Crowley pleased by president’s phone call (StupidGate)

Boston Globe ^ | July 24, 2009 | By Brian MacQuarrie and Jonathan Saltzman

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Shortly after the surprise phone call, Sergeant James M. Crowley told a fellow officer that President Obama expressed regret for jumping to conclusions and commenting that Cambridge police had "acted stupidly."

The call pleased Crowley, according to the colleague, a veteran officer who asked not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue. Crowley told his fellow officer that he joked with the president.

"Jimmy said, 'I'd be happy to come to the White House and sit down with you and Gates and have a beer,' " the veteran Cambridge officer said. "The president said he was acceptable to that."

Crowley also asked President Obama if he could use his influence to oust the news media from his front lawn in Natick. "The president said, 'I can't get them off my front lawn,' and Jimmy said, 'Well, your lawn is a lot bigger than my lawn,' " the officer's colleague said.

Steve Killion, president of the Cambridge patrol officers association, praised the president for calling Crowley only a couple of hours after the news conference where union leaders demanded an apology from Obama.

"I'm sure, knowing Sergeant Crowley, it's mended the fence with him,'' said Killion, who had not spoken with Crowley but heard a transcript of the president's remarks. "It's gone some way toward mending the fence with the patrol officers, even though I haven't spoken with any of them yet.''

[the invisib1e hand]

that powerful obama mojo at work.

[keepitreal]

He might have said he regrets jumping to conclusions to Crowley, but he told the press that Crowley overreacted.

[screaminsunshine]

Amazing...The President of the United States has to call up a beat cop on the phone to try to save face. Is this guy real??? This is a new low. MY GOD get him the hell out of the White House. He will get us all killed. Pathetic!!

[johniegrad]

I suspect the “veteran Cambridge police officer” who requested anonymity has gone over.

[Galtoid]

I question what Zero REALLY said to this officer. I also question any reporting of it in any newspaper or any television station.

[kjo]

What IS becoming clear...is that Obama may say ANYTHING when he’s off the teleprompter...Emaneul and Axelrod must lose sleep over this fact.

He’s not fast on his feet...he says a lot of stupid things...there will be more to come.

This guy is affirmative action all the way.

[b4its2late]

Our beer....

[raybbr]

He just used the wrong calibration in insulting the police.

“I want to make clear that in my choice of words, I think, I unfortunately, I think, gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge police department or Sergeant Crowley specifically. And I could have calibrated those words differently. And I told this to Sergeant Crowley.”

[the invisib1e hand]

I suspect the “veteran Cambridge police officer” who requested anonymity has gone over.

Dudester, Irish Catholic Cops From Massachusetts have Democrat DNA.

[albie]

“Jimmy said, ‘I’d be happy to come to the White House and sit down with you and Gates and have a beer,’

...nah. Too manly for BO. A white wine spritzer or banana daquiri perhaps, but never anything so neanderthal as beer!

[mckenzie7]

Now the NATION needs to hear from Obama that he rashly rushed to judgement on a case that he was ill informed of!

He maligned more than just one police officer!

[b4its2late]

Notice, he only offered a beer. As Rush said why not kobe beef?

[Boardwalk]

Can Joe the Plumber come too?

[DogBarkTree]

[editor-surveyor]

Lobotomy.

[johniegrad]

Isn’t assuming a white, Irish cop wants a beer racist?

[bigbob]

Well the good news is, every time he screws up like this he doesn’t apologize or whatever until after the fan has splattered it all over the place. The damage has been done.

[IbJensen]

I wouldn’t be pleased by a telephone call from the Imbecile in Chief, nor would I welcome an invitation to come to the WH for a beer.

[isthisnickcool]

Obama seems to act a lot like a crack head.

[MadisonABlane]

No public apology? The phone call to the officer is a fine start but he defamed that man to the press. Obama is a coward. I remember a time when cowards were dealt with appropriately.

[a fool in paradise]

Meanwhile this macaca moment has diverted the public’s attention from all of the other statements he made at that press conference.

[BossLady]

I would have let Barry’s call go to voice mail....LOL!

[mckenzie7]

Why do you suppose that is?

[Gator113]

“.......a veteran officer who asked not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue. “

Either this entire article is a lie or this officer needs to be hunted down like a rabid dog and fired on the spot.

