Posted on 07/23/2009 7:11:56 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
President Obama said that police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, "acted stupidly" in arresting a prominent black Harvard professor last week after a confrontation at the man's home. "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played," Obama said Wednesday night while taking questions after a White House news conference. Cambridge authorities dropped disorderly conduct charges against Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Tuesday. Obama defended Gates on Wednesday night, while admitting that he may be "a little biased," because Gates is a friend.
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In Obama’s case, he’s not “acting” stupid. He libeled Sgt. Crowly.
Especially after admitting he did not have all the facts.
All that jerk had to do was whip out his ID, and it all would have been over. But no, he’s a “race scholar”, and we have a president who automatically sides with the race hustle business and against the police.
Oh wait, I know...political expediency.
When in our history has a president managed to insult policemen as being racists and doctors as being so greedy that they perform needless surgeries on children for the money? This man is not fit to be President.
Let me explain to Mr 0bama “what role race played”.
It played a role in that the man being arrested had a racist chip on his shoulder. He had a sense of entitlement that he shouldn’t be bothered with police procedure (protecting HIS house) because he’s a persecuted black man. Race played a role in that the arrested man thought he shouldn’t have to abide by the same rules or submit to authority because he is a black man, and a “black” man is now in the White house.
He wasn’t arrested for acting stupidly. I just read the arrest report. A call was placed when someone saw a man who appeared to be breaking into a home. When the police arrived and questioned the professor, he refused to give his name and started ranting. He refused to cooperate, so until they can ascertain who he is, how in the world would they know he wasn’t the man trying to break in. His actions throwing a fit also made him appear suspicious and evading. He was arrested for disturbing the peace, which he is lucky that is all he is arrested for. Anyone, no matter what their race, would have been arrested under those circumstances.
Had he been a real criminal breaking into the prof’s domicile, he’d cry racism if the cops didn’t arrest the perp..............
We are so screwed!
A sitting President of The United States of America, undermined all police officers last night and thier response, crickets.
Response time to this address may be delayed if there is a REAL emergency. Wouldn't want to be too hasty or "act stupidly", ya' know.
There had been 8 Break-Ins in Gates’ neighborhood including in the past couple of weeks. Including Gates’ house.
President Obama said that police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, “acted stupidly” in arresting a prominent black Harvard professor last week after a confrontation at the man’s home. “I don’t know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played,”
I am astounded.
Our Country is spiraling into the pits of hell, with unemployment rising, fore closures rising, the collapse of busineses rising, enemies around the globe beginning to smell blood in the water and the American President finds time and the need to comment on one idiot college professor getting arrested for acting like and asshole to the police.
This is what we elect a man to the office of the Presidency for?
To top it of he calls the police stupid and then admits he does not know the facts of the case !!!!!!
Really.This Nation is doomed if this guy doesn’t soon get a brain cell or two.............
Conservatives: Usurper who wormed his way into White House and now attempts to foist socialism upon America 'acting stupidly.'
This is all smoke and mirrors.
President Obama wants to take the media focus off of the Health Care Bill and move it to “Race Relations in America”.
Did it work? Instead of the Presidents disasterous Press Conference from the night before being the top story, The Today Show lead with this crappola instead.
I’d say it worked. SO now prepare yourself for dialogues over the next few weeks talking about race relations nad how far we still need to to.
In the background will be the Health Care Bill.
So Obama is going to start acting like a race pimp? What an arrogant you-know-what!
Hear Sgt. Crowley’s interview on WEEI.com Dennis and Callahan Show.
Race played a role. A white guy acting like that would have gotten his @zz kicked.
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