Richardson says remark meant playfully
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Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Thursday his use of a Spanish word that some contend is a slur against homosexuals was meant to be playful but apologized to anyone who was offended.
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WEST PALM BEACH - She didn&#39;t mean it in the literal sense, but the words nonetheless were startling even under camouflage of a dismissive laugh.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that his comment about it being God's will that Iowa votes first was off-the-cuff as he defended the state's primacy in the nomination process.
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During the offseason, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli uttered the following phrase so often that, by the end, he practically apologized each time he mentioned it.
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Tongue planted firmly in cheek â or maybe not â Fion MacCloud of the British site Finance Markets recently offered â10 Ways the Recession Can Help the Environment.â
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Someone in the scheduling department must have a sly sense of humor.
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There's no such thing as bad publicity, the president of Kazakhstan joked on Tuesday as he welcomed the attention lavished on his country by the comedy film "Borat."
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Tycho:  In a conference call earlier this week about the Activision/Blizzard/Merger/thing, Activision CEO Robert Kotick dropped the quote from the first panel of the strip completely without irony.  No doubt a phrase like that is "hot talk" for the financial set, but when they're speaking within earshot of the community, they might want to be more choosy.
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&quot;Football is a funny game. There are injuries, suspensions and so on and you&#39;ve just got to take your chance when you get it,&quot; was Michael Owen&#39;s response last week when asked how he felt
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Not in a good way. Richardson is hitting a career-worst 65.7 percent at the line. The fourth-year guard is frustrated with his performance because he said he worked hard to improve in the offseason after converting 68.4 percent in 2003-04.
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Boston Lobsters owner Bahar Uttam thought a simple joke would be a nice way to express his personality to his new player, Julie Ditty.
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Gov. Bill Richardson's meeting with two North Korean officials will provide an opportunity for him to play a role he savors as well as showcase a skill in diplomacy that could boost any possible presidential bid.
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John McCain called Mitt Romneyâs attempt to brand him as a liberal, âparticularly entertaining.â
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The good news, if confirmed later by the police, would come with a slight insult.
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The sense of humor is still evident, the wisdom of 41 years of being a head coach evident in remarks that can disarm the most critical of crowds.
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FARMINGTON, N.Y.  -- Funny Cide received a regal reception and responded like a champion.
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Logan Mankins wished his inquisitor good luck, then laughed to himself. The subject was offensive guard play.