by sumac | Aug 6, 2014 | Media Apologies, Political Apologies
Let’s start with the apology: I wish to express deep regret and beg forgiveness for an article I authored which was posted on 5TJT.com, Times of Israel and was tweeted and shared the world over.I never intended to call to harm any people although my words may...
by sumac | Jul 14, 2014 | Political Apologies
John Huppenthal is Superintendent of Public Instruction in Arizona. “Schools chief” in headlinese. He’s an ambitious, presentable chap who worked his way from local office to state office. Turns out he’s been posting on blogs as Falcon9, Socrates,...
by snarly | Jul 10, 2014 | Political Apologies
You may remember former Congressman Todd Akin’s 2012 comment, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” He was explaining SCIENCE: Women who were ACTUALLY raped (i.e., not FALLEN women or LYING women) would not...
by sumac | Jun 13, 2014 | Apology Essentials, Political Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Jean Quan, mayor of Oakland, California, keeps being forced to have difficult conversations about using her cell phone while driving. Or not. Most recently, Quan’s car was involved in a fender-bender. The other driver said Quan, talking on a cell phone, ran a...
by snarly | Feb 26, 2014 | Personal Apologies, Political Apologies
One of our first posts was about Australia’s National Day of Healing (aka Sorry Day). It happens every February 13, the anniversary of the Australian Parliament’s decision to apologize to the indigenous peoples they’d had screwed over and abused for...
by sumac | Feb 10, 2014 | Artistic apologies, Political Apologies
I was shocked and sorry when I read that captured members of Pussy Riot had apologized in court. I was worried for them. Apologies made by captives are as suspect as confessions from prisoners covered with bruises. Then I read the apology. Pussy Riot is a Russian...
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