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I’m Sorry … So, So, So Sorry

Posted by DFO

Feb. 4, 2009 11:01 a.m. • 53 comments

Delivering a proper public apology is a skill that, eventually, many powerful figures are forced to learn. Lately, some big names have had to offer their mea culpas—Tom Daschle, whose apology wasn’t enough to move beyond his tax problems, is only the most recent. But why do some apologies exonerate, while others just make a sorry bastard appear even more disingenuous? Here are some that persuaded us—or at least entertained/The Daily Beast.

Question: Why do some public ap-hollow-gies resonate with listeners — and others don’t?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.