Is he going to apologize to the racist pigs?
Too much beer... not enough reality
Savage says he’s (Crowley) the only one drinking. Hope he’s up to the task.
The only thing that this whole episode has been good for was that it showed Obomba for the racist disciple of Reverend Wright that he truly is.
A lot depends on if the nutty perfesser files a law suit or not. That's why no one will be delivering the Gettysburg address in front of the mike at this time.
Leni
While we are waiting, here is Bagdad Bob Gibbs on the teachable moment.
Clipped from today’s briefing
Q Okay. But I guess the question, as the President said — the President said he wants this to be a teachable moment. How do you envision this being a teachable moment?
MR. GIBBS: Well, I think the — I think many people would have hardly imagined something like this happening this time last week. I think having them get together to talk — the President talked to both of these men last week. They’re decent, honorable, good men. To get together and talk about what’s going on in this country is a positive thing, even if you’re not able to hear each and every word of it. I think that kind of dialogue is what has to happen at every level of — every level of our society if we’re going to make progress on issues that have — we’ve been dealing with for quite some time.
Q I guess I could just request I’m sure on everybody’s behalf that we find out and have as thorough a debrief from you as possible so that we can make it as much of a teachable moment as possible.
MR. GIBBS: I will try to get that — like I said, I won’t be there, but I will endeavor to see what I can get.
Q Right, but you’re close with one of the guys who will.
MR. GIBBS: I know the President, yes.
Q And back to the Gates event today at the White House, why not allow the press to get closer to the table to be able to at least have some sort of conversation or something with the parties involved?
MR. GIBBS: Again, I think I mentioned to Jake, if those two gentlemen want to talk to you guys, there’s no prohibition
...
Q Right, but that’s if they want to, but typically when you have events —
MR. GIBBS: In other words, shouldn’t I just simply make them talk to you. (Laughter.) I appreciate the — that’s —
Q Well, no — no, I do want to follow up on that. I mean, specifically, there are events that happen here at the White House, we’re invited in, we get a chance to either ask questions of the parties there, and if they choose to come out we can get additional information from them. In this case, we won’t have anything there and most likely won’t get anything when they come out.
MR. GIBBS: Well, you’ll have to ask them on the latter part.
Q But what about on the earlier part?
Q What about the President? I mean, why is the President in a cone of silence on this? (Laughter.) You’re saying those two can come out and talk, but he can’t.
Q He wants to make it a teachable moment. Why —
Q What’s the lesson he wants to teach?
Q We’re students, we’re his students, Robert.
MR. GIBBS: The President feels comfortable with the way this is laid out, and looks forward to —
Q But why doesn’t he see this as an opportunity, if he wants to make it a teachable moment, to come out and talk and teach what he learned, what he wants the nation to learn?
MR. GIBBS: You guys will have a chance to talk to the President — one of you will later today, and maybe you can ask him.
...
Q I’ve a question on the health care event yesterday. But on the Gates thing, the President has said he wants this to be a teachable moment. Regardless of who —
MR. GIBBS: I’m sorry, are we on health care or Gates — I’m sorry.
Q Gates.
MR. GIBBS: Okay, I’m sorry.
Q So he said he wants it to be a teachable moment. Regardless of who first proposed it, he, through his surrogates called these guys to the White House. But is he the teacher in this teachable moment?
MR. GIBBS: I think all of us are participants in a moment that we hope can teach all in this country that dialogue and communication will always improve the situation. I don’t think today is — I don’t think the President looks at himself as, and I don’t think today the President believes or the situation will be that one will be the teacher and others will be the students. I think the President believes that, hopefully through the example of communication and dialogue, that that can be a positive and lasting lesson for others.
Q Dialogue about what?
MR. GIBBS: About the situation that happened in Cambridge.
Q But how is that teachable for everybody? How is that teachable for the nation if it’s just an incident between two men?
MR. GIBBS: Jake, it’s something that’s been covered quite a bit. I think it’s something that has been — you all have spent an awful lot of time covering. I don’t think it’s about an incident just involving two men. I think if it was an incident involving just two men you might not have done so many stories.
