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If THAT is his apology, he's toast (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 OP
"...nothing but a distraction" - Bill and then Hillary blahblahblah eleny Oct 2016 #1
Unreal. Lefthacker Oct 2016 #2
He managed to make it worse. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #3
It was 10 years ago. Not the real me. True Dough Oct 2016 #4
...and yet he brings up 20-30 year old Clinton stuff. tinrobot Oct 2016 #13
. eleny Oct 2016 #5
Crap "apology", bunch of nothing.. Raine Oct 2016 #6
burnt toast spanone Oct 2016 #7
Was that enough to put oil on the trouble Party waters? Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 #8
Rep. Chaffetz on MSNBC - still rescinding his endorsement eleny Oct 2016 #11
I honestly think that was apology enough to not hurt his standing with his base. Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 #9
yep....toast he is KewlKat Oct 2016 #10
Also, he's not sorry unless you were offended. DawgHouse Oct 2016 #12
Politically speaking melman Oct 2016 #14

eleny

(46,166 posts)
11. Rep. Chaffetz on MSNBC - still rescinding his endorsement
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:18 AM
Oct 2016

He didn't tell anyone before he took back his endorsement. Not the Party or Speaker Ryan.

Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)
9. I honestly think that was apology enough to not hurt his standing with his base.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:17 AM
Oct 2016

The ignorant lunkheads who still support him will still support him.

 

melman

(7,681 posts)
14. Politically speaking
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:21 AM
Oct 2016

What he said in the apology doesn't matter as much as the fact he had to do it.

Coming out with this late on a Friday night is probably a big mistake. It really shows that he has taken a major hit, or else he wouldn't have done it. He probably couldn't have not done it, but doing it is almost as bad.

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