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Obama Defends Criticism of Cambridge Police in Arrest of Gates
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8153681&page=1 ^

Posted on 07/24/2009 4:50:25 AM PDT by chessplayer

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To: chessplayer
The president said he understands the sergeant who arrested Gates is an "outstanding police officer." But he added that with all that's going on in the country with health care and the economy and the wars abroad, "it doesn't make sense to arrest a guy in his own home if he's not causing a serious disturbance."

But it makes sense for the president to interject his biased opinion into it???? And B.O. is a "genius". I know this because the MSM tells me so.

21 posted on 07/24/2009 5:37:23 AM PDT by Clink (The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.)
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To: chessplayer
But he added that with all that's going on in the country with health care and the economy and the wars abroad, "it doesn't make sense to arrest a guy in his own home if he's not causing a serious disturbance."

Was reading a Fox news article earlier on this exact same subject and they left this little titbit out and it made me a little bit angry that they did. This is actually the most damning part of what 0 says. My jaw dropped when I watched the video and heard him say that.

It's funny that ABC news has this and Fox didn't. Fox only quoted 0's first few comments (those near the beginning of the video).

22 posted on 07/24/2009 5:37:51 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: chessplayer

The quack health care professional is also a quack law enforcement officer.


23 posted on 07/24/2009 5:44:42 AM PDT by BillyBonebrake
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To: chessplayer

Head Jerk is now on the defensive. Took 6 months. Good luck for the rest of your term!


24 posted on 07/24/2009 5:45:28 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: chessplayer

Whatever happened to the post racial age Comrade Zero promised?


25 posted on 07/24/2009 5:46:27 AM PDT by mort56 (He who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. - Ben Franklin)
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To: chessplayer
The president said he understands...Gates is an "outstanding police officer."

I wonder how these parallel statements would fly in today's America:

"I understand Whoopi Goldberg is a great comedienne, but with all that's going on in this in the world...."

"I understand Charles Barkley was a great basketball player, but he should know his place."

"I understand ACORN claims Barrack Obama was a great community organizer, but now he's acting very stupidly."

26 posted on 07/24/2009 5:46:35 AM PDT by Cedric
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To: chessplayer

This is the Pee Wee Herman “I ment to do that” moment for the Obidiot!


27 posted on 07/24/2009 5:46:35 AM PDT by JD91
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To: nathanbedford

Just like the common folk identified with Joe the Plumber, they identify with Crowley the Cop. People don’t like it when the President, with all the powers of his office, picks on Everyman. People see it as bullying and beneath the dignity of the office. Every time Obama does something like this, it takes him down a peg of two in the eyes of many of his voters.

Obama seems incredulous that there is any flap about what he said at all. This is more telling because he doesn’t see it from the same viewpoint as we do and furthermore, doesn’t have the ability to see it that way at all. His way is the only way and it is always correct.


28 posted on 07/24/2009 5:49:47 AM PDT by randita
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To: chessplayer

He’s babbling nonsense, which is all he ever seems to do.


29 posted on 07/24/2009 5:51:14 AM PDT by new cruelty (Shoot your TV. Torch your newspaper.)
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To: nathanbedford
It is typical of human nature to react to a triviality when the real grievance is elsewhere.

Insightful as ever.

30 posted on 07/24/2009 5:52:27 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: chessplayer

Obama should have said the question was above his pay grade.


31 posted on 07/24/2009 5:52:33 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
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To: chessplayer

The wheels are falling off the Obama wagon....the more he opens his yap the faster the poll numbers drop. This guy is a train wreak the just keeps going....and going....and going.


32 posted on 07/24/2009 5:54:25 AM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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To: dennisw

Still America’s Race Hustler.


33 posted on 07/24/2009 5:56:50 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: chessplayer

Keep digging, Barry.


34 posted on 07/24/2009 6:02:51 AM PDT by karnage (worn arguments and old attitudes)
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To: dennisw

Oops. You beat me to it!


35 posted on 07/24/2009 6:03:23 AM PDT by karnage (worn arguments and old attitudes)
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To: LS

Obama can’t let it go because he is the president (as he has reminded of this right out loud at least three times) and cannot let some mere policeman get in the last word or get the better of him

Obama is compulsive on this. I’m sure his advisers told him to let it go


36 posted on 07/24/2009 6:04:09 AM PDT by dennisw (Free Republic is an island in a sea of zombies)
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To: nathanbedford

“... It is the very insignificance of the story which makes it significant.It’s very insignificance is what reveals that the country is coming to the end of Obamamania. It is typical of human nature to react to a triviality when the real grievance is elsewhere. That is exactly what we are seeing here.

“The Magic Negro is, or soon will be, magic no more.”

Very well said!


37 posted on 07/24/2009 6:05:46 AM PDT by karnage (worn arguments and old attitudes)
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Obama is compulsive on this. I’m sure his advisers told him to let it go

I get the feeling that Obama has hired the same "advisers" that Michael Jackson" hired.

"I think I could use another nose job, what do you think?"

38 posted on 07/24/2009 6:08:37 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: chessplayer
The thing that I cannot get past is that 0bama did not make any effort to give even a benefit of the doubt to the fact that perhaps the police officer was acting properly and trying to be sure no one was breaking into the house.
39 posted on 07/24/2009 6:12:55 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: nathanbedford
The Magic Negro is, or soon will be, magic no more.

You do realize that O'Reilly is going to use your quote to show how evil Free Republic is. :-)

40 posted on 07/24/2009 6:13:05 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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