Following his inexplicable use of the word ‘kike’ to describe a Jewish former administrator at the Lowell Public Schools, School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr. has made a rambling “apology” on a Facebook Live.
It is one of the worst “apologies” you’ll ever see.
Hoey starts by apologizing for using the “N” word, not the “K” word. You can then hear his daughter whispering “Not the ‘N’ word.” It only goes downhill from there.
“Highlights” include:
- Promising it will be short and sweet (it is 7.30 minutes of rambling drivel)
- Playing the victim, emphasizing how hard this has been on him
- Apologizing to the nameless individual hurt by this. And then himself!
- “All (my father) basically did was gamble and make babies”
- “I have a big mouth…I have no control over how I talk to speak…I am going to tell ya how it is, how I feel” followed by “I will never saw those words again after this!”
- “Do you know how many nephews and nieces I have who are people of color?”
- His daughter having to remind him to apologize to teachers and students
- Apologizing to School Committee members Mike Dillon and Hilary Clark, and then saying he is not sorry to the other 4 committee members
Note also what this is missing: any apology to the Jewish community.
Update:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL1JY9EibHK/
