This is totally ridiculous. There is no end to political correctness.
On Sunday, March 10, 2002, the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross recognized its more than 4,000 local volunteers at its annual Volunteer Recognition event. This event was held to recognize the dedication of all chapter volunteers for their year-long service. The program included the U.S. Army Reserve presenting the colors, the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, an inspirational speech and a moment of silence for the victims of September 11 and Armed Forces members serving all over the world. The Fundamental Principles that guide the American Red Cross -- Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntarism, Unity and Universality - are more important today than ever before. We have used these principles time and time again to govern our work here in Orange County and around the world. We used these same principles to develop the program to honor our volunteers this past Sunday who provide vital services to our community throughout the year. We certainly did not intend to hurt or offend anyone. But the judgments we made in this case in applying our principles clearly offended some in our community. Principles should remain inviolate. But like many things in life, it is important to use reasonable judgment in applying principles to the everyday circumstances we confront. So, while our principles remain sound, the judgment we made to exclude certain songs from the Sunday program was a mistake. We want to apologize to the community and to any people who were hurt or disappointed by our actions. Thank you for writing to us. I apologize for the delay in responding to you. Please know that we are trying to respond as quickly as possible. If you have any further questions, please write to me. Thank you.
All I can say to this response is that W.J. Clinton must have contributed to her DNA...