Elizabeth Lauten, an aide to a Tennessee
Congressman, is under fire for posting a
Facebook rant calling out the daughters of U.S.
President Barack Obama.
Following the POTUS' annual pardoning of a
Thanksgiving turkey - a silly but harmless White
House tradition - Lauten tore into his two
teenage girls.
Sasha and Malia Obama were apparently not as
transfixed by the pardon ceremony as this
Congressional aide would have appreciated,
thankyouvermuch.
Lauten, obviously, took to Facebook to lecture
the pair:
"Dear Sasha and Malia, I get your both in those
awful teen years but you're a part of the First
Family. Try showing a little class. At least
respect the part you play."
"Then again, your mother and father don't
respect their positions very much, or the nation
for that matter, so I'm guessing you're coming
up a little short in the 'good role model'
department."
"Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot in a
bar."
Yeah. Possibly a bit over the line at the end
there.
The communications director for Rep. Steven
Fincher (R) and one-time media manager for the
Republican National Committee soon felt the
backlash.
After being called "mean,"
"thoughtless,"
"ignorant," and many more things not suitable
for print on a family celebrity gossip website,
Lauten apologized.
"After many hours of prayer, talking to my
parents, and re-reading my words online," she
said she wished she had not make the
controversial comments.
"I can see more clearly just how
hurtful my
words were," an apologetic Lauten said . "Please
know, those judgmental feelings truly have no
place in my heart."
The original post has either been deleted or
made private.
All in all, it's just further proof that partisan
bitterness can't even take Thanksgiving off.
Can't we all just get along? Or at least rant
against something universally reviled?
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