Anonymous wrote:I don't understand this excuse? If Melania originally told the speechwriter that she admires these remarks of Mrs. Obama, doesn't that indicate that Melania knew they were Mrs. Obama's words when she spoke them at the convention? How does this help things?

It is even better than that. It sounds like Melania actually read the phrases to the speechwriter over the phone. She obviously knew they were Michelle's words.

this freakshow is better than comedy

i think this was a gracious explanation.

Kudos from Trump for not firing this woman.

Let's all move on from this non issue.

I think the worst thing about this for Trump's supporters is the admission that Melania likes Michelle Obama! How will they be able to stomach that one!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

Speak proper English. Y'all is not a word.

Sure it is. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/y'all

^^^ I'm pissed that Trump is cheap and his cheapness hurt his wife.

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

Speak proper English. Y'all is not a word.

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

Yeah, I'm pissed that Melania cannot apologize or take responsibility for something she did. I know that Trump cannot do that, but she is a separate person and could do the right thing. But it might get her divorced, so better to play it safe and blame her friend.

It's really neither Melania nor the family friend's fault, because if Trump had a vetting process, it wouldn't have happened. He's too good for that, though, and it hasn't hurt him yet, just his wife. Not very nice of him.

Anonymous wrote:And apparently the Sparkle Pony defense wasn't enough?

https://twitter.com/feldmike/status/755802738802425856

Spinoff snark: that's a professional writer's statement?

"A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama".

Good god. My high school English teacher would have whacked me with a (metaphorical) ruler for producing such a sentence.

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

But I thought there was nothing to take responsibility for? I thought these were "common phrases"?

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

Dude, the whole thing is just funny. No one's pissed.

Y’all are just pissed that

a. The speechwriter took full responsibility
b. The speechwriter is a woman
c. Trump did not fire her

....Because, if he had fired her, y’all would be prattling on and on about how he hates women.........

Throw the family friend under the bus.

I don't understand this excuse? If Melania originally told the speechwriter that she admires these remarks of Mrs. Obama, doesn't that indicate that Melania knew they were Mrs. Obama's words when she spoke them at the convention? How does this help things?

And apparently the Sparkle Pony defense wasn't enough?

https://twitter.com/feldmike/status/755802738802425856