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DesertDrifter -- first, of course, the irony is strong

then, consider, what would have ensued if Michelle Obama had been caught doing the same in her 2008 convention speech?

and, it goes to both the (profound lack of) competence of Trump and his operation, and, in how/however it turns out they react to this, his/their (profound lack of) ability to acknowledge a reality and deal with it

those lines of Melania's, err Michelle's, were widely seen as the highlight of Melania's performance, which was in turn widely seen as the highlight of the convention's opening night

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud! #GOPConvention
9:14 PM - 18 Jul 2016
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It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud! #GOPConvention

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 19, 2016

(with comments)]

the lift really was pretty spectacular -- and the contrast, between the sincere, real, intelligent original and the brazenly at best blithely clueless retread from/recited by a woman who's never had to work hard for anything in her life, at least approaches stunning (latest word from the Trump campaign is, apparently, that Melania wrote the speech herself -- and that anyone who has noticed or is talking/writing about this should be hung on the Mall, along with Hillary [{linked in} http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123933875 and preceding and following]):

Melania Trump's RNC speech vs. Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech

Published on Jul 18, 2016 by Jonah Green [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78Oy6THbKBiXKH-nJlwcTA / http://www.youtube.com/user/bluelemniscate , http://www.youtube.com/user/bluelemniscate/videos ]
As noticed by Jarrett Hill, it appears whole sections of Mrs. Trump's speech were lifted from the First Lady's address in 2008.
Jarrett Hill
@JarrettHill
CORRECTION: Melania stole a whole graph from Michelle's speech. #GOPConvention
WATCH: https://youtu.be/53Ei2dSDsFY?t=2m4s …

8:26 PM - 18 Jul 2016
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CORRECTION: Melania stole a whole graph from Michelle's speech. #GOPConvention
WATCH: https://t.co/8BCOwXAHSy pic.twitter.com/zudpDznGng

— jarrett, chill 🫶🏽✨🍉 (@jarretthill) July 19, 2016

(with comments)]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD3oB_3fiW4 [with comments] [hopefully this YouTube will last; many others available via e.g. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=melania+michelle , http://www.youtube.com/results?q=melania+michelle&sp=CAI%253D ]

and one that will last:

Comparing Melania Trump and Michelle Obama's speeches

Published on Jul 18, 2016 by CNN [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCupvZG-5ko_eiXAupbDfxWw / http://www.youtube.com/user/CNN , http://www.youtube.com/user/CNN/videos ]
At least one passage in Melania Trump's speech Monday night at the Republican National Convention plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcbiGsDMmCM [with comments]

and now:

Statement on Melania Trump Speech
- July 19, 2016 -
"In writing her beautiful speech, Melania's team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking. Melania’s immigrant experience and love for America shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.”
-Jason Miller, Senior Communications Advisor
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/statement-on-melania-trump-speech

for the record, Melania's complete speech, with the intro (at the end missing only the very brief one-sentence 'and here is my wonderful wife Melania', quick embrace and smooch, Donald beats hasty retreat, Melania to the podium):

Donald Trump Entrance at GOP Convention (C-SPAN)

Published on Jul 18, 2016 by C-SPAN [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb--64Gl51jIEVE-GLDAVTg / http://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN/videos , http://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN/videos ]
Donald Trump enters the Republican National Convention to introduce his wife Melania Trump. Full video here:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?412399-101/republican-national-convention-day-1-evening-session
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_v1FwosV_U [with comments]

Melania Trump FULL REMARKS GOP Convention (C-SPAN)

Published on Jul 18, 2016 by C-SPAN
Melania Trump delivers remarks at the Republican National Convention. More videos here:
http://www.c-span.org/republicannationalconvention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDRpuHBURKg [with comments] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3deLkAgLuD0 (with comments)]

and Michelle's 2008 speech:

Michelle Obama Keynote Address at DNC

Uploaded on Aug 25, 2008 by C-SPAN
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, gave the keynote address at the first day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. After her comments, Sen. Obama (D-IL) greeted the audience via remote camera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=790hG6qBPx0 [with comments]

(linked in):

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=105164907 and preceding and following

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=120749996 and preceding and following;
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123856033 and preceding and following