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36. CNN Has the Story
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:11 AM
Jul 2016

CNN just sent out a notice stating that at least one passage from Melania Trump's GOP convention speech is striking simar to Michelle Obama's 2008 speech.

Let's make this go viral. Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #1
Yup! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #46
I'll second yup that! napkinz Jul 2016 #58
I doubt it will be brought up yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #2
Sorry...it's already spreading like wildfire Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #6
I don't care. She's not running. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #7
Now Bloomberg has picked it up... Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #10
Now Melina is definitely going to have to drop out yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #12
Now politico: Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #15
Oh my. She's ruined her political career for life now. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #16
Now Variety: Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #18
LOL! Now Huffpo! “I read once over it and that’s all. Because I wrote it and with [as] little help Cha Jul 2016 #61
Good job. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #70
You've adeptly moved the goalposts from your initial premise in regards to her speech LanternWaste Jul 2016 #75
This is good mobeau69 Jul 2016 #48
OK. What should DONALD do about his wife reading a plagiarized speech? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #21
heads need to roll Bucky Jul 2016 #89
Seriously? You think this is no big deal? Trump shouldn't fire the speech writer? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #100
I made a joke. It's okay to do that. Bucky Jul 2016 #116
It's not ok to sarcastically belittle the objections to Trump campaign plagiarism. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #117
The Donald has told us repeatedly that he relies on his family thucythucy Jul 2016 #79
We ARE focusing on Donald and his CAMPAIGN. Stop defending THEFT and FRAUD!! RBInMaine Jul 2016 #85
I'm not defending it. Many politicians do it.....MANY yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #95
Yes, you are minimizing it. "They all do it...even those ...at the top" WTF? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #102
WHAT IS WORSE....... cynzke Jul 2016 #83
Exactly. After teaching at the university level for 32 years, I can spot LuckyLib Jul 2016 #110
Wildfire is an understatement malaise Jul 2016 #87
It was all I heard when I turned on my 10 min. of Morning Joe, oppo research time. lark Jul 2016 #111
BREAKING on MSNBC right now! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #8
Cool. Maybe Melina will drop out of the running yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #9
Why are you defending plagiarism? Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #71
She can't padfun Jul 2016 #82
She and/or the campaign STOLE this part of the speech. They are a FRAUD! This is THEFT! RBInMaine Jul 2016 #84
The delegates were already wondering what the hell was going on with Melania. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #27
What do you mean by that, LF? Cha Jul 2016 #62
With the plagiarized part of her speech. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #88
Hardly likely. It's all over the news right now. It's amateur hour in that campaign . . . brush Jul 2016 #42
You were wrong. StrictlyRockers Jul 2016 #52
Also lying on her biography: Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #73
It's all over the news today. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #96
It is now the number 1 story in the country according to google news Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #114
Looks like you didn't get your wish RandiFan1290 Jul 2016 #119
oops C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #3
I think MSNBC is about to report it Maven Jul 2016 #4
Holy shit... sarae Jul 2016 #5
Tweety charges plagiarim and he is devastated. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #11
The RNC is turning into a giant dumpster fire seanbnewyork4 Jul 2016 #13
Heads r gunna rrrrroll flamingdem Jul 2016 #14
They need to check the rest of the speech too. As Lawrence O'Donnell noted, ecstatic Jul 2016 #17
I feel so sorry... TeeYiYi Jul 2016 #19
Melania had told Matt Lauer today that SHE wrote the speech... SunSeeker Jul 2016 #23
She apparently also stated that she wrote it on the plane to the convention. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #29
Sounds like she's a pathological liar, like Donald. nt SunSeeker Jul 2016 #31
Melania has been practicing with a speechwriter - maybe he wrote the speech womanofthehills Jul 2016 #37
