by sumac | Oct 7, 2016 | Celebrity Apologies, Other Apologies, Political Apologies
I was contentedly composing a post about poetry and plums. Suddenly Twitter exploded and there was slime flying everywhere. A tape from 2005 had just been released by The Washington Post. In it, radio/TV host Billy Bush was buttering up Donald Trump on the way to the...
by snarly | Oct 7, 2016 | Institutional Apologies, Personal Apologies, Political Apologies, True Crime Apologies
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formally apologized for decades of harassment of female members. The apology was accompanied by a $100-million (approximately $75 million American) settlement, ending two class-action lawsuits against the force. And it is a...
by snarly | Oct 6, 2016 | Media Apologies, Political Apologies
Making fun of people who do not speak English! Plinky plinky music! Kara-TAY! “Do they call Chinese food in China just food?” Nunchucks! Chinese herbs for “performance”! OH HO HO HO HO HO HA HA HA that’s not racist (or hack-y) at all. Oh...
by sumac | Jul 21, 2016 | Political Apologies
In a speech at the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump uttered some nice thoughts, including quite a few that had previously been uttered by Michelle Obama in a 2008 speech. The plagiarism was pointed out. There was commentary. People tweeted derisively. My...
by sumac | Jul 13, 2016 | Political Apologies
A foolish candidate for Prime Minister, Andrea Leadsom thought it would help her campaign to talk to the Times (of London). No well-rehearsed platitudes for Leadsom! When interviewer Rachel Sylvester asked what the differences were between herself and leading...
by snarly | Jun 17, 2016 | Political Apologies
A letter to Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, Spencer Cox, from his constituent Bari Nan Cohen. Dear Lieutenant Governor Cox: You know that rockstar apology you gave to the gay community in Utah after the mass shooting in Orlando? The reason your speech went...
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