OK, I'll ask it. What does "Be Best" mean?

[trof]

This is what the networks showed as the slogan for First Lady Melania Trump's 'child betterment' campaign roll out today.

I know the U.S. Army probably already has copyrighted "Be All That You Can Be!"

But "Be Best"?
Not Be THE Best, or Be YOUR Best.
Just Be Best.

Awright! I'm ready.
I'm BEST!
See?
I'm bein' BEST!

Maybe this is a Slovenian saying?
Grandfather to grandson: "Be BEST!"
Grandson: "Yes, of course Grandfather. I will be BEST!"

[Thomas Hurt]

1. "be Bigly" was already over used?

[politicaljunkie41910]

36. She hasn't exactly mastered the English language yet. My guess is she thought it sounded right and

didn't bother asking anyone; wanting to do this "her way". IMHO it sounds stupid and who knows, maybe no one wants to tell the FLOTUS that for fear of reprisal. Just like no one said anything about overkill with her Christmas decor last year to include live dancers.

[panader0]

2. Can everyone be best?

Or just one? How is it determined who is best?

[trof]

13. OMG, you're right!

There can be only ONE Best.
All the rest are 'not Best'.
I'm gonna cry now.

[guillaumeb]

3. She mispelled "be beast". eom

[Fullduplexxx]

8. Lol...... nt

[leftstreet]

4. How can you Be Best by even asking this question?

You're making Mrs. Trump cry

[guillaumeb]

5. Which Mrs Trump?

There ARE 3, at least at this point.

[bdamomma]

23. .........

funny but true

[lunasun]

6. Opposite of be worst. Which is what trump is trying to do - be worst president ever

For "children's betterment" they should all pick up and leave our WH
It's you get moose I get squirrel talk

[Croney]

7. Be Best means Be First.

Cut the line, step over people, pretend to have bone spurs, lie, cheat, do anything you have to do to be FIRST. To hell with everybody else. BE BEST!

[lamp_shade]

9. May Slovenian grandmother (1889-1980 immig. 1911) only spoke in 2 or 3 word sentences.

"Want candy?" "You good girl" "Me happy" and so on.

[LuckyCharms]

10. She misspelled Bebe Rebozo.

[Cha]

11. Be best plagiarist you can be..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[struggle4progress]

12. She heard it from their evangelical buddies: "Be best! Have a best day!

[IronLionZion]

14. Only the Donald can be the Best

but the rest of us can strive to be best like him

https://www.whitehouse.gov/bebest/

The mission of BE BEST is to focus on some of the major issues facing children today, with the goal of encouraging children to BE BEST in their individual paths, while also teaching them the importance of social, emotional, and physical health. BE BEST will concentrate on three main pillars: well-being, social media use, and opioid abuse.

BE BEST will champion the many successful well-being programs that provide children with the tools and skills required for emotional, social, and physical health. The campaign will also promote established organizations, programs, and people who are helping children overcome some of the issues they face growing up in the modern world.

[grantcart]

15. "Be like Michelle"?

[FakeNoose]

16. Remember Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" ?

I guess this can't be any worse than that one.

[trof]

18. At least it was grammatically correct.

[Generic Brad]

17. What do we call this campaign once it's over?

Be bested?

[Dave Starsky]

19. So they're actually making this a thing?

An official slogan based, essentially, on Melania's broken English?

Can we also have a national children's diet and nutrition initiative called "Eat Good"? Or an anti-opioid campaign called "You No Pop Pills"?

[smirkymonkey]

21. *snort*

Can you believe how much they have dumbed us down? I wouldn't be surprised if your other tag lines became a reality in the near future. I can't decide whether to laugh or cry.

[Dave Starsky]

24. I truly feel like I'm living in the real Twilight Zone.

And we're in the "pit of man's fears" part rather than the "summit of his knowledge" part.

I have just been informed that we are also to believe that Melania has a college degree in design and architecture. Sure, she does.

[Grammy23]

25. Don't you remember seeing her put her degree to work

when she was preparing for the state dinner? She had napkins and table cloths to pick out. The video showed her hard at work making the selections. Decisions...decisions...

[mshasta]

22. Lol

Me putty you ugly

[ProudLib72]

20. To be or not to be best. That is the question

Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous plagiarism.

[wcmagumba]

26. I posted this in another thread...

What I want to know about "Be Best"...
will it be a full "Be" or only Half A Bee?

[fierywoman]

27. In the 20 + years she's been here, for the price of two of her Dolce & Gabbana

outfits, she COULD have hired an English tutor.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

28. She stole that line from Donald..

it's what he tells his hair dresser every morning in kindergarten English: "be best hair".

When finished, it's "hair be best".

.......... ...........

[justgamma]

29. In Trumpland,

You had better be best, because if you're not, you are a loser!

[tblue37]

30. She is one upping Michelle Obama's plea to men to "Be Better":

https://m.

[Dave Starsky]

31. Thank you for that.

That really does provide some context.

I am actually starting to think that Melania really looks up to Michelle Obama as her role model, and she is trying to do whatever she can to try to be like her.

[comradebillyboy]

32. Obviously English is not one of Melanoma's five languages.

[lame54]

33. "Do Good Work"...

Gus Grissom motivational speech from The Right Stuff

[left-of-center2012]

34. Trump's couldn't make the "A" list

[TheBlackAdder]

35. Look at how the letter E is written. Did she mean BF BFST as some kind of hidden message?