BREAKING: NBC reports Paul Manafort saying Melania Trump added plagiarized lines to speech...

[brooklynite]

...according to multiple sources.

Also, Melania is now disillusioned with campaign; didn't come to Pence rollout.

[Thrill]

1. Under the Bus

Just like that

[LexVegas]

2. Shit, this is getting good. nt

[bravenak]

6. I love this so much I want to feel guilty. But I cant. Too fucking good.

[lib87]

105. No guilt! This is Hilarious!

An immigrant stealing a speech from an American "sub-group" (Thanks Steve King) and passing it off as her own intellectual property. You can't make this ish up.

I can't wait to see what day 2 has to entertain us with.

[amuse bouche]

127. The sweet sweet taste of schadenfreude

I'll have another please

[Hekate]

147. Like a fine dry wine

[calimary]

155. Is it wrong that I'm smiling? Besides, Melania flat-out told Matt Lauer she wrote it.

With as little help as possible. During the interview done on the Trump plane before they arrived at the convention center yesterday. The interview was for the following morning's "Today" show.

[bravenak]

165. This was great

I hear she does not want to be involved in any way anymore

[calimary]

166. Did you see CNN last night?

It was Don Lemon and a colleague with a panel of guests. They started talking about it, specifically focusing on some unknown speechwriter who fucked up. They kept at it til that video clip was played - of Matt Lauer's interview with her, and it ended with the quote of the night (where she told him "I wrote it, with as little help as possible&quot and then they switched back to Don Lemon and friends. It was AMAZINGLY hilarious - Lemon and this fellow who was co-hosting with him SAT THERE. FROZEN. Gaping at the camera, utterly speechless, completely flummoxed, as though they couldn't believe what they just saw. They sat there in stunned silence for at least two or three beats before one of 'em finally spoke up and rather sheepishly said something like "well, all I have to say about that is 'no comment'."

I almost fell outta bed laughing!

It was freakin' CLASSIC!!!!

[bravenak]

168. I saw that! I was on the phone telling my sister about this

And then the real shit started. Oh boy!! I spent half the night laughing and reading articles about this.

[JustAnotherGen]

66. Shit is getting real too!

Real real. Like - for shizzle!

[PearliePoo2]

3. Trump says, "Now I'm trying to save my marriage!"

OMG this keeps getting better and better!

[auntpurl]

7. Where, when?

[PearliePoo2]

11. Morning Joe! They said it twice!

The shit is hitting the fan more than I could ever hope for!

[auntpurl]

12. Jesus. What a train wreck.

[Hortensis]

17. Maybe not. Trump's starring in his own reality show,

the attention of a nation on him... Can it get better?

[Hekate]

149. Well there is definitely that. The documentary next year will be must-see tv

God knows there will be enough footage.

[Gman]

99. More like a dumpster fire

[MoonRiver]

30. Wow, I need my morning popcorn!

[ronnykmarshall]

167. He's going to roll out his next wife at the convention.

They're going to do a roll call vote.

[mindfulNJ]

9. Did he really say that??

[Logical]

92. .???? Link please!

[PatSeg]

98. It was on Morning Joe

[Logical]

101. No where can i find it, it would be huge news. Nt

[PatSeg]

110. Its still early

I'm sure there will clips later and MSNBC often replays portions of Morning Joe throughout the day.

[Logical]

114. Thanks!

[PearliePoo2]

120. If I recall correctly, the marriage on the line quote...

Was attributed to a reporter named Katie Tur. (not sure of the exact spelling)

[Logical]

130. Thanks!

[major debacle]

139. RE: "marriage is on the line" quote

The UK website, Independent, ascribes the quote to "GOP consultant Nicole Wallace"

Ms Trump is known to be a reluctant political spouse, who had rarely surfaced on the campaign trail in recent months. That her most high-profile appearance to date should leave her mired in controversy will surely do little to encourage her to return to the stump. “This is what we were so afraid of,” GOP consultant Nicole Wallace told MSNBC, even suggesting that the Trumps’ “marriage is on the line” over the incident.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/melania-trump-speech-republican-convention-plagiarism-controversy-hillary-clinton-a7144766.html

[The Second Stone]

142. Isn't Nicole Wallace Law & Order Criminal Intent's

super villain? She was my favorite character besides Eames.

