I am actually sort of digging Obama for this one, because it doesn’t seem sexist at all and I am not saying that sarcastically. It just sounds casual. The thing I am impressed about was that he called the reporter, Peggy Hagar, to apologize. That sort of preemptive damage control is simply said: stellar.
Click through for a transcript of his voicemail.
“Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I’m calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn’t get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it with your station but you weren’t the reporter that got the interview. And so, I broke my word. I apologize for that and I will make up for it.
“Second apology is for using the word ’sweetie.’ That’s a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all kinds of people. I mean no disrespect and so I am duly chastened on that front. Feel free to call me back. I expect that my press team will be happy to try to make it up to you whenever we are in Detroit next.”
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