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Pandemonium wrote: I wonder if Christie is going to speak or even attend considering he rolled the dice and hitched his wagon to the Trump-mobile early on only to be snubbed when Trump picked Captain Unknown as his VP running mate.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli ... /87278088/

Section of Melania Trump speech raises plagiarism charge
Cooper Allen, USA TODAY 12:36 a.m. EDT July 19, 2016

Melania Trump speaks during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016. (Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)
CLEVELAND — Melania Trump's speech Monday seemed to go off without a hitch.

But shortly after the opening night of the Republican National Convention concluded, a few observers noted that a small portion of her remarks were remarkably similar to a passage from first lady Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention eight years earlier in Denver.

Here's the excerpt from Obama in 2008:

"And 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 to 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."

And here's the passage from Trump's remarks Monday night that drew the attention of Vox and others:

"My parents impressed on me the value of 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. Show the values and morals in in the daily life. That is the lesson that we continue to pass on to our son.

"We need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. Because we want our children in these nations to know that the only limit to your achievement is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them."

While it's not entirely a verbatim match, the two sections bear considerable similarity in wording, construction and themes. This certainly could have been an inadvertent mistake on the part of a Trump campaign speechwriter, but at least on social media late Monday and early Tuesday morning, it was already diverting attention from Melania Trump's introduction on the national stage.

Michelle Obama, 2008
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.

Melania Trump, 2016
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 life. 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.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania- ... d=40690121

The Trumps met with Matt Lauer, of the "Today Show," on their plane before arriving at the convention center in Cleveland and Melania Trump said that she worked on the speech herself.

“I read once over it but that’s all because I wrote it with [as] little help as possible,” she said in the interview, a clip of which was released in light of the comparisons.

SR wrote:Pence is an effective exegete. Used properly, he's going to be a highly effective political darling

Artemis wrote:

SR wrote:Pence is an effective exegete. Used properly, he's going to be a highly effective political darling

Yeah, his speech was quite good. I had never heard of him prior to the VP announcement. I think Pence was a good choice as a running mate;he's the foil to Trump for sure.

chaos wrote:http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/t ... ent-225387

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... op-ticket/

SR wrote:

Artemis wrote:

SR wrote:Pence is an effective exegete. Used properly, he's going to be a highly effective political darling

Yeah, his speech was quite good. I had never heard of him prior to the VP announcement. I think Pence was a good choice as a running mate;he's the foil to Trump for sure.

creep wrote:i never knew trump had a daughter named tiffany. she is an odd one.

following her was a someone that works at trump winery.

i'm getting bored

Romeo wrote:

creep wrote:i never knew trump had a daughter named tiffany. she is an odd one.

following her was a someone that works at trump winery.

i'm getting bored

she was the grand prize from his Marla Maples affair before the wedding. If I remember correctly she was the flower girl at her parents nuptials at the Plaza

creep wrote:

Romeo wrote:

creep wrote:i never knew trump had a daughter named tiffany. she is an odd one.

following her was a someone that works at trump winery.

i'm getting bored

she was the grand prize from his Marla Maples affair before the wedding. If I remember correctly she was the flower girl at her parents nuptials at the Plaza

then i heard yesterday he has another son named baron. will i discover a new trump kid tomorrow?

Artemis wrote:

creep wrote:

Romeo wrote:

creep wrote:i never knew trump had a daughter named tiffany. she is an odd one.

following her was a someone that works at trump winery.

i'm getting bored

she was the grand prize from his Marla Maples affair before the wedding. If I remember correctly she was the flower girl at her parents nuptials at the Plaza

then i heard yesterday he has another son named baron. will i discover a new trump kid tomorrow?

Baron is his kid with Melania.