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15. The art of the non-apology apology

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:38 AM

Feb 2022

The art of the non-apology apology

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GOP Lawmakers In Kentucky Apologize After Asking Government To 'Jew Down' Lease [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP

Very Sad..Defines those two forever and forever. K and R Stuart G Feb 2022 #1

seriously? they didn't realize that's a slur? Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #2

aahhh ...that explains it Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #8

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Feb 2022 #18

"We're sorry that we got caught, not for what we did!" sakabatou Feb 2022 #23

Holy cow what year is this anyway? Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #4

Seriously! It seems like we're living WWII all over again! Initech Feb 2022 #22

Sorry dummies if your Jewish, Hispanic, kacekwl Feb 2022 #5

"When people show you who they are, madaboutharry Feb 2022 #6

Klantucky sarcasmo Feb 2022 #7

Where the hell would they get that language? LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #9

I grew up hearing that frequently in Dallas in the 50s and 60s. Mickju Feb 2022 #10

I heard it all the time as a kid in the 80's from adults in NY Polybius Feb 2022 #11

I heard that in the rural Midwest in the 60s and 70s. yardwork Feb 2022 #17

It was common... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #20

It was common parlance in my Ohio childhood. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #25

Another gift from Kentucky, the same state that is responsible for... ShazzieB Feb 2022 #12

And people complain about... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #19

Let's see... Abolishinist Feb 2022 #13

The art of the non-apology apology keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #15

this kind of behavior has got to stop. nt yaesu Feb 2022 #14

OMG! In a way that's hilarious. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #21

LOL! Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #24

I am 76, and that was disgusting when I was two. soldierant Feb 2022 #26