tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post901654265200245138..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: why on Earth would Melania Trump plagiarize?Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-6266678235070433372016-07-20T03:52:01.162+09:002016-07-20T03:52:01.162+09:00In the 1956 campaign, I recall seeing a commercial...In the 1956 campaign, I recall seeing a commercial whose message was, "Wouldn't you like to see Mamie Eisenhower remain in the White House?" I was not yet old enough to vote then, but I remember thinking, "Why should this be any consideration in deciding whom to vote for?"<br /><br />It is not a consideration, except for low information voters. The only important consideration, most especially in this year's campaign, is which candidate for President is likely to do the least harm to our beloved country. To me, at least, the answer is obvious.TheBigHenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917973198063733316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-12804242544147995522016-07-19T18:42:34.890+09:002016-07-19T18:42:34.890+09:00BTW, one of the best moments of the night was when...BTW, one of the best moments of the night was when Rudy Giuliani explicitly called out Obama (citing his 2004 speech at the DNC Convention): "What happened to, 'there's no black America, there's no white America, there is just America'?"<br /><br />That's a very good question, as a majority of Americans now agree that race relations have clearly worsened under the Obama Presidency. No wonder the elitist liberal media would rather pick on a stay-at-home mom whose first language isn't even English, obsessing over a few sloppily turned phrases in a speech that was otherwise a love letter to the USA. Indeed, the liberal mainstream media themselves shoulder much of the blame for the current toxic climate that prevails in American today.<br /><br />Black Lives Matter? More like Black Clicks Matter. And White Clicks, too. But does America itself actually matter to them at all? King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-67814574511512193542016-07-19T18:21:37.991+09:002016-07-19T18:21:37.991+09:00It could be a case of simple "plagiarism"...It could be a case of simple "plagiarism" (that word seems a bit strong, since we are only talking a few phrases from a rather long speech), but consider this: The ideas themselves are so commonplace and "all-American" that they were hardly original when Michelle Obama spoke them, and I'd bet that intrepid cybersleuths could easily find earlier political speeches that echo the same exact sentiments.<br /><br />Alternately, what if it was intentionally done, either to elicit direct comparisons between Melania Trump and Michelle Obama (ideally unfavorably), or to subliminally appeal to black American voters by repackaging the fuzzily familiar words of the current First Lady?<br /><br />And there is a third possible scenario: To goad the liberal media into making a massive mountain out of a decidedly minuscule molehill, and thereby expose their cynicism and lack of seriousness amidst the rash of shootings and terror attacks both near and afar. As always, recall, the key to this election is independents and undecideds: When they see what the liberal media have chosen as their "takeaway" from the day's proceedings in Cleveland, Ohio, will it simply turn them off and send many more Trump's way? After all, the nation is literally tearing itself apart and under constant attack, and this is what $hillary's supporters are focused on? Seriously?<br /><br />The last possibility is certainly Machiavellian, but given that Crooked Hillary probably has a leather-bound copy of "The Prince" on her night stand, why would Trump even consider bringing a knife to a gunfight?King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-24177690240046395652016-07-19T18:13:50.510+09:002016-07-19T18:13:50.510+09:00Too damn funny, Charles.Too damn funny, Charles.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-27598108115401535042016-07-19T18:11:18.749+09:002016-07-19T18:11:18.749+09:00I suspect that Melania was "inspired" by...I suspect that Melania was "inspired" by Michelle and doesn't fully understand the implications of plagiarism.<br /><br />I also suspect that this will have roughly zero affect on Trump's campaign. After all, Melania is a fantastic woman. The best. And she doesn't need to think when she's married to the man with the best brain in the world.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-6590356619168916962016-07-19T17:42:44.966+09:002016-07-19T17:42:44.966+09:00I was wondering about that myself. Not bright, and...I was wondering about that myself. Not bright, and/or out of touch, if she sincerely believed she could get away with cribbing. She should have read your series on paraphrasing and plagiarism.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-88001044064480142132016-07-19T17:39:56.734+09:002016-07-19T17:39:56.734+09:00Perhaps Melania just isn't very bright.
Jeffe...Perhaps Melania just isn't very bright.<br /><br />Jeffery Hodges<br /><br />* * *Horace Jeffery Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684513618463766017noreply@blogger.com