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This is hilarious....
...but people should not be mocking her accent.
...but people should not be mocking her accent.
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Much as I hate to ever admit I am wrong, actually, it IS her fault.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-convention-speech.html
"The Trump campaign turned to two high-powered speechwriters, who had helped write signature political oratory like George W. Bush’s speech to the nation on Sept. 11, 2001
It did not go as planned...
The speechwriters, Matthew Scully and John McConnell, sent Ms. Trump a draft last month, eager for her approval.
Weeks went by. They heard nothing.
Ms. Trump had decided she was uncomfortable with the text, and began tearing it apart, leaving a small fraction of the original.
It was, by all accounts, an entirely preventable blunder, committed in front of an audience of 23 million television viewers, that exposed the weaknesses of an organization that has long spurned the safeguards of a modern presidential campaign, such as the free software that detects plagiarism.
This account of how a speech written by professionals was transformed into the problematic version delivered on Monday night ..... is based on interviews with more than a dozen people involved in and close to the Trump campaign. Many of them spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose details that were supposed to remain confidential.
It reinforces dominant themes of ..... a reliance on the instincts of the candidate over the judgments of experienced political experts, like Mr. Scully and Mr. McConnell.
The two original speechwriters were not aware of how significantly the speech had been changed until they saw Ms. Trump deliver it on television Monday night, along with the rest of the country.
"In interviews, alarmed Republican speechwriters outlined the layers of formal scrutiny, apparently disregarded by the Trump campaign, traditionally applied to almost every draft of a major convention address. They described word-by-word fact-checking by a dedicated team of experts and computer software designed to catch plagiarism. Several online programs, like DupliChecker, are available at no cost.
It was Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser, who commissioned the speech from Mr. Scully and Mr. McConnell — and praised their draft. But Ms. Trump decided to revise it, and at one point she turned to a trusted hand: Meredith McIver, a New York City-based former ballet dancer and English major who has worked on some of Mr. Trump’s books, including “Think Like a Billionaire.” It was not clear how much of a hand Ms. McIver had in the final product....."
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It always amazes me how much emphasis is placed on the American first ladies and how they are expected to give a speech to showcase their husbands. With the exception of our current Canadian Prime Minister, who even remembers anything about our past leader's wives. I bet most Canadians could not name more than three former Canadian first ladies.
I wonder if Michelle will follow in Hillary's footsteps and run for office one day?Comment
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Meredith McIver, Melania Trump’s Speechwriter, Takes Responsibility for Lifted Remarks http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us...th-mciver.html
“In working with Melania on her recent first lady speech, we discussed many people who inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the American people,” Ms. McIver wrote.
“A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama,” she added.
“Over the phone,” Ms. Trump “read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. I did not check Mrs. Obama’s speeches. This was my mistake and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant.” "Comment
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You have a short memory. Brian would often trot out Mila Mulroney, who was born in Sarajevo to speak in her native language and win the hearts of European immigrants.
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