Posted on 12/02/2014 10:05:16 AM PST by Nachum
As Americans have the constitutional right to speak out against the government and our politicians without fear of government retribution or arrest. That is until Barack Obama ascended to the throne of supreme emperor of the United States. It seems that over the past six years we have lost the right to criticize or even speak the truth about any member of the Obama family without fear of retribution.
Just ask Elizabeth Lauten, the communication director for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN). Lauten exercised her First Amendment rights when she opted to chastise Sasha and Malia Obama’s choice of wardrobe that they wore during a televised national address by their father. On her personal Facebook page, Lauten posted:
“Dear Sasha and Malia, I get you’re 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. Nevertheless, stretch yourself. Rise to the occasion. Act like being in the White House matters to you. Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar. And certainly don’t make faces during televised public events.”
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Personally, I’d like to shake Elizabeth’s hand. Then, I’d get in touch with every connection I can to help her get a new job.
Article would make a point if it provided some evidence of "government retribution or arrest."
I’m not a fan of the Obama girls, but they are young girls and their dress was appropriate for an informal occasion like this.
Unless they were involved in Mike Brown-type behavior, this was over the top. Leave the effing kids out of it.
And goodness, to read some of the hate this woman is getting after she was forced into making an apology; just shows no integrity and decency from the criticizers whatsoever. You can’t judge a person while behaving insanely hateful. Hello, America.
The woman had a right to speak or to post but she should have known the haters would attack and to know her liberal republican boss would distance themselves from her.
I see nothing wrong with disagreeing of how those kids do dress since they are the first children. The nasty stuff is not warranted for any child or young teen.
No it wasn’t, it wasn’t a day out shopping or with friends
My view is that children should always be left alone. After all, we don’t get to chose our parents.
-> dress was appropriate for an informal occasion like this.
Their clothes looked sloppy, not even an ironed look to me.
And, their attitude was like.. why do I have to even be here!!
Perfect set up for unhappy replies. That woman just blew off steam that many were probably thinking.
A first rule for congressional staff is to be invisible. Do NOTHING that puts the boss in the position of apologizing or making excuses for you.
Doesn’t matter if it was the truth.
It was a low blow to attack the president’s teenage girls, and it was stupidly counterproductive to the GOP/conservative cause.
The tricky part is that her specialty was PR and she’s now gonna have a hard time being a net positive on the PR staff of a conservative pol or cause.
I’m no fan either, but I think it was a bit over the line.
Heck, no doubt they weren’t royalty... but it was alot better than sweats and jeans!
If this broad wasn’t making such a stink over it, I wouldn’t even have noticed.
“I’m not a fan of the Obama girls, but they are young girls and their dress was appropriate for an informal occasion like this.”
Nothing the President does is “informal.” Ever.
Aside from the Obama misses, how many mini-skirts did you see amongst the attendees?
It’s embarrassing behavior and should be called out.
The pictures speak quite well for themselves. And, yeah, it does speak to the parents, letting the girls look like that for a traditional ceremony. Let people draw their own conclusions.
WE can all see how sleazy the Obama girls/woman are, but this staffer should never have said so in public. WE can say so all day, but she could not. That’s just the way it works, and she should have known it.
i think this is getting to be over kill in the press, no? I mean let’s knock it off already.
I did not think they looked bad or out of place.
The skirts were short, but were not unseemly since they were paired with tights.
The styles actually conveyed an upper-middle class primness, and was quite similar in my recollection to what young women in the same social class wore in the 90s.
So either fashion for upper-middle class young women hasn’t changed in 20 years, or their style is dated.
Leave the kids out of it - I felt that about Bush’s daughters, I feel the same about Obama’s daughters. They aren’t public figures except by association, they didn’t ask for public attention.
An entire generation of children has been left alone. They have grown up to think they are special and can ignore rules and protocol.
The Obama daughters dress and behave inappropriately. They rarely smile. They look bored and surly.
If any of us had behaved like that at a function with our parents we would have been disciplined.
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