[calimary]

154. Well, this Nicolle Wallace was sarah palin's personal shopper eight years ago.

She was given the job of taking miss sarah to Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus too, I think, and buying her 150-thousand dollars worth of outfits to wear on the campaign.

[anoNY42]

157. What?

You actually liked Eames? She didn't solve any crimes (she let Goren do all the police work)!

[The Second Stone]

164. I thought she was yummy

and didn't interfere as Dr. Watson with the Sherlock Holmes character. Break me off a piece of that Det. Eames!

[displacedtexan]

169. Yes! One of TV's best recurring villains.

Alas, this particular Nicole Wallace is the Republican one who had to wrangle Spalin. I actually almost felt sorry for her. Almost.

[rurallib]

144. A Trump marriage is in trouble from the moment their hitched

just a matter of what rips them apart.

[AgingAmerican]

150. Yep, trophy wives

[bravenak]

4. Oh snap!!!

This convention is going AWESOME! I am stoked!

I hope Trump lies his ass off today. I will enjoy day 2 even more than day one.

[book_worm]

5. I love it!

[PearliePoo2]

8. She never wanted to give the convention speech at all!

Trump practically begged her, said it was so important. Now Manafort throws Trump's wife under the bus!
Holy fuck!

[Dustlawyer]

33. Maybe she threw him under the bus.

One of them stole from Michelle Obama. The irony is that it was stolen from an Obama, the mortal enemy's of the Republicans! This is too rich!

[Chiyo-chichi]

41. The further irony is that one of the cribbed phrases was

"He treats people with respect."

True of Obama. Not so much the Donald.

[PearliePoo2]

42. Morning Joe crew brought that up too!

Of all people to plagiarize from, they picked a DEMOCRAT!
Mika again told Hillary, "Just go on vacation. You can get back to work next week!" hahaha!!

[alfredo]

67. No, Michelle stole Melania's speech then time travelled back to 08

[cynzke]

83. LOVE THE IRONY HERE!!!!

Probably the ONLY time some GOPers ever heard one of Michelle Obama's speeches! EVER!

[Chemisse]

86. And of course they LOVED it!

At least when Melania said it.

[underpants]

63. Her value to him is evident. He throws her under the bus as if he is discarding her

and his first tweet started with how beautiful she is. Clearly she is just a space filler to him.

My wife has a word for Melania but I won't post it on DU.

[cynzke]

70. HOLY FUCK!!!

LOL! Is there ANY OTHER exclamation that could adequately respond to this FUBAR campaign? Our rational brains can't process this fast enough. The only thing we can do is swear out in disbelief to what we are seeing....HOLY FUCK!

[PatSeg]

108. What kind of campaign manager

throws the candidate's wife under the bus???

WaPo is reporting that a person close to Donald Trump says Manafort has responsibility for approving all speeches in the Trump campaign.

Its going to get crowded under that bus.

[Southerncomfy]

10. What a disgrace

[JenniferJuniper]

13. Check out the front page at CNN.com

Big ass fonts

[MissB]

16. This is like waking up on Christmas morning

[tallahasseedem]

20. I'm ashamed to say I'm that excited as well...

FINALLY their fraud is being exposed in real time. This is not the first time the Trumps have plagiarized!

[PearliePoo2]

21. It is! 5 am Pacific time, still dark...

and Santa has COME!!

[forgotmylogin]

125. Hee hee heee hee hee heee hee...

(from CNN)

Manafort said attacks on Trump's speech are due to Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, being "threatened" by Trump.

