This is a post that could easily be recycled every month or so whenever some famous person sticks his her foot and his or her mouth and then botches his or her apology. (And, given my recent inability to get myself to post more than once every other month, I probably need to write more [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mark Sanford'
All Apologies
February 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics, Sports
Tags: apologies·Bob Marshall·Hannah Storm·Hiking the Appalachian Trail·I'm sorry if you were offended·Jim Bunning·Kate Harding·Kyle Turley·Mark Sanford·Ruth Bader Ginsburg·Tiger Woods·Tony Kornheiser
No More Politics as Usual
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Politics
Before I got bored and couldn’t listen to any more of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, I’m pretty sure she said the phrase “no more politics as usual” at least half a dozen times. The only thing that kept me interested for a few minutes was trying to figure out what Alaskan animal was making the [...]
Tags: Bristol Palin·conservatives·Fox News·giant petrel·Greta Van Susteren·Hypercolor·Mark Sanford·Michael Jackson·Sarah Palin·timeshares·toxic mold·Trig Palin
All Sanford, All the Time
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Politics
Even though we’ve already done an unprecedented two posts on Mark Sanford, and there are world crises, major Supreme Court rulings, and megastar deaths to write about, I can’t stop thinking about Sanford’s apology, which has become my third favorite video on the Internet (behind this and this). A few thoughts: 1. Despite the fact [...]
Tags: Father's Day·international adultery·Mark Sanford·Paul Bunyan·Phil Collins gorilla·Tom Davis
Sometimes You Just Need Air Quotes
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Politics
The joke was really on us this week when South Carolina governor Mark Sanford disappeared for a lone hiking trip on the Appalacian trail, sans security detail. His wife appeared unconcerned about his whereabouts, and his staff had little insight to offer regarding the absconsion. The whole thing was very vexing. Now that the governor [...]
Tags: adultery·air quotes·Appalacia·Argentina·euphemisms·international adultery·Mark Sanford·political scandal·South Carolina