GOP Staffer Calls Obama Daughters Classless, Finally Resigns
- 5 years ago
Congressional aide Elizabeth Lauten resigned Monday after a Facebook post criticizing the teenage daughters of President Obama. If there's one area where most Americans seem united, it's in agreeing that the children of sitting presidents should be off-limits for snide commentary.
You'd think a communications director would have known better. Elizabeth Lauten , the member of Rep. Stephen Fincher 's staff who publicly criticized the outfits that Malia and Sasha Obama wore to the White House turkey pardoning ceremony last week, told NBC News Monday that her resignation is "in the works."
The news that Republican congressional aide Elizabeth Lauten quit her job Monday after her controversial Facebook post criticizing the Obama daughters isn't surprising, given the mass amount of coverage her post generated.
And if there's one area where most Americans – regardless of party loyalty – seem united, it's in agreeing that the children of sitting presidents should be off-limits for the sort of snide commentary their parents routinely get.
Full story: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2014/1201/Elizabeth-Lauten-resigns-Why-critics-attack-first-daughters-at-their-peril-video
You'd think a communications director would have known better. Elizabeth Lauten , the member of Rep. Stephen Fincher 's staff who publicly criticized the outfits that Malia and Sasha Obama wore to the White House turkey pardoning ceremony last week, told NBC News Monday that her resignation is "in the works."
The news that Republican congressional aide Elizabeth Lauten quit her job Monday after her controversial Facebook post criticizing the Obama daughters isn't surprising, given the mass amount of coverage her post generated.
And if there's one area where most Americans – regardless of party loyalty – seem united, it's in agreeing that the children of sitting presidents should be off-limits for the sort of snide commentary their parents routinely get.
Full story: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2014/1201/Elizabeth-Lauten-resigns-Why-critics-attack-first-daughters-at-their-peril-video