Posted on 11/30/2017 2:36:55 PM PST by Kaslin
First Daughter Ivanka Trump was in Hyderabad, India this week touting female entrepreneurship. Too bad she wasted the opportunity by plagiarizing much of her remarks from one of her previous speeches, Newsweek declared Wednesday in its piece, "Ivanka Trump Plagiarizes One of Her Own Speeches in India."
The Newsweek editors regretted that "the breadth of her talking points were recycled from a previous speech she gave during a foreign trip earlier this month." That other "foreign trip" appears to be the one she made to Tokyo, Japan.
They pulled some specific excerpts to prove they had caught Ivanka red handed.
"When women work, it creates a unique multiplier effect," Trump said in Hyderabad, citing the same exact line from her Tokyo speech. Her words continued to mirror the speech she gave just a few weeks ago: "Women are more likely than men to hire other women, and to give them access to capital, mentorship and networks. Women are also more likely to reinvest their income back in their families and communities."
Politicians and other public figures are apt to recycle their favorite phrases, as Newsweek notes. But, the editors also suggest that Ivanka is repeating herself to promote a new World Bank initiative, which some lawmakers say is unethical.
Media pundits were quick to point out that you can't plagiarize your own words. CNN's Jake Tapper was more than happy to share the dictionary definition for Newsweek for future reference.
If it’s your own work, it isn’t plagiarism. By definition. https://t.co/C6FZtglbex https://t.co/9yWSf4CTw5— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 30, 2017
Reminds me of the time I stole money from my wallet https://t.co/zbIYTJatvb— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) November 30, 2017
Since the backlash, Newsweek changed its headline and issued a correction explaining that Ivanka had "reused," not plagiarized, an earlier speech.
verb
take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one’s own.
synonyms: copy, infringe the copyright of, pirate, steal, poach, appropriate; More
copy from (someone) and pass it off as one’s own.
You can’t plagiarize yourself.
Heck, Newsweak slobbers all over Joe Biden, and Biden plagiarized a Welsh minor’s entire biography. I give Joe a break though because I think he really believed it.
Newsweek, listen to yourself!
Don’t you realize how silly you sound making that charge?
You have further reduced your own stature as a part of real media.
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minor= miner
The two hundred or so Newsweak readers will be infuriated that she did such a thing.
Politics has always featured the “stump speech” or regular common speech with additions made to suit a particular audience. Newsweak is stupid, partisan, and deranged.
how many times was Obama caught with “punching above their weight” when addressing other countries. A dozen?
these people are idiots.
Newsweak fake news. So what else is new?
How does one plagiarize their own words LOL..NewsWEEK..even at 1 dollar it was a rip off
Newsweek is a joke. Has been for the last 30 years. It’s not even worth the dollar Sid Harman paid for it a few years ago. It’s simply a Democrat propaganda outlet.
Shane S. tweeted:
I stole my own car today, drove it to work even. Don’t worry, I’ll return it tonight.
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/7goqoq/this_dude_had_easily_the_funniest_response/
That’s called consistency, not plagiarism.
They are getting mentally ill, these people. I can’t believe how low they are sinking. What next?
Huh?
Did I read that right?
Could I get an explanation of how someone could plagiarize their own work?
Tards.
New Squeak is stoned again.
What’s more, she plagiarized herself while dressed up as herself.
Newsweak is part of the real media?
Who knew?
I bought Brian Regan’s comedy CD. Years later, he had a TV special and told many of the same jokes. I demand answers!
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