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2016 Postmortem

nolabear

(41,958 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:44 PM Jul 2016

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Um, The Daily Show caught DJ Jr. plagiarizing part of his speech from The Am.Conservative.

This may or may not hold water but I just can't help posting it.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/daily-show-catches-donald-trump-jr-plagiarizing-part-of-speech-from-right-wing-mag/

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Um, The Daily Show caught DJ Jr. plagiarizing part of his speech from The Am.Conservative. (Original Post) nolabear Jul 2016 OP

It is true, BUT....the guy who wrote the article wrote the speech, as well! MADem Jul 2016 #1

+1 bravenak Jul 2016 #4

MSNBC Just Said One Speechwriter was Author of that Article Stallion Jul 2016 #2

That guy was a speech writer of his I think bravenak Jul 2016 #3

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. It is true, BUT....the guy who wrote the article wrote the speech, as well!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

The speechwriter lifted...from HIMSELF.

But really--what a stupid speechwriter.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

4. +1

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:54 PM

Jul 2016

Bad decision to reuse material that he wrote for himself for someone else.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

2. MSNBC Just Said One Speechwriter was Author of that Article

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

nm

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

3. That guy was a speech writer of his I think

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/jul/19/republican-convention-live-rnc-2016-trump

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