CLASSLESS AND CLUELESS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for a Republican congressman, was classless in her criticism of Malia, 16, and Sasha Obama, 13, and was obviously clueless as to what a faux pas she was committing

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.

So wrote Elizabeth Lauten, a former media director for the Republican National Committee and now communications director for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), on her Facebook page after she saw a picture of the traditional turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. Lauten obviously took offense at how Malia, 16, and Sasha Obama, 13, were dressed and the faces they made during the ceremony.

After receiving a shit-storm of criticism, Lauten deleted the offensive Facebook page and gave this contrived apology:

When I first posted on Facebook I reacted to an article and I quickly judged the two young ladies in a way that I would never have wanted to be judged myself as a teenager," she wrote. "After many hours of prayer, talking to my parents, and re-reading my words online I can see more clearly just how hurtful my words were.

Sorry, Ms. Lauten, but your apology does not sound genuine. It seems obvious that you hate Obama, which is your right, but taking your hatred out on his teenage daughters is beyond the pale. You are the one that is classless, not the Obama girls. And at the time, you were obviously clueless as to what a faux pas you were committing.

Lauten, a former media director for the Republican National Committee? The communications director for a Republican congressman? With spokespersons like Lauten, it’s no wonder that the Republicans keep losing the presidential elections.