“I could have calibrated those words…”
July 24th, 2009 | Posted in » In the News...
So… Yesterday, President Obama accused the Cambridge Police Department of “acting stupidly” in the arrest of Henry Gates (a local matter that hardly seems to deserve the attention of the White House), ratcheting up the controversy on this sensitive racial matter even further.
Today, in response, he states, “I could have calibrated those words differently.”
So he regrets the words, not the message? What’s so wrong with a simple apology? Something along the lines of:
“Sergeant Crowley… I’m sorry that my words have hurt you.”
“I regret that my words have contributed to the escalation of tension in this matter.”
“I apologize for the furor my words have created and any hurt they have caused.”
I’m sorry, but I just don’t get what’s so complicated about this as to necessitate spin.
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