“Kenneth Cole tries to use Egypt to sell crap”

Blog title and link courtesy of Keith Olbermann, with great thanks. “Great thanks” signature phrase courtesy of Keith Olbermann, with greater thanks.

I will post the basics. Please go to TechCrunch and read the story. Wow, Kenneth. Can you say “exploit”? No? How about “bad taste”? Still can’t? Then try “ass”:

Kenneth Cole has deleted the original tweet, offering this apology on his Facebook page, in essence admitting that maybe it was too soon for Egypt jokes.

“I apologize to everyone who was offended by my insensitive tweet about the situation in Egypt. I’ve dedicated my life to raising awareness about serious social issues, and in hindsight my attempt at humor regarding a nation liberating themselves against oppression was poorly timed and absolutely inappropriate.”