Perhaps if Ms. Harris-Perry had stopped there, her “apology” would have been more believable. As Twitchy reported, Ms. Harris-Perry and a panel on her MSNBC show repugnantly mocked the Romneys and their adopted grandson. Racism: A total yuk-fest!
Sarah Palin rightly called it despicable and blasted the “yellow journalists” at MSNBC.
Ms. Harris-Perry was feeling the heat, evidently. She took to Twitter to allegedly offer an apology. With custom, self-serving hashtag, natch.
I work by guiding principle that those who offend do not have the right to tell those they hurt that they r wrong for hurting. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013
Therefore, while I meant no offense, I want to immediately apologize to the Romney family for hurting them. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013
As black child born into large white Mormon family I feel familiarity w/ Romney family pic & never meant to suggest otherwise. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013
I apologize to all families built on loving transracial adoptions who feel I degraded their lives or choices. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013
Apology ? More like faux-pology. Twitter users aren’t buying it.
#MHPapology So when you put that pic on screen, and said it "caused a lot of emotions" you weren't expecting mockery? #FUandyourfauxpology
— Jimni27 (@jimni27) December 31, 2013
https://twitter.com/Trent_Hill/status/418010948075413504
Says something racist and bigoted on the air, waits appropriate amount of time 4 max effect, issues half-arsed apology. #MHPapology
— ShieldMaidenMom (@sid67crowe) December 31, 2013
https://twitter.com/Trent_Hill/status/418010695905464320
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/418010081117347840
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/418009512206168064
Ding, ding, ding! They don’t usually include self-serving hashtags either.
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/418012866021584896
Celebrity apologies (on twitter) now come with their own custom hashtags? #MHPapology
— Mike Carter-Conneen (@MikeCConTV) December 31, 2013
@MHarrisPerry Seriously – you had to add your own hashtag? You are a self serving luncatic. #MHPapology
— Jason K King (@kingrcdd) December 31, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/418013577661124608
Yep.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/418011737036955649
And in a nutshell (emphasis on “nut”):
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/418008805872762880
Too little, too late, Ms. Harris-Perry. You have exposed yourself time and time again.
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