Posted on 12/30/2018 11:30:15 AM PST by Sean_Anthony
Melania Trump epitomizes the qualities that Americans should admire in our First Ladies. While clearly both fashionable and beautiful, Mrs. Trump’s most impressive qualities are her toughness, determination in the face of a hostile media environment
Every year on the Ringside Politics program, we award our “Turkey” of the year during Thanksgiving and our “Champion” of the year in late December. This year, the “winner” of our turkey award was House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fitting choice for such a failed leader. However, our “Champion” award was a more difficult selection. During the past year, many fine people distinguished themselves in a positive way Finally, after input from our great listening audience, our decision was clear. For many reasons, including her grace and style under unrelenting criticism and pressure, First Lady Melania Trump was chosen as our Ringside Politics Champion of the Year.
This author’s piece also appeared in Townhall and was posted 12/29 here on FR:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3716064/posts
Do a title search on ‘ringside’ and you’ll see this same thing with an article on Paul Ryan.
Don’t be messin’ with his thefty business model, yo.
Sean does not pay attention to us.
I've nothing but admiration for President Trump and Melania.
As a student of medieval Europe, Melania reminds me of Eleanor of Aquatine.
A broad whose grace, beauty and intelligence wowed all who met her .
Perhaps not since Dolley Madison has a First Lady brought so much style and grace to the White House. Dolley was, of course, the “first” First Lady who went public in her activities, and was even unoffically the chief hostess of the “President’s House” BEFORE James Madison was elected in 1808, serving a similar function for the widower Thomas Jefferson.
And Dolley’s influence did not end when James Madison finished his term, she went on to be the “hostess with the mostest” for many years, remaining prominent in Washington social circles for most part of a half century, still active in 1848, shortly before she died.
Her personal bravery was most notable during the War of 1812, when the British were advancing on Washington, Steadfastly refusing to leave, it was only as the advance became most threatening that she was persuaded to depart the White House, but only after she, with the help of her household staff, had removed the Stuart painting of George Washington from its place on the wall, and took it with the party as they fled.
Along with all the other reasons to admire her...I admire her for being able to walk in those shoes!
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