Edit: If you apologize, mean it
Sincerity counts.
According to ABC News, Hillary Clinton repeatedly refused to apologize for using a private email system while she was secretary of state. She told NBC and The Associated Press that mingling work and personal communications on one account had been a poor choice, which she regretted. But she didn’t apologize.
Eventually, she came around — sort of.
“As I look back at it now, even though it was allowed, I should have used two accounts,” Clinton told ABC News. “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility.”
Donald Trump apologized for his now-infamous “Access Hollywood” comments about women.
“I’ve never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not,” he said in a brief video statement last Friday. “I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more than a decade-old video are one of them. Anyone who knows me knows these words don’t reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize.”
The fresh paint on that apology hadn’t dried when Trump then added, “I’ve said some foolish things, but there’s a big difference between the words and actions of other people,” which led into his scathing criticism of Bill Clinton.
Both presidential candidates’ “apologies” were shallow at best/Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board. More here.
Q: What value to you place in a politician's ap-hollow-gy?
