County Republican Party Official Marilyn Davenport

Context:

Davenport forwarded an email to fellow Orange County Republican party members that included an image of President Obama’s head on the body of a baby ape, along with two parent apes. The caption says, “Now you know why no birth certificate.”

Apologia:

In an email to fellow Republicans: “I’m sorry if my email offended anyone. I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth. In no way did I even consider the fact he’s half black when I sent out the email.

Singer John Mayer

Context: 

John Mayer turned to Twitter to apologize for his remarks in an interview with Playboy, during which he used the N-word in reference to his penis.

Apologia:

“I am sorry that I used the word,” he wrote in the first of a series of tweets. “And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged.”

“And while I’m using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it’s time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews … I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don’t have the stomach for it.”

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-mayer-apologizes-twitter-word/story?id=9804777#.UOheERxmDzM