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AMERICA’S BLOOD SPORT: LACERATING FIRST LADIES

Remembering Dolley Madison — By Darwin Porter

Five days after January’s mob assault on the U.S. Capitol, pitch, especially after it was revealed that she was relying
the ex-First Lady, “Cover Girl” Melania Trump, issued a on astrology to help direct the political maneuverings of her
widely ridiculed statement: “I find it shameful that surround- husband.
ing these tragic events, there has been salacious gossip, Few First Ladies have endured the ongoing venom aimed
unwarranted personal attacks, and false misleading accusa- at First Lady Hillary Clinton during her extension of health
tions about me—from people who are looking to be relevant insurance to more Americans, especially children. During
and (who) have an agenda.” her 2016 campaign for president, deeply disturbing ver-
That statement was instantly attacked for its implied bal assaults (“LOCK HER UP”) were levied based on (in
self-centeredness. Anita McBride, chief of staff for an earlier hindsight) relatively innocuous accusations involving some
First Lady, Laura Bush, was among the first to weigh in: “At a time when missing e-mails.
the nation is hurting so badly, and we are craving moral authority from But in retrospect, perhaps the most vilified presidential wife in U.S.
our leaders, this should not be about how Melania may feel maligned.” history was Dolley Madison, First Lady (and wife of our fourth president,
Since the dawn of the United States, every First Lady has come under James Madison) from 1809 to 1817. At the time, his detractors called
attack, some in ways almost excruciatingly painful. “Being pilloried in him “the pygmy president” because of his height (5’4”). Today, he’s
the press is part of the job description,” said Eleanor Roosevelt who revered as “The Father of the U.S. Constitution.”
endured a relentless barrage of devastating attacks during her prec- Dolley had lost her first husband when she was 26: Attorney John
edent-breaking reign (1933-1945). Today, she’s acclaimed by most Todd, Jr., and her young son were felled by the yellow fever epidemic
historians as our greatest First Lady. then sweeping through Philadelphia.
H See AND hear Darwin Porter every month on Zoomertimes TV. H Perhaps in an attempt to emotionally recuperate, she moved to
Tune in on YouTube (search zoomertimes TV), on Facebook. Washington, where her mother ran a boarding house. One of the board-
ers, a rising young politician named Aaron Burr [later Vice President
H com/Boomertimes, or on BoomerTimesFL.com H during the administration of the third American President, Thomas
Eleanor wasn’t alone in having to cope with attacks: The notorious Jefferson] fell in love with her and wanted to marry her as soon as his
Hollywood history of starlet Nancy Davis was dug up, and as First Lady wife, then suffering from cancer, died in New York.
(“Mrs. Hail to the Chief” Ronald Reagan), attacks on her reached a fever To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.

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