by sumac | Jun 16, 2013 | Sports Apologies
After the Boston Marathon bombing, the motto “Boston Strong” caught on across the country as people used it to express support. Later, some Boston sports fans started applying it to hometown teams. When the Boston Bruins played Toronto’s Maple Leafs in May,...
by sumac | Jun 14, 2013 | Political Apologies, Youth apologizes
When it came out that Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s kid has been using racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic language online, the Senator apologized. Speaking of 15-year-old Tanner Flake, the Republican Senator told BuzzFeed, “I’m very disappointed in my teenage...
by sumac | Jun 12, 2013 | Media Apologies
A bunch of media sites said radio ranter and Tea Party darling Glenn Beck apologized to us. Did he? The Daily Kos seemed to think it was an apology, but a “questionable” one. Their headline: “Glenn Beck apologizes for offending you with the truth.” The New York Daily...
by sumac | Jun 11, 2013 | Apology Essentials, The Mechanics of Apology
(This is basic. To keep it brief, I’m omitting countless variations and dodges. And the part about maybe making it up to them.) APOLOGIZE – Say “I’m sorry” or “I apologize.” Take responsibility. Talk about what you did, not just “what happened.” Avoid...
by sumac | Jun 7, 2013 | True Crime Apologies
So the mayor is mooching around the third floor of the parking garage – maybe he just parked, maybe he was getting into his car, how do I know? – and he sees a guy with his pants down, peeing off the third floor onto innocent Annapolis Maryland below. In broad...