This happened during the Clinton administration. It was a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Madonna as herself serenading the Clinton family, and in particular, there were some seductive gestures toward the child, Chelsea, played by Mike Meyers, if I recall.
Anyway, there was hell to pay. Lorne Michaels and everyone else involved apologized profusely and vowed never to involve Chelsea in a skit again.
Aw, those were the good old days when ridiculing politicians' children was considered off limits. Now, not so much as WaPo cartoonists feel free to mock Ted Cruz' precious little girls. Will the blistering criticism change their ways? Of course it will, but only until a conservative target becomes irresistible.
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