Via Professor Kim we find Bob Johnson apologizing to Sen. Obama for smearing him at the Clintons' request.
Johnson's letter states:
"Dear Barack,
I'm writing to apologize to you and your family personally for the un-called-for comments I made at a recent Clinton event. In my zeal to support Senator Clinton, I made some very inappropriate remarks for which I am truly sorry. I hope that you will accept this apology. Good luck on the campaign trail.
Warm regards,
Bob Johnson"
Being the unforgiving type, I think I'd have preempted this "apology" (which isn't as long as the smear!) by now. Having not done so, I might respond with something like:
Dear Bob:
After promoting BET as a cultural watershed then tranforming it to Black-Sex-and-Violence-Central, I feel you owe a lot more people a more sincere apology than this. Get back with me when you've done that.
Sinicerely (no, really...that's a sincere sentiment),
Sen. Barack Obama
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Which apologies do you find
Which apologies do you find more insincere, the ones coming from Clinton and her acolytes or the ones that came from Don Imus?
That's an interesting
That's an interesting question. I know I find the Clintonista broadside more offensive and patronizing because they obviously thought out what they were going to do. Yet Imus' first response (so what, the naygurs do it too) gave the flavor of bullshit to any apology he might give.
So what's more offensive...to plan your offense, offend and apologize or to offend, fight desperately for the right to offend then apologize? I really can't say.