dagblog - Comments for "17 States Sue to Stop Separations as Government Struggles to Reunite Families" http://dagblog.com/link/17-states-sue-stop-separations-government-struggles-reunite-families-25445 Comments for "17 States Sue to Stop Separations as Government Struggles to Reunite Families" en Damn kids - since when did http://dagblog.com/comment/254221#comment-254221 <a id="comment-254221"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/254217#comment-254217">‘You leave my husband alone!’</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Damn kids - since when did being a public servant involve being a public servant. It's more civil to send a bunch of Teabaggers to disrupt a town hall.</p> </div></div></div> Wed, 27 Jun 2018 07:03:52 +0000 PeraclesPlease comment 254221 at http://dagblog.com ‘You leave my husband alone!’ http://dagblog.com/comment/254217#comment-254217 <a id="comment-254217"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/17-states-sue-stop-separations-government-struggles-reunite-families-25445">17 States Sue to Stop Separations as Government Struggles to Reunite Families</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/06/26/you-leave-my-husband-alone-elaine-chao-mitch-mcconnell-confronted-over-family-separations/?utm_term=.781537dc4619">‘You leave my husband alone!’: Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell confronted over family separations</a></p> <p>By Elise Viebeck @ WashingtonPost.com, June 26</p> <p> </p><div class="media_embed" height="290px" width="480px"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="290px" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/c/embed/f2d769b2-79b0-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="480px"></iframe></div> <blockquote> <p>Protesters confronted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday over migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border, a sign that outrage over the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policy is not abating.</p> <p>Chao and McConnell, who are married, were about to climb into a black SUV when they were approached by a small group of young men at Georgetown University. One started repeating, “Why are you separating families?”</p> <p>A short confrontation ensued. “Why don’t you leave my husband alone? Why don’t you leave my husband alone?” Chao responded as McConnell got into the SUV.</p> <p>“I’m not trying to disrespect you, but why is he separating families?” the young man said. “I’m not trying to disrespect you. He’s separating families.”</p> <p>An angry Chao told the protesters to “leave him alone” as she tried to walk to the other side of the SUV with the help of security guards.</p> <p>“No, he’s not” separating families, she said. “You leave my husband alone,” she added, pointing at the group [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Wed, 27 Jun 2018 02:38:09 +0000 artappraiser comment 254217 at http://dagblog.com