Learning from Elizabeth Lauten's Facebook Rant

Elizabeth Lauten resigned Monday after ranting about the Obama girls on Facebook. What is it about social media that makes people say stupid things?

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If ever there was a Gawker moment, it was the Obama girls smirking behind their father at the turkey pardon. In fact, Gawker covered the teenagers in true form. But that didn’t stop GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten from taking to Facebook, berating the girls for not showing any “class” and just generally ranting, with a little latent racism thrown in.

If ever there was time for a social media scandal, it’s over a four-day holiday weekend.

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