2016 Postmortem

elleng

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110. Yes, pretty damned 'surprising,' I guess.

Reply to MADem (Reply #68)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:06 PM

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This poor lady can't even speak with the teleprompter's help. [View all] RandySF Jul 2016 OP

Actually, I think she is doing fine, for a trump.... pangaia Jul 2016 #1

She did fine. 840high Jul 2016 #41

She did great--because she copied Michelle Obama's speech nearly word-for-word. MADem Jul 2016 #63

Yeah, I saw that. LOL!! pangaia Jul 2016 #86

I know when I introduce my husband... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #2

Well, vegetarian x Jul 2016 #21

Apparently not Johnson Haveadream Jul 2016 #27

You can call me Johnson..... bettyellen Jul 2016 #73

Baaaa bop bop... bop.... ..baaaaaa bop bop... bop. pangaia Jul 2016 #87

LOL... Stellar Jul 2016 #99

It's all coming back to me! bettyellen Jul 2016 #109

She is doing fine. femmocrat Jul 2016 #3

+1 agreed. She came off as sweet tbh riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #25

I agree Greywing Jul 2016 #31

Another site said she has been practicing for 6 weeks womanofthehills Jul 2016 #69

I agree PatSeg Jul 2016 #105

She was an underwear model... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #4

That's terribly sexist zenabby Jul 2016 #32

Its only the truth. That doesn't make it sexist. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #52

Nope. tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #58

You make me ashamed to be here. 840high Jul 2016 #42

Feel free to ignore. tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #59

Learn something: elleng Jul 2016 #55

Motivated underwear model tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #60

How does that article make her anything but an underwear model who married rich? Nevernose Jul 2016 #81

I'm kinda rooting for her. annavictorious Jul 2016 #5

Yeah TeddyR Jul 2016 #11

She did. Very sweet. 840high Jul 2016 #43

How is it her accent... SticksnStones Jul 2016 #6

she's white, so she's a 'good immigrant' n/t Blaukraut Jul 2016 #8

This! NWCorona Jul 2016 #12

She became a US citizen. 840high Jul 2016 #45

No. It had nothing to do with being legal. It has, however, EVERYTHING to do with being white. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #75

And attractive. That is a big deal to most of Trump's (male) base. nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #76

Very true! AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #77

Also EVERYTHING to do with few Slovenians. Hortensis Jul 2016 #85

She's white and she's HIS immigrant. pangaia Jul 2016 #89

She's Trump's wife. Arkana Jul 2016 #9

I'll tell you. RandySF Jul 2016 #16

She has a heavy accent and is white, she should be shunned and maligned, or maybe I interpreted .. slipslidingaway Jul 2016 #57

I wonder how many members on DU 840high Jul 2016 #64

But you are good, you are white, even if you have an accent. I hate the racial divide that has slipslidingaway Jul 2016 #72

I hate the divide, too. 840high Jul 2016 #82

I am white and have an accent also.. North Jersey. pangaia Jul 2016 #90

Talking about working hard... Satch59 Jul 2016 #7

We were thinking the same thing. Although... eastwestdem Jul 2016 #26

Ann Landers said women who marry for money earn every penny. n/t Ellen Forradalom Jul 2016 #61

She's a believer in the old saying COLGATE4 Jul 2016 #103

Let's be a little kind. This isn't her first language. NWCorona Jul 2016 #10

be a little kind???? NO WAY. She grew up in a COMMUNIST HOUSEHOLD. Card. Carrying. Communist. trueblue2007 Jul 2016 #33

And? This isn't the 50's anymore. Besides, I don't blame for the sins of the Father NWCorona Jul 2016 #36

the forst 17 years of her life. SHE WAS PROBABLY BRAINWASHED. Maybe she still believes in communis trueblue2007 Jul 2016 #38

Ugh. I grew up in a Rethug fundy family riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #40

