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.
“...there is more that unites us than divides us...”
If you watch another video, you will hear Hillary Rotten Clinton uttering the same phrase as she begs Burnout Sanders supporters to join her, with only the word "much" added.
I ran across this by pure accident. I think if you try hard, you can find many more examples of "plagiarism" by people of the DemocRat orientation.
Why isn't there any outrage when Hillary does it?
If a speech writer is truly trying to screw them, it could be this guy. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d74a4252c/sam-bowe-speech-writer-for-donald-trump Only reference to “Sam Bowe” I can find is this interview from july 2015. I have no clue if he really did/does work for Trump but this interview is weird and it sounds like he could be holding a grudge.
What’s with you? I don’t think I’ve written one negative thing towards you.
This guy is finding stuff linking back to the Dole’s speeches. I haven’t looked at it. And yeah, she recognized Dole.
I could not agree with you more!!! This CNN/MSNBC “Melania” glee means nothing. No one in the country cares, one way or the other!!! Here’s the real problem. Clinton is sinking like a heavy rock thrown into the ocean in all political polls. The RNC/Trump convention night was a blockbuster success!!!
The Obamabot/Clinton media is in 100% panic mode and have no meaty material. The convention last night was great in Trump’s behalf. There were few protestore to none, and Clinton has to resort to closed dooor events to get anyone to listen to her, like the NAACP meeting. Her ad hoc rallies attract few voters..other then her filling the room with her staff!!! The low life Obama/Clinton media sinks lower with each passing day!!!
Bottom line: The “Melania Trump” Fuss is just Obama/Clinton wishful thinking. Factis: it is pure “Hogwash”....plus no one in the country gives a darn. We are more interested in “Blue Lives Matter” & protecting America from radical, Islamic terrorist murders and slaughters, caused by Obama & Clinton, the Democrat Party, Black Lives Matter and their lapdog media!!!
To be clear, you’ve now been outed on FR. Continue your denials at your own loss of FR street cred.
Whoever was helping Melania Trump with this speech apparently.
Melania Trump didn't ask for this. She's a loving mother and a supportive spouse, she is not and has never wanted to be a political figure. Whoever is responsible for this mistake has done her no favors and really needs to be gone from the campaign.
Before you accuse me of being a Cruzbot, you should read my posting history regarding one Ted Cruz.
Too similar. The writer should be fired. Smells like she was set up.
PBS “common taters” came back after Melania’s speech. They
were WHITE AS SHEETS and blathering, foaming at the mouths,
attacking like rabid dogs.
I didn’t hear Melania say anything about “... this is the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country.”
Even if Melania had spoken every word as a direct quote from Moochells speech, they most definitely were not spoken by a bitter, ugly, American hating racist.
Personally , I love the rickrolling . I’m hoping it floods social media !
Here, let me give it at try... "Ummm...ah...ya know"...um...because...um" There, guess who I just "plagiarized"?
All I can say is if that's the best Cuomo's got, the Dems must be feeling the fear this morning.
"OMG. Melania. That was literally a whole line from Michelle Obama 2012. “…their willingness to work hard for them.”” #GOPConvention
Then he corrects the year, proceeds to Google the speech, and finds out that it was two paragraphs from the 2008 convention speech. How in the world would you, listening to a speech, recognize a line and attribute it to a political speech 8 years ago? That was a generic line and not memorable at all.
Suddenly, he tweets this out and the MSM pick up on it. I guess we can presume it was probably sent in to the MSM by giddy liberals.
Last night, he had a website listed. He was listed as a journalist and designer. His website took you to his design website. Today, that link is gone, and you are instead directed to the Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jarrett-hill/
He has only written two columns there this year.
I liked “your word is your bond” in the speech. Points out in a subtle way that Cruz, Bush, Kasich and the other Presidential contenders who don’t back Trump don’t honor their word.
Do we know if she works for Melania? Doesn’t she still work for Michelle?
Then I related what the diplomat told me, explaining that after my flight over the city that afternoon I found it difficult to believe. "Is it true?" I asked. "Have you gotten used to the wall?"
The Elzes and their guests glanced at each other uneasily. I thought I had proven myself just the sort of brash, tactless American the diplomat was afraid the President might seem. Then one man raised an arm and pointed. "My sister lives twenty miles in that direction," he said. "I haven't seen her in more than two decades. Do you think I can get used to that?" Another man spoke. Each morning on his way to work, he explained, he walked past a guard tower. Each morning, a soldier gazed down at him through binoculars. "That soldier and I speak the same language. We share the same history. But one of us is a zookeeper and the other is an animal, and I am never certain which is which."
Our hostess broke in. A gracious woman, she had suddenly grown angry. Her face was red. She made a fist with one hand and pounded it into the palm of the other. "If this man Gorbachev is serious with his talk of glasnost and perestroika," she said, "he can prove it. He can get rid of this wall." SOURCE
In a way that is plagiarism as well, and members of that dinner could have easily said who had uttered that thought.
You seem to think that her speech has been sabotaged, but I contend if that was their intention, it was a major fail. For two reasons, it was a minor thing (1 paragraph), and it gave it greater exposure.
You of course saw that some are even saying she employed a rickroll as well:
“He will never, ever, give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever, let you down.”
"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
So what, it was still a great speech. Ignore it and it will go away, because in the grand scheme of things it is not a big deal. There are far greater issues facing this country, and people are aware of it.
No, I don’t. My posting history doesn’t prove that at all.
This is a totally absurd accuasation. Melania would never copy anything, let alone, Moochelle.
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