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  • Daimler-Chrysler Official Apologizes for Conservative Slur

    02/14/2003 9:53:51 AM PST · by Moosejaw · 68 replies · 1,077+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | February 14, 2003 | Marc Morano
    (CNSNews.com) - A DaimlerChrysler official who called conservative critics of Jesse Jackson "myopic" in January has apologized for his comments. In a handwritten letter dated Jan 13, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President Frank Fountain wrote that he wished "to express my deepest regret" for the slur against conservatives. "My choice of words was unfortunate, but there was no intention to negatively characterize conservatives. Any such characterization was unfair and unintended," Fountain wrote. The letter was sent to Amy Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research, one of two conservative groups that protested the Fountain's comments. Ridenour accepted DaimlerChrysler's...