Well I feel a whole lot better seeing that Michelle plagiarized part of her 
20008 speech that is at issue here (posted on the other thread).

On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 6:14:40 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote:
>
>
> *"When you cite the source, it's not plagiarism. When you don't - even if 
> you don't copy it exactly, but rather do so substantially (which whoever 
> wrote Melania Trump's speech most definitely did), it's plagiarism."*
>
> I agree Perp; but the line, "*Dan Rather from CBS News reports the 
> following*"; which is an introductory line, but probably utilized by a 
> number of sources as data and fact.  
>
> Eight words, which are identical; and used by many who may cite the same 
> source.....No different than eight words that Melania and Michelle had in 
> common between the two speeches.
>
> (I know that this sounds "dumb"; and my example is not all that great, but 
> I hope that you get my point!)
>
>
> No matter;  If I were in the Trump Campaign organization, I would strongly 
> advise that  "We Move On"!   Ignore the hate filled voluminous attacks from 
> the hate filled left wing media who aspire to place Melania Trump; (The 
> Trump Campaign and the Republican Party!) in the most diminutive, negative 
> light as possible; the sole purpose is to hijack the talking poinst of what 
> a fantastic, inspiring speech by Melania Trump;  (along with Rudy Guliani; 
>  Marcus Luttrell;  Willie Robertson; Rick Perry; Patrica Smith; Antonio 
> Sabato Jr.; Sheriff David Clarke; Senator Tom Cotton; Senator Jeff 
> Sessions; and General Mike Flynn!) which made for an inspiring first night 
> of the GOP Convention into a controversy over nothing!  
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 3:27 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum <
> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote:
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>>
>> When you cite the source, it's not plagiarism. When you don't - even if 
>> you don't copy it exactly, but rather do so substantially (which whoever 
>> wrote Melania Trump's speech most definitely did), it's plagiarism.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 1:25:43 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Perp!
>>>
>>> Yea....We fundamentally disagree here.  I can remember  back in law 
>>> school, there was a big "To-Do" about plagerism; where the class 
>>> participants had worked on their projects for months, and the day that we 
>>> were to turn them in, the Professor refused to take them, and gave each 
>>> participant an extra day to ensure that there was no plagerism.   I was not 
>>> at all concerned,  I hadn't plagerized anything but I remember asking the 
>>> question:  "What constitutes Plagerism?" 
>>>
>>> By example, if I refer to reports from CBS News; and say, "*Dan Rather 
>>> from CBS News reported the following:"*
>>>
>>> Is that plagerism? Surely other individuals have said the same identical 
>>> lines before me and will no doubt say something similar in the future.
>>>
>>> When you listen to what Melania Trump said, (and by the way, none of 
>>> Melania's  sentences run concurrently to Michelle Obama's speech); these 
>>> are common terms utilized by a host of politicians and probably each and 
>>> every First Lady over our entire history.  
>>>
>>> I honestly don't think that this is plagerism.  Even assuming for a 
>>> moment that the speech writer had reviewed Michelle Obama's 2008 speech 
>>> prior to writing the speech for Melania;  there is enough distinction, 
>>> coupled with the fact that the core comments are sentiments that all 
>>> Americans embrace, both Democratic and Republican alike;  that I see this 
>>> more as an attack by the Secular Progressive camp and a weak one at 
>>> that.....Much ado, about nothing.....
>>>
>>> It's a shame, because the focus now is off the focus of Melania Trump's 
>>> speech, which was a good speech, and now focused on plagerism, which was 
>>> the goal of the Secular Progressive camp.  They succeeded.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEvVMV9aUbE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 12:40 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you see on the news where they played both audio tracks over each 
>>>> other ... her speech writers screwed the pooch on this one!!!
>>>>
>>>> They need to get better and politically savvy people on their team!!!
>>>> --------
>>>>
>>>> I agree totally, brine. This dumbass JV team they've got going is going 
>>>> to screw up one too many times (which they are quickly approaching) and 
>>>> lose this election that is his to win.
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 11:14:29 AM UTC-4, brine wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you see on the news where they played both audio tracks over each 
>>>>> other ... her speech writers screwed the pooch on this one!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> They need to get better and politically savvy people on their team!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Agreed! 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I too think it's a stretch to accuse Melania Trump (and her speech 
>>>>>> writer(s)) of plagerism....I find it ironic, somewhat humorous, and 
>>>>>> typical 
>>>>>> of Far Left Secular Progressives to hurl such accusations, when you 
>>>>>> consider that the President, and crazy Uncle Joe Biden are the Kings of 
>>>>>> plagerizing speeches!  
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:41 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> While the MSM and left are focusing on generic phrases that most 
>>>>>>> people would use in such a speech, the major distinction is being 
>>>>>>> missed.  
>>>>>>> Michelle, a US born citizen only became proud of America when her 
>>>>>>> husband 
>>>>>>> was nominated and elected.  Melania became a US citizen in 2006 and 
>>>>>>> loudly 
>>>>>>> proclaims its the best place on the earth. Honest and refreshing. She 
>>>>>>> will 
>>>>>>> be a class act first lady.  
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