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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone post the link to the tweet, please! [/quote]

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At this point, all five of them have publicly apologized.  Of course, many don't view that as enough and will never do so.  Indeed, nothing, not even voluntarily being driven over by a late model BMW on Connecticut Ave will be enough.  Their profanity was the crime of the century and they shall be deprived of grace and forgiveness for their insolence.

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All five had not apologized until last night when Pagatts spit out a “I’m sorry you were offended” apology at the ANC meeting only under pressure. She later insulted everyone’s intelligence by saying people shouldn’t make assumptions about her intent in the photo because she could have been flipping off the sign because she didn’t like its graphic design.

If you want forgiveness and grace for insolence, it helps to stop being insolent. It would have been a very different meeting if the chair had not tried to remove the resolution from the agenda behind the scenes, which just called more attention to it when the move was revealed, and the two commissioners involved in the photo asked for time at the outset to apologize and to vow to do better going forward.

The photo and tweet was only the most visible / widely distributed example of the sentiments expressed by a number of the commissioners and commissioners-elect against anyone in the neighborhood who doesn’t fully agree with their vision, which is why it continues to be a lightning rod. It wasn’t a one-off, “election night exuberance” mistake, it was a very public reflection of the way they feel about their constituents. Last night was a missed opportunity to show growth and build confidence in the incoming commission.  [/quote]

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