Chiding the First Children

[Anonymous]

So, who are these people and who cares? A 2 bit actress and a 2 bit comedian??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They took part in a public activity and they did look and act bored. They could smile. The congressman should refuse her resignation. We still have free speech and this is free speech

She didn't say anything about how homely both are.

Jeff, can we get a sticky that tells people to google "freedom of speech" and instruct them to get help from a grown-up if they don't understand all the words before they start sanctimoniously posting about it? Thanks.

Amen. It amazes me how many people don't understand what "free speech" is under the Constituition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They took part in a public activity and they did look and act bored. They could smile. The congressman should refuse her resignation. We still have free speech and this is free speech

She didn't say anything about how homely both are.

Jeff, can we get a sticky that tells people to google "freedom of speech" and instruct them to get help from a grown-up if they don't understand all the words before they start sanctimoniously posting about it? Thanks.

Amen. It amazes me how many people don't understand what "free speech" is under the Constituition.

Indeed. The sticky should go something like this, which I've posted here before: "Freedom of speech noes not equal freedom from the consequences of your speech."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...The congressman should refuse her resignation. We still have free speech and this is free speech...

I have news for you. If you same dumbass things and embarrass your boss, he does not have to keep paying you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

[Anonymous]

I was shocked at how angry her post sounded. Never mind that it's the President's daughters she went after. She just came off as bat-sh*t crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like I recall snide comments on here about Romney's new grandchild--the adopted child. Those comments were from the Left.

Those comments were not about the child, but about Romney. People could not understand why he put out a christmas card with all, but one grandchild- the black one. People assumed he disapproved of the adoption. It was later explained that R the time of the photo, the grandchild had not yet officially been adopted. People stopped commenting after that explanation.

It's not that people could not understand - it's that people are constantly looking for evidence of racism, thought they had found it, and stopped commenting when they realized they were wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked at how angry her post sounded. Never mind that it's the President's daughters she went after. She just came off as bat-sh*t crazy.

If you look at full-length photos of her it can be seen she's a fat ass, possible obese. She's jealous of how stylish the girls looked. She can't pull it off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like I recall snide comments on here about Romney's new grandchild--the adopted child. Those comments were from the Left.

Those comments were not about the child, but about Romney. People could not understand why he put out a christmas card with all, but one grandchild- the black one. People assumed he disapproved of the adoption. It was later explained that R the time of the photo, the grandchild had not yet officially been adopted. People stopped commenting after that explanation.

It's not that people could not understand - it's that people are constantly looking for evidence of racism, thought they had found it, and stopped commenting when they realized they were wrong.

Was the grandchild living with the family at the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those skirts were def too short.

Yes I agree.

Me too. Appropriate for many occasions, but not a white house event, even a stupid one.

+3. And if I were their parent I would be annoyed with their behavior -- they should have been briefed on expectations beforehand and the event was short enough that young ladies of their ages should have been able to make it through without visible signs of discontent. That would have been the expectation I held for my children at such an event.

That said, the comments, while not something I can point to as definitively inappropriate, were in my opinion unnecessary and mean-spirited. They shouldn't have been said, because an adult should have more decency than to publicly call out teens in a way that can only cause further embarrassment. Everyone comes out of this situation looking bad, including Lauter.

I understand that the girls were in public at an official event and were therefore fair game for comments arising from their behavior. They were acting as representatives of their family and thus indirectly of the youth of their country. I definitely wish they had understood this more clearly and comported themselves accordingly. From that standpoint, what else can or should they expect other than to have their actions heavily scrutinized? I acknowledge that such is the right and function of the media, and would have expected such from that source but not from an employee of a politician, whom I would have hoped would extend the President the professional courtesy of leaving his kids alone and not calling attention to them.

[Anonymous]

I can't stand this woman but I feel like te media is bullying HER at this point, way worse than anything she said in the first place. It's kind of scary actually, all this attention on a nobody for something written on a personal social media outlet.

[Anonymous]

It's just their resting faces. They were smiling at other times but naturally the media seized on the photos that are not flattering. On top of it, this is their sixth turkey pardoning. They do not need to be "briefed", they need to be allowed to have the reactions of normal teenagers when brought to their father's work event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand this woman but I feel like te media is bullying HER at this point, way worse than anything she said in the first place. It's kind of scary actually, all this attention on a nobody for something written on a personal social media outlet.

She's a paid communications director. If she's not responsible for her communications, she should be fired for incompetence. What's more, she should be held to a higher standard than a 13 year old girl. It's kind of scary that you would even consider the comparison reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand this woman but I feel like te media is bullying HER at this point, way worse than anything she said in the first place. It's kind of scary actually, all this attention on a nobody for something written on a personal social media outlet.

She's a paid communications director. If she's not responsible for her communications, she should be fired for incompetence. What's more, she should be held to a higher standard than a 13 year old girl. It's kind of scary that you would even consider the comparison reasonable.

+1 she needs her own communications director

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand this woman but I feel like te media is bullying HER at this point, way worse than anything she said in the first place. It's kind of scary actually, all this attention on a nobody for something written on a personal social media outlet.

She's a paid communications director. If she's not responsible for her communications, she should be fired for incompetence. What's more, she should be held to a higher standard than a 13 year old girl. It's kind of scary that you would even consider the comparison reasonable.

Hmmm, it's scary to me that you don't see the difference between posting a comment on a PERSONAL page and a 24hr news cycle continuous coverage on all major media outlets plus the Daily Mail about a private American citizens opinion. Her job is irrelevant, and I agree with her resignation, but that's beside the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand this woman but I feel like te media is bullying HER at this point, way worse than anything she said in the first place. It's kind of scary actually, all this attention on a nobody for something written on a personal social media outlet.

This is the perfect example of something I've always told my kids. We call it the CNN test. Make sure that you would be comfortable with whatever you're putting online ending up on CNN under your name and picture. My kids and I are actual nobodies -- other than our relatives and close friends there is no reason a wider audience should care what we think about anything. But we still emphasize that a post or a picture could easily get reblogged a few times, photoshopped, and then go viral as the latest thing. Any time you put something online, you should assume that it can and might go viral even if it's just from a nobody and just on their personal social media. This person was a communications director for a politician. She should have been more careful of her online activities and her subsequent comments regarding the situation. She definitely should have known better than to make the foolish choices that led to her current image problems and her resignation.