Ah, it's Hillary's fault that people are aware Mrs. Trump and her Team of Writers lifted phrases from Michelle Obama for her speech.

"This is once again an example of when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton, she seeks out to demean her and take her down. It's not going to work," he said.

This is blatant projection, because you can swap "Donald Trump" in place of "Hillary Clinton" in that sentence and it actually makes perfect sense.

[sarae]

132. So when Hillary Clinton is "threatened" by a woman...

she makes sure the woman plagiarizes someone else's speech?

[Stinky The Clown]

14. No. Not possible. No one would throw the nominee's WIFE under the bus.

Would they?

Yeah.

THEY would.

What wil Yammie do? Will Manafort be a Fox commentator by Friday?

[tallahasseedem]

23. I don't know Stinky, but I'm refreshing pages at a rapid rate...

I'm loving every minute of this meltdown.

[AwakeAtLast]

43. And catching screen shots?

Methinks there will be excessive amounts of scrubbing all over the internet this week.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

88. Whoa.....what is it's a plant (horrible one) to allow Trump to go out there and have

his "emphatic, tearful defense of wife" moment??? (to help his women deficit?)

[tinrobot]

162. I think the bus is going to crash anyways...

[Laurian]

15. I wonder if Melania has a "nondisclosure" clause in the prenup?

[PJMcK]

57. Of course, she does

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Two things lead me to this conclusion, Laurian.

First, Donald Trump's previous wives have never said a negative thing about him in public. I believe the only bad thing first wife Ivanka ever said was in a legal proceeding where the transcript was released. So, while I know that the absence of evidence is not evidence, the circumstances imply that an NAD of some sort is in effect.

Second, everyone in Donald Trump's life signs an NDA. I think you'll agree that he's a control freak and he wouldn't have it any other way.

One other thought: imagine what the terms of the prenuptial agreement might be like! Aside from the curiosity factor, those terms would give a pretty good indication of how modest Mr. Trump's wealth really is.

[NewJeffCT]

94. I jokingly said a month or two back

that Hillary should make a deal with some of Trump's exes. They spill the beans on The Donald, and she pardons them after she's inaugurated.

[PJMcK]

97. Funny idea

That's a great conspiracy theory, NewJeffCT. Of course, you were joking but I don't think the president can issue a pardon in a civil case which is what an NDA violation would be.

I love CT's especially the impossibly crazy ones because they show great ingenuity and creativity.

[PearliePoo2]

18. Melania now says SHE wrote the speech (with a LITTLE help)

But the campaign says there was a "team" of writers. Who is lying here?
Is Melania a liar too? Seems like it!

[MineralMan]

54. They're all liars. They're Republicans.

[byronius]

133. That is not hyperbole.

It's part of the ideological equipment.

[MineralMan]

134. Yup. Republicans appear to believe that a lie told frequently

enough becomes the truth. That's part of their disconnect from reality.

[cynzke]

95. UNPREPARED AND STEPPING ON EACH OTHER'S TOES!!!!

Flying Finger of Blame, lol! I wouldn't be surprised if one of the kids wrote it. Or maybe the son-in-law.

[tallahasseedem]

19. This is just flat out amazing...

when Donald came through the smoke screen last night, we had no idea that the real smoke screen would be his wife's speech.

She should apologize to Michelle today.

[kimbutgar]

90. I thought he was spouting devil ears, a pitch fork and a tail last night

[Shankapotomus]

22. This is what happens when you mix

A Carrie Prejean personality with a presidential campaign. All kinds of * uck up.

And now there is growing speculation she lied about graduating college. What do you expect from people who are all about appearance?

[NCTraveler]

24. They all deserve each other, Melania included.

She is promoting a monster for president.

[ecstatic]

25. Popcorn time!

[wildeyed]

26. How do you screw up the SPOUSE speech?

It is supposed to be fluff. And now he is throwing the wife, the only human thing about the campaign, under the bus. See what the candidate has to say. Will he come to the defense of his embattled spouse?

