Tag: apology

  • The Unforgotten Apologies

      Tyler Candelora Political Apologies   Israeli politician’s wife apologizes for Obama ‘joke’ Judy Mozes, the wife of Likud MK Silvan Shalom, Israeli’s Minister of the Interior, expressed a direct joke at Barack Obama. The Joke: “Do u know what Barack Obama Coffee is? Black and weak” The apology read “I apologize, that was a…

  • Politician Apology

    Hillary Clinton’s Apology Hillary Clinton apologizes for using personal email address sends business related information. Before her apology, she first re-stated several key concepts and show that she did not have any bad intent. She did this for convenience, which was allowed. In addition to that, she chose to turn over 55,000 pages voluntarily. She did…

  • Political Apologies

    http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2014/11/10/pkg-amanpour-reagan-thatcher-iaw.cnn Example 1: Reagan and Thatcher  A great historical example of political apologies occurred between President Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over forty years ago. Reagan had sent American troops to dismantle the government in Grenada. However, Grenada was a British colony and his invasion was seen as a threat to Great Britain. Researchers…

  • How do politicians apologize skillfully?

    Bill Clinton “Sex Scandal” In 1998, a sex scandal emerged between President Clinton and an intern Monica Lewinsky who worked in White House. In January, Clinton filed a deposition denying that he had sexual relations with Lewinsky. Six months later, Lewinsky admitted to the affair unexpectedly. With irrefutable evidence mounting against him, Clinton was forced…

  • How Politicians Do Apology with Words

    Hillary’s Apology http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/opinions/louis-hillary-clinton-apology/index.html explanation and vindication Recently, Hillary was accused that she was exchanging classified information in her private email with others. Hillary’s first reaction was to deny the accusation. Actually, she admitted that she was using her private email account, but she claimed that it was allowed by the law and the State Department.…

  • Political apologies

    We understand that people make mistakes, intentionally or unintentionally, but what makes the situation interesting is the way they response to their mistakes and make apologies (or not), with their full attention and intention. The cases become especially interesting in the political field, where politicians are under the influence of both their authentic personality and…