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Beware HRC about your speech at the Democratic convention (Original Post) kairos12 Jul 2016 OP
I would run the speech through exboyfil Jul 2016 #1
She will be the first person ever accused of karadax Jul 2016 #2
I'd go one step further. no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #3
she'll be accused of plagiarising her name from her husband Takket Jul 2016 #4
She's smart enough to be able to write an original WhiteTara Jul 2016 #5
She should quote Michelle Obama... lame54 Jul 2016 #6
I saw some nameless GOPeeBot commenting on the speech. She said Obama's done it. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #7

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
1. I would run the speech through
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 12:18 PM
Jul 2016

every plagiarism software known. Actually I would do that for all the high profile speakers (possibly every one).

no_hypocrisy

(46,101 posts)
3. I'd go one step further.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 12:24 PM
Jul 2016

I'd have the speech peppered with referenced quotes:

"As Thomas Jefferson warned us in 1776, . . . . "

"As Abraham Lincoln sagely told this country in 1865, . . . . . "

"As the Philosoph Diderot wrote, . . . . . " (Enlightenment reference)

etc. etc. etc.

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
7. I saw some nameless GOPeeBot commenting on the speech. She said Obama's done it.
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 02:16 PM
Jul 2016

Of course, I believe that because, well, uh . . . . the teevee nooz carried the story and they're, well, you know, uh . . . . they're the nooz and all.

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