They did it again: Donald Trump Jr. plagiarizes The American Conservative

[Devout Centrist]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Keep digging. This is a f*** up.

No, it's f***ing laughable is what it is. I bet you just about every speech tonight has elements from somewhere else. And next week, at the sh**t show known as the Democrat National Convention, the same thing will happen.

It's politics. sh**t gets recycled all the time.

This "plagiarism" meme is tripe and tired already.

The leaps and bounds some will go to apologize for the blatantly obvious. Wow.

I guess plagiarism isn't so bad.

[Holmes]

Apparently Buckley, who wrote the article, also co-wrote the speech.

I'm seeing this now too.

So he recycled his material word for word then. He put as much effort in this speech as Trump has put in his whole campaign.

[Seriously?]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Lol good luck doing something like this and telling that to a college professor.

Give me a f***ing break. This is politics not a college paper. Your analogy fails.

If you don't think rhetoric in politics gets recycled, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

You red and "blue" avatars as as insufferable as you are in the primary thread.

[Mike Thick]

Apparently Buckley, who wrote the article, also co-wrote the speech.

I'm seeing this now too.

Yeah, this isn't really that bad at all

[swf541]

so self plagiarism on the behalf of the speechwriter wtf

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

So it's not plagiarism, just laziness.

[swf541]

And guess who partially wrote Donald Trump Jr.'s speech:
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736

The same guy who wrote the original article.  You can't plagiarize yourself, can you?

Yes you can, your taught this in college English class you can plagiarize yourself

[Holmes]

And guess who partially wrote Donald Trump Jr.'s speech:
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736

The same guy who wrote the original article.  You can't plagiarize yourself, can you?

Yes, it's called self-plagiarism.

[Seriously?]

And guess who partially wrote Donald Trump Jr.'s speech:
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736

The same guy who wrote the original article.  You can't plagiarize yourself, can you?

Keep the meme up now.

[Classic Conservative]

Yeah the author gave him permission it's fine.

[Hermit For Peace]

I don't think anyone in the Trump family are original, inspirational (or deep) thinkers. They probably need to rely on what other people have said for their speeches.

Give 'em a break, will you? Those poor picked on people....

[Gass3268]

And guess who partially wrote Donald Trump Jr.'s speech:
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736

The same guy who wrote the original article.  You can't plagiarize yourself, can you?

It's more similar to when Obama had permission and used Deval Patrick's words. Yet still, this is not good optics after Monday night.

[swf541]

Apparently Buckley, who wrote the article, also co-wrote the speech.

I'm seeing this now too.

Yeah, this isn't really that bad at all

Its self plagiarism which is still a major academic thing

[Holmes]

Crooked Donald Trump Jr. and Thievin' Melania!

[Devout Centrist]

Yeah the author gave him permission it's fine.

Good. That's all that matters.

[Holmes]

And guess who partially wrote Donald Trump Jr.'s speech:
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/755607692354420736

The same guy who wrote the original article.  You can't plagiarize yourself, can you?

It's more similar to when Obama had permission and used Deval Patrick's words. Yet still, this is not good optics after Monday night.

It's funny after everyone was harping on the Obama/Patrick thing to defend Thievin' Melania!

[Seriously?]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Keep digging. This is a f*** up.

No, it's f***ing laughable is what it is. I bet you just about every speech tonight has elements from somewhere else. And next week, at the sh**t show known as the Democrat National Convention, the same thing will happen.

It's politics. sh**t gets recycled all the time.

This "plagiarism" meme is tripe and tired already.

The leaps and bounds some will go to apologize for the blatantly obvious. Wow.

I guess plagiarism isn't so bad.

Ask Joe Biden and Barack Obama about their plagiarism. But of course, as always, it's not a big deal to your insufferable, obnoxious red avatars if it happens to a Democrat.

[136or142]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Rules only apply to Hillary Clinton! Donald Trump and his family deserve to be above the law!

Above the law? Do you think political rhetoric is copyrighted? What "law" is broken exactly?

I didn't want to reuse the word 'rule.'  The obvious rule here being the expectation of attributing who you're quoting.

The Rapist Trump campaign also used Queen's "We are the Champions" yesterday even though the surviving members have told them to stop and may even have asked for a cease and desist order.

Clearly these speakers are lying when they say that Rapist Trump 'plays by the rules.'

[Hermit For Peace]

Stealing an author's words isn't "drawing inspiration". It's theft. If he wanted to say those words in his speech, he should've attributed them to the original author.

This is so simple. And not too hard. Even a Trump should be able to do that.

[swf541]

Yeah the author gave him permission it's fine.

Good. That's all that matters.

no it isnt, Obama should have been gone after over the same thing in 2012.  If you did this on a paper, you'd be given an F or expelled.

[Holmes]

Stealing an author's words isn't "drawing inspiration". It's theft. If he wanted to say those words in his speech, he should've attributed them to the original author.

This is so simple. And not too hard. Even a Trump should be able to do that.

They were born with silver spoons in their mouths and expect everything to be handed to them. If they want to take words from other people, it's their right!

[136or142]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Keep digging. This is a f*** up.

No, it's f***ing laughable is what it is. I bet you just about every speech tonight has elements from somewhere else. And next week, at the sh**t show known as the Democrat National Convention, the same thing will happen.

It's politics. sh**t gets recycled all the time.

This "plagiarism" meme is tripe and tired already.

The leaps and bounds some will go to apologize for the blatantly obvious. Wow.

I guess plagiarism isn't so bad.

Ask Joe Biden and Barack Obama about their plagiarism. But of course, as always, it's not a big deal to your insufferable, obnoxious red avatars if it happens to a Democrat.

Joe Biden quit his 1988 Presidential campaign less than a week after this story broke.

[Devout Centrist]

His part about schools and soviet-era department stores

Speeches draw upon other speeches for inspiration? Stop the presses!

Keep digging. This is a f*** up.

No, it's f***ing laughable is what it is. I bet you just about every speech tonight has elements from somewhere else. And next week, at the sh**t show known as the Democrat National Convention, the same thing will happen.

It's politics. sh**t gets recycled all the time.

This "plagiarism" meme is tripe and tired already.

The leaps and bounds some will go to apologize for the blatantly obvious. Wow.

I guess plagiarism isn't so bad.

Ask Joe Biden and Barack Obama about their plagiarism. But of course, as always, it's not a big deal to your insufferable, obnoxious red avatars if it happens to a Democrat.

Joe Biden got exactly what he deserved for plagiarism and it was well deserved.

Barack Obama? What did he plagiarize? Regardless, I think people should be held accountable, not apologized for.

[Seriously?]

Apparently Buckley, who wrote the article, also co-wrote the speech.

I'm seeing this now too.

Yeah, this isn't really that bad at all

Its self plagiarism which is still a major academic thing

I'm looking for the classroom that the RNC is being held in.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

If the media and Democrats keep attacking him for this, that is exactly what he wants. The whole speech was about elitist snobs if you recall. Genius!