GOP Comms Director Resigns After Rant About Obama Daughters Goes Viral

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Hell has finally frozen over as our fractious political parties have figured out something to agree upon: don’t mess with another man’s kids.

An unwritten rule in Washington has long held that journalists and political opponents alike do not report negative news about the children of our elected officials.

Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), broke that rule all over Facebook last week…and this morning we learned that she paid for her mistake with her job.

The scene: Sasha and Malia stood by their father’s side at the presidential spoof turkey pardoning and treated the event like many their age surely would: with boredom.