Geraldo apologizes

[Enrique]

Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for his “hoodie” remarks about Trayvon Martin that touched off a media firestorm last week, saying, “I have obscured the main point that someone shot and killed an unarmed teenager.”

“I apologize to anyone offended by what one prominent black conservative called my ‘very practical and potentially life-saving campaign urging black and Hispanic parents not to let their children go around wearing hoodies,’” Rivera said in an email to POLITICO Tuesday.

Rivera said that “by putting responsibility on what kids wear instead of how people react to them I have obscured the main point that someone shot and killed an unarmed teenager,” and that he was offering a “heartfelt apology” to anyone he may have offended in his “crusade to warn minority families of the danger to their young sons inherent in gangsta style clothing; like hoodies.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74529.html#ixzz1qLADRCxd

[gratuitous]

1. Standard issue non-apology apology

"Sorry if you were offended." Up yours, Jerry.

[Ian David]

3. That's what I thought.

You don't apologize to anyone who was offended.

You apologize for being offensive.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. These 2 phrases are key:

"what one prominent black conservative called my ‘very practical and potentially life-saving campaign urging black and Hispanic parents not to let their children go around wearing hoodies,’”

and


“crusade to warn minority families of the danger to their young sons inherent in gangsta style clothing; like hoodies.”

What a dick. Just say "I said something dumb. I apologize. Let's move on.".

[K8-EEE]

7. Apology if you were offended does not equal "I was wrong"

He's so full of shit.

[lukkadairish]

2. You can

Shove said hoodie and pull the drawstring mister

[Iggo]

4. “I have obscured the main point..."

Mission accomplished.

[tabatha]

5. Maybe this is a result of kid power - his kid was offended.

[SwampG8r]

8. so....just for the hoodie comment....

nothing about the rest of his illustrious "career"?

[Enrique]

9. good point

did he ever apologize for Al Capone's vault?

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. kick

[butterfly77]

11. Bullshit!

Sounds like limbaugh to me.