[Cicada]

27. Melanie will have to step down

Melanie will have to drop out as trumps first lady nominee. Ivanka may have to replace her.

[mindfulNJ]

32. Yes! Resign Melania!

[Her Sister]

38. Melania, You're Fired!

[greiner3]

46. Not a Twitter person

So how would someone start the meme #dumpmelania.

[Her Sister]

50. Am neither a twitter person! LOL!

That's pretty mean, though! but funny! but mean! .... but funny!

[MrModerate]

93. The Donald would be ALL over that. n/t

[PearliePoo2]

28. Mika just gave Hillary some advice!

"You don't have to work this week! Just let this "cluster" play out! You don't have to do a THING"

[Solly Mack]

29. That should go over well at home.

[mainstreetonce]

35. What if Manafort is right?

He checked the speech but Melania later changed it with "her own" words?

Who would really have done that? Trump himself?


So Trump fires Manafort. Manafort produces a copy of the speech the way it was originally.
Trump blames Melania.

Some immigrant model is celebrating! I'll be next!

[Solly Mack]

39. He could be right. He first denied it happened. The he said she did it w/o his knowledge.

Either way, throwing the wife under the bus won't make the home front happy.

Staff should have vetted her speech over and over again in case changes were made. It's their job to prevent things like this.

[PJMcK]

84. What staff?

The Trump Campaign™ has prided itself on its leanness. It's a bare-bones operation mostly because Mr. Trump hasn't raised nearly enough money. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they only have a few writers on staff who are overworked and possibly of limited experience.

Which brings me to a thought that keeps bothering me. The quotes from Mrs. Obama's speech are too accurate to have been mistakes. Were they done on purpose? Did the writer(s) want to sabotage the campaign knowing that the plagiarism would be found out? Or were the quotes the result of sloppy copy and paste work without editing or consideration of the source?

Either way, it's yet another example of how this candidate's campaign is not ready for prime time.

[MrModerate]

96. I'd go with "sloppy" . . .

And completely dysfunctional review processes.

Is this how you'd run the country, Mr. Trump?

[cynzke]

102. CAN'T EVEN MANAGE A SIMPLE SPEECH WITHOUT "FUBAR"!!!

And this man should be President?

[Solly Mack]

161. I don't know what staff. Just remarking on the multiple excuses he was making earlier this morning.

But vetting speeches is the kind of stuff a campaign staff does.

[Mendocino]

77. Some immigrant model is celebrating

No I think she is just being potty trained.

[mainstreetonce]

82. LOL

Good one

[Mendocino]

85. Somewhere in the world at this very minute,

Trump's next wife is being born.

[brewens]

31. As much as the RW hates Michelle Obama, makes it ever so much more priceless! She could have

ripped off a lot of inspirational speeches or words from any source. Whoever was really responsible picked the one person that would really make it burn the most!

[LakeVermilion]

37. Maybe, Melania did that intentionally to bring down "The Donald."

[Laurian]

45. I imagine she hates this campaign. It's messin' with her good life.

[getagrip_already]

123. and her boy toyz....

or girl toyz... don't want to make assumptions here.

[Sophiegirl]

47. Interesting though you got there. n/t

[underpants]

59. Heileman made that point on Morning Joe

This was a screw up of MORONIC proportions!!!

Joe had tried to bring up that Hillary accused Obsma of stealing from a apiece of hers in 2008 and Biden directly stole a speech from a English Labour Party member. Heileman was beside himself - stealing from your own side is one thing but you NEVER steal from the other side!!! Her husband rails daily about how horrible Obama is and she stole from Michelle?!??

It was short but hilarious

[cynzke]

104. My Sister Watched Her Speech and Thought.......

Who is this woman talking about? And NOW WE KNOW, Barack Obama. LOL!