[Jeffrey_D.]

good point!!!

[angkor]

>>> And I could have calibrated those words differently. <<<

Well now we know that Axelrod and the other White House flaks are all siting around and talking about “calibrating” their words to the public.

My, the Presidency certainly has become disgusting.

[Since 2009-07-21]

"Jimmy said, 'I'd be happy to come to the White House and sit down with you and Gates and have a beer,' " the veteran Cambridge officer said. "The president said he was acceptable to that."


Nothing like a cold one while you're being browbeaten by a racist malcontent Harvard professor with a persecution complex.

[Mark was here]

So he wanted to condemn the officer for the arrest, with out condemning the arrest ... or is it he wanted to condemn the arrest with out condemning the arresting officer, whose judgment caused the arrest ... he wants to condemn the officers judgment with out condemning the officer ... no wonder he needs a beer.

[colorado tanker]

Wow, Zero's handler's must have seen this impacting his image like I did, very damaging.

Sgt. Crowley was gracious, as he should be, but I don't think is going to go away as a topic of discussion around the country.

[SouthernmostFreeper]

“Jimmy said, ‘I’d be happy to come to the White House and sit down with you and Gates and have a beer,’ “ the veteran Cambridge officer said. “The president said he was acceptable to that.”

...But you’re buying.

[HonkyTonkMan]

'I'd be happy to come to the White House and sit down with you and Gates and have a beer

I doubt he said this. However, Crowley should accept under one condition, all parties bring their long form birth certificates

[bikerman]

Our beer....

Colt 45,ripple or midnight express???

[DejaJude]

a veteran officer who asked not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue

Then I won't believe this unauthorized report.

[4yearlurker]

Can this get any better?? Yes it can! Lets hear what Vice President Plugs Biden has to say on the matter!

[bgill]

In other words, Hussein’s handlers saw the polls.

[Outlaw Woman]

Crowley is going to have to be careful that he doesn’t inadvertantly become a ‘pawn’

[isthisnickcool]

Why do you suppose that is?

Cuz he is on the pipe! He steals, is irritable, he lies all the time and is hallucinating, etc.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Lets hear what Vice President Plugs Biden has to say on the matter!

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

[Jeff Chandler]

Now about those evil, greedy pediatricians . . .

[Riodacat]

Amazing...The President of the United States has to call up a beat cop on the phone to try to save face. Is this guy real??? This is a new low. MY GOD get him the hell out of the White House. He will get us all killed. Pathetic!!

No, he did the right thing..

[Centurion2000]

Can this get any better?? Yes it can! Lets hear what Vice President Plugs Biden has to say on the matter!

Biden: Stand up Crowley!!!

[4yearlurker]

Yes...but that's not what Biden meant to say...Ah..er..He mis-spoke .....er he doesn’t recall....Ah hell,just pick one.

[Azzurri]

I would not have accepted the phone call and I certainly wouldn’t accept the invitation to meet with the racist Gates and Obama, so that he can have a nice photo op to show he’s a “healer”.

[jennyjenny]

I wonder if Crowley watched the presser. Obama may have tried to back track on using the word, “stupidly”, but he did not, at all, say he was wrong or sorry about saying it was wrong for the officer to have arrested Gates. I hope Sergeant Crowley realizes he is nothing more than a gnat that had to be dealt with so Obama could move on with his agenda.

[raybbr]

So he wanted to condemn the officer for the arrest, with out condemning the arrest ... or is it he wanted to condemn the arrest with out condemning the arresting officer, whose judgment caused the arrest ... he wants to condemn the officers judgment with out condemning the officer ... no wonder he needs a beer.

I'm thinking more along these lines...

In other words, "I shouldn't have said "stupidly". I should have said "with lack of general cognitive ability".

[outpostinmass2]

Officer Crowley is on record for not voting for Obama.

And...you would be wrong in your assessment on Irish cops from Massachusetts overall.

[ridesthemiles]

If Gates is that crazy when he is sober- I sure would not want to offer him a beer and then stick around to see what he does next!

[tumblindice]

(Crowley at locked WH gate)

“But what of all those sweet words you spoke in private?” Crowley, speaking to intercom
“Oh that’s just what we call pillow talk in politics, baby, that’s all.” Zero

[Lumper20]

I agree. I would have hung up on him.