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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:43 PM Jul 2016

Here's the bottom line bind they are in

They lied and said she wrote the speech.

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Here's the bottom line bind they are in (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 OP

Melania herself said she wrote it (with just a little help) PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #1

With Michelle's help. nt LWolf Jul 2016 #2

She said she wrote the speech "with just a little help." The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #3

I know ! there's more too this. Speech-Gate !!! Perhaps Ivanka did it. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #8

But before the speech they explicitly said she was working with a speechwriter. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #4

I think your last line roughly sums it up for Trump Republicans... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #5

It was a Dem dirty trick! missingthebigdog Jul 2016 #14

MELANIA said she wrote the speech csziggy Jul 2016 #6

Did Melania show up on the "Today Show" this morning? suffragette Jul 2016 #7

She was on GMA this morning Wednesdays Jul 2016 #9

Sounds like she skipped out on the planned appearance. suffragette Jul 2016 #11

I don't know - I stayed up too late last night and woke up late csziggy Jul 2016 #10

From the post above, looks like she skipped what Lauer was announcing as a planned suffragette Jul 2016 #12

On one level I feel sorry for Melania - she is not capable of doing a good speech csziggy Jul 2016 #13

Yep, and she chose to lie about writing the speech. No sympathy for either of them suffragette Jul 2016 #15

exactly. liar. liar. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #17

Then Prebus said to fire the speechwriter Rose Siding Jul 2016 #16

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

1. Melania herself said she wrote it (with just a little help)

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:46 PM

Jul 2016

Is everyone tip-toeing around that? Someone is lying.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

2. With Michelle's help. nt

Reply to PearliePoo2 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:48 PM

Jul 2016

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,021 posts)

3. She said she wrote the speech "with just a little help."

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:49 PM

Jul 2016

Whose help? What did that help consist of? Did Melania get Michelle's words off the Internet and stick them in the speech or did her helper do that? Somebody's lying, for sure.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

8. I know ! there's more too this. Speech-Gate !!! Perhaps Ivanka did it.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jul 2016

Doesn't really like her, supposedly. And, supposedly Melania was mad at family for forcing Pence on her husband. Na, doubtful.

If they were Reagan speechwriters who helped, maybe they said, here's some of the former first lady speeches - read them and get a feel for the tone. And, maybe you can plagiarize in Slovenia? But then the Trump people probably said "ok Reagan people, get the hell out of here - we'll take it from here." and then no one smart enough to check it out.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,235 posts)

4. But before the speech they explicitly said she was working with a speechwriter.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:51 PM

Jul 2016

It seems backwards to me.

If they wanted a scape goat, blame the speechwriter afterwards. It seems like they're throwing her under the bus. Or maybe she's throwing herself under the bus.

Unless they think people will think, "Oh she's pretty so I don't care that she plagiarized a speech"

StraightRazor

(260 posts)

5. I think your last line roughly sums it up for Trump Republicans...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:55 PM

Jul 2016

A few might cringe, but realistically look at who they're supporting - if they can accept consistent pathological lying from the candidate himself, this is nothing.

And, the fact that she is indeed attractive probably lent itself to the idea that most Republican men didn't hear a word she said anyway.

missingthebigdog

(1,233 posts)

14. It was a Dem dirty trick!

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:32 PM

Jul 2016

According to my Facebook feed, The speechwriter hired to work with her is secretly a Democrat and did this to sabotage her!

Smh.

csziggy

(34,141 posts)

6. MELANIA said she wrote the speech

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:55 PM

Jul 2016

Either she was lying or she is as delusional as her husband.

Melania's part starts about 1:00.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

7. Did Melania show up on the "Today Show" this morning?

Reply to csziggy (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:02 PM

Jul 2016

Or was she a no-show?

I noticed at the end of the video segmant, Lauer said she would be a guest on Today the day after her speech.

Wednesdays

(17,498 posts)

9. She was on GMA this morning

Reply to suffragette (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:08 PM

Jul 2016

But it was a pre-recorded interview.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

11. Sounds like she skipped out on the planned appearance.

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:14 PM

Jul 2016

csziggy

(34,141 posts)

10. I don't know - I stayed up too late last night and woke up late

Reply to suffragette (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:08 PM

Jul 2016

Besides, I usually don't watch the Today Show. That video was from yesterday.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

12. From the post above, looks like she skipped what Lauer was announcing as a planned

Reply to csziggy (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:17 PM

Jul 2016

Appearance for the day after the speech.

Guess getting caught at plagiarism doesn't lead to the triumphal day after parade they likely thought they'd have.

csziggy

(34,141 posts)

13. On one level I feel sorry for Melania - she is not capable of doing a good speech

Reply to suffragette (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:24 PM

Jul 2016

On a whole other level, I don't give a shit what she catches from supporting Trump in his delusions. She married the asshole, she's stayed with him, she agreed to do these appearances. It was her choice and she has to deal with it on her own.