So why would she, unprompted, claim she wrote it? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #39
She told Matt Lauer an hour before she delivered the stolen goods that she mobeau69 Jul 2016 #45
Two little pathological liars in a pod.. nothing like getting busted for it on a national stage! Cha Jul 2016 #63
Definitely made for each BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #66
Hey Aloha, BlueMT! What a snake pit! Cha Jul 2016 #68
OUCH!! genxlib Jul 2016 #94
CNN reported earlier that she has been working with a speech writer coach womanofthehills Jul 2016 #32
If she said that... TeeYiYi Jul 2016 #50
New York Daily News has it, too. kskiska Jul 2016 #20
How do we know Melania didn't write it FIRST, and Michelle copied it from HER? NBachers Jul 2016 #25
Probably the same time machine those Kenyans used to alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #43
Melania is a grown woman and is ultimately responsible for the speech that she gave. BiminiTwisted Jul 2016 #22
+1!!! ^^^This^^^!!! Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #74
It would never stop . Fox 24/7 People need to be honest about different treatment Person 2713 Jul 2016 #78
So I take a break from watching the movie 'The Devil Bat' bearssoapbox Jul 2016 #24
OMG! Michelle plagiarized Melania's speech ... shireen Jul 2016 #26
Did They Make Such a Blatant Copy on Purpose? TomCADem Jul 2016 #28
The proper response? Congressional hearings!!! Moostache Jul 2016 #30
So she IS a democrat after all ... fierywoman Jul 2016 #33
She does not sound like a native English speaker, so I am sure someone else wrote it. McCamy Taylor Jul 2016 #34
WWDTCS- What Would Don the Con say if another candidate's spouse did this? nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #35
CNN Has the Story erpowers Jul 2016 #36
Thank You Van Jones on CNN! "Imagine if Michelle Obama had done this" Lady_Chat Jul 2016 #38
Wolf Blitzer was trying the same thing as Chris. okwmember Jul 2016 #47
Trump will hold his wife accountable Beakybird Jul 2016 #40
Crooked Melania fierywoman Jul 2016 #41
All over the news now Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #44
It's not about her. It's about the dishonesty of the Trump Campaign. King_Klonopin Jul 2016 #49
+1 nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #56
Yowza! 4lbs Jul 2016 #51
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Rochester Jul 2016 #53
^ this handmade34 Jul 2016 #65
that mediocrity can pay to greatness. BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #67
I guess it shows how good Michelle's speech in 2008 was. n/t OnlinePoker Jul 2016 #54
GOPers never have been able to grasp,,, Cryptoad Jul 2016 #55
Whoa.....I have no words. It is surreal. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #57
They'll blame it on the help and say that she didn't write it. craigmatic Jul 2016 #59
I Can't Think RobinA Jul 2016 #76
“I read once over it and that’s all. Because I wrote it and with [as] little help as possible.” Cha Jul 2016 #60
It made the international news.... BooScout Jul 2016 #64
K&R napkinz Jul 2016 #69
Trump supporters scrambling to make excuses for this one. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #72
BIG repug difference . FLOTUS talked of "all children in this nation" having the opportunity Person 2713 Jul 2016 #77
Maybe Melania worked as a speechwriter for Michelle back in 2008. tclambert Jul 2016 #80
Michelle has the best words Bucky Jul 2016 #91
Kick this one. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #81
Egregious as it is Saviolo Jul 2016 #86
Why would that be headlines? We've heard it for eight years now. Drunken Irishman Jul 2016 #90
It's only news Saviolo Jul 2016 #92
Problem is, take the speech out of the equation and it's probably not being reported anyway. Drunken Irishman Jul 2016 #93
Kick this for all the Trumpies. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #97
The Trumps are brilliant!!! What a move. I'm serious. FighttheFuture Jul 2016 #98
Maybe Duh Donald(TM) is right about immigrants rocktivity Jul 2016 #99
They really aren't taking this race seriously. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #103
Oh wow... the RNC apologist on MSNBC right now. toddwv Jul 2016 #104
She didn't mention Benghazi either -- what a total screw-up ! nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #105
msnbc just reported... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #106
That is not good for their side. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #107
regardless..... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #108
Bride of Frankenstein! lark Jul 2016 #109
"Melania, you're fired" - Ooops, I did that twice already, you're #3. George II Jul 2016 #112
Thanks (Michelle) Obama! Marie Marie Jul 2016 #113
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #115
Kick for interesting thread RandiFan1290 Jul 2016 #118
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