He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy
Barack Obama has apologised to Nancy Reagan for the séance quip he made about her in his press conference yesterday.
It should be noted that Nancy Reagan didn’t express outrage at the remark and demand an apology. Sean Hannity, however, did.
Albert Brooks, writing on HuffPo, is annoyed that Obama’s apologised, and told him to just be himself.
Now, I’m all for the latter - and completely agree with Brooks’ sentiment that America should “lighten up”. (Although asking Sean Hannity to “lighten up” is, of course, futile. What with Indignation At Ridiculous Things being Sean Hannity’s modus operandi.)
I also really, really liked Brooks’ work in Broadcast News.
But it strikes me that apologising because he realises he may have upset someone’s feelings is Barack Obama being himself. And failing to apologise for things has, in fact, been one of the hallmarks of the Republican administration (come to think of it, it was also a hallmark of Blair’s administration).
I haven’t heard an apology from George W Bush for the deaths of thousands of soldiers and innocent civilians in Iraq. An apology for the torture of people in his country’s name. An apology for his government tearing up the Constitution, doing away with habeas corpus and spying on its own citizens. An apology for squandering a budget surplus and helping to bring about America’s worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
And I haven’t heard Sean Hannity demand one, either.
Funny, that. Although not quite as funny as a Nancy Reagan séance joke, obviously. That was a doozie!
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