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Obama Seeks to Clarify 'Stupidly' Comment, Praises White Policeman
FOX News ^
| July 24, 2009
Posted on 07/24/2009 12:25:31 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Obama stopped short of an apology to Sgt. James Crowley on Friday for saying he "acted stupidly" for arresting black Harvard scholar Henry Lewis Gates Jr., but said he should have chosen his words more carefully.
At an impromptu appearance at the daily White House briefing, Obama said he spoke with Crowley over the phone, and said he wanted to share a beer with Crowley and Gates at the White House.
"Because this has been ratcheting up and I helped contribute to ratcheting it up, I want to make clear that in my choice of words I unfortunately gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department or Sgt. Crowley specifically and I could have calibrated those words differently."
"My sense is you've got two good people in a circumstance in which neither of them were able to resolve it the way the wanted to resolve it," Obama added.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoracism; damagecontrol; gatesgate; henrygates; mrskippy; obama; sgtjamescrowley; stupidgate; toolittletoolate
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
They were stupid when they arrested a friend of his. That was the point.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:27:11 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(The Germans weren't Nazis per se - their SOCIALISTS were. Socialists are dangerous people...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“My sense is you’ve got two good people in a circumstance in which neither of them were able to resolve it the way the wanted to resolve it,”
His Presidential senses are tingling.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:27:53 PM PDT
by
villagerjoel
(1. Implement socialist policies 2. ??? 3. Heaven on earth)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"The Police acted stupidly"
Gave the impression?
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:28:23 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(The University of Notre Dame's motto: "Kill our unborn children? YES WE CAN!")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
President Obama should invite Sergeant James Crowley to the White House and offer his apology in-person since he dragged this to become a national matter unnecessarily.
It's time for him to end it now.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:29:51 PM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I come to praise the white cop
Not to bury him
For he is an honorable honky
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:30:14 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Whenever Obama says something he really isn’t saying what you heard him say when he said it. It’s simple, really, he was saying what he said after you heard him say what he did but that’s not what he said because he is saying so.....
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:30:43 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(GIVE ME YOUR MONEY BITCH! - President Obama)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:31:19 PM PDT
by
rockabyebaby
(We are sooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"...I could have calibrated those words differently."Translation: "I should have called them stupid without calling them 'stupid.' Now leave me alone."
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:31:43 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is turning into a “Macaca” moment for Obozo. His pride is destroying him.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:32:57 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
(Liberalism is the politics of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Where’s the apology, Bozo?
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:33:11 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: rockabyebaby
If Obama was smart , he would have them both to the White House for a beer. Great photo -op of the two shaking hands while Obama watches on , would turn this whole thing around for him. BUT ..... I guarantee you , the one who would refuse to go would be the one with the racsist chip on his shoulder and I don’t mean the white cop.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
..the street agitator can't quite bring himself to apologize. He must have lost all those “white folk” fence hangers, but his handlers are telling him not to worry about it. Make a phone call, see if that works. Then if that don't work, throw the media under the bus, blame them.
*grins*
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:34:02 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Oldeconomybuyer
And if Officer Crowley actually sits down and has a beer with Obama then he really is stupid.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It is too late. This incident has been recorded in the memory of people and they are not going to forget it.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:34:57 PM PDT
by
jveritas
(God Bless our brave troops)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Harvard needs to add a mandatory course in “NAVIGATING THE REAL WORLD.”
“Constitutional scholar” Obama wasn’t smart enough to zip his mouth instead of maligning a man on international TV.
“English scholar” Gates wasn’t smart enough to use conversational English while talking with a cop who was protecting his house.
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:35:24 PM PDT
by
syriacus
("Constitutional scholar" Obama is so dumb that he maligned a fellow citizen on international TV.)
To: jveritas
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:35:24 PM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Thank you Mr. President, you put us back on the front page and back in business!
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:36:05 PM PDT
by
truthandlife
("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
To: RED SOUTH
If obama was smart, he would have kept his stupid mouth shut in the first place AND he just keeps yapping and yapping......it’s a beautiful thing, everytime he opens his mouth it’s a glimpse into exactly how stupid he really is.....
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:36:17 PM PDT
by
rockabyebaby
(We are sooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
To: rockabyebaby
LOL...simple to remember, very informative—thanks, Chris Rock!
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posted on
07/24/2009 12:36:48 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
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