by sumac | Apr 29, 2013 | Political Apologies
Proceso Flordeliz Jr., a citizen of the Philippines living in Edmonton, needed to renew his passport. He went to a special consular outreach event in Red Deer, Alberta. There he had some unhappy exchanges with Consul General to Vancouver Jose Ampeso. Unhappy enough...
by sumac | Apr 26, 2013 | Political Apologies
Start with the fragile, elephant-shooting king. Add an angry queen, a princess accused of embezzlement, the king’s golden-haired friend (also a princess), charges of usurpation (usurpury?), an adultery web site accused of fakery (no! really?), and a nation in...
by snarly | Apr 25, 2013 | Artistic apologies, Historical Apologies
If you are a young American gentleman by the name of Nathan Hale, you could choose to emulate your namesake and get hanged by the British for spying, which would suck, or you could grow up to write and illustrate children’s history books, which is probably a...
by sumac | Apr 24, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation seems to be in a panicky self-destructive spiral. They shot themselves in the foot last year with their defunding of Planned Parenthood, and dishonest statements about it. When people rose up in anger, Komen’s reversal...
by sumac | Apr 22, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies
Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon managed to both be arrested on one DUI. Actually, Witherspoon was charged with disorderly conduct. Around 3:30 AM last Friday, Georgia State Trooper First Class J. Pyland pulled Toth over for weaving on Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s...