by snarly | Apr 18, 2013 | Historical Apologies, Political Apologies
We’ve had a lot of crappy apologies on the site lately. Here’s an apology that’s very, very good…which is itself good because what it’s apologizing for is utterly horrific. You probably know about the Tuskegee Experiment. In 1932, 600...
by sumac | Apr 17, 2013 | Political Apologies
They were fighting about gun regulations in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, specifically about a modified “Stand Your Ground” bill, HB 135. Republican Rep. Steve Vaillancourt got up on his hind legs and made a long speech in support of the bill, saying it...
by snarly | Mar 31, 2013 | Media Apologies, Personal Apologies, Political Apologies, Religious Apologies
We have three (3) apologies of note to parse! Let’s get started! 1. “Minnesota for Marriage,” a conservative group, apologized on Friday for equating the idea of a genetic basis for being gay with Nazi eugenics theory. Wait, what? You see, one of...
by sumac | Mar 12, 2013 | Political Apologies
Ed Orcutt is a Republican in the Washington state House of Representatives. Okay so far. He says we don’t need more taxes. A familiar point of view. But there’s one tax he likes the sound of – a tax on bicycles. Lots of bikers would argue against that, but...
by snarly | Mar 8, 2013 | Political Apologies
Cornwall: Gorgeous! Cornwall politician: Problematic! Councillor (that’s City Council Member to you Amurricans) Collin Brewer has resigned after causing an outcry by saying “Disabled children cost the council too much money and should be put down.”...
by sumac | Mar 7, 2013 | Political Apologies
Nothing makes me madder than when I find other people hanging their choice of artwork in my personal office. They don’t know what I like! Even if my aides picked it out, they don’t know what I like! Anyone would be furious in a situation like that! Anyone...
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