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Melania Trump’s Speech Bears Striking Similarities to Michelle Obama’s 2008 Address
NY Times ^ | 7/19/2016 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 07/18/2016 9:44:51 PM PDT by aynrandfreak

Mrs. Trump, Monday night:

“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise, that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily lives. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son. And we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. Because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”

Mrs. Obama, in her 2008 speech:

“Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you’re going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them, and even if you don’t agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; convention; gop; melania; melaniaspeech; plagiarism; trump
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To: petitfour

Why because I am truthful????? You have a problem with truth. If this was Bill Clinton you’d have a stroke over it.


141 posted on 07/18/2016 10:47:03 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: All

The Obama Plagiarism Scandal
February 20, 200839
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Typically, I am loathe to enter the world of plagiarism scandals as they are usually off-topic for this site and generally do no good to its readers.

However, over the past few days, the Obama plagiarism controversy has dominated my RSS reader with bloggers on both sides using it to attack an


142 posted on 07/18/2016 10:47:10 PM PDT by Porterville (Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.)
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To: jennychase
Well on TV when they are showing Mochelle and Trump speeches, Melania looks lady like and Mochelle looks like trailer trash.
Its plus plus..


No cable here, so thanks for the update.

I can just imagine Melania split-screen with the wookie. ugh


143 posted on 07/18/2016 10:47:37 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: petitfour
...there is anyone so enameled of Michelle Obama...I personally have never been very enameled of Mooch-hell Obama, but the American taxpayers have been given a shellacking by her.
144 posted on 07/18/2016 10:47:42 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: Yaelle

It pisses me off. Some here are WORSE then Liberals. Like I said to someone else, if this was Bill Clinton copying George W. Bush’s, they would stroke out over it. I can’t stand someone of these hypocrites.


145 posted on 07/18/2016 10:48:07 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: All

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146 posted on 07/18/2016 10:48:21 PM PDT by Porterville (Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.)
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To: Lazamataz

Beautifully stated, Laz!

Your post read like poetry to me. Warrior poetry.


147 posted on 07/18/2016 10:48:23 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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To: ArmyTeach

Once again, the universal phrases and concepts in that paragraph did not originate with Michelle Obama and they are not plagiarism.

Nor am I stealing anything by telling you my word is my bond.

If it was plagiarism Michelle committed it first because one zillion people have said that about their parents in speeches.


148 posted on 07/18/2016 10:48:29 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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To: napscoordinator
GET THE F*** OFF OUR FORUM

get the f*** off our forum, you freakin slimy effing walrus-looking piece of crap! Get the eff off of our forum! Get the eff down off of our forum! NOW! MOVE IT! Or I'm going to rip your nuts off, so you cannot contaminate the rest of the world! I will motivate you to leave, napscoordinator, IF IT SHORT-SHAFTS EVERY CANNIBAL ON THE CONGO!


149 posted on 07/18/2016 10:49:18 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Hillary: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets."... Laz: "Muslims are weapons of war.")
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To: napscoordinator
LIAR!!!!!!!!! Even Fox News admitted she is a plagiarizer.

I didn't watch Fox tonight, but I have to say that Anderson Cooper's cabal (some eight people) and Wolfie Blitzer's little group were all in agreement that the speechwriter, and not Melania, should be hung out to dry.

And if *those* guys are going easier on Melania than Fox then this truly is one of the weirdest election cycles ever.

150 posted on 07/18/2016 10:49:48 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: demkicker; All

I think she was set up, too. I think she wrote most of it. People act like she’s stupid, she’s not. She knows five languages, studied architecture before leaving school to become a model and get out of a communist country. She had a business and was a successful model before meeting Trump. Yes, somebody gave her a few good lines and she added them to her speech. Find that traitor right now!


151 posted on 07/18/2016 10:50:13 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: Lazamataz

Well said. Fight crazy with crazy.


152 posted on 07/18/2016 10:50:33 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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To: napscoordinator

GO.


153 posted on 07/18/2016 10:50:36 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (10 rounds 10 meters 10 seconds 10 centimetres)
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To: Porterville

Well I doubt anything will come of it for Melinia after all she is not running. I would recommend that Trump look at all the kids’ speeches and his that is being written by two Reagan speech writers.


154 posted on 07/18/2016 10:51:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: napscoordinator

You LIED above. You said Melania said she wrote the whole speech. You called someone else a LIAR in all caps. Maybe they lied. I didn’t even look. I saw you call someone a liar and another a fool.

I expect this will blow over tomorrow.


155 posted on 07/18/2016 10:51:23 PM PDT by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: CaptainK

Did that person work with anyone else. Can we find out who helped Mrs. Obama with that particular speech? If there is at least one or more of the same writers, its all moot.


156 posted on 07/18/2016 10:51:30 PM PDT by marstegreg
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To: Anima Mundi

Forget his speeches he steals people social security numbers
and photo shops people into photos. He is one big lie.

Maybe Joe Biden wrote her speech.


157 posted on 07/18/2016 10:51:36 PM PDT by funfan
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To: aynrandfreak

NEW YORK TIMES...

NOW THAT IS FUNNY...

THE MEDIA IS GOING TO REALLY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN THE COMING MONTHS...THEY ARE SO FAKE AND PHONY AND WORRIED AND SCARED TO BOOT..


158 posted on 07/18/2016 10:52:04 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: aynrandfreak

OMG, someone took Michelle’s uncopyrighted lies and told the truth with them!

Call the FBI!


159 posted on 07/18/2016 10:52:31 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: nutmeg

Hmmmm. I wonder if this has ANY correlation to the recent NYT article by somebody Schwartz who was the ghostwriter for The Art of the Deal. The article pretty much eviscerated Trump and claimed he had nothing to do with the book and that the ghostwriter basically made Trump look better than he really was.

Coincidence? ?


160 posted on 07/18/2016 10:52:43 PM PDT by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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