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VIDEO: Obama: Professor Gates Probably "Overreacted"
Real Clear Politics ^ | July 24, 2009 | Real Clear Politics

Posted on 07/24/2009 11:50:20 AM PDT by ianschwartz

President Obama says his choice of words unfortunately gave the impression that he was maligning against the Cambridge Police Department.

Obama said, he hopes as a "consequence" that this event becomes a "teachable moment" where people spend more time "listening to each other" and to generally improve relationships between minorities and police officers. Obama said more unity is needed.

Regarding this being a local issue, Obama said he felt like he needed to step in because race is still a "troubling" aspect in our society.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bho44; dummy; gatesgate; henrygates; mrskippy; prezisracist; professorgates; stupidgate
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1 posted on 07/24/2009 11:50:20 AM PDT by ianschwartz
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Crowley should ask the Messiah for his birth certificate now that he has standing as Obama slimed him publically.


2 posted on 07/24/2009 11:51:18 AM PDT by ncfool (The GEORGE BUSH revolution has finally arrived in Iran! Where is Obama?)
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To: ianschwartz; potlatch; devolve; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP

3 posted on 07/24/2009 11:51:56 AM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: ianschwartz
The police acted "stupidly", Gates "overreacted".

A-huh.

4 posted on 07/24/2009 11:52:17 AM PDT by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
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To: ianschwartz

The “teachable moment” is how weak an individual this pathetic man truly is.

he is being exposed day by day.


5 posted on 07/24/2009 11:52:17 AM PDT by bestintxas
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To: ianschwartz

“Professor Gates, please wait over there next to Reverend White...” (whispers, “Understand I have to do this... politics you know”)


6 posted on 07/24/2009 11:52:30 AM PDT by safisoft
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To: ianschwartz

RACE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS OBAMBI

GATEs SHOULD APOLOGIZE

OBAMA SHOULD APOLOGIZE

RACE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS


7 posted on 07/24/2009 11:53:30 AM PDT by Mr. K (THIS ADMINISTRATION IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!!!!)
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To: PhilDragoo

“Teachable moment” alright. I hope this teaches BHO to stick to things he knows.. like ‘mom jeans’ at baseball games.


8 posted on 07/24/2009 11:54:08 AM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("The rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office". ~Andrew Jackson)
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To: ianschwartz

Community organizers are real good at “teachable moments.”

Please Barry please, teach us more.

Teach us how we can all be race hustlers like you.


9 posted on 07/24/2009 11:56:14 AM PDT by mojito
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“Unfortunate?”

What ever, Obama you are a RACIST. It is absolutely clearly apparent.

I still don’t hear an apology, Obamanation.


10 posted on 07/24/2009 11:58:08 AM PDT by Danae (I AM JIM THOMPSON - Conservative does not equal Republican. Conservative does not compromise.)
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To: ianschwartz

(Obama said he felt like he needed to step in...)

I must have missed it when he ‘stepped in’ regarding the 40 black punks attacking a white family.


11 posted on 07/24/2009 11:58:31 AM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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What I am learning from this teachable moment is that we have a president who is half white, half African and zero American.


12 posted on 07/24/2009 11:58:53 AM PDT by flyingx (Woodrow F. Call for President......Newt, get yer rope...)
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To: ianschwartz

The only one who has a lesson to be learned is the won himself.

As for the race hustling prof, he is what he is.

A lowlife loudmouth.


13 posted on 07/24/2009 11:58:58 AM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: ianschwartz
Heh, I just heard this on Rush's show. That One is trying to get 'above it all', and find 'common ground', like the community organizer that he is.

Well, HE'S the one who stepped in it, so he's gonna have a hard time extricating himself from the fray.

14 posted on 07/24/2009 11:59:07 AM PDT by SuziQ
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69 million people voted for Obama. How can he say race is still an issue in America? Good grief, move on from it liberals. We, as conservatives, already have.


15 posted on 07/24/2009 11:59:56 AM PDT by VA_Gentleman (Everyone says they have a plan... until they get punched in the face. -Mike Tyson)
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To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot

I hopes this “teaches” Americans how a lot of blacks in this country have a terrific chip on their shoulder and look for every opportunity possible to exploit the the grievenaces of those legitimately disciminated agianst for their own perverted agenda.

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2009/07/quote-of-week_24.html


16 posted on 07/24/2009 12:00:11 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: safisoft
“Professor Gates, please wait over there next to Reverend White...

yea right next to where my white grandma was standing.

17 posted on 07/24/2009 12:01:16 PM PDT by Harley (Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal.)
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To: ianschwartz

A teachable moment that some people have a racial chip on their shoulder and jump at the chance to claim victimhood.


18 posted on 07/24/2009 12:01:22 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
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“Probably” — there is no teachable moment. All that was revealed in all of this is that ZERO is a racist who hates Whitey even without the facts. Nothing else we need to know. Still didn’t apologize for calling the police stupid and chastize the Prof for acting like a Clymer. “Probably” yeah right!


19 posted on 07/24/2009 12:02:20 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 !)
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To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot
He can't even lie with credibility, he is openly a fool.
20 posted on 07/24/2009 12:02:41 PM PDT by boomop1
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