Subject: Re: "You're the first lady; learn English&qu
Would like to say: who gives a flying fart about her?

Some years ago, someone criticized Harry Truman's daughter, and Harry's outrage, at his family being picked on, was epic. For decades, close family was off limits. If you don't like the President's policies, confront the President. Don't snipe at his family, like cowards.

from the net sifter:

In December 1950, President Harry Truman famously wrote a scathing, handwritten letter to The Washington Post music critic Paul Hume, threatening him with physical violence after Hume panned a singing performance by Truman’s daughter, Margaret. Truman called the review "lousy" and told Hume he would "need a new nose" if they ever met.

Key details regarding the incident include:

The Provocation: Paul Hume wrote in The Washington Post that Margaret Truman was "flat a good deal of the time" and lacked "professional finish" in her singing, notes The Times.

The Letter: An enraged Truman wrote (on White House stationery) that the critic was an "eight ulcer man on four ulcer pay" and a "frustrated old man" who needed to be "whipped," according to The Washington Post.

Public Reaction: When the letter became public, it was widely criticized, but Truman remained unapologetic, stating he wrote it as a loving father defending his daughter, rather than as president, reports LiveJournal.

Steve