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lostincalifornia

(5,526 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2014, 11:42 AM Mar 2014

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Not an apology Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #1

absolutely correct lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #3

pitting one group against another group in a society PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #6

Boy, the election year walkbacks have started early. louis-t Mar 2014 #2

If by the rare chance you read this thread Mr. Langone snooper2 Mar 2014 #4

I am not so sure about the Lowes founder lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #8

Hey, asshole: an actual apology requires being SORRY for what you did... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #5

Homeland Depot Blue Owl Mar 2014 #7

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

1. Not an apology

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 11:49 AM

Mar 2014

"My remarks were intended to discourage pitting one group against another group in a society," he said. "If my choice of words was inappropriate -- and they well may have been that -- I extend my profound apologies to anyone and everyone who I may have offended."

Conditional apologies are NOT apologies.

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lostincalifornia

(5,526 posts)

3. absolutely correct

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:15 PM

Mar 2014

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PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

6. pitting one group against another group in a society

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:23 PM

Mar 2014

Didn't he already do that?

What he is saying is

"It is ok if I attack my workers for my own self interest, but they should not do the same to me."

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louis-t

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2. Boy, the election year walkbacks have started early.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 11:58 AM

Mar 2014

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snooper2

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4. If by the rare chance you read this thread Mr. Langone

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:20 PM

Mar 2014

I shop at Lowes not only because you are a repuke bitch-

But also because, in general-

Your ugly ass orange stores really do suck ass...

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lostincalifornia

(5,526 posts)

8. I am not so sure about the Lowes founder

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:28 PM

Mar 2014

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Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

5. Hey, asshole: an actual apology requires being SORRY for what you did...

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:21 PM

Mar 2014

...not just sorry that it might cost you money.

Oh, and we're not envious or jealous...we're pissed off at being screwed over for decades. Learn the fucking difference.

Or else.

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Blue Owl

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7. Homeland Depot

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:28 PM

Mar 2014

n/t

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