Apology Index
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Apology Index
Alice Hoffman Apology for Psycho Twitter Rage
Author Alice Hoffman — whoever that is — apparently has a new book out, "The Story Sisters." And if you don't absolutely love it, she will go psycho-crazy on you, publish your phone number, and urge her legions of fans of whatever kind of fiction it is she writes to harass you. ...<< MORE >>
Ahmadinejad Demand for Apology Denied by President Obama
Iranian thug, bully, tyrant, probably not re-elected but still in office President Ahmadinejad issued a demand for U.S. President Barack Obama to apologize for criticism of Iran's brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters.
Not likely. ...<< MORE >>
Not likely. ...<< MORE >>
David Letterman Apology to Sarah Palin for Joke About Her Daughter
David Letterman apologizes for his recent crude joke about daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Took him long enough.
It doesn’t make any difference what my intent was, it’s the perception. And, as they say about jokes, if you have to explain the joke, it’s not a very good joke. And I’m certainly – ” (audience applause) “– thank you. Well, my responsibility – I take full blame for that. I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception. And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke. It’s not your fault that it was misunderstood, it’s my fault. That it was misunderstood.” (audience applauds) “Thank you. So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I’m sorry about it and I’ll try to do better in the future. Thank you very much.” (audience applause).
Full text of Letterman's apology to Sarah Palin is here.
It doesn’t make any difference what my intent was, it’s the perception. And, as they say about jokes, if you have to explain the joke, it’s not a very good joke. And I’m certainly – ” (audience applause) “– thank you. Well, my responsibility – I take full blame for that. I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception. And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke. It’s not your fault that it was misunderstood, it’s my fault. That it was misunderstood.” (audience applauds) “Thank you. So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I’m sorry about it and I’ll try to do better in the future. Thank you very much.” (audience applause).
Full text of Letterman's apology to Sarah Palin is here.
AirTran Apology for ejecting Muslim passengers
We can pretty much depend on our nation's airlines to provide us with at least one good apology-worthy incident each month. << MORE >>
GM Apology for Making Bad Cars -- Part 3: Special Comment from Special Guest John Kador
General Motors week continues here at Apology Index (not as gory as Shark Week, but in some ways much more scary!). Today we have a holiday treat for you — AI's first ever Special Guest blogger, author John Kador!...<< MORE >>
GM Apology for Making Bad Cars -- Part 2
As promised last time, we now take a closer look at GM's recent "apology" for making bad cars. I put apology in quotes because a careful reader will note that although headline writers call it an apology, nowhere in the text (pdf here for your collection) does GM actually say they're sorry. But they would like that $18 billion bailout please. ...<< MORE >>
GM Apology for Making Bad Cars
On Monday, General Motors took out a full page ad in Automotive News in which the company—currently begging Congress to give it American taxpayers' money even though American consumers don't want its cars—acknowledges having disappointed and betrayed American consumers.
Betrayed? That's mighty strong language. Was GM secretly selling top secret plans for the good cars to Japan?
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OJ Simpson Apology for Armed Robbery. (But not the other thing.)
After being convicted of kidnap and armed robbery for his role in a 2007 hotel room confrontation with a memorabilia dealer, O.J. Simpson made this apology and plea for leniency in sentencing:
Pope John Paul II Apology List
The blog Stinque, in the course of making an altogether different point, lists various apologies issued by the late Pope John Paul II and current Pope Benedict on behalf of the Catholic Church, including such classics as long overdue apologies for the Church's treatment of women, child sex abuse by clergy, burning Jan Hus at the stake, Christian involvement in the slave trade, anti-Protestant violence during the Counter-Reformation (helpful hint: when your side is called the Counter-Reformation, you might want to rethink), condemning Galileo (Yeah, not the Church's finest hour), and injustices ...<< MORE >>
Police Must Make Apology to Man Who Taped Traffic Stops
From time to time, Apology Index looks at apologies by the police. These often involve cases of wrongful arrest or other police misconduct. Here is a case from Pennsylvania in which "Two local police departments have agreed to apologize for citing a man who took video footage of officers' traffic stops in early 2007." (Pottstown Mercury)
Here is the gist of the incident: ...<< MORE >>
Here is the gist of the incident: ...<< MORE >>