Obama Apologies for Calling Peggy Agar ’sweetie’

May 15, 2008 in General

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama apologized on Wednesday to WXYZ television reporter Peggy Agar for calling her “sweetie” during a campaign stop Wednesday in Sterling Heights, Michigan

Obama apologized in a voicemail he left on Agar’s cell phone:

“Hi Peggy. This is Barack Obama. I’m calling to apologize on two fronts. One was you didn’t get your question answered and I apologize. I thought that we had set up interviews with all the local stations. I guess we got it with your station but you weren’t the reporter that got the interview. And so, I broke my word. I apologize for that and I will make up for it.

“Second apology is for using the word ’sweetie.’ That’s a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all kinds of people. I mean no disrespect and so I am duly chastened on that front. Feel free to call me back. I expect that my press team will be happy to try to make it up to you whenever we are in Detroit next.”

Here is the video which Obama called Peggy Agar “sweetie”: