A sample from the two booklets: 2014 on the left, and the Melania Trump version on the right
Posted on 05/08/2018 5:52:46 AM PDT by bgill
US First Lady Melania Trump has been caught up in another plagiarism row, following the launch of her new online safety for children campaign on Monday. A booklet put out by Mrs Trump bore a striking resemblance to one published under the Obama administration. The text and graphics of the "Be Best" booklet were nearly identical to those in the previous edition. In 2016 Mrs Trump was accused of plagiarising parts of a speech from a 2008 address by Michelle Obama.
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A sample from the two booklets: 2014 on the left, and the Melania Trump version on the right
So? Who owns the original text?
She used guidelines from a government publication. Nothing wrong with that.
I hate these vicious lying bastards.
Everything ANYBODY says was said already before.
No kidding. Once it’s posted online, unless it has a watermark, it’s fair game for free use.
Why reinvent something that works.
Exactly. Too many moles and trolls out there.
LOL — The BBC is showing its desperation.
Government documents like these are public domain. There’s no “plagiarism.”
Her staff had over a year to work on a little bitty booklet. One would think they had time to change up the graphics just a little. She should fire them all. It’s unacceptable for them to pull this crap again.
If it was originally used in a government publication, it belongs to the government, not the person who wrote it for the government. Though Michelle Antoinette wasn't officially a government employee and had no salary, the government certainly spent plenty on her staff and upkeep, so effectively, she was just that.
Daily Mail and BBC and Guardian are non stop Trump bashing. I have never seen such dishonest and biased reporting. Melania is now getting it non stop. April Ryan comes out and disses/ bullies Melania on CNN and no one comments on the hypocrisy of this??
Media has indeed become the enemedia.
Really? How many billions should we spend to rewrite this gummit program? The mediots are going to hate her anyway.
The version on the right simply looks like an update of the one on the left. Not sure what the problem is. These anklebiters need a mission in life.
So, an update on a Government publication? Plagiarism? I sympathize with Capito..........everybody is fair game, because the Libs lost the election. No one will escape their Search and Destroy plan. Lovely Melania is just the latest target of Big Media.
Doesn’t matter...... Teapottius tempesteous
If it’s an effective document to start with, why does it need a wholesale revision? Not reinventing the wheel is actually a good thing.
Well maybe she should add another 15 people to her staff so she matches MOs 20 staff members. After all why should she worry about spending your tax dollars?
A booklet looks like a previous edition?
I’m sorry, the problem is WHAT?
My goodness the satanic evil mediapukes are trying to push her back in her cave!! HELL NO!!! We must defendyher...trump can’t do everything!!! Plus I thought the freaking mediapigs cared about the CHILDREN?!!! Freakin hypocrites!
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