Barack Obama has been praised for responding so quickly to the supposed upset he caused by alluding to his ten-pin bowling prowess. He said to Jay Leno on the Tonight Show that it was like a special olympics entrant's efforts. Whilst he said the comment he realised his "gaffe". Quick as a flash the pundits were out to sound pompously pious. They wouldn't say anything so ghastly, would they? Butter wouldn't melt there!I doubt if there is a person on the planet who hasn't said something that he or she regrets. Obama had the good grace to telephone, as soon as he could, the chief executive of the US Special Olympics organisation. It was a heartfelt apology. It was made before the show aired.
Saying sorry isn't easy, but not saying sorry is the mark of the arrogant. Obama is not an arrogant man, so his regret is sincerely made. So it is with some sadness that I hear that Sarah Palin is sitting in judgement over the president. She claims to be a born again Christian, a woman of integrity and American values at her heart. She's also a bit of bitch!
Harsh words? What gets me about these squeaky clean arm-waving proselytisers is that they often rush to judgement. She says she was "shocked" by the "degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world". I saw the show. It was not degrading in any way. She is the mother of a young son with Down's syndrome and a comment would be expected. But not one that puts the boot in.
He said sorry. Will Palin have the good grace to say sorry too?
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