Posted on 12/29/2018 11:22:03 AM PST by Kaslin
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.
The latest example of critics abusing the First Lady occurred earlier this week. Leaving on Christmas night, President and Mrs. Trump made a surprise visit to American troops serving in Iraq. It was a trip that made a very positive impact on the troops, who warmly greeted the President and the First Lady.
Not surprisingly, the visit drew criticism from the liberal media because some of the troops displayed “Make America Great Again” hats and asked the President to sign them. Of course, the same liberal media said nothing when then President Barack Obama signed his picture and military gear for our troops in Kuwait and at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
On social media, nasty critics reserved some of their venom for the First Lady, criticizing her wardrobe, especially her choice of “Timberland boots.” On Twitter, she was blasted as “the biggest idiot in the room” for her sensible choice of footwear. In reality, Mrs. Trump looked fabulous as usual, but those who hate her husband also regularly insult her for everything from her fashion to her accent.
Since Mrs. Trump was born in Slovenia, English is not her native language. Thus, she is the first non-native speaker of English to hold the position of First Lady. In fact, she is so accomplished that she is fluent in six languages. None of this stopped untalented leftist late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel from mocking her accent.
While Mrs. Trump is regularly criticized, and lampooned, former First Lady Michelle Obama received constant praise during her tenure for “courage” and “beauty” and “intelligence.” She was celebrated on 12 magazine covers and is still a regular guest on the late-night “comedy” programs. In contrast, Melania Trump has not been invited to grace magazine covers nor be a guest on the network talk shows.
This nasty treatment is another indication of the unbelievable media bias that is heaped on the First Family on a regular basis. Mrs. Trump is a former fashion model who would be a perfect fit for a magazine cover and an accompanying feature. She is not only beautiful, but she is also a successful businesswoman who launched a jewelry line and introduced a brand of caviar-based skincare products. Certainly, she has a fascinating story to share with fellow Americans, but few media outlets seem to have an interest.
In another indication of the bias directed toward Mrs. Trump, several fashion designers, including Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Christian Siriano, Zac Posen, and Sophie Theallet, refused to provide outfits for her to wear. Of course, Mrs. Obama faced no such discrimination from fashion designers.
The abuse of Mrs. Trump was noted by “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak, who tweeted "If she were married to someone the media approved of, it would be all Melania all the time. Every move would be breathlessly recorded, and every outfit would be featured in multiple publications. Her intelligence and beauty would be highlighted 24/7."
When not boycotting Mrs. Trump, the media is heaping abuse upon her. In response to Mrs. Trump’s beautiful Christmas decorations at the White House this year, lifestyle magazine House Beautiful was anything but complimentary. Instead, the magazine claimed it was reminiscent of the horror movie “The Shining.”
If there was any real journalism left in our country today, reporters would be trying to learn more about our appealing First Lady. Melania Trump is a woman of many attributes, including tremendous courage. As the only First Lady to fly in a V-22 osprey aircraft, it should surprise no one that she accompanied her husband on his trip to Iraq. Thus, it became the first time in years that a First Lady had visited our troops in a combat zone.
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 and determination in the face of a hostile media environment. For the first two years in the White House, Melania Trump has represented this country well, displaying both class and dignity.
Thank goodness she is now our First Lady, a tremendous improvement from the previous occupant of that position. She is a worthy recipient of our Ringside Politics Champion of the Year award.
Ditto here.
Thanks for the post. I didn’t know Pat Nixon visited a war zone in Viet Nam.
My favorite expression when speaking of the WOOKIE is;
“AND WHAT ROUGH, UGLY, BEAST; IT’S HOUR COME ROUND AT LAST, SLOUCHES TOWARDS AMERICA TO DESTROY”.
And that’s the nicest thing I have to say about the GHETTO GORILLA.
Yes, Melania is the first since Nancy Reagan that actually looked like a First Lady, not a grandmother, a school teacher, a grifter or a transsexual.
She has them all outclassed as far as brains and poise.
It’s always been important to me that our President and First Lady on top of everything else, look the part to the rest of the world.
I heard something on the radio the other day about the Timberland boots. I have no idea why she was criticized for wearing them.
I’ve never been able to understand all the “fashion icon” hype about Mrs. Obama.
Granted that she doesn’t have an ideal figure. Most of us don’t. What she also doesn’t have, IMO, is any fashion sense or personal style. She has no idea what does or doesn’t look good on her. I’ve wondered if she has a stylist who secretly hates her and tries to see just how outlandishly she can be persuaded to dress. She could also benefit from some advice and training in how to walk, stand, and in general carry herself. As you say, she never tried to rise to the role.
Even Hillary Clinton does a better job of dressing herself, for the most part. The Bush ladies may not have been fashion icons, but they were always quite presentable.
Mrs. Trump knows how to dress and how to carry herself. She really is quite special.
This is all you need to know. Obama Good. Trump Bad. That’s the walking papers for the MSM If Melania, was a democrat she’s be on every cover in the world.
Maybe it is because they are just a moderate priced brand of boot that ordinary people like me can buy for work, hiking etc-instead of her wearing a $2000 pair of faux work boots that look fancy-but are poorly made and impractical for actual outdoor wear-how dare she wear the shoes of a commoner...
OK class who wore it better Menlana or Mooshelle
You are probably right, however, her critics will find something “wrong” regardless of what she wears or does. If she’d worn the expensive designer boots, we would have been informed how long it would have taken the military folks to earn enough money to buy those boots.
I still see remarks about her “inappropriate” footwear when visiting Houston after the hurricane. IIRC, she wore heels from the WH to the helicopter but was in tennis shoes when on the ground in Houston.
I inserted the image of Melania in a 1918 Parrish painting named, The Garden of Allah. By pairing Parrish's fantasy painting with Melania's classic beauty, a dream comes to life. Click the image to see full screen. |
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Similar to the cover of the Moody Blues’ 1983 album, “The Present.”
Melania is a Catholic. What you did does not honor her at all.
Yep, that’s the one!
It takes Mrs. Trump about 5 minutes to look absolutely fabulous with an assistant.
It took 55 assistants working full time to make the America hating wookie bitch Moochelle not look like Sasquatch.
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