PA Lt. Gov.'s Apology for Crashing Marine's Funeral Virtually Blames Grieving Family

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

In the annals of feckless non-apology apologies, the one just served up by PA Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll scrapes the bottom of the barrel.

Check out the article below, and note this turn of phrase: "If my regard for his family's grief was seen another way, it is thoroughly regrettable."

In other words, what is regrettable is not her awful behavior, but the way the Marine's family saw it. Sickening.

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Slain Marine's Family Gets Apology For Funeral Comments

POSTED: 11:44 am EDT July 25, 2005

PITTSBURGH -- After being criticized for attending a Marine's funeral, Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll sent a public, written apology to the man's widow on Monday.

The funeral was held last week for Staff Sgt. Joseph Goodrich, 32, of Pittsburgh's Westwood section. Goodrich died July 10 in Iraq.

Family members said Knoll came to the funeral uninvited, passed out business cards and made a remark about the government being against the war.

Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday that the state does not have a position on the war, and it supports the men and women who are fighting. He also said written apologies would be sent to the family.

Goodrich's sister, Rhonda, told Channel 4 Action News that Knoll called and left an apology on her voice mail, along with her phone number and an invitation to call back.

On Monday afternoon, Knoll's office released a letter of apology to Goodrich's wife.

"Sgt. Goodrich's service was beyond the call of duty. If my regard for his family's grief was seen another way, it is thoroughly regrettable. The fact that you have been offended deserves and receives my most profound apology," the letter said.

[boxerblues]

Does anyone get "invited" to funerals?

Invited or not a funeral is no place to be passing out business cards and making rude comments.

[CWOJackson]

This "apology" isn't sufficient. The Secretary of Defense should put a hold on all DoD contracts that involve PA businesses.

[Claudette]

My email to the classless wretch:

Dear Catherine,
You are an ignorant slut.
If you are offended, too freaking bad.

[fhlh]

what's the real point of the story? Why it's liberal bias in the media, of course. _______ After being criticized for attending a Marine's funeral, Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll sent a public, written apology to the man's widow on Monday. _______ I got 10.00 says that if this woman was a republican, the author of this story would have had placed a big [R] by her name...

[SeaBiscuit]

Yep, the rats and their defenders have no shame. The 'D' stands for, Despicably Devoid of Decency. They really do come from a bottomless pit, just as you think they can't get any lower they do.

[mewzilla]

I just thought of something else. Was Fast Eddy so dim that he didn't read her "apology" before she issued it, or did Fast Eddy read it and approve it, which I can easily believe...

[SunnySide]

Knoll, "I am writing to further apologize and clarify what happened at the funeral of your beloved."

ie.,


"I Knoll the troll already did the damage. Anything I do afterwards rings hollow. I Knoll, could give a rats a$$(specifically my lard butt) about who dies in the line of duty and military service. This recent letter only is a formality that comes with the DNC TERRORitory which I wallow in with great pleasure. Pain, pleasure, pleasure, pain, you get the idea. I'm a hopeless pig binge eating at the trough of evil. I can't help myself, the more I eat the bigger my appetite gets. Take care(not really)."

Regretfully yours,

Fatso Knoll with the roll!

[martin_fierro]

I typically don't like to "over-ping" a story, but this cynical witch has GOT TO GO.

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[SeaBiscuit]

Take that flag off your neck witchlady, you don't deserve to wear it.

[ArmyBratproud]

check out post 18.

It will tick you off.

"What really upset the family, Goodrich said, is that Knoll said, 'I want you to know our government is against this war,' " Goodrich said."

Had that been a military funeral for my family.....the mother of the Trooper would have knocked that b-tch on her a--!. And then the other 5 aunts would have danced on the wench.

[Tribune7]

Another No-More-Knoll (and Fast Eddie) ping.

[chiefqc]

She should be made to resign

[Mister Baredog]

DEMONCRAT SYMBOL=JACKASS

She's just living up to their "moral values". We need to HANG this around their NECKS!!!!!!

[hipaatwo]

Is there a PA state ping list?


Ask Tribune7. He pings for PA.

[marblehead17]

ping

[Sisku Hanne]

AND this disgusting wench had the audacity to bring up this soldier's name during a "Support The Troops" rally at the state capital on Sat.!
If I had been standing closer I would have spit in her ugly face-lifted mug. As I recall, the MC mentioned that she said she was going to be there whether she was invited to speak or not, so they had her say a few words (in light of the fact she has a nephew serving.)
This woman truly is either a few sandwiches short of a picnic or she's got early stages of dementia. She was, as usual, semi-rambling and incoherent during her remarks.

[Sloth]

[aculeus]

Did Durbin write the apology?

[Admin Moderator]

Please don't post that again.