New rule: Avoid dispensing non-political compliments to political people, no matter how sincere your sentiments may be.

Charles Davis, dean of the University of Georgia’s journalism school, apologized on Friday for a tweet he posted earlier in the week about the state’s Republican nominee for governor, Brian Kemp. “I’d like to apologize to anyone offended by my tweet shout out to Brian Kemp…I’ve read and learned so much from you all and will endeavor to be more thoughtful,” Davis wrote.