Category Archives: Apologies

Megyn Kelly Apologizes for “Blackface” Comments

October 25, 2018 – 10:24 am

TV host Megyn Kelly apologized yesterday for comments she made earlier this week on her talk show about blackface. First, the offense: In her morning talk show, Kelly and three guests were discussing inappropriate Halloween costumes. Noting the criticism of actress Luann DeLesseps for dressing as Diana Ross for a Halloween costume party last year, […]

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An Apology After the Hearing

September 29, 2018 – 1:52 pm

The evening after the Honorable Brett Kavanagh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he apologized to Senator Klobuchar regarding his response to her: “She asked me a question at the end, and I responded by asking her a question and I’m sorry I did that.” This article has an interesting perspective on that apology. The author notes […]

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Could Brett Kavanaugh Apologize His Way Out of This?

September 28, 2018 – 9:23 am

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified yesterday that he did not assault anyone, but he also admitted that he drank too much in his younger days. He insists that he never drank so much that he blacked out, but apparently his college friends tell a different story. So, what if Judge Kavanaugh acknowledged a memory lapse and […]

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Explanation as Apology

September 14, 2018 – 5:22 pm

One of the more interesting items to emerge from the “me too” movement is a piece written (actually, originally recorded as a podcast) by Dan Harmon, in response to a tweet from a former employee, Megan Ganz, that he sexually harassed her when she worked for him. A few years ago, Ms. Ganz was a writer […]

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Apology for a Weak Apology

August 25, 2018 – 12:15 pm

Ohio State University Football Coach Urban Meyer issued two apologies this week: one on Wednesday, for his mishandling of abuse allegations against one of his assistant coaches; and another yesterday, for not including an apology to the coach’s wife in his previous apology. A university investigation revealed last week that an assistant football coach, Zach […]

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