Comments on: I apologize for you taking this way too seriously!

By: snarly

snarly — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:50:08 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Donna!

We’re generally not a fan of the “this is not who I am” construction — the fact is, if you said it, it IS who you are. We also are iffy about apologizing FOR someone else’s behavior; only the person who DID the bad thing (or at best, the person who is the boss of the person who did the bad thing) can legit apologize for it. In this case, SOME West Virginians are attempting to apologize for OTHER West Virginians. Sadly, it’s clear that SOME West Virginians are indeed hateful and racist. (As are, we hasten to add, some New Yorkers and some Californians — the states the respective SorryWatchers live in.) You can’t say “we’re better than this” if…it happened. And it did.

THAT SAID: The part of the statement that makes clear it’s referring to the West Virginia Democratic Party — i.e., we will fight against hate; we will fight for diversity — is good. The West Virginia Democratic Party IS empowered to speak for the West Virginia Democratic Party. The part of the statement that attempts to speak for all Mountaineers is…well, wishful thinking. Alas.

Speaking purely as a reader, and not a SorryWatcher: It is a well-written statement, and it made me feel hopeful and positive too.

By: Donna Moriarty

Donna Moriarty — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:15:49 +0000

Love this blog! And thanks for the link to the news coverage of the story, which, by the way, has an apology from the WV Democrats:
Earlier Tuesday, The West Virginia Democratic Party released this apology to First Lady Obama:

“On behalf of my fellow Mountaineers I would like extend my sincerest apologies to First Lady Michelle Obama. West Virginia truly is better than this. These radical, hateful, and racist ideals are exactly what we at the West Virginia Democratic Party will continue to fight against. These words and actions do not represent West Virginia values. We will continue to fight for a West Virginia that is inclusive, not divisive and a home for all to feel safe, welcome, and protected. In a time when we are at a crossroads and many fear the future we must stand together against hate of all forms.”

I’d like to hear what you think about this one. (In my book, it’s pretty good. Maybe it’s just PR, but it resonated with me.)

By: S. Smith

S. Smith — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:57:55 +0000

You guys are awesome (and hilarious, I might add)!
I, like many other people, was completely floored by: “I was referring to my day being made for change in the White House!” What??! How could we, of average intelligence, not have known that’s what she were referring to although “change in the White House” was never mentioned in the original post? Shame on us for not reading between the lines! I must personally surrender my Ph.D in Psychology for this oversight!