Melania Trump surprised attendees and viewers on Monday night looking polished and poised in a dress by Serbian fashion designer Roksanda. Her speech appeared real, authentic and from the heart until it echoed the same sentiments of a speech made by Michelle Obama in 2008.

The field day began. Melania Trump plagiarized Michelle Obama’s speech from 2008. (A speech that Michelle Obama borrowed from one Saul Alinsky excerpt in Rules for Radicals). In came the criticism from both sides about the incompetency of the Trump campaign. How could they allow this to happen? What kind of prospective First Lady plagiarizes another First Lady’s speech? Memes featuring Milli Vanilli followed. Funny, I find it ironic that Michelle Obama swipes from a work entitled Rules for Radicals but we are chastised for even uttering the word “radical” on this side of the fence but I digress. That’s a story for another day.

Make no mistake, the left is capitalizing on #SpeechGate 2016, on Melania’s supposed speech lifting. We’ve seen and heard the juxtaposition more times than we’d care to count over the past 36 hours. They are taking it and running with it. While they are laughing all the way to Twitterland, there were also the notable moments they will neglect to mention. Here are just a few:

1. Marcus Lutrell. (Enough said).

I think it’s important to say that we got to make sure that the hell the veterans return from is not the hell [they] come home to, OK? That’s what was promised, and that’s what’s deserved.

“America is the light. The only way for any life to matter, we all have to matter.” Marcus Luttrell

2. Rudy Giuliani-Make America ONE Again

“When they come to save your life, they don’t ask if you’re black or white. They just come to save you. There’s no black America, there’s no white America. There is just America”.-Rudy Guiliani

3. Chris Christie-Guilty or Not Guilty?

It was the trial we may never see. Harsh, yes. So what? The truth hurts. Christie put Clinton on trial by highlighting her track record to the chants of “Lock her up” from the audience:

“As to Hillary Clinton, putting herself ahead of America guilty or not guilty? Hillary Clinton, lying to the American people about her selfish, awful judgment guilty or not guilty? Time after time the facts, and just the facts, lead you to the same verdict both around the world and at home.

In Libya and Nigeria guilty.

In China and Syria guilty.

In Iran and Russia and Cuba guilty.

And here at home on risking America’s secrets to keep her own and lying to cover it all up. Guilty.

We didn’t disqualify Hillary Clinton to be President of the United States — the facts of her life and career disqualify her.”-Chris Christie

4. Donald Trump Jr.

Junior had some viewers asking “can we nominate that guy instead?!” Take a look:

We heard a message of strength from Lutrell, a message of hope from Giuliani and Christie went, as I like to call it, full-on Jersey and hit us between the eyes with the realities of a Hillary Clinton presidency. Whether you are a Trump fan or not, Donald Junior gave us the much-needed human element to his father and glimpse into their family that apparently resonated with attendees and viewers. Despite the impending sense of doom the media would like to portray at the forefront of the RNC, there have been bright spots of the convention so far. As individuals who want to see better days for the country that we love, we need to focus on these and not be thrown off-guard. The media and the left will continue over the next week to bring up Melania’s speech among some of their favorite words to describe any and all Republicans: “Islamophobes”, “hate mongers”, “bigots”, “he-man-women-haters”…pick a description, any description. Trump’s economic failures in Atlantic City along with the economy will be thrown into the forefront to take the focus off of donations to the Clinton foundation. These will be some of the tactics in the days leading up to the DNC in Philadelphia. As far as Hillary goes, you can see for yourself that she was busy Tweeting up a storm last night:

Not according to your anti-woman, anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant @GOP platform. #RNCinCLE https://t.co/I2W1cvyrrQ

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 20, 2016

Deflect, deflect, deflect:

If you think Chris Christie can lecture anyone on ethics, we have a bridge to sell you. https://t.co/c1nkZojJFL #RNCinCLE

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 20, 2016

And, of course, it would be not be a Hillary Clinton campaign without a shameless request for the almighty dollar:

Donald Trump just became the Republican nominee. Chip in now to make sure he never steps foot in the Oval Office. https://t.co/GjshXP4BAG

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 19, 2016

How are we ramping up for the pain and agony of next week’s DNC, you ask? We have plenty of ear plugs for Shrillary’s shrieks and, for extra measure, have stocked up on batteries for our TV remotes should we want to hit the ol’ MUTE button (Thanks for the advice, Paul Ryan. We were already thinking the same thing). Of course, some of us will endure the pain and agony and will be providing highlights from the various and sundry pompous lectures and the star-studded celebrity Hillary selfie love fest that will plague the Internet for days on end. Stay tuned.