nothing I can say that would change your mind. I have no further response.


275 posted on 07/19/2016 8:32:17 AM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: Helicondelta

That is laughably ridiculous. This sucked the air out of last night.


276 posted on 07/19/2016 8:33:24 AM PDT by Alt Right (Newt 2012)
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To: Pinkbell

Every thing I’ve ever said has been said before.


277 posted on 07/19/2016 8:34:16 AM PDT by babygene (Make America Great Again)
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To: Pinkbell

The MediaPAC is pathetic. And it will only get worse.


278 posted on 07/19/2016 8:35:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Pinkbell
You are lying about me, and I have taken a lot of time to try to defend myself and been nice to you in spite of the fact you are lying.

Show the lie. You are dancing around like crazy.

Calling me a liar disqualifies you from further legitimacy on FR. And it's not nice.
279 posted on 07/19/2016 8:36:28 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: miss marmelstein

I posted this as a response to articles posted last night. This was big news this morning. If it’s a nothing burger, why are you so upset and insulting me for posting it? Did you even read post one or just look at the title? I wasn’t even upset in my post. That’s why I’m confused that you told me to calm down when I wasn’t upset in the first place.


280 posted on 07/19/2016 8:36:56 AM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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