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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:39 PM May 2018

White House blasts 'opposition media' in Melania booklet flap

Source: france23.com




08 May 2018 - 19H31


The White House attacked "opposition media" Tuesday for criticizing First Lady Melania Trump's use of an Obama-era pamphlet to launch her campaign against online bullying.

It said media were ignoring the positive message of her "Be Best" initiative, launched Monday, to focus on the fact that she reproduced a nine year old pamphlet from the Federal Trade Commission, with some media suggesting plagiarism.
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"After giving a strong speech that was met with a standing ovation and positive feedback, the focus from opposition media has been on an educational booklet, 'Talking with Kids About Being Online' produced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2009," she said in a statement.

The White House never masked the FTC's role in the publication, but appeared to suggest it was new and that Trump had a hand in it. The first release online identified it as "a booklet by First Lady Melania Trump and the Federal Trade Commission."

That has since been changed to "a Federal Trade Commission booklet, promoted by First Lady Melania Trump."........................................

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20180508-white-house-blasts-opposition-media-melania-booklet-flap



In looking at these two statements, it certainly does say it was by Melania and FTC!! (uses the word 'by')



...............The White House never masked the FTC's role in the publication, but appeared to suggest it was new and that Trump had a hand in it. The first release online identified it as "a booklet by First Lady Melania Trump and the Federal Trade Commission."

That has since been changed to "a Federal Trade Commission booklet, promoted by First Lady Melania Trump."........................................

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White House blasts 'opposition media' in Melania booklet flap (Original Post) riversedge May 2018 OP
It is not even grammatically correct English kimbutgar May 2018 #1
Be the Best zipplewrath May 2018 #3
Its part of the Trump phillosophy LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #4
Oh please. Just own your flop, Melania Achilleaze May 2018 #2
Oh yeah Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #7
Damn PDF evidence AKing May 2018 #5
Oh Fuck OFF you Fucking Plagiarizers. Cha May 2018 #6

kimbutgar

(20,882 posts)
1. It is not even grammatically correct English
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:41 PM
May 2018

“Be best” is not a sentence or phase.I would not want to introduce this phrase to children. Be your best, maybe but be best????wtf.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
3. Be the Best
Tue May 8, 2018, 03:08 PM
May 2018

Be Your Best
Be Better
Be Good

or, an oldie but a goodie:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,154 posts)
4. Its part of the Trump phillosophy
Tue May 8, 2018, 03:18 PM
May 2018

Be Best is a self help book for young bullies

ie..."I'm best!!!!, you are stupid!!!"

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
2. Oh please. Just own your flop, Melania
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:44 PM
May 2018

You did the republican thing. You cheated and lied. Everyone knows that. No need to bluster and lie even more. Just own it. You are a republican. Everyone knows that already.

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