Christmas has come early for some people. Not only has former GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten resigned following an outcry over her criticisms of Malia and Sasha Obama, but as The Smoking Gun so eagerly reports, Lauten had some legal troubles as a teen:
GOP staffer who attacked Obama daughters was arrested during her own "awful teen years" http://t.co/yb3MwLv6Ux #ElizabethLauten
— The Smoking Gun (@tsgnews) December 1, 2014
From The Smoking Gun:
Lauten … was arrested in December 2000 for misdemeanor larceny, according to court records. Lauten, then 17, was collared for stealing from a Belk department store in her North Carolina hometown.
Because Lauten was a first-time offender, her case was handled via the District Court’s deferred prosecution program, which resulted in the charge’s eventual dismissal after the future scold stayed out of trouble for a prescribed period.
Since Lauten was just another teenager caught shoplifting at the mall, it appears unlikely that she was publicly pilloried for her lack of class, nor were her parents criticized as poor role models.
See what they did there?
Other media outlets were happy to help spread the news:
The GOP staffer who called Malia and Sasha Obama classless was arrested when she was a teenager. http://t.co/hb2XKMQdz9
— Gawker (@Gawker) December 1, 2014
GOP staffer who said Obama girls lacked class was arrested for misdemeanor larceny as a teen http://t.co/AfriqDH5SF pic.twitter.com/OG6gg6QYuC
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 1, 2014
Turns out the Congressional Aide who was so critical of the Obama daughters had some "awful teen years" of her own: http://t.co/kxBxUFKzSM
— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) December 1, 2014
Let’s hear it for journalism.
#THIEF! Turns Out @DCGOPGirl Staffer #ElizabethLauten has a criminal record for theft: http://t.co/wbtvl2WYOg via @tsgnews
— Don Lorenzo (Лорен) (@Mosscatski) December 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/TylerEbola/status/539487095287730177
i love it RT @TylerEbola: @HaroldItz Lauten's arrest record http://t.co/z5UxNHFCm3
— pfire☔#QueenOfPopCulture ? #CivilWrites ?? (@firefire100) December 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/TylerEbola/status/539525371092561921
https://twitter.com/PoliticalVortex/status/539506232852488192
https://twitter.com/DaHomieNick/status/539476186443694081
She criticized the Obama girls, and therefore she not only deserved to get arrested as a teenage girl, but she deserves to have it thrown in her face for the rest of her days. That’s how it works, right?
The creepy glee shown by lefties over Lauten’s juvenile record prompted conservative tweeter Bethany Mandel to share something about her own past:
Okay I'm just going to say it now: When I was 13, I was arrested shop lifting a ring from Claire's. It was expunged from my record.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 1, 2014
Since apparently the MSM thinks its appropriate to go after people's juvenile records on stupid shit, I'll just put it out there now.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 1, 2014
If only Lauten were a Democrat, the MSM would’ve left her alone like they do all the others.
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/539528408410390529
They’re all vulgar.
@cerenomri @Gawker it's disgusting
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 1, 2014
Would the MSM be nearly as enthusiastic about digging up the past of a Democratic staffer in a similar position? Or a big-name Democrat? Not a chance.
@corrcomm @RBPundit SMH people have nothing better to do? Looking up juvenile shoplifting records?
— Steven Swenson (RC) (@Steven_Swenson) December 1, 2014
Well, it keeps them busy.
I have criticized the President. I also have committed at least a few misdemeanors. Thought you should know.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) December 1, 2014
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