[SticksnStones]

34. Seems to me the only reason to have Melania take the hit for the plagiarism

Is if The Donald himself was the one who did the deed.

No way they throw his wife under the bus to save a staffer.

[DesertRat]

36. He's a scumbag and needs to go

It's disgusting for him to throw the candidate's wife under the bus.

[PearliePoo2]

40. They just brought up Trump's marriage again! hahahaha!

Nicole Wallace just said that reporting is saying, "Trump's marriage is ON THE LINE!"

OMG!!

[Her Sister]

44. How are they getting that?

Weird!

[retrowire]

51. the media is sensationalizing it

Their marriage is as false as it ever was.

Why would their marriage be strained when first hand accounts say that they've always been distant from one another?

[Her Sister]

52. Did Mr. John Baron leak that, hmmmm!?

[avebury]

49. Maybe this whole Melaniagate speech is about

finding a way to get Trump out of the Presidential race.

[NBachers]

48. Better hide the golf clubs. He doesn't want her going all Elin Nordegren on him.

[workinclasszero]

53. Dumpster fire in progress

Its great to see the republican party committing suicide!

Stealing Michelle Obama's speech and thinking no one would notice...OMG!

[Botany]

56. No it is a train wreck into a dumpster fire

[workinclasszero]

60. LOL

[PearliePoo2]

103. hahahahahaha!! Breathe....hahahahaha!

Toy intended for 3 years old and up! Yeah, that perfectly matches Dump's mentality!

[workinclasszero]

116. IKR?

Its the perfect train wreck pic for Trump!

[obamanut2012]

55. Damn

[Betty]

58. And it's so lovely

That the repugs were cheering Michelle Obama's words last night witht realizing it.

[workinclasszero]

64. IKR!?

They know in their hearts she is an awesome person but their racist minds cannot admit it!

They cheered her words and her thoughts when they thought they were coming from one of their own!

[mcar]

68. It makes the whole thing even more delicious

[Chemisse]

89. Yeah - that is like a rich dessert.

And I am gobbling it up with delight!

[HockeyMom]

61. My local News (Ft. Myers/Naples)

had this as their Breaking News this morning. They showed side by side videos of Melania and Michelle.

Yikes! Plagiarizing a Democratic First Lady? At least they could have done this with a REPUBLICAN First Lady! lol

Maybe Melaenia admires Michelle, more than she wants her husband to be President?

[IggleDoer]

106. Sure!

Like anyone would ever quote Laura Bush.

"I think I'll have another Jack Daniels."

[womanofthehills]

62. Now we find out she never graduated from college

Only went one year and failed 2 exams.

[Zoonart]

65. WAIT FOR IT>>>>

Maybe this is their way out and it has all been planned. The Donald bows out, because he has to "save his marriage."

Enter Ted Cruz.

[cynzke]

121. THAT WOULD BE PRETTY INSANE WOULDN'T IT!

Creating an elaborate plan like this just to bow out, because his ego is too fragile to just be honest and back out. Instead plot an elaborate SHAM....CRAZY!

!

[Zoonart]

137. Crazy?

I think he's been looking for the exit door for a while. Maybe this is it.
This makes him look like an honest to god good guy, instead of using a medical excuse or something that can be refuted.

[oldtime dfl_er]

153. ack

I plagiarized you without knowing it. I just posted the same thing. But I hadn't read your post, honest.

[uhnope]

69. link? I'm finding the opposite

On Tuesday morning, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said it was “just absurd” to claim that Melania Trump had plagiarised the first ...

www.theguardian.com › US News › Republican national convention 2016

[brooklynite]

72. Manafort's comments were at 7 AM; NBC reporting came at 8 AM.

The inconsistent response is part of the problem.

[uhnope]

76. this is from 40 minutes ago. Sure you didn't hear it wrong?

