First, we watch the news conference. There\u2019s Spitzer, with his wife by his side. He says, \u201cI want to briefly address a private matter.\u201d Then he expresses remorse (albeit vaguely) and promises to \u201cdedicate some time to regain the trust of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, we call Mark Geragos, the high-profile criminal defense attorney, who \u2014 as it happens \u2014 has not actually seen the news conference. He proceeds to describe the news conference that he has not seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to have the dutiful wife and you have to have the \u2018it\u2019s a private matter,\u2019 \u201d Geragos says. \u201cAnd remorse for the past and plans for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whoa.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019ve seen one, you\u2019ve seen \u2019em all,\u201d Geragos says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What are some other secular liturgies?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who says people today aren\u2019t oriented to liturgies? Consider this article on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer\u2019s press conference, which observes that all of these press conferences in which a politician caught in wrongdoing follow exactly the same pattern: Ritual of Repentance . First, we watch the news conference. There\u2019s Spitzer, with his wife by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,15,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-ethics","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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