Depends on what she said. Did she say she wanted to use the quotes verbatim or did she intend the quotes as an example of what she wanted to speak about?
At any rate, the speechwriter is also a professional writer. She absolutely knows what plagiarism is and should have explained to Melania why it’s a problem.
I would not be surprised if Melania is unfamiliar (like a large portion of the U.S. population) with what constitutes plagiarism.
So Melania plagiarized, but the staffer is the one to blame for not catching the plagiarism?
Exactly.
As long as Twilight Sparkle is off the hook.
It’s the party of personal responsibility, you know.
Hey, doesn’t Marco Rubio speak tonight? And didn’t he get derided not too long ago for robotically parroting the same lines over and over?
So imagine him saying that Donald Trump – who will never, ever give up; and will never, ever let you down – knows you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond, and you do what you say; that you treat people with respect; and that we want children, in this nation, to know the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.
Okay, now imagine him saying that again.
And again.
That only works if Melania told her she got the lines from Michelle’s previous speech, so no.
Well he’s no Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, but he’s getting closer.
Oh wow Melania under the bus!
I understand she did. (Discussed on CNN)
It still should have been caught. There’s even software( some even FREE!!!) made to catch such things.
So it was a documentary!
This explanation would have sufficed to quash this story had it been the first explanation given rather than trying to deny their way out of the issue for a few days.
Look, let’s dispense with this notion that Marco Rubio doesn’t know what he’s doing. Marco Rubio knows exactly what he’s doing.
This is great. Melania was reading Michelle Obama’s speech to the speechwriter over the phone. In case you haven’t heard, Michelle Obama is the wife of the antichrist who is trying to destroy America.
The Trump “organization” is so disorganized they couldn’t run a high school bake sale without it being a disaster. At least Hillary and My Little Pony are cleared.
I thought this was an interesting article over at VICE: This Is What Republicans at the RNC Think About Black People and Cops
My favorite parts are all from the same person:[
](http://www.vice.com/read/this-is-what-republicans-at-the-rnc-think-about-black-people-and-cops)
These folks are helping to decide the direction and fate of our nation by directly participating in our political process. The know what they know and believe what they believe so strongly that they are willing to give time and money to a man who they believe will help the real world look more like what they think it ought to look like.
And they’re gonna win this election in November.
I wonder how manafort and all the others who said it wasn’t plagiarized are reacting to the explicit admission that it was TOTALLY plagiarized but someone else screwed up by not checking it.
If they’re smart they’ll just shut up about it.
For the record, I don’t think they’ll just shut up about it.
The end result makes the whole story suspect: Low level speech writer takes the blame, saying she offered to resign but the Great And Powerful Trump wouldn’t let her. We are to forget all claims that Melania wrote the speech herself, and remember only that Trumpy is a great boss.
According to the speechwriter, Melania admires and was inspired by Michelle Obama. This is too perfect!