As I said in another thread, it was pretty common political speech, and I wouldn't even be surprised if some of the same writers worked on both. There's no doubt in my mind that neither one of the first lady hopefuls wrote the words to begin with.
This is media and political opponents trying to find something to cast a shadow on Trump, by making his wife appear dishonest. I view it as a low blow, and can honestly say that her speech will in no way influence my vote. These things drive leftists nuts about Melania:
1. She's a legal immigrant
2. She's a woman
3. She speaks 5 languages
4. She stays home and raises her son
5. She's successful in her own right
6. She's incredibly hot
7. She delivered a speech in a language not native to her
If only she were the wife of a liberal, she'd be an unqualified hero. However...she's married to Trump, so the only thing anyone can talk about is plagiarism. It's just politicals being politicals...
I think she's great. For an ambitious woman, she married well, and she's done well with the accompanying advantages of marrying into wealth.
However, plagiarism is bad, and I would say, because we know that she is a very bright person, surprising. I, personally, was hoping for more being that she, having grown up outside the US, offers a unique perspective.
Of course the media is giving this a lot of attention: it's controversial and political candy that, until people demand different, keeps eyeballs on screens and keeps the money flowing into these corporate-owned media properties. Honestly my recurring thought in this entire election process has been that until we demand better from our "news" media things will not improve in this country.
All that aside, the interesting thing about Ms. Trump's plagiarizing Ms. Obama is that it just serves to demonstrate that really, despite what everything is trying to tell us (and train us), we're actually more similar than different. Pitting us against each other is part of various models to keep things as they are — for the media, for the corporate and political power structures.
Okay, go on back to the silly left-right squabbling.