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.
To the best of my knowledge, I've never given you good reason to.
Your 'concern' is noted, and filed precisely where it belongs.
If all the tut-tutters had spent half the time trumpeting Melania's outstanding message and presence that they've spent being 'concerned' and 'merely pointing out',
the enemy lurkers in this place would've had much less encouragement toward keeping this desperation meme alive.
Meanwhile...over a hundred people were run over by a truck in NICE and police officers are being murdered by a terrorist group called black lives matter.....but let’s talk about this.
This is a huge nothing burger the MSM conjured up. Nothing to be concerned about.
Vote Trump 2016
The fact is this was extremely sloppy on the part of the Trump campaign (i.e. whomever was responsible) - it makes perfect sense to research other past speeches but this was just plain unnecessary and while I have no doubt it is completely inconsequential in terms of the campaign - same sloppiness elsewhere could be more serious.
Who gives a good f@#$?
~You say I'm dancing. That makes no sense. I have been 100% forthright with you. You may not like my answers, but I'm dancing around nothing.
~You said I've always "discussed possibilities." I don't know what that means. I can't have always discussed possibilities about Melania Trump's speech because it just happened last night.
~You have indicated you think I support Romney with ZERO evidence of that, and then you have called me two faced. I am not two faced. I am being honest with you.
Calling me a liar disqualifies you from further legitimacy on FR. And it's not nice.
LOL! You think way to highly of yourself that saying something to you disqualifies me from legitimacy on this entire forum.
If that is the case it would be internal subversion. There are a lot of long Knives out there against Trump. When you try to mend fences you let your guard down and that’s when the infiltration happens.
For that, as one of the most prolific writers of prose (and yes, my trademark poetry, also) in support of Mr. Trump ever seen on the pages of FR I was pilloried, and everything about my evil, anti-Trump intentions was bandied about by those who apparently cannot abide any perceived "criticism" of any of their candidates, however deserved.
But I don't let the slings and arrows of mis-applied comments bother me...and I know it won't bother anyone else who occasionally is constrained to post honest or valuable critiques and analysis on this board...about anyone!
FReep On !
Leni
If I were a speechwriter, the ONLY reason I would research Michelle’s speech would be so as NOT take a chance in repeating anything she said. I do have to wonder if it was sabotage, but why would a speechwriter sabotage himself, except if he could just go work for Hitlery’s campaign.
The left, and all their disgusting media minions, are TERRIFIED of DJT and that he is going to win. They will do anything to stop that from happening. There will be a lot more of this crap. Don’t let the noise distract you from the real issues.
Once again, this was posted on this forum last night and is all over the media. This is the campaign’s response. I didn’t choose the title. I wanted video of full interview, got it from Youtube, and used the user who posted its title. It’s not the title I would have chosen. I thought I gave a decent response in post 1. I don’t know if you read it or not. I’ve always posted some info I dug up on the guy who “exposed” this in the first place, and it’s very fishy.
You are dancing. Dancing around trying to avoid zot territory. :-)
“You even had the pro-Trump people on the CNN panel, the people who defend him every night, saying this was lifted from the Michelle speech. Kayleigh Mcenany and Andy Dean are far from saboteurs.”
And Mr. Ed lifted the few phrases from someone herself. Nothing to see here.
Sounds to me like FR is still loaded up with a Bush of Cruz NeverTrumpers. He lost.
Mostly all true what you said. But Melania is on video saying she wrote the speech MOSTLY herself. My guess is she wrote her biographical content herself, and then embellished by professionals, who probably found previous first lady speeches on google to add.
I’m not. I’ve been nothing but honest. I’ve been here for nearly 10 years. I support Trump, and I think my posting history makes that clear. If I get zotted, then I guess that’s the way it will be. The moderators have never reprimanded me or deleted my posts, so I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong.
So, keep the thought going...Who from the recent primary campaign might especially relish the act of humiliating Trump’s wife? Who has said publicly that he is not in the habit of endorsing someone who attacks his wife? Who has shown that he is willing to use dirty tricks, e.g. in the Iowa caucuses where his campaign sent out the announcement that Ben Carson was pulling out of the race shortly before the voting? Why would a kind person like Ben Carson be actively supporting Trump, and not Cruz?
Funny you keep having to defend your actions on a daily basis. What’s wrong with that picture? :-)
The media people have mental disorders. When I hear some of their comments, I want to throw up.
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