“Well, your theory would explain why he took on the Gates issue on the health care presser. He had to prove his “creds” sooner rather than later. After the Gatesgates no one can deny that he had a knee-jerk reaction based only on race.”
I had not considered that. He got a heads up that he might get that question, so he was in some way prepped. But apparently he did not take into account how his stance would look to the rest of America. His response was specifically targeted at the Black Community and it’s perceptions of the situation.
One has to take into account that the leaders of the Black Community are racists, they drop the race card every time they can, regardless of the facts of a given issue. They use that “victim” status, which is a form of racism when ever it suits their needs, and they can “get” something out of it.
In the case of Gates, the Black Community including Gates was way far on the wrong side. Gates could have done the reasonable thing, and handed the officer his license and then gotten a sincere, “I am sorry to have bothered you, is there anything that I or the department can do for you. No? Alright then sir, you have a good evening” But Gates DIDN’T do that, he too went with the knee jerk response of “THATS RACIST” which is what racists do every time they can.
You make a good point!