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Paul Manafort Weakly Denies Any Charges of Melania Trump Plagiarism: ‘There’s No Cribbing’
CNN via Youtube ^ | July 19, 2016

Posted on 07/19/2016 5:41:22 AM PDT by Pinkbell

I transcribed the relevant part of the interview.

CUOMO: Who takes the fall for cribbing Michelle Obama's speech in 2008? Whose fault is that?

MANAFORT: Well, there's no cribbing of Michelle Obama's speech. These were common words and values that she cares about her family, that uh, that things like that. I mean, she was speaking in front of 35 million people last night - she knew that. I mean, to think that she would be cribbing Michelle Obama's words is crazy. I mean it's so, I mean once again, an example of a when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton how she seeks out to demean her and take her down. It's not going to work.

CUOMO: All I'm saying is the language is strikingly similar. I'm not making a big deal of it; I know everybody is talking about it this morning, but I don't think it's an allegation, it's not some suggestion without proof. I don't know why the campaign doesn't just own it and say people borrow phrases, that's what happened, and movie on? That's what, ironically, Obama did in 2008 when Clinton said he cribbed from Deval Patrick. He said, "Yeah, you're right, I did it."

MANAFORT: No, no he did do it. That's correct. But in this particular case, you know, there was a process certainly of collaboration that.. Certainly there's no feeling on her part that she did it. You know, what she did was use words that are common words, and to expect her to, to think that she would do something like that knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be last night, is just really absurd.

CUOMO: Right, but again, that's assuming that it was Melania. I'm assuming that there were writers involved, but if that's the way you want to explain it, that's up to you. Let me ask you about something else.


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KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; 3rdarticle; denial; melaniatrump; paulmanafort; pinkbell; tds; trump
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To: plain talk

universal good values and wording


361 posted on 07/19/2016 2:50:17 PM PDT by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: petitfour

She would never do that. She would never help the Trumps. Obama hates Trump with a passion.


362 posted on 07/19/2016 2:50:31 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: Pinkbell

Go boo-hoo-hoo on somebody else’s shoulder. I have no patience with panty-waist hysterics.


363 posted on 07/19/2016 2:53:11 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: petitfour

nah not buying it. Professional speech writers at work. Won’t stick to Trump because no one - not a single person — could accuse Trump of copying anyone. He’s his own person.


364 posted on 07/19/2016 2:54:01 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: miss marmelstein

;-)


365 posted on 07/19/2016 2:58:08 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: miss marmelstein

That’s all you got? You are like debating a liberal. There is no substance and only personal attacks. You have no reply to the substance of my post. You give me one liners and attacks. If that’s how you roll, then we are done.


366 posted on 07/19/2016 3:01:23 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: CMAC51

It’s also very similar to a line used in 2002 in a Denzel Washington movie


367 posted on 07/19/2016 3:02:19 PM PDT by patriotspride
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To: Jane Long

I can’t stand these hand-wringers! One paragraph from a non-politician and the world falls apart. This is typical of a certain type of freeper who always hit the panic button. Actually, representative of Republican party weakness.

Can you imagine if this happened to a Dem? They’d circle the wagons before Melania left the stage.

I have no use for anyone who gives in to this story.


368 posted on 07/19/2016 3:06:31 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: miss marmelstein

Moaning Myrtles

Whining Winnies

Pretzel Panties


369 posted on 07/19/2016 3:08:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: riri

He says that Trump is a Mad Man and then he started texting me stuff like crazy. I think I’ve awakened a beast.


370 posted on 07/19/2016 5:22:39 PM PDT by Mercat (Boredom is a problem on the inside. And happiness, too, is an inside job.)
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To: Yogafist

We’re getting worked up because it was dumb, if it wasn’t sabotage...

I hope they keep a better eye out for nonsense like this in future speeches, because it just detracts from the campaign.

Ed


371 posted on 07/19/2016 5:22:45 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: over3Owithabrain
You identified yourself as”us” when I referred to the Cruz holdouts. I didn’t start that.

I never identified with any holdouts.

I’m certainly not gonna worry about the Cruz losers and kiss their ass.

No one's suggesting you kiss their asses. Just knock off the divisive crap.

WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DEFEAT HILLARY.

The time for infighting is PAST. Leave it there. Quit beating your dead horse and face the facts.

372 posted on 07/20/2016 7:27:57 AM PDT by newgeezer (It is [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed. --Thomas Jefferson, 1824)
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To: miss marmelstein; Jane Long

For some unknown reason I decided to read all the posts on this silly thread. Oy

The thing that strikes me the most is trying to paint
Mrs. Trump as some wounded/wronged little bird. That woman is smart as a whip and if she wasn’t ‘in on it’, then I’m quite certain this nothingburger hasn’t ruined her day!


373 posted on 07/20/2016 10:32:55 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.)
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To: AllAmericanGirl44

What a non-story this is. But if it entertains some hysterics here, let’s let them enjoy themselves.


374 posted on 07/20/2016 10:35:56 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: AllAmericanGirl44
She's probably getting the biggest kick, of everyone, out of it. Maybe she purposely inserted the rick roll 😉

Bwa ha ha ha.

375 posted on 07/20/2016 12:49:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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