John Mackey, founder and CEO of grocer Whole Foods, was very quick to distance himself Thursday from his word choice (“fascism”) in describing President Obama’s healthcare reform efforts.
Mackey wrote on his blog Thursday, “I made a poor word choice to describe our health care system, which I definitely regret. The term fascism today stirs up too much negative emotion with its horrific associations in the 20th century.”
Mackey also made a number of TV news appearances Thursday to apologize for using the word.
View this content by subscribing
Please register to unlock this content
I already have an account. Log in
