Posted on 07/22/2009 7:16:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday that police acted "stupidly" in the arrest of prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and that despite racial progress blacks and Hispanics are still singled out unfairly for arrest.
"This still haunts us," Obama said.
Obama called Gates a friend, and said he doesn't know all the facts of the case. Nonetheless, Obama said, anyone would have been angry if treated the way Gates claims police in Cambridge, Mass., treated him. Gates, a Harvard University professor, claims he was arrested in his home after showing ID to police who responded to a report of a possible burglary.
"Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof he was in own home," Obama said during a prime-time news conference that otherwise focused on the health care debate.
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That’s right. And as for the Arab part, I see it. He is a very mixed up man, that is for sure. His background is the stuff of nightmares.
You are right on here. He was baited with this question and could not refuse the bait. This unwise answer has the potential to detract from his health care message.
It looks like he did it on purpose. Had nothing to do with Health Care.
The Kenyan in chief and that angry wife of his are always ready to pull the race card. The muslim card against the Israeli Government. The po card against the millionaires. All the while his poll numbers are going down, down, down.
I hope the cops who protect Obama notice the comment. No chance I would risk my ass for his worthless Kenyen butt.
michelle and barry are what is MOST WRONG with our nation.
He bases it on feelings instead of the merits of the case.Again true of all libs
He nominated Sotomayor because he knows she thinks the same way. Absolutely 100% correct. SOP for any true lib.
I just saw the picture of him on the porch yelling.
This gates guy and a black talk radio fellow, were on the new black show that bumped Lou Dobbs off the air tonight.
From their own description of events, Gates is lucky he was beat down having immediately taking an aggressive position.
Gates apparently has never seen the Chris Rock video.
I wonder how many times Obama has been arrested for his race? He said ‘it still haunts us’...As far as him saying AGAIN, this white house is his house, he lies again, it’s the PEOPLE’S house.
Jimmy Jr does it live and on national TV
Rev Wright was operating the teleprompter tonight?
you know what Mr Prez? You can shove that manure right back where it came from.
Well, this is the same guy who preaches about "rule of law" when it comes to Iran, yet wants to preach against the same rule of law in Honduras. He is just like Murtha and the other RATs who want to blame the "White Man" for everything from terrorism, to criminal behavior. In this case, he doesn't mind jumping to conclusions based on... ummm.... what info?
Do you get that way from smoking on crack pipes or something? It disturbs me when I watch him.
You are right - defending the indefensible one more time and it has nothing at all to do with anything that the American people care about. So the Rev. WRight of Harvard wanted to play cute with the cops - I am glad they arrested him — so now can we please have our country back????
If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.
Wow. That is profound. I should make that my tagline.
“police acted “stupidly”
That’s more harsh criticism than’s he’s had for AQ or the Taliban since he was sworn in. The man lives in a strange, twisted world.
He can’t produce a Birth Certificate...yet he can produce the Race Card from the hyperventilating media.
“Mr. President, Mr. President!!! Did you hear, a black man got a arrested in Massachusetts...how does that make you feeel?”
Why did that question have any merit? Unbelievable.
With absolutely no false bravado and fully considerate of the short and long term implications of the coming statement my humble, heartfelt, stone-cold sober and rational response to the prospect of such a possibility is ...BRING IT ON AND WE’LL SEE HOW MANY ARE LEFT STANDING WHEN THE EVENT ENDS.
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