Posted on 07/19/2016 10:11:00 AM PDT by big bad easter bunny
So I checked Michelle Obama's speech in 2008 for plagurism, the site http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/ it only allows 1000 words, I randomly ran 970 here are the results; 96% plagiarized!
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grabbed parts of her speech;
And he has been there for me every step of the way since that clear day, February, 19 months ago, when, with little more than our faith in each other and a hunger for change, we joined my husband, Barack Obama, on the improbable journey that has led us to this moment. But each of us comes here also by way of our own improbable journey. I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector, and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary President.
And I come here as a mom -- as a mom whose girls are the heart of my heart and the center of my world. They're the first things I think about when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I think about before I go to bed at night. Their future -- and all our children's future -- is my stake in this election.
for themselves.
ordinary folks doing the best they could to build a good life. See, they were parents trying to get by from paycheck to paycheck; grandparents trying to get it together on a fixed income; men frustrated that they couldn't support their families after jobs had disappeared. You see, those folks weren't asking for a handout or a shortcut. See, they were ready to work. They wanted to contribute. They believed, like you and I believe, that America should be a place where you can make it if you try.
And Barack stood up that day, and he spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about the world as it is and the world as it should be. And he said that all too often we accept the distance between the two, and we settle for the world as it is, even when it doesn't reflect our values and aspirations.
But he reminded us that we also know what the world should like -- look like. He said we know what fairness and justice and opportunity look like, and he urged us to believe in ourselves, to find the strength within ourselves to strive for the world as it should be. And isn't that the great American story?
It's the story of men and women gathered in churches and union halls, in high school gyms, and people who stood up and marched and risked everything they had, refusing to settle, determined to mold our future into the shape of our ideals. And it's because of their will and determination that this week we celebrate two anniversaries: the 88th anniversary of women winning the right to vote -- and the 45th anniversary -- and the 45th anniversary of that hot summer day when Dr. King lifted our sights and our hearts with his dream for our nation.
And I stand here today at the crosscurrents of that history, knowing that my piece of the American dream is a blessing hard-won by those who came before me, all of them driven by the same conviction that drove my dad to get up an hour early each day to painstakingly dress himself for work, the same conviction that drives the men and women I've met all across this country:
People who work the day shift, then kiss their kids good night and head out for the night shift without disappointment, without regret. See, that good-night kiss is a reminder of everything they're working for.
The military families who say grace each night with an empty seat at the table.
The servicemen -- The servicemen and women who love this country so much, they leave those they love most to defend it.
The young people across America serving our communities, teaching children, cleaning up neighborhoods, caring for the least among us, each and every day.
People like Hillary Clinton -- who put those 18 million cracks in that glass ceiling so that our daughters and our sons can dream a little bigger and aim a little higher.
People like Joe Biden -- who has never forgotten where he came from and never stopped fighting for folks who work long hours and face long odds and need someone on their side again.
All of us driven by the simple belief that the world as it is just won't do; that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.
And that is the thread that connects our hearts. That is the thread that runs through my journey and Barack's journey and so many other improbable journeys that have brought us here tonight, where the current of history meets this new tide of hope. And you see, that is why I love this country.
And in my own life -- in my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities, because I believe that each of us -- no matter what our age or background or our walk in life -- each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.
And it's a belief Barack shares, a belief at the heart of his life's work. See, it's what he did all those years ago in Chicago, setting up job training to get people back to work and after-school programs to keep kids safe; working block by block to help people lift up their families. It's what he did in the Illinois Senate, moving people from welfare to jobs, passing tax cuts for hardworking families, and making sure women get equal pay for equal work. It's what he's done in the
Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America.
It’s been a few years since I taught in a university environment but this isn’t how you use plagiarism tools.
Who did Michelle steal from? The two sentences Melania used came from Bill Ayres and Bob Dole, supposedly. So, who is Michelle Obama’s Neil Kinnock?
Try http://turnitin.com/. . .tell us what it says there.
Anyone remember the author who accused Hillary of not just plagiarizing the title, but the whole book?
Good, but it won’t be on the evening news.
That’s the best they got? We must be winning. 96% when was the mooch ever married to the Donald? And where did she say she was ashamed of America? Talk about drawing small straws.
GOOD WORK! 96%. LMAO!
Why the h-e-double-hockey-sticks didn’t the Trump team run ALL their speeches against this or a similar tool???
That said, didn’t Melania write the speech herself? Perhaps she reviewed similar speeches and the phrasing stuck. I often wonder if musicians avoid listening to their peers lest a riff submerge in their memory only to resurface later in something they compose. Very easy for this to happen to a non-professional.
Also, when you look at political speeches, there surely is a template that fits the particular purpose. A bullet list of the passage in question and the points it must hit is likely universal. When you consider there is a natural sequence to lists, a fixed timeframe in which to say it, the need for simplicity of word choice, there MUST be similarity in the message.
Melania is not a speech-writer. Her team let her and Donald down, big time. The MSM has latched onto this because they not dare cover anything else that was said that night.
But, who did she plagiarize all of that from?
- Plagiarized - This is the Best Election Eva!
- Plagiarized - The media are wackos.
- Plagiarized - Fun, fun, fun
- Plagiarized - Go Trump Go!
- Plagiarized - LOL
Likely from every other gaggle of platitudes thrown out by the wife of a candidate dating back to Cromwell.
LOL...I guess I could have gone after them for ‘plagiarizing’ my tagline, for last night’s theme :)
Guess this story is going away
I am going to plagiarize myself ...
**** “I look at it as an opportunity ...
Every Speaker scheduled from now on should say and quote the supposed pilfered words Melania spoke last night and then Donald should as well and then follow it up with ...
Comparing who has said what and who has done what... who has a history of following through and who just utters words” ****
Just an idea
I don’t think you’re using this tool correctly. If you click on the phrase after running the tool (it changes the phrase into a link) it shows you the Google results from searching that phrase.
The results are showing Michelle Obama’s speech from 2008.
You’re comparing the speech to itself.
The leftist media does not care if Michelle Obama plagiarized some text! Heck, they do not care that Hillary lies to them, put the nation’s security in jeopardy and should be place in prison!
You waste your energy thinking that they have morals and ethics. Clearly they do not.
Best thing we can do to them is ignore them.
It would be helpful if you could write in sentence and paragraph style... not headline style...
It would be helpful if you could write in sentence and paragraph style... not headline style...
And Melania didn’t even write the speech - it was a prepared speech written by others.
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