Melania Trump’s Speech Bears Striking Similarities to Michelle Obama’s 2008 Address

NY Times ^ | 7/19/2016 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

[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.

[Lazamataz]

Good Luck.

Laz: I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for mercy, I can tell you I don't any. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you leave the forum now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will get you zotted.

napscoordinator: [after a long pause] Good luck.

[nutmeg]

LOL, I agree with you. Eff you, Ministry of Propaganda!

[proust]

correction: I wouldn’t want to be that speech writer right now.

need to get some sleep.

[sargon]

This was only day 1 of the convention and given the media’s big hype on this, they will slip this story in every chance they get.

Let them. Aside from a few hand-wringers, the voting public couldn't give a rat's ass about this incident.

We have terrorists gunning down Americans all over this nation. No red-blooded American gives a crap about a few boilerplate lines which match some totally generic throwaway lines from Michell's speech in 2008.

Gimme a friggin' break! The Media "running" with this will simply expose itself for the utter slanted, petty fools that they are. Did they "run with it" when 0bama did it? No? Then they can't "run with it" in Melania's case.

These "lifted" phrases are pure boilerplate. Again, gimme a friggin' break!

Hysterical concern trolls and the phony Meida are the only ones who care about such nonsense...

Vote Trump!

[Peter ODonnell]

Frankly, I don’t care if she said “eeny meeny miney moe” as long as Trump is the next president and not HRC.

[Anima Mundi]

Thank You! That was it - Deval Patrick. Was bothering me that I could not think of it!

[chris37]

It’s my mistake if I mischaracterized your position on that.

I apologize.

I felt like I should stand up, because I really don’t like this guy going off on our side over some pitiful crap like this.

I definitely started of as Cruz only, even made fun of Trump on his campaign launch, but then I started to listen to him, and he persuaded me, straight up convinced me.

Then at some point I moved entirely away from Cruz and Trump only.

[skr]

Perhaps the same speech-writer? Perhaps a speechwriter with an agenda? Or a bad memory? Who knows.

[Pinkbell]

The Trump campaign statement read on CNN said a team of speech writers helped with the speech, so either it was a) coincidentally similar, b)the speech writers also wrote Michelle Obama’s speech, c)the speech writers didn’t think they were doing anything wrong because they changed a few words around, or d)they deliberately sabotaged her.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Get em Laz!

[chris37]

It’s alright. If I made an error in my assessment, it was not intentional.

Laz told me how it went, so I have apologized, but you may still flog me if you like, I will accept it.

[nutmeg]

Ouch, a few lines were similar. Michelle went on to say that she was never proud to be an American. Melania said that becoming an American was the greatest privilege of her life. . .she was married to Donald friggin’ Trump. . . and thought becoming an American was her greatest privilege!

Excellent points, and great reminder about Moochelle's disgusting "I was never proud to be an American" comment.

[profit_guy]

BFD. They made Biden VP, yet he plagiarized Neil Kinnock.

[Lazamataz]

Your behavior most closely resembles that of a disingenuous concern troll. I can't believe you're waxing so hysterical about such a objectively trivial thing.

sargon, you and I have had words, but we came to a peace.

That someone who maybe I have not necessarily have gotten along with, agrees with lots of us on this thread -- about napscoordinator -- is telling.

It is why he has become my hobby.

God bless bro.

[napscoordinator]

Yep. Very possible. Who knows? I am bored with the story already and it has just started.

[Lazamataz]

No worries bro. Just wanted the record straight. I was one of the original "Trumpistas".

napscoordinator is a RINO squish.

And a liar to boot.

[P-Marlowe]

I am bored with the story already and it has just started.

Wow, just 10 posts before you blew a gasket. Now you're bored?

Maybe you should have started out bored, like me. Then you might still have some creds on this forum.

[sargon]

A wife doesn’t change my mind on voting for Trump. That would never happen. He didn’t do anything wrong.

OK fine. Now, I want you and Laz to hug it out...

[marstegreg]

If the same writer wrote both, it makes the media look bad for doing zero research before calling someone a plagiarist. I hope by morning this prove to be true so trump can take down the media again.