Laura Bush made the headlines here in Jamaica

[malaise]

re the Con's kidnapping (my word), separating children from parents and locking up the children in cages.

[Zoonart]

1. You know... while I applaud her letter...

it is simply not enough. Perhaps she could round up all of the other living first ladies and they could formally petition the white house to stop this abomination of a policy.

It is not enough for people with power and a voice to write a letter. It is weak tea.

I am shocked at the passivity of the resistance to this policy. I guess America is too busy getting it's barbecue on to smell the smoke from the burning of the Republic.

[malaise]

2. I'd like to hear from the past Presidents as well

This is gathering steam.

[Zoonart]

3. Exactly right, Malaise.

[Leith]

11. So Would I

Where the hell are they?

[Sherman A1]

5. It is a whole lot better than nothing

Let us be happy that something was said.

[bigtree]

4. good for her

...state of affairs where this is abnormal among republicans.

[Iliyah]

6. Apparently she has more clout

than the current one. And no, I do not accept shithole as president. Any who, glad she spoke up. This shouldn't be among party line or any line.

[cwydro]

7. And still nothing from the Obamas or the Clintons.

Very disappointing. Smh.

[tblue37]

13. The Clinton's ARE speaking out:

From lunamagica's thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210749618

Bill and Hillary Clinton got political in their nod to Father's Day on Sunday.

In a tweet, Bill Clinton bemoaned the protest the Trump administration's policy which allows the parents of illegal immigrants to be separated from their children born in the U.S.

"On this Father’s Day I’m thinking of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border. These children should not be a negotiating tool. And reuniting them with their families would reaffirm America’s belief in & support for all parents who love their children," the former president said.

From global1's thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210749599

Hillary Was Speaking Out On Trump's Immigration Policy On MSNBC....
Instead of them staying with her speech til she finished they broke away at the top of the hour. When their next program started - one of the first things they played was Trump saying that it was the Dems that created this law and that the Dems could end this. They aired letting him lie to the American People instead of giving Hillary a chance to speak the truth.

This is what's wrong with our MSM. We never get the full story from the Dems. They always cut short the Dems responses and defer to Trump and the Repugs.

This is one of the reasons we are where we are. The MSM constantly normalizes Trump.

[tblue37]

15. Oh, and Michelle highlighted Laura Bush's tweet:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210749512

I think sometimes the Obama's hold back a while to avoid drawing hatred from the DR toward whatever the issue is. They know that for some right wingers, any association of an issue with the Obama's will make the RWers to ape against the side the Obama's support. (They try not to make it about themselves.)

[MontanaMama]

8. I'm in Belize at the moment.

It’s what people are talking about down here. The group I am traveling with gets waived through every checkpoint because, well, we’re white. I’m taking every opportunity to point out our privilege to the 34 kiddos on this trip.

[malaise]

9. People across our region are talking about this

It's frightening and the silence from our politicians is deafening.

[MontanaMama]

10. It is deafening.

I wonder how many are complicit in the grand plan? If they get away with doing this to children, what else will Americans swallow? It won’t end here.

[Trek4Truth]

12. THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING! THE WHOLE WORD IS WATCHING!!!

Yes I'm yelling.

[malaise]

14. And righty so

but we need way more outrage