A1 Election Strategy, in Hindsight The commanders of one of the most contested presidential campaigns in history gathered for the first time in the same room and owned up to blunders which, had they been avoided, could have led to a tidier Election Day -- with George W. Bush or Al Gore as the victor -- instead of the 36-day, post-election standoff.
Free to speak publicly now that the outcome is not at stake, the strategists owned up to blunders that, had they been avoided, could have led to a tidier Election Day -- with Mr. Bush or Mr. Gore as the victor -- instead of the 36-day, postelection standoff.
"Nobody was owning up to it.
But owning up to mistakes is tough.
And, wow, in "Clicks and Mortar" (Jossey-Bass, $26), does he own up to some blunders: Nearing the apex of a sparkling career, he was stunned when his boss observed that he was "too persuasive".
Until the EPA owns up to its blunders and takes this step, the future of this American Heritage River and all who live along it--and perhaps anyone living near a Superfund site anywhere in America--will continue to be compromised.
Andre once threw a switch too early and derailed an engine, but he readily owned up to the blunder, telling the superintendant that he had been "a damn fool," and there were no consequences.
8. Human Rights Campaign owns up to transgender flag blunder: Following an internet firestorm triggered by the HRC back in April when they asked a transgender activist to remove a trans pride flag during a marriage equality event in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the organization issued an official apology.
The loser in this 7th round game, Lars Schandorff of Sweden, made more blunders than he would care to own up to.
"Maybe what really bothers me," he explains, "is that guys like Dan never own up to their mistakes, never accept their lives as they are today, with all the accumulated blunders that brought them to this place and time.
We have to own up to it".
