No, they said fragments that reflected her own thinking, not fragments of her thinking. It’s different.
If she or a speechwriter liked the words, shuffled ‘em up a little and used ‘em, I’d hardly call it malicious plagiarism or an endorsement of Michelle Obama.
It’ll blow over or Team Trump will figure out a way to use it to advantage. Hell, maybe they did it knowing it would get under the skin of the lefties in and out of the press.
The similarity is what it is, and pretending it isn’t there isn’t going to change it. I’m sure when Trump wins in a landslide it’ll seem trivial.
You are correct with the fragment part. I was wrong.
Listen, I agree they lifted the words. I don’t blame Melania for it. Someone did it whether with ill intent or not. There were a few words changed, although not many and the paragraph structure and order was the same. What was conveyed in those words are common thoughts of Americans, so maybe the speechwriter thought changing just a little bit and putting it in would make it okay. The other theory is it was done on purpose. The campaign hasn’t specifically addressed that it was lifted. Blaming the speechwriter would probably end most of the controversy, with the exception of the liberals who will harp on her saying she wrote it herself with a little help to impugn her character.
> Hell, maybe they did it knowing it would get under the skin of the
> lefties in and out of the press.
Under their skin? They are milking this around the world and enjoying every minute of it! Not something to celebrate, that the main speaker day 1 was one big Obama quote and everyone exited when Veterans hit the stage.
Everyone at FR hates Cruz these days, but he would have done much better at having a convention...