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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jan. 29, 2025

Greetings! Caroline Kennedy took direct aim at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  The daughter of John F. Kennedy labeled her cousin a “predator”  and urged the Senate to kill his nomination. In addition, cousin Caroline, who has served as ambassador to Japan and Australia, stated that RFK Jr.  is “addicted to power and attention.”  I fear that Caroline Kennedy’s powerful statement ultimately won’t have the weight in the bizarro MAGA-world.  Still, I applaud her speaking truth to power.  She would fit right in her dad’s1957 Pulitzer-prize-winning book Profiles in Courage that focused on eight senators who stood up for  their beliefs, regardless of the consequences. If there’s a heaven, her father, mother and brother are smiling down on her today.…Toni Williams of the Victory Girls blog is no fan of the just-unveiled black-and-white photo portrait of the First Lady.  Williams  points out that it makes FLOTUS look too powerful.  “This photograph screams Girl Boss!” wrote Williams.  The Victory Girls author is also critical of the soft-focus Washington Monument background looming over Melania’s shoulder.  “Does anyone want to talk about the giant phallic symbol?” asks Wsilliams. “Maybe Melania is sending a don’t EFF with me message.”   America Thinker also threw shade on the photo for placing Melania in “a toxic masculinity posture”…Who saw all of Karoline Leavitt’s White House debut press briefing yesterday?  While Trump’s newly minted press secretary displayed  a glib  confidence, her performance had a creepy cult-like vibe that was amplified  by her prominently displayed shiny cross. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post wrote that the cross was of “a size commonly associated with warding off vampires”…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard