This was understandable, coming from where he did.
This treatment is unwarranted from the perspective of legitimate security imperatives; it is degrading and inhumane and not understandable coming from a nation that wants to be perceived as democratic, a nation among nations.
Maybe that's understandable coming from someone who thinks that section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act was introduced by Julia Gillard to "nobble" Andrew Bolt, and has to be repealed because it is inhibiting "honest" discussion about tax and banking.
To suggest that there is, for women, no choice but to join the boys in their game of lying, bullying, and braggadocio is a deeply nihilistic view of women's potency, though it is perhaps understandable coming from Clinton.
The president of Fox News, Roger Ailes, called the criticism "understandable, coming from narcissists," but acknowledged that choosing the top ten narcissists in America was ultimately a matter of opinion.
The anger felt in Europe and America is wholly understandable, and comes at a time when Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have helped move US trade policy in a much more protectionist direction.
It's understandable and comes with the territory.
There is a lot of media to handle here, so that's somewhat understandable, but come on, I'm running this on one of the latest 15" Retina MacBook Pros with a 2.6 GHz i7 and 8 GB of RAM.
Three basic take-aways about Nadella's comments, which he has since retracted, including in a company-wide email encouraging employees who think they deserve raises to speak up: (1) This is terrible advice for employees who want more money, if understandable when coming from a boss.
But freedom from the bubble comes with understandable fear.
