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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:45 PM Jun 2018

Obama administration official: Separating migrant families undermines Melania's 'Be Best' initiative

Former Pentagon spokesman George Little suggested Saturday that the Trump administration's practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the U.S.–Mexico border undermines First Lady Melania Trump's "Be Best" initiative.

The initiative, rolled out by the first lady last month, promotes the well-being of children and their social, emotional and physical health.

"I think it’s safe to say that if there was any shred of substance or meaning left to the #BeBest campaign, it disappeared instantly with the forced separation of parents from their children," Little, who served in the Obama administration, tweeted.

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The Trump administration has come under intense public scrutiny in recent weeks for its "zero tolerance" immigration policy, which seeks to prosecute migrants who enter the U.S. illegally.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/392639-former-pentagon-spokesman-separation-of-migrant-families-undermines-be-best

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Obama administration official: Separating migrant families undermines Melania's 'Be Best' initiative (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 OP

Melanie has an initiative? liberal N proud Jun 2018 #1

This is still all about doing the exact opposite Submariner Jun 2018 #2

Except that it isn't the opposite Sailor65x1 Jun 2018 #7

Fuck Mel! It undermines basic human decency NightWatcher Jun 2018 #3

All any of them care about is money. blueinredohio Jun 2018 #4

Has anyone seen her lately? n/t rzemanfl Jun 2018 #5

The "Be Best" movement is a joke RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #6

WHAT "Be Best" Initiative? CakeGrrl Jun 2018 #8

liberal N proud

(60,335 posts)

1. Melanie has an initiative?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 08:54 PM

Jun 2018

Who knew?

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

2. This is still all about doing the exact opposite

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:13 PM

Jun 2018

of President Obama, no matter what the issue, no matter the outcome, as long as Trump can claim a victory, as preposterous as it may be, because he’s a psychotic racist asshole.

He feeds on our hate for him. He’s a sicko performing in his comfort zone.

Sailor65x1

(554 posts)

7. Except that it isn't the opposite

Reply to Submariner (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:10 PM

Jun 2018

Not at all.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. Fuck Mel! It undermines basic human decency

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:14 PM

Jun 2018

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

4. All any of them care about is money.

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:01 PM

Jun 2018

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

5. Has anyone seen her lately? n/t

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:16 PM

Jun 2018

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)

6. The "Be Best" movement is a joke

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:19 PM

Jun 2018

There's no more way to undermind it than have an abused, hiding First Lady behind it.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)

8. WHAT "Be Best" Initiative?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:32 PM

Jun 2018

Like everything else they they've tried with Melania, it gets a day of media coverage, then they don't do jack shit.

I'll bet money they haven't one single update they could give, but they keep flinging bullshit around and the media keeps chasing their latest shiny object, so no one questions it.

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