A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS WHEN AN APOLOGY IS APPROPRIATE
A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS WHEN AN
APOLOGY IS APPROPRIATE
by
Ken Eliasberg
What I love about Democrats is their total inability—no, their unwillingness - to deflect any criticism aimed at America; on the contrary, they seem almost always to buy into any expression of America hating. Either that or they are busy demonstrating our abundance of humanity by apologizing for our mistakes (without, of course, calling attention to either our many successes or the fact that we corrected our mistakes in fairly short order). It was sickening to see Bill Clinton in Africa, apologizing for slavery some 140 years after it was over (a rather shameless effort to curry favor with his most dependable constituency, blacks; recall that he is America’s first black president). Of course, no one pandered for votes quite like Bill Clinton—the best con man we ever had in the White House, and a man always ready to display his humility by apologizing for anything at the drop of a hat (no one faked sincerity better than Bill Clinton; I once observed that if Ronald Reagan was half the actor that Bill Clinton was, he would have won an Oscar for Bedtime for Bonzo. Enough of the apologies: We have so much to be proud of in this the greatest country in the history of the world that I prefer to sing our praises at least as often as we issue mea culpas. That’s why it was so refreshing to receive an email from a close friend that so succinctly sums up my feelings about apologies that do little more than bend down so that the world can give us another kick in the pants. I would like to share this email with you today.
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