Let's
Have a Contest!
"Lew,"
writes Christopher Manion,
"your site should have a contest: what are the top ten apologies
that should be made, now that the Pope has ponied up at the Jubilee
Year?"
So
here's Chris's starter list:
-
Queen
Elizabeth celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of her reign by
apologizing for the Catholics England killed, the Irish they
enslaved, the negro slaves hauled to the Colonies by slave traders
with full approval of the British Crown.
-
Bill
Gates, for making his "Word" program call "negro" a misspelling,
and for having it replace "Chairman" with "Chairperson."
-
The
New York Times, for all its lies, concerning pretty much
the entire globe, and for its unique propensity to compound
them even today by its prolific use of the "memory hole."
-
The
NEA, for dumbing down two generations of American children in
government schools (past sins), and for being so proud of it
that it demands credit (present sins).
-
The
Democrats, for having wasted at least five trillion dollars
on government programs designed, not to help the poor, but to
magnify their own egos and political power (this should be called
"They have their Reward" award).
-
The
Republicans, for having gone along, pretty much hand in hand,
as long as they got their "fair share" of government buildings
named after them, and for nominating B'b Dole.
-
Michael
Jordan, for teaching members of the Washington Wizards basketball
team how to cheat during his first day on the job as their new
management partner.
-
Massachusetts,
for everything.
-
Ross
Perot, for giving us Bill Clinton twice.
-
Bill Clinton ... naah.
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