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bucolic_frolic

(43,252 posts)
11. The speechwriter
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 10:11 AM
Jul 2016

is someone who doesn't understand that everything is scrutinized today

or someone who wanted to undermine her credibility

My hunch is she either did "write" it herself, or farmed it out to
a close friend or underling

But now that the game is up, it's an arm's length ghost writer

You mean they plagiarized the nation's first black First Lady's speech,

after all the racism the campaign oozes? SMH

I didn't notice but one thing- She was having trouble reading the teleprompters snooper2 Jul 2016 #1
Teleprompters take some getting used to. B2G Jul 2016 #2
Oh she didn't write any of that herself... Looked like she speed read it maybe twice snooper2 Jul 2016 #4
Last night on NBC Setsuna1972 Jul 2016 #27
Dream on. nt B2G Jul 2016 #28
BET IT WAS ONE OF THE KIDS OR SON-IN-LAW! cynzke Jul 2016 #3
I think Scott Baio's going to take the fall for this underpants Jul 2016 #29
Or the ((Donald) Duck Dynasty guy who preceded Baio... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #31
Well Melania said she wrote the speech to Matt Lauer. Botany Jul 2016 #5
I think she said that before all hell broke loose. Laurian Jul 2016 #6
Yes, that is true but that makes it all the more damning Botany Jul 2016 #9
Um, exactly alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #10
Yes she did. Obviously, Donald's gotta fire her. KeepItReal Jul 2016 #12
She said she wrote it skepticscott Jul 2016 #21
GOP = "Gang Of Plagiarizers" KansDem Jul 2016 #7
So they should fire Melania? I go for that. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #8
You're assuming Trophy #4 skepticscott Jul 2016 #22
The speechwriter bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #11
Don't worry, Melania Trump will probably be fired after Donald fails miserably in November LynneSin Jul 2016 #13
Now you're just being silly. bluedigger Jul 2016 #14
Donald to get Hope and exChange Melania for that Hick press secretary (27 yo Hope Hicks). . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #19
Yep. She's 46 and her face is so botoxed she can barely blink. nt SunSeeker Jul 2016 #25
Mr. Priebus may have stepped in it if Melania did indeed write the speech. yellowcanine Jul 2016 #15
Well....... duh!!!! Initech Jul 2016 #16
Earth to Priebus: SHE SAID SHE WROTE IT secondwind Jul 2016 #17
Yes, but if the speechwriter had done a better job her lie would never have come out groundloop Jul 2016 #20
You can't fire Melania. nt bemildred Jul 2016 #18
You gotta understand she dropped out of college after one year. She does not have a degree. rladdi Jul 2016 #23
Hey, I dropped out of college after one year, and I haven't plagiarized a First Lady yet! truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #24
And not just some lowly speechwriter. Rethugs need to reince their priebus. forest444 Jul 2016 #26
Fire Priebus... Blanks Jul 2016 #30
I think it was an inside job TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #32
I think is was a guarantee of payment sofa king Jul 2016 #33
That makes perfect sense! n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #34
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