Oh for heave's sake...... 840high Jul 2016 #46

I visited COMMUNIST Budapest in 1981 !!!!!!! pangaia Jul 2016 #91

Whenever I hear her annavictorious Jul 2016 #13

I get alergic smelling hay. El Supremo Jul 2016 #28

I had that very thought! missingthebigdog Jul 2016 #30

She doesn't have facial expressions. SHe has had work done to make sure of it. nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #78

The audience thinks Slovenia is in Mexico too uponit7771 Jul 2016 #14

She's his third wife... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #15

Better not to bring loyalty up. 840high Jul 2016 #47

And why wouldn't I? tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #56

One marriage vs three marriages. Your narratives are becoming tediously obvious. LanternWaste Jul 2016 #94

I really hope Melania has an attractive pool boy to mess around with. sarae Jul 2016 #17

I hope she has a few. She deserves it. grossproffit Jul 2016 #22

Why don't I believe her when she says Trump will work for us? n/t Blaukraut Jul 2016 #18

So hard to watch tho NWCorona Jul 2016 #19

I don't think she even knows what she's saying. tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #20

You reckon it's spelled out phonetically? eom Blanks Jul 2016 #34

I remember when she had a jewelry line on QVC. She was elegant. That's all I got. grossproffit Jul 2016 #24

She sounds like the scammers who phone me telling me my computer has a virus. trueblue2007 Jul 2016 #23

Let me put it this way: she speaks more languages than I do. I always give props for that.... Hekate Jul 2016 #29

She is doing a remarkable job PatSeg Jul 2016 #35

CNN claimed she has been working with a speech writer for 5 or 6 weeks womanofthehills Jul 2016 #70

I believe it PatSeg Jul 2016 #71

Agreed. 840high Jul 2016 #48

She plagiarizes more languages than I do!! MADem Jul 2016 #65

There is that! How quickly news develops! Hekate Jul 2016 #66

Except for the part written by Rick Astley's song writer... csziggy Jul 2016 #74

That is too funny! nt MADem Jul 2016 #84

hahahahahahahaha workinclasszero Jul 2016 #102

How can someone be here 20 years and not speak English? Especially Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #37

You sound bigoted and she did well nt riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #53

Which part? The plagarizing, or the Rickroll? nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #80

what's a rickroll ? Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #96

lmgtfy.com nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author msanthrope Jul 2016 #100

She DOES speak English. pangaia Jul 2016 #92

Finally figured it out - it is the pronunciation of "i's" as "e's" - which Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #97

The pressure on Melania must be enormous. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #39

TBH, I thought she came across as a class act riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #44

I found her sweet and beautiful. 840high Jul 2016 #49

Honestly, she's been a packaged product her whole.life riderinthestorm Jul 2016 #50

She is NOT gorgeous to me. pangaia Jul 2016 #93

And that matters more than being real, honest or accomplished, lol. bettyellen Jul 2016 #88

Plagiarism? MADem Jul 2016 #67

hmm. they said she used Reagan speechwriters - but there's no way in Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #98

I did not think that Melania came across as genuine. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #107

It's so funny how I thought the same thing... liberalmuse Jul 2016 #51

She spoke decently. elleng Jul 2016 #54

Of course she did--she was copying a speech by Michelle Obama, word for word!!! MADem Jul 2016 #68

Yes, pretty damned 'surprising,' I guess. elleng Jul 2016 #110

You miss Mrs. Obama because Melania was PLAGIARIZING her!!!! LOL!!! MADem Jul 2016 #62

But she sure can give a great endorsement of Obama values. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #79

I'll give her a pass. She obviously respected Michelle's writing George Eliot Jul 2016 #83

I'd rationalize it such too if my bias demanded as much. LanternWaste Jul 2016 #95

What bias? George Eliot Jul 2016 #111

Get a rope. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2016 #104

Plagiarism is made worse by Mr & Mrs Trump's denial Sheepshank Jul 2016 #106

The icing on the cake is the justification that Melania cheated and it's HILLARY's FAULT!! MADem Jul 2016 #108