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Malia and Sasha stood behind Mr. Obama last week as he issued the annual Thanksgiving turkey “pardon,” saving two birds from the dinner table.

Their underwhelmed expressions produced a number of amused comments, with the Gawker website observing that “not even the pomp and ritual of the White House can overcome the most powerful force known to man: teen contempt.”

Ms. Lauten, however, took the caustic theme and went much further with it.

“I get you’re both in those awful teen years, but you’re a part of the First Family – try showing a little class,” she wrote. “At least respect the part you play.” She added: “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.”

Then she turned to the girls’ clothes, and in particular, it seems, their short skirts. “Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar,” she concluded.

#Tasteless: GOP Staffer Elizabeth Lauten who said for Obama's daughters to 'show a little bit of class' has resigned. http://t.co/E2fFxkcymM —

DC Maryland Virginia (@DMVFollowers) December 01, 2014

The post quickly drew ire on Twitter and elsewhere, with many calling for Ms. Lauten, once a media director for the Republican National Committee, to be fired, even after she deleted it and posted an apology.

“After many hours of prayer, talking to my parents and rereading my words online, I can see more clearly just how hurtful my words were,” Ms. Lauten wrote on Facebook, also widely shared before she made her page private.