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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Manafort on plagiarism allegation: Plagiarized? "Of course not" "These are common words."
Just talked to Paul Manafort. He says there was no plagiarism, the lines from Melania Trump's speech weren't lifted.
Manafort to me on plagiarism allegation: "These are common words."
See? She didn't plagiarize. She merely used the same common words in the exact same order as Michelle Obama. It could have happened to anyone. (Snort)
I am typing this using common words. See is a common word. Spot is a common word. Run is a common word.
See Spot. See Spot run. Run, Spot, run. <~~ I typed that using common words. Any similarity to the (Sally) Dick and Jane books is purely coincidental.
Or not.
"Out, damned spot"
Gothmog
(145,827 posts)Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)They will probably "clarify" their response as the day goes on.
deminks
(11,022 posts)Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)Botany
(70,635 posts)Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)I expected bombastic denial and got a balloon losing air instead.
Cirque du So-What
(26,026 posts)The words can all be as common as dirt, but if you string more than three of them together - consecutively - you"ve got plagiarism.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)They have to look up some more common words first.
C_U_L8R
(45,034 posts)What a PR disaster. For them.
Every questionable thing they say now gets extra scrutiny
and just adds power to the Phony Trump positioning.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,034 posts)They'd fail or be fired anywhere else
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)she wrote it herself.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)lol
bullimiami
(13,112 posts)And after the round of denials, attacks and more denials someone will probably be " fired".
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)That could be fun too.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)four
score
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seven
years
ago
No one would suspect plagiarism if I used them in that order.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)d_r
(6,907 posts)Are full of people saying the same thing, and worse. It is amazing.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,034 posts)Especially an obnoxious cheat.
Vinca
(50,325 posts)for 2 speeches? Trump's been in the casino business. They ought to have an idea of the odds.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)Such a lame excuse.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)lol
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)Yep
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)and they didn't know until it was over.
Not sure if this message was Trump approved or not, but Manafort is now saying Melania did it - and not speech writers or the staff - and they didn't know she had added to the prepared speech.
So that's excuse number 2 so far.