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Commentary: No Reason To Apologize, Congressman Etheridge

Mark Washburn
Mark Washburn

http://66.225.205.104/CM20100618.mp3

It's been a bad week for North Carolina Congressman Bob Etheridge. A video that shows him grabbing the wrist and neck of a young man went viral on the Internet. The ensuing controversy led to this apology: "No matter how difficult things get sometimes, that's no excuse for my response. So I came today to say I'm sorry, I apologize," Etheridge said. The Charlotte Observer's Mark Washburn doesn't like how this saga played out. Shame on you, Bob Etheridge. There you are, walking down the street, when two polite young men pop up and shove video cameras in your puss and ask you sweetly to admit that you are a pawn of every evil plot hatched by the White House, and you have the nerve - the nerve! - to respond, "Who are you?" Then, when the polite young men refuse to answer (to read the rest of this commentary, click here. To listen, click on the audio link above.)