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.
universal good values and wording
She would never do that. She would never help the Trumps. Obama hates Trump with a passion.
Go boo-hoo-hoo on somebody else’s shoulder. I have no patience with panty-waist hysterics.
nah not buying it. Professional speech writers at work. Won’t stick to Trump because no one - not a single person — could accuse Trump of copying anyone. He’s his own person.
;-)
That’s all you got? You are like debating a liberal. There is no substance and only personal attacks. You have no reply to the substance of my post. You give me one liners and attacks. If that’s how you roll, then we are done.
It’s also very similar to a line used in 2002 in a Denzel Washington movie
I can’t stand these hand-wringers! One paragraph from a non-politician and the world falls apart. This is typical of a certain type of freeper who always hit the panic button. Actually, representative of Republican party weakness.
Can you imagine if this happened to a Dem? They’d circle the wagons before Melania left the stage.
I have no use for anyone who gives in to this story.
Moaning Myrtles
Whining Winnies
Pretzel Panties
He says that Trump is a Mad Man and then he started texting me stuff like crazy. I think I’ve awakened a beast.
We’re getting worked up because it was dumb, if it wasn’t sabotage...
I hope they keep a better eye out for nonsense like this in future speeches, because it just detracts from the campaign.
Ed
I never identified with any holdouts.
I’m certainly not gonna worry about the Cruz losers and kiss their ass.
No one's suggesting you kiss their asses. Just knock off the divisive crap.
WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DEFEAT HILLARY.
The time for infighting is PAST. Leave it there. Quit beating your dead horse and face the facts.
For some unknown reason I decided to read all the posts on this silly thread. Oy
The thing that strikes me the most is trying to paint
Mrs. Trump as some wounded/wronged little bird. That woman is smart as a whip and if she wasn’t ‘in on it’, then I’m quite certain this nothingburger hasn’t ruined her day!
What a non-story this is. But if it entertains some hysterics here, let’s let them enjoy themselves.
Bwa ha ha ha.
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