I mean, I'm not published in the NYT or anything, but I am a professional communicator. Sometimes we get it wrong, and owning it instead of getting indigent — especially for something small and stupid — is just part of the job.

But again, I'm not published and influential, so what do I know?

It's like a day-one lesson in Preaching 1: you're going to be misheard, and sometimes you say something that you didn't mean or intend to. Digging in your heels and blaming the hearer/reader does not help and just makes you look like an ass.

Here’s a fan vid of the whole performance!

youtu.be/COZcKrUx1Ts?...

"This is the consequence of preaching the gospel to a government that is not unlike the Empire of Rome," Black says.

Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!

Sigh. Just....sigh.....

I'm just trying to doomscroll and maybe engage with strangers on the Internet before I start my day and answered "But why Mr. Rogers?" on a separate social media site than the dumb comment.

🤷‍♂️ Okay, I guess.....

In fairness, the MAGA freaks hate Mr. Rogers and would have protested him as viciously as they protest Ms. Rachel if not worse.

Is it protest if the protesters are on the immoral side? I guess to them it is.