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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kimbutgar
(21,131 posts)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)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
(14,173 posts)Be Best is a self help book for young bullies
ie..."I'm best!!!!, you are stupid!!!"
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)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.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)I'm going to give you an Amen, brother.