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37. Safeway CEO’s letter of apology to Clinton and Pelosi

Wed May 23, 2012, 07:52 PM

May 2012

Here’s the text of the letter Safeway CEO Steve Burd sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday, in response to a joke made at the company’s annual shareholders meeting last week.

Dear Madam Secretary and Leader Pelosi:
You may have heard about the regrettable attempt at humor by Safeway’s General Counsel, Bob Gordon, at our recent annual meeting of stockholders.
Mr. Gordon has sent a letter of apology directly to both of you. I simply wanted express to you how sorry I am for what occurred. The joke was inappropriate and I deeply regret that this has obscured the respect we hold for you and for your service to our nation. We intend to do all we can to prevent something like this from happening in the future.
Again, please accept my apology.
Sincerely,
Steven A. Burd
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

http://blog.sfgate.com/bottomline/2012/05/23/safeway-ceo-apologizes-to-clinton-pelosi/

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Safeway exec's disgusting Obama joke backfires, brings apology [View all] n2doc May 2012 OP

Damn SCantiGOP May 2012 #1

SCantiGOP LoisB May 2012 #28

I know how you feel . Cubs suck and no Godfathers pizza, russspeakeasy May 2012 #46

The list of companies I boycott + list of states I won't set foot in tblue May 2012 #49

The jerk should be thrown out of the company, but won't be. sinkingfeeling May 2012 #2

Of course not. "Senior Executives" are so VALUABLE to the company, dontcha know? Buns_of_Fire May 2012 #7

Classic piggery. Chorophyll May 2012 #3

I'm not surprised. mwb970 May 2012 #52

That's not an apology at all. MineralMan May 2012 #4

I'm sorry (NOT!) ... IF anyone was offended. Bake May 2012 #17

Should anyone care to ... 99Forever May 2012 #5

Thanks for the link panader0 May 2012 #19

should anyone.... kardonb May 2012 #33

The joke SpartanDem May 2012 #6

Wonder how much he paid to obtain his exaggerated phony speech impediment Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #22

Hmmm.. I hear women laughing in the background, too SemperEadem May 2012 #40

He was obviously playing to a Teabagger crowd. WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #43

What a jackass RFKHumphreyObama May 2012 #44

That's not an apology TrogL May 2012 #8

It's worse n2doc May 2012 #10

It's not his fault Blecht May 2012 #13

Some things can be interpreted yesphan May 2012 #9

I am in favor of firing people who use the non-apology. Gold Metal Flake May 2012 #11

Not to mention 2 powerful positions in the government. BlueToTheBone May 2012 #12

Bad taste and judgement aside, that's a dusty old Bill Clinton joke! Repubs REALLY don't know humor. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #14

"I apologize if my remarks offended anyone." Do these guys not have PR advisers or lawyers who yellowcanine May 2012 #15

+1 Faygo Kid May 2012 #32

I am done with Safeway until he goes. And I can get 3 cents off on a gallon of gas there too. yellowcanine May 2012 #16

I've been emailing Safeway to thank them every time one of their staffers EFerrari May 2012 #20

Contact page: EFerrari May 2012 #18

To be be fair this is a bit of an overeaction to a very old political joke SpartanDem May 2012 #21

I've got to disagree. Chorophyll May 2012 #24

Nice copout you have there. 99Forever May 2012 #25

Yes, but... Lemonwurst May 2012 #26

This guy Gordon meanit May 2012 #31

No, misogynist comments about female politicians are not funny - TBF May 2012 #36

Only little people get fired. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #23

What I've written to Safeway corporate ...... marble falls May 2012 #27

The Effing IF Non-Apology strikes again. Boycott him and his stinking friends until he learns. freshwest May 2012 #29

It's a Repology = "Republican Non-Apology Apology". nt stevenleser May 2012 #30

I do some shopping at Randalls (owned by Safeway) - TBF May 2012 #34

re: Safeway exec's disgusting Obama joke backfires, brings apology allan01 May 2012 #35

Safeway CEO’s letter of apology to Clinton and Pelosi n2doc May 2012 #37

well, the only way that can happen is to fire him and everyone who laughed SemperEadem May 2012 #42

I was already Pissed about ... the thing in Monterey ... bayareaboy May 2012 #38

Read further down in the article. An employee was fired for DevonRex May 2012 #56

auctually I was more upset over the the employee being fired ... bayareaboy May 2012 #57

I love how, on the audio, the kiss asses continued laughing for about 30 seconds at that joke. Dash87 May 2012 #39

he told that joke because he felt safe telling it SemperEadem May 2012 #41

Remember when John McCain made a joke that insulted Hillary Clinton, then the first lady, plus... CBHagman May 2012 #45

Wtf? Why is it everyday there is someone else having to apologize for their comments about the jillan May 2012 #47

What am I missing here? indivisibleman May 2012 #48

Did you listen to it? Quantess May 2012 #54

yes, I did and I am still puzzled. indivisibleman May 2012 #58

Kick Scurrilous May 2012 #50

Boycotted long ago because every single transaction included an overcharge. mahina May 2012 #51

Typical 1%er corporate "pig" himself just1voice May 2012 #53

fake ass apology Ohio Progressive May 2012 #55