Shitstain David Catanese apologized for defending Akin; used "imprecise wording"

[jsr]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/david-catanese-todd-akin-politico_n_1821005.html

NEW YORK -– Politico reporter David Catanese apologized Tuesday night for tweeting in defense of Republican Rep. Todd Akin two days earlier, following the Missouri Congressman's controversial comment about "legitimate rape."

After speaking today with some of those who were most offended, I fully understand the reasons for their offense and I sincerely apologize to all my colleagues at POLITICO.

The entire incident was a misjudgment on my part. It was never my intent to lend support to Rep. Akin's inexcusable remarks.

My only aim was to evoke a discussion -- from the neutral vantage point of a reporter -- about whether there were different ways of interpreting what Akin meant with his words.

The effort failed badly, because of my own imprecise wording.

[sharp_stick]

1. Why is it so hard for some

people to just say. "Sorry, I really fucked up. Please accept my apology"?

Adding all this shit about "imprecise wording" and "My only aim was..." just lets everyone know that he's nothing more than a simpleton douchebag.

[yellowcanine]

6. Or - "I apologize for being a real douchebag with those comments. Please forgive me."

[yardwork]

2. Catanese also believes that women who are raped can't get pregnant, based on his tweets.

Apparently there is a subculture of morans out there who believe that women who are raped don't get pregnant. I guess this is the same group that things the earth is flat and was created 6,000 years ago by an English-speaking God.

[KansDem]

3. It seems the GOP and their apologists...

...are having a tough time these days with "imprecise wording."

Perhaps a refresher course on English vocabulary is in order...

[niyad]

4. there is NO OTHER WAY to interpret akin's woman-hating, ignorant, bigoted remarks, period.

[yellowcanine]

5. He apologized to his colleagues at Politico and fro the "distress and distraction" he caused in the

newsroom but as far as I can see he did not apologize directly to rape victims. So he is basically saying "sorry" for the inconvenience to his colleagues?

[myrna minx]

7. He believe his nasty tweets were "from the neutral vantage point of a reporter"?

Oh please.

[winstars]

8. But they fire the reporter who said Mittens was "more comfortable" with white people????