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-republican-convention-2016-live-paul-manafort-calls-accusations-of-1468926899-htmlstory.html

[brooklynite]

87. Look at the time stamp on the embedded tweet...

[calimary]

156. And now they're using the Contradicta defense!

Contradicta Rice: "it was SIXTEEN WORDS!" (To the 9/11 committee, attempting to dismiss or minimize the body-blow of the Presidential Daily Brief that warned about a bin Laden attack to come.)

RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer: it was FIFTY WORDS! (Out of a 15-hundred-word speech. "It was THREE CLIPS! You played THREE CLIPS!!!!! Out of a 17-page speech!!!&quot

My husband just said this is like playing Grand Theft Auto and then insisting you're in the clear by listing all the things you DIDN'T steal.

[catbyte]

71. I heard him say it on "CBS This Morning"--the hosts were utterly speechless.

[keithbvadu2]

73. Michelle's speech went over very well at the RNConvention.

[workinclasszero]

75. It sure did!

I wonder what the teabaggers are going to do today?

[mountain grammy]

74. Maybe a few of those inspirational words will sink into

those right wing brains. Melania stole from the best!

[lapucelle]

78. Manafort says it's all Hillary's fault

because when Hillary is threatened by another "female", she attacks!

[AgadorSparticus]

79. I expected lackluster and rw nonsense. But honestly, never in my wildest dreams...

Awesome doesn't even begin to touch this .

[lapucelle]

80. Manafort said Melania asked if she could speak.

It was Melania's idea to speak.

[Aviation Pro]

81. Place yer bets....

...on Manafort being sacked.
...on Melania being replaced by Hope Hicks.
...on Trump saying, "fuck it, I'm out of here."

[Kablooie]

91. Maybe she actually admires the Obamas.

Just because she's married to Trump doesn't automatically mean she's a Republican.
She may have more sense than people think.

[bucolic_frolic]

100. Manafort = Damage Control

don't believe a word Manafart says, it's all BULL

[liberalmuse]

107. After the horror-fest last night...

this is more enjoyable than it should be. It just speaks volumes about the fustercluck that is the Trump campaign.

[howoldami]

109. BREAKING: NBC reports Paul Manafort saying Melania Trump added plagiarized lines to speech...

Michelle should demand a public apology - just as the Repubs would do if roles were reversed.

[PatSeg]

113. Welcome to DU

Michelle would demand an apology, but she can't stop laughing!

[cynzke]

126. NO....MICHELLE SHOULD GRACIOUSLY THANK MELANIA, SAY SHE'S FLATTERED!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

129. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

I don't think she should say anything at all, but if she does she should thank Melanoma for the compliment of using her words.

[DonRedwood]

170. Welcome!

[Cryptoad]

111. It is not beneath tRump to

sacrifice his wife to change the msm conversation away from all the infighting on the Convention floor rebellion .

[6chars]

112. I bet he's lying and she didn't

Someone in his circle did this to sabotage Trump. I doubt she wrote any of it. That paragraph sort of fits in speech terms - something is needed in the flow to make the connection between her life and then his. Read the speech without the lifted section, and it makes even less sense.

Here is a transcript of it. http://www.bustle.com/articles/173441-transcript-of-melania-trumps-rnc-speech-shows-a-side-of-her-america-has-yet-to-see

With Michelle's section, other than the fact that the lines don't ring true about Trump, it is a better speech.

This section was there all along. The professional speechwriters did not create a speech without a section doing this job, and have a complete novice find a section to lift that (other than the plagiarism and inaccuracy problem) fills the space perfectly.

Manafort is trying to save his own ass by going after Trump's wife. The Trumps are in a bind because she said she wrote it herself, so answering Manafort will be hard.

Amazing. Just amazing.

[getagrip_already]

115. I picked a terrible time...

to not quit not drinking. I may have to rethink that.

[caballojm]

117. ALERT!!! The popcorn is disappearing! The popcorn is disappearing!

Stores across the country are reporting empty popcorn shelves as millions of Americans go popcorn crazy. Officials are puzzled as to cause of the phenomenon.

