Monday, January 30, 2006

Who's Sorry Now? 01-30-06



So many apologies...so little time. Who is apologizing, who should be apologizing, and who doesn't have a clue?


  1. The art of the apology and the power of the blogosphere come together here.
  2. Kudos here to the LAFD for swift apologies to a passionate blogger AND for tuning in to and using the blogosphere (hat tip Micropersuasion)
  3. LA radio talk show host Bill Handel has a conditional appology to the Council on American/Islamic Relations for his comments made about the hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
  4. Writer Bonnie Erbe, Scripps Howard News Service, is waiting for an apology from conservatives. Question - should she get it and/or will she get it?
  5. Carnival Corp's Cunard Line to some of their (still) disgruntled passengers for an apparently crummy nightmare of a trip that missed 3 of it's ports of call (2) in the Caribbean, (1) in Salvador in Brazil
  6. 15-year old girl apologizes for admitting she made up rape
  7. US -led Reconstruction officials for squandering tens of millions supposed to be used to rebuild Iraq, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, which is in the midst of a series of audits for the Pentagon and State Department?
  8. Katrina Vanden Heuvel to liberal bloggers for her comments on newly-elected Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine being chosen to give the Democrat's reply to Bush's State of the Union address tomorrow night?
  9. Gay porn coming from the US Army's 82nd Airborne? We'll see if an apology will be needed here.
  10. 'Son of Mask' and 'Deuce Bigalow'...Hollywood movie makers, to the movie-going public around the world, for even making these bombs nominated for this year's Razzies?
  11. More James Frey and A Million Little Controversies....you know the rest.
  12. More documents detailing how FEMA (Mike Brown et al) was inadequate in reposnse to just about everything Katrina...apologies, anyone?
  13. Execs from Enron for- well - being crooks and liars? And who will steal the show as the trial starts?
  14. American drivers for falling out of love with their American cars...?
  15. Bridget Mary Nolan, teacher in South Australia, to her 15 year old student, for having unlawful sex with him because she was "utterly vulnerable" (?!?)