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In reply to the discussion: Nugent Apologizes for Using Term Subhuman Mongrel [View all]calimary
(84,805 posts)7. Welcome to DU, Leith!
Glad you're here! And you're correct. That was no apology. If this weasel were any kind of real man, he would man up and apologize to the President. Instead, his shameless and predictable default is a bunch of antics with semantics. Unless you rethink it a little and realize he actually did apologize - or maybe that's how we should characterize it, just to get his goat. "You did apologize, chump-change. TO President Obama - who is MOST CERTAINLY a man much better than yourself.
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An apology wouldn't change a thing, obviously Nugent really believes what he has stated and
lumpy
Feb 2014
#12
Yeah, it was like, "I'm 'sorry' to have to tell you, but he really is a subhuman mongrel.'"
Beartracks
Feb 2014
#84
That's not even close to an apology. Or it is an apology, but it's for embarrasing his buddies, not
grahamhgreen
Feb 2014
#4
You nailed it, exactly! And better men than himself don't need him to appologize on their behalf.
maddiemom
Feb 2014
#54
He said he should have called Obama "violator of his Constitution, the liar that he is."
herding cats
Feb 2014
#10
that's not even as good as the standard non-apology. he's saying, "i'm NOT apologizing"
unblock
Feb 2014
#11
I forgot all about Romney's 'Varmint" comment. I'm guessing he was trying to learn how the PLEBS
TrollBuster9090
Feb 2014
#20
I care what he says and thinks only so far as it can be duct-taped to the politicians he supports,
TrollBuster9090
Feb 2014
#16
Thanks! It's basically the only reason why I care what Limbaugh or Beck or any of the other
TrollBuster9090
Feb 2014
#56
Translation: "I apologize for embarrassing the GOP, not for calling the President a subhuman mongrel
TrollBuster9090
Feb 2014
#15
That must be one of the new Republican apologies that they're letting nuge test out as a trial
louslobbs
Feb 2014
#30
When you apologize on behalf of someone that means you're apologing for them, not to them
lunatica
Feb 2014
#45
Uh oh. Hope that doesn't mean that I have to apologize for what I said about Nugent yesterday.
Smarmie Doofus
Feb 2014
#32
Hope a real journalist challenges Ted to reveal to us a genetic determination of his origins.
SDjack
Feb 2014
#41
Going out on a limb, here, and assuming the potus actually would rather they say this trash out in t
lindysalsagal
Feb 2014
#64
Well at least we'll get to see the Subhuman Mongrels play night #1 of Coachella.
Initech
Feb 2014
#79