Demon Perkins

Demon Perkins

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Political Apologies

Billionaire businessman Tom Perkins wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal. He used an attention-grabbing comparison. “…I would call attention to the parallels of fascist Nazi Germany to its war on its ‘one percent,’ namely its Jews, to the...
The Navy regrets

The Navy regrets

by | Jan 10, 2014 | Political Apologies

NBC News 4 reporter Scott MacFarlane, researching a story about the Washington Navy Yard shootings of September 2013, sent some FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests to the Navy. He asked for memos sent by some officials, and for any emails they sent between 8:00...
Chris Christie is sad

Chris Christie is sad

by | Jan 9, 2014 | Political Apologies

We are sad too. Sad, sad, sad. Many sad, much sigh, wow.  We don’t yet know what Chris Christie knew about the George Washington Bridge scandal and when he knew it. We are not politicos; we’re apologios.  Anyway, at his 90-minute press conference today,...
Just trying to be the best Republican I could

Just trying to be the best Republican I could

by | Jan 3, 2014 | Political Apologies

Popular Florida politician Charlie Crist has changed his position on same-sex marriage. He’s sorry for his previous position. He can explain. He’d like to explain. When elected governor, Crist was a Republican. (He served 2007-2011.) In 2006 and 2008, he...
I thought I was all that

I thought I was all that

by | Dec 17, 2013 | Political Apologies

When charged with six counts of wire fraud and two counts of obstruction of justice, George Van Til, a long-serving Democratic politician in Indiana, declared his innocence and swore to fight. When he got a chance, he rhapsodized about his career in public service –...
A naif in North Korea

A naif in North Korea

by | Dec 10, 2013 | Political Apologies

Merrill Newman’s back home, so I guess it’s safe now to say that his apology sounded totally phony. Newman’s the 85-year-old Californian, a Korean War veteran, who went on a package tour in North Korea, was grabbed off the plane at the end, and...

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