How about?
“I am sorry to have offended you, sir. I misspoke and deeply regret it. We thank you for your son’s service to this country, and wish him a safe and speedy return. Once again, I do apologize for my thoughtless remark.”
How about something like that? I know I sure would have appreciated it.
Well here’s my take on it. First it was obviously a set up question in the first place going back to Iowa and Romney stumbled badly. It’s the standard “chicken-hawk” line of attack that we hear all the time from liberals. Second, Romney realizing he had stepped in it, later apologized although that seems to get far less coverage. I’m not sure he was as eloquent as you in the apology but as he said again last night he did apologize. Third, the Sheriff last night was another set up and I agree with you, Romney probably should have apologized again more profusely. Which of course begs the question, when you slip up and say something dumb, how many times doe you have to keep apologizing for everyone in the world to believe you are sincere? By the way I hope I’m not being too slick when I say that I do wish your son a safe and speedy return. I’m pretty sure all the GOP candidates would wish that too.
I agree with you. His remark comparing his sons work on his campaign to military service was certainly a misstep and a more contrite answer to the deputy's question may have helped put this to bed. Having said that, it was also somewhat dishonest for the deputy to ambush Mitt by finishing his rather lame question with a personal attack. It almost seemed scripted. Carl Cameron denied any knowledge that this was going to happen and I guess we'll just have to take his word on it.
If the guy, or you, wouldn't accept the apology the first time, why would you appreciate it more now?
I am undecided at this point, I liked Huckabee, Rudy and Romney in this debate. I wouldn't support Mcain for dogcatcher.
After the debate, Romney was with Hannitty and Colmes and said in no uncertain terms that his sons' service to him was not comparable in any way to our service peoples service to our country and said that as soon as he realized the tremendous error of his words he apologized and went further to say that to make that comparison was "rediculous".
Point being that his response to H&C was much better than his response in the debate.
~”How about something like that? I know I sure would have appreciated it.”~
To be frank, ishabibble, I was also hoping he would say something along those lines, and was disappointed when he didn’t. It’s clear that the original statement was little more than a thoughtless gaffe, and he did apologize a couple of days later, but he had the opportunity to knock it out of the park with a little contrition, and I didn’t see it.