A True First Lady Is...

I really think that something is SERIOUSLY wrong here and I totally fault the Trump supporters. Some clarification is really needed here.

Allow me to remind people that I am NOT a Democrat or a Republican. I did NOT vote for Trump, Clinton, or Obama. Therefore, I feel fully qualified to make the following statements that you are about to read.

Melania Trump is not the prettiest FLOTUS of our time. Don't get upset. Allow me to clarify my statement. She is the youngest. If you like her, that is fine, but here is where and why I beg to differ. I honestly have nothing against her. It has been alleged that she had some plastic surgery done. Because it is an allegation, I have no proof as to whether she did or not. So, I will just leave it at that. I do not recall other First Ladies, whether I liked them or not, doing the same thing. But it leads me to ask a very important question. What do people consider a glamorous FLOTUS to look like? Are people referring to inner beauty or external beauty?

When many people referring to the term "beauty," they are often looking at the person's external appearance. What, however, do they possess on the inside? Are they kind and courteous to a fault or are they downright obnoxious to a tee? Really hard to say by just looking at someone's external appearance. I am sure that some will argue this point for her. I have not seen anything about her internal self other than the fact that she does not seem to seek the limelight. For that, I must give her some credit.

If the discussion is to be centered on inner beauty, then my group would only include Lady Bird Johnson, Laura Bush, Rosalyn Carter, Jacqueline Kennedy, and even Nancy Reagan. These ladies avoided controversy and, where possible, tried to avoid the limelight. They had no personal agenda for political aspirations and so forth. You could also place Barbara Bush in there as well. She was an outspoken individual and that was the only reason why she belongs and stands out in this group. Other than that, I honestly cannot say what the previous ladies were like. I wasn't around and television did not play a major role as it does today. Therefore, there are not many recordings of the daily life of a First Lady out there.

If you wanted to look at external beauty, we need not look at anyone except Mrs. Kennedy. Even when I was a child, I noticed that she brought a nice level of class to the White House. And while I have nothing against the current FLOTUS, Mrs. Kennedy did not need her husband to tell his constituents about her physical beauty. It spoke for itself. She graced many magazine covers. I remember how women at that time even wanted to dress like her. She always dressed tastefully. She was the very epitome of style, class, and grace.

On the opposite side of the coin, there was one occupant who DID have presidential and political aspirations that—thank goodness—did not come to fruition. I don't recall anyone using her name and the word "beautiful" in the same sentence when describing her. Her fashion statement consisted of hideous jumpsuits and, once in a while, hideous headwear as well. But enough about Hillary Clinton.

For what it is worth, this author prefers that the First Lady—the unelected individual in the White House—to be seen and not heard. Does that mean that the person must be a prisoner in the White House? No, it just means that the person must not grab attention when, in fact, it is the hubby who must appear in the limelight. We had elected him (or her) to do the job.

Tonight, I read many negative Facebook posts about Michelle Obama. While I am not a fan of hers, I do find the negative comments about her to be baseless, crude, and, in most cases, racist as well. My only reason for not putting her on my list is that she spent an inordinate amount of time pushing her failed agenda. Remember her healthy lunch program? Let's consider it to have been a lunchtime Obamacare for children. That is how popular that was.

Even after their husbands finished their terms in the White House, Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Laura Bush have still remained socially invisible, unlike Clinton and Obama. Mrs. Clinton, for example, chose to use her status to springboard her way to a run for the presidency, a run that turned out to be futile. Mrs. Obama decided to write and promote a book. This also entailed promotional tours as well. This is certainly not in keeping with the silent stance.

Again, I hold nothing against Mrs. Trump. I am sure that she is a very nice lady, but she has some very tough acts to follow. So, I ask Trump supporters to show me the grounds on which you make your argument here.