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43. Setup?

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:51 PM

Jul 2016

How could anyone be so stupid as to think they could get away with this?

Maybe Herr Drumpf's staff set him up? Revenge (he can't be pleasant to work for) and save the country, all in one brilliant masterstroke!

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OMFG -Teachers and academics are thanking Melania Trump for perfect material [View all] malaise Jul 2016 OP

It truly is a teaching moment... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #1

My take is that either they knew and thought they could get away with it malaise Jul 2016 #4

Pure entitlement. tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #8

Indeed. Trump thinks he's untouchable. He said he could shoot someone in middle of Times Square. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #26

I suspect that screen writers are hastily scribbling away for a future HBO presentation Siwsan Jul 2016 #2

+1 LiberalLoner Jul 2016 #5

I most fervently... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #39

hopefully the Coen brothers DrDan Jul 2016 #46

Now that I will watch malaise Jul 2016 #54

Ouch! flor-de-jasmim Jul 2016 #3

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2016 #6

Can't...resist... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #7

The world is laughing malaise Jul 2016 #10

Was the headline "Crazy Baldhead"? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #32

ROFL malaise Jul 2016 #37

8 years of hearing them scream about teleprompters is backfiring on them big time. Initech Jul 2016 #9

They should have used Turnitin.com malaise Jul 2016 #11

It would have cross referenced Rick Astley's essay about never going to give you up. Initech Jul 2016 #12

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Jul 2016 #13

don't count on it.....what about all the nudies? not that I've looked..... Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #29

Does that mean she Rick Rolled herself?? madinmaryland Jul 2016 #19

Speaking of teleprompters. Delmette Jul 2016 #24

While she stole the speech awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #64

That's true. Delmette Jul 2016 #66

True... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #67

See? We do get something out of this. sofa king Jul 2016 #14

We are getting some great laughter as well malaise Jul 2016 #15

A brilliant move, IMO. Great speech. Good strategy from the Trumpeteers. FighttheFuture Jul 2016 #16

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #17

+1,000 malaise Jul 2016 #20

I agree NewJeffCT Jul 2016 #23

Trumps are experts at shoveling shit annd making others pay for it. So laugh all you want, but FighttheFuture Jul 2016 #96

I doubt that either Trump or Melania are happy being laughingstocks right now. I seriously doubt Tess49 Jul 2016 #18

It is not in a narcissist's nature to think they will be ridiculed for anything they do, so their jtuck004 Jul 2016 #27

Narcissism is absolutely correct. Like when Trump bragged on 60 minutes how humble he is Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #79

This. They did it for publicity... scscholar Jul 2016 #62

Or an incompetent and dull-witted campaign simply bungled once again LanternWaste Jul 2016 #92

It could be either, but regardless they will make pearls form swine on this one. They (Trumps) FighttheFuture Jul 2016 #95

real clear rolling average has her up by 2.7%....nothing Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #33

Your concern is noted. Wednesdays Jul 2016 #75

Contorting simple idiocy and incompetence into "simply brilliant" is the most creative justification LanternWaste Jul 2016 #90

Every teacher has encountered students who simply don't get it, even after you explain it to them. hunter Jul 2016 #21

So true malaise Jul 2016 #28

was it christie who said one has to copy the whole thing before it is plagiarism? I know niyad Jul 2016 #73

My take on this is that whoever wrote it simply does not understand what plagiarism is. SheilaT Jul 2016 #22

I picture some young staffer, Googling around to see what wives usually say in this situation. Chemisse Jul 2016 #65

Indeed! LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #25

That is what makes this so fascinating malaise Jul 2016 #34

Exactly. Scarsdale Jul 2016 #81

as a teacher... chillfactor Jul 2016 #30

It woul liberal N proud Jul 2016 #31

Which is why the cover-up cannot help ReTHUGs malaise Jul 2016 #36

probably not at trump university.nt. drray23 Jul 2016 #42

That would be the only place liberal N proud Jul 2016 #70

Zombies' take on Melania Trump PufPuf23 Jul 2016 #35

I was 14 the year this song came out. 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #40

Regular song at junior high and early high school dances for me. PufPuf23 Jul 2016 #45

Yup! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #47

Never thought I'd be laughing this much today. ffr Jul 2016 #61

I also think when the "Time Of The Season" comes, we should "TELL DON, NO" nikto Jul 2016 #78

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning." Raster Jul 2016 #38

Brad might want to be careful what he teaches greiner3 Jul 2016 #41

Setup? not fooled Jul 2016 #43

I actually think so, especially becaise of the literal rick roll obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #58

Is she actually claiming to have written the speech? Demobrat Jul 2016 #44

Well, if you choose to believe what she told Matt Lauer yesterday. calimary Jul 2016 #48

She volunteered the claim on Matt Lauer without him asking, I am told. Then Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #49

Looks like they found the family friend - malaise Jul 2016 #85

Apparently, according to Melania herself NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #50

Yes malaise Jul 2016 #52

"I wrote it. With as little help as possible." stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #82

PRICELESS! ffr Jul 2016 #51

I have taught English Comp at community colleges obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #53

Those are the rules malaise Jul 2016 #55

Yup obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #59

This is not going away malaise Jul 2016 #87

in ever wanted to COPY for my high school papers. i at least re-worded stuff. pansypoo53219 Jul 2016 #56

A resounding endorsement of Obama values that will never go away! L. Coyote Jul 2016 #57

What's worse is that they were warned malaise Jul 2016 #63

I teach English to international college students . . . . citizen blues Jul 2016 #68

You should run a class for the media hacks malaise Jul 2016 #69

Meanwhile the Trump campaign is claiming it's all Hillary's fault. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #71

the gift that will keep on giving!! niyad Jul 2016 #72

The simple reason nobody in the Trump campaign caught this is Ligyron Jul 2016 #74

But they do know how to do basic research, Wednesdays Jul 2016 #76

Yeah, but they all LOVED IT!!! lunatica Jul 2016 #91

I've got the OPENING LINE for Melania's next speech ... nikto Jul 2016 #77

I've got the closing. stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #83

Heheheheh malaise Jul 2016 #94

maybe they are all teachers at Trump University mdbl Jul 2016 #80

This is a bit much -- three sentences Shoonra Jul 2016 #84

"I wrote it. With as little help as possible." Melania. stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #86

Well then let's give Donald Trump another pass then lunatica Jul 2016 #89

There are sooo many teachable moments with Trump and his peoples! lunatica Jul 2016 #88

Donald Trump had to look up what plagiarism means. lunatica Jul 2016 #93