Chiding the First Children

[Anonymous]

I'm as conservative as the come, so conservative the GOP irritates me but come on;

http://news.yahoo.com/us-lawmakers-aide-draws-ire-over-first-daughter-030751995.html?bcmt=comments-postbox

A Turkey Pardon aint exactly high culture...

[Anonymous]

I am liberal, but not so liberal that I feel every assault on the president is unwarranted. However, I'm also old enough to remember Amy, the Bush daughters (even though older), and Chelsea in the White House and the unspoken rule that nobody picked on them. This was just below the belt. Pick on Obama all you want. Leave the kids alone.

[Anonymous]

I don't even get the pretext here. The girls look like beautiful, poised young teenagers occasionally betraying the fact that they recognize the very high cheese factor associated with a Presidential "turkey pardon." To go off on them like that Republican staffer did is just odd.

Yeah, the staffer should be fired, because she's obviously incompetent and has poor judgment. But if those are the type of communications skills that are valued by her employer, so be it. She's obviously a gift to the Obama administration because, face it, not many people like to see teens bullied verbally by adults.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, but those girls are dressed just fine. There is nothing "barfly" about their outfits. Yes, maybe they look a little bored, but show me a teenager that wouldn't be.

[Anonymous]

Apparently Lauten wasn't familiar with the drink related incidents and other foibles of the Bush girls while dad was president.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am liberal, but not so liberal that I feel every assault on the president is unwarranted. However, I'm also old enough to remember Amy, the Bush daughters (even though older), and Chelsea in the White House and the unspoken rule that nobody picked on them. This was just below the belt. Pick on Obama all you want. Leave the kids alone.

+1. Lauten's comments were classless along with her faux apology. The girls are off limits, period.

[Anonymous]

I love that she came to this conclusion that her comments were inappropriate after much praying. Yeah, I'm thinking she's been praying quite a bit that she doesn't lose her job.

What an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that she came to this conclusion that her comments were inappropriate after much praying. Yeah, I'm thinking she's been praying quite a bit that she doesn't lose her job.

What an idiot.

Yes.

I thought the girls looked incredibly bored, with an added "Really, Dad??" look. Very normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that she came to this conclusion that her comments were inappropriate after much praying. Yeah, I'm thinking she's been praying quite a bit that she doesn't lose her job.

What an idiot.

she had to pray to figure it out? I feel sorry for the things Jesus has to listen to. I wonder if his face looked like the girls'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that she came to this conclusion that her comments were inappropriate after much praying. Yeah, I'm thinking she's been praying quite a bit that she doesn't lose her job.

What an idiot.

she had to pray to figure it out? I feel sorry for the things Jesus has to listen to. I wonder if his face looked like the girls'.

LOL! Good one!

[Anonymous]

I am liberal, but not so liberal that I feel every assault on the president is unwarranted. However, I'm also old enough to remember Amy, the Bush daughters (even though older), and Chelsea in the White House and the unspoken rule that nobody picked on them. This was just below the belt. Pick on Obama all you want. Leave the kids alone.

If you think they left Amy alone, your memory needs some serious refreshing. You don't remember her reading a book at a dinner--I think it was a State Dinner. Big scandal.

[Anonymous]

Where were all you people when Letterman joked about the Palin girls?

[Anonymous]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carter

This doesn't cover the half of it. She was followed by photographers to public school and was a frequent topic of discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where were all you people when Letterman joked about the Palin girls?

Probably watching them on reality television.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carter

This doesn't cover the half of it. She was followed by photographers to public school and was a frequent topic of discussion.

That's hardly the same.

1. We would not even think to comment about reporters following the girls to school in this day and age.
2. The comments about Amy Carter focused on her views on nuclear arms, and the book incident. These two girls have been hounded at every turn.