[IggleDoer]

118. Could that mean if Drumpf wins? ...

... That the White House vegetable garden will be staying?

[auntpurl]

119. Just had a look at Michelle's Twitter feed

Under her latest tweet (nothing to do with Melania situation obvs), multiple people have posted "Great speech last night!"



https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/755408768465108993

[workinclasszero]

128. buhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!11!!!!11!!!!1

Love the FLOTUS!!!!!

[KingCharlemagne]

138. Priceless! - nt

[Snotcicles]

122. I think to make this go away, will be Big Media's biggest challenge yet. nt

[Tarc]

124. Everything I see at the moment has Manafort blaming Hillary, of all people

Was this live or something? I'd love to see Manafort's bus-tossing here.

[Demsrule86]

131. Who throws their wife under the bus?

Trump is a sleaze.

[stonecutter357]

135. .

[niyad]

136. wasn't he saying earlier that "the words are all common words, of course it might sound

similar" or some such bs?

[Sheepshank]

141. Yup...both of them were trying to state that this was not plagiarize

...but using coincidental commonly used words.

the mea culpa is as bad as the original goof up.

[niyad]

143. every word we use is a common word --that is how we are able to communicate!

the stumbling and bumbling would be entertaining if there were not so many clueless twits who take this clown show seriously.

[michaz]

140. There is more to this than meets the eye. No matter how stupid Trump is

mistakes like he keeps making makes no sense. Ant this one by his wife...just crazy. I don't have a clue what is going on but something obviously is.

[anneboleyn]

145. Corey Lewandowski on CNN saying Manaport should be fired for speech-gate

So the offensive creep Lewandoski, the guy who accused the female reporter he grabbed of being a crazy attention-seeker, the guy that Trump dumped in favor of Manaport, now wants Manaport fired for speech-gate nod forsyaing that Melania added the plagiarized lines herself.

The Trump campaign is such a cartoonish disaster -- Melania's speech plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech (ffs) and the scheduling was such a mess last night that Senator Joni Ernst, who was supposed to be a highlight of the night and an appeal to the women voters Trump desperately needs, was speaking to a nearly empty room (and no live coverage) since her speech was pushed back so late. And why did they plop that hysterical, rabid, venomous, washed-up maniac Guiliani right in the middle of prime time?! Any viewers tuning in to watch the convention would have been greeted by Guiliani's pinched, rat-like face, spitting all over the microphone (he needs to fix his teeth and/or fix his dentures as he can't speak without constantly spitting and slurping) screaming at them and telling them to be VERY VERY VERY AFRAID!!!

Now of course Trump and his campaign are pretending that there was nothing wrong with Melania's "speech." I also love that Christie the fat hypocrite said something so stupid, "well, it is mostly -- like 93% -- Melania's speech!" Hahahaha. I can just imagine what would have happened if I had tried that when I submitted my doctoral dissertation, "Well, it is 93% mine..."

[Setsuna1972]

146. I can't believe what I just saw...

??? Please tell me I'm dreaming ...

[AgingAmerican]

148. Reality TV mixed with GOP presidential campaign

Watch Trump divorce her over this.

[stopbush]

151. Geez. Could it be that Manafort ISN'T the political genius they say he is?

Amateur moves from this guy at every turn.

Do you get the feeling he's doing a "take the $ and run" on Trump?

[oldtime dfl_er]

152. Maybe this will be his out

"my marriage is more important" blah blah blah

[0rganism]

158. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"

-- Hunter S. Thompson, the only journalist who was really qualified to cover this amazing election, RIP

[GulfCoast66]

159. So all she has to do

Is find a way to say nice things about her husband for 15 minutes?

But since that is impossible she had to steal lines from a woman who actually has a laudable husband!!!

And you mortal political enemy at that!!

[flamingdem]

160. Melania you're fired!!

[Oneironaut]

163. The rats are starting to scurry