Q Well, some people think it’s an incident about racial profiling; some people think it’s an incident about disrespect for police; some people think it’s — I mean, there are a million different things that it could be a teachable lesson about, and we’re not getting any —
MR. GIBBS: Not a million, but I don’t doubt that there are more than just one.
Q We’re just not — you say it’s a teachable moment. About what? Communication? I mean —
MR. GIBBS: No, I think it’s a — well, I think communication will help be part of — I don’t think — again, Jake, I hate to surmise — I hate to sort of move backwards in a hypothetical. I doubt you could have imagined a week ago in reporting this story that you’d have these two individuals here drinking beer with the President, right?
Q But we wouldn’t have imagined that they’d be here and we wouldn’t hear anything that’s going to happen — from the President. (Laughter.)
MR. GIBBS: I think you’re feigning surprise on that one, Mr. Reid. But I think —
Q No, I really — he’s not using this as an opportunity.
MR. GIBBS: Well, I appreciate —
Q The only thing we’re hearing that’s a teachable moment example is we’re going to get a photograph out of it or some film. I don’t understand — I mean —
MR. GIBBS: We don’t have to do that.
Q Do you think the coverage has been — it’s been good that people have been covering this issue? You said there’s been a lot of coverage. Is that a good thing?
MR. GIBBS: Some of it I think has, sure. I think —
Q Think how much more you could get if he came and talked to us.
MR. GIBBS: I feel like I’m trying to — I feel like I’m buying a car.
If he does......Most cops will putting on extra body armor.
For some reason I’d rather see someone redress the press as opposed to address the press. But that’s just me.
I just saw the photo and was appalled by zero and that fool of a vp in shirtsleeves knocking back a brew.
Does our media understand how condescending, how the elite are relating to the louche, and how absolutely phoney and disgusting this bunch of fools are?
Can’t wait till the press gets a hold of Biden. I sure hope there is video running.
This makes a mockery of the presidency. Perhaps after a few beers they can shoot hoops. This is what this self-absorbed, immature thug has reduced the office to. I still can’t believe he is the leader of anything, let alone the free world.
Photo up on Drudge show Crowley, Gates, Obama, and Biden seated around a table with a beer in front of each. The only one imbibing is Crowley.
Folks could read it two ways: 1) Crowley is the only one at-ease enough to take a swig. 2) Crowley’s getting a head start.
Ooooo, doesn’t sound like it went too well.
Crowley: ..Uh...These are really nice guys....Uh they’re not professional race whores...And I got to see the White House...Uh....
Obama could offer me all the beer in the world, and I would never go meet with him for some publicity stunt.
Some of the dialogue from the beer summit is now beginning to leak out...
Apparently at one point, Professor Gates slammed his fist down on the table and said, “You racist crackers are all buffoons!”
Biden then angrily stood up and confronted Gates, demanding that he take that remark back.
Gates turned to Biden and said “Why? Are you a racist cracker?”
Biden responded, “No, I’m a buffoon!”
Is it obvious to everyone else that the seating arrangement at the beer summit was designed to avoid the perception of “black v. white?” If it were only Obama, Gates, and Crowley, it would appear as a black majority giving more weight to the Gates’ perspective. So they threw Biden into the mix to even out the sides of the issue. Then they couldn’t have Obama seated next to his friend Gates because that would portray the perception of black versus white. The seating was all so choreographed for the media. Ridiculous.
Maybe I’m over-analyzing the situation, but it just seems so staged.
Look how CNN.com twists the story:
“Obama, Biden, prof, cop sit down over brews
President Barack Obama sat down for a beer at the White House Thursday night with a top African-American professor and the policeman who arrested him earlier this month. They were joined by a previously unannounced guest, Vice President Joe Biden. full story
Cop apologizes for ‘jungle monkey’ e-mail”
Notice how it doesn’t distinguish between 2 different police officers and 2 different stories, but makes it sound like Crowley was calling Gates a jungle monkey?