"Melania Trump’s speech lifted whole sentences from Michelle Obama, but in Trump Land, (a) reality has no meaning; and (b) this is all Hillary Clinton’s fault. Say hello to the party of personal responsibility." The Trump campaign could have issued a statement, apologizing for the mistake, and blaming some low-level staffer. The story would have still caused a stir – but a quick acknowledgement of wrongdoing could have helped mitigate the damage. But that would be inconsistent with the Trump “brand.” Instead, the campaign is making matters worse by pretending that plagiarism doesn’t mean plagiarism, that we shouldn’t believe our own eyes and ears, and that Team Trump has its own version of reality that the rest of the world is expected to take seriously.A top go-to line for conservatives this morning is that Vice President Biden, as a presidential candidate in 1988, was caught in a plagiarism controversy of his own. -- Zombie THSMB

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Date Posted: 22:02:05 07/19/16 Tue
Author: That’s true. But let’s not forget that the incident forced him from the race altogether and, at the time, Democrats didn’t pretend the plagiarism didn’t happen. They also didn’t blame Republicans for Biden’s mistake.

Hey Bubbles, Aren't you glad you brought up the topic!?
Subject: "Melania Trump’s speech lifted whole sentences from Michelle Obama, but in Trump Land, (a) reality has no meaning; and (b) this is all Hillary Clinton’s fault. Say hello to the party of personal responsibility."
The Trump campaign could have issued a statement, apologizing for the mistake, and blaming some low-level staffer. The story would have still caused a stir – but a quick acknowledgement of wrongdoing could have helped mitigate the damage. But that would be inconsistent with the Trump “brand.” Instead, the campaign is making matters worse by pretending that plagiarism doesn’t mean plagiarism, that we shouldn’t believe our own eyes and ears, and that Team Trump has its own version of reality that the rest of the world is expected to take seriously.

A top go-to line for conservatives this morning is that Vice President Biden, as a presidential candidate in 1988, was caught in a plagiarism controversy of his own.
In reply to: truth, since you boys are so good at at making the most of a non issue..... 's message, "" on 15:24:55 07/19/16 Tue

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