So, who's the fairest of them all?

Just to set the record straight, I’d like to say I am sorry for anything I ever said or did that may have been misconstrued, perfectly construed, or in some other manner hurt someone’s feelings. Everything, except that one incident involving my brother Mike, but only he and I know about that and so it shall remain.

Truly, isn’t it just ridiculous to see people back-pedaling over some unfortunate comment, or clumsy retort, or just plain stupid statement they make that shows them to be the kind of person they are. They are not apologizing, really. All they are doing is saying ‘I’m sorry if what I said or did hurt your feelings.’ That’s not an apology, that’s simple whining because the general public, which hears everything nowadays including bathroom rumble because of such things as Twitter, FaceBook, and, dare I say, the Internet in general, happened to catch you in a Freudian moment.

Take in point the recent comments by Hillary Rosen, a democratic strategist, who stated that “Ann Romney never worked a day in her life.” Not only is the statement patently untrue on its face, but it was totally taken out of context. Not that I am supporting Rosen in any way. I believe if you choose to live in the fishbowl, you are subject to being scrutinized. It’s part of the price you pay for fame or near fame, or for just sticking your head above the crowd.

But it’s not just Rosen. There are plenty of other people who rush to apologize immediately following some huge mistake, and they are just not believable. It seems to thrive in the political realm and in the realm of sports the best, probably because they are always in earshot of a camera, a cell phone, or just the media in general.

No one expects athletes to be among the brightest. They aren’t professional athletes, or even good college athletes (sadly, it’s true), because their IQs rumble the Richter scale. It’s much more fun to hear a guy like Joe Theismann say someone is “no Norman Einstein.” We don’t expect them to be geniuses.  We do expect them to be a bit careful with what they say.

So, when a politician or some other high ranking official, spouts off with something that clangs with the sentient world, what are we to believe?  Do we say, a-hah, Ms. Rosen misspoke, she really didn’t mean to castigate the entire population of stay-at-home-moms. No, she meant to belittle Mitt, of course. And, as we all know, in the strange and topsy-turvy world of politics, all’s fair. In fact, I can even call you a liar, a cheat, a blow hard, or anything else I want, even if it isn’t true, and you just have to take it. Because you live in the fishbowl.

I am sure there are plenty of other women who opt to “stay home with the kids” because they do not require dual income. If one party, male or female, is in the kind of work that generates enough income that a second income isn’t required to live the so called American “good life,” then I say by all means stay home. I would if the opportunity prevailed in my household; who wouldn’t?

So that’s not really the problem. What is really the problem is how people who make such remarks really aren’t thinking about others. They are typically inconsiderate, self-centered, arrogant—shall I continue or do you get the point? These are people who are totally out of touch with the reality that the rest of the populace lives in.  And yet, they expound about what we know, what we believe, what we hold dear to our souls.

Well, I don’t know what course your opinion takes, but as for me and mine, I say throw the lot out. We don’t need them. Or at least, stop apologizing when you really don’t mean it. Buck up, and face the truth about yourself for once. Take the time to look in the mirror. But whatever you do, don’t ask “who’s the fairest of them all?”