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Sgt. Lashley's Letter To Prof. Gates: I Am Not An Uncle Tom (video report)
PoliticsNewsPolitics's ^ | July 30, 2009

Posted on 07/30/2009 7:00:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Sgt. Leon Lashley, the African-American cop on scene when James Crowley arrested Professor Henry Louis Gates, writes a letter saying that he is not an "Uncle Tom" and regrets being known as a "black sergeant." He asks Prof. Gates what he can do to make things better, and let him know if he did anything wrong.

CNN's Don Lemon reads the letter to viewers.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackkk; crowley; gates; henrygates; henrylouisgates; henrylouisgatesjr; lashley; leonlashley; mrskippy; racism; racist; skipgates; uncletom

1 posted on 07/30/2009 7:00:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

My letter to the “professor” would be to challenge the mental midget to take some real college courses...given my me...and pass them. Warning: they have math and physics and hard stuff...

Heh!

The guy is an idiot. He so fits the “new” Harvard lib arts faculty, where scholarship is inversely functional to equal opportunity.


2 posted on 07/30/2009 7:05:33 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Kenyan Imposter needs to call off his dogs. Anyone who crosses him comes under assault. The public is coming to see he’s a criminal thug.


3 posted on 07/30/2009 7:07:03 PM PDT by y6162 (uish..)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Kenyan Imposter needs to call off his dogs. Anyone who crosses him comes under assault. The public is coming to see he’s a criminal thug.


4 posted on 07/30/2009 7:07:04 PM PDT by y6162 (uish..)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It must be really frustrating for police officers like Sgt. Lashley. Blacks fought hard for the right to be police officers and fought hard so that blacks could be promoted. Then, other blacks sit back and call them Uncle Tom’s.


5 posted on 07/30/2009 7:07:18 PM PDT by Enterprise (When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
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To: Enterprise

The real Uncle Tom was defiant to the death.


6 posted on 07/30/2009 7:13:19 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("Baldrick, to you the Renaissance was just something that happened to other people, wasn't it?")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sgt. Leon Lashley did good, very good.


7 posted on 07/30/2009 7:14:28 PM PDT by Gator113 (It's about stupidity, stupid. IMPEACH HERE, IMPEACH NOW.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hopefully someday people will simply refer to each other as Americans instead of hyphenated Americans. Do Canadians of American descent refer to themselves as American-Canadians? I don’t know but I’ve never heard the term.


8 posted on 07/30/2009 7:18:15 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! FairTaxNation.com)
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To: Gator113

and the reporter continues to call him the “Black Police Sergeant.”


9 posted on 07/30/2009 7:20:32 PM PDT by merry10
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To: merry10

Yes, the black reporter. Sickening.


10 posted on 07/30/2009 7:28:11 PM PDT by Gator113 (It's about stupidity, stupid. IMPEACH HERE, IMPEACH NOW.)
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To: Enterprise

Yes. It’s sickening to see. Obama is just an ‘antagonist’.....fueling the hate.


11 posted on 07/30/2009 7:32:30 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It was racist of Obama to invite the white cop to the white house, but ignore the black cop.


12 posted on 07/30/2009 7:38:12 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It is not about race. The cops were following procedure. I have posted about about how the cops go about investigating possible burglaries and burglar alarms going off. They show up and you better check your ego at the door. You are going to get the full rectal exam before they leave. This has happened to me at least a dozen times in 8 years working the night shift alone in a large building. They take your license, company ID and call your car plate numbers in. Then they call in a designated person to show up on the scene to vouch for you. You feel like the bad guy until you are cleared.


13 posted on 07/30/2009 7:43:57 PM PDT by dancusa (The word "racist" is a magic shield word that's supposed to stop any dissent.)
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To: Man50D

“Hopefully someday people will simply refer to each other as Americans instead of hyphenated Americans.”

That won’t happen until we are rid of the racial scabpickers like J Jackson, Rev Al, and Gates.


14 posted on 07/30/2009 7:47:30 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Another exploding cigar in Obama’s face! LOLOLOLOL


15 posted on 07/30/2009 7:51:36 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
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To: Free ThinkerNY

That is a very powerful letter by Sgt. Lashley.


16 posted on 07/30/2009 8:47:42 PM PDT by Clock King (There's no way to fix D.C.)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

i noted that when CNN reported on and read Sgt. Lashley’s letter, they still continued to address him as “the Black ...”


17 posted on 07/30/2009 8:54:51 PM PDT by caffe (please, no more consensus)
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To: Enterprise

This incident proves how some members of the black community continue to promote racism. Unfortunately, it came from an educated person with some social standing, which is sad. In this instance, Sgt. Lashley did the right thing. Sgt. Crowley is obviously not a racist, yet Lashley is receiving backlash from the black community for standing up for him. Gates was wrong for stereotyping all white male authority figures as racists. In fact, I would go as far as to say Gates is the REAL racist here. Gates used bad judgement in his choice of behavior. PERIOD. This was nothing more than an attempt to bring attention to himself. His unfortunate actions further perpetuate this ingorance-based racist feud. I would have expected better from someone of his educational level and social stature. Take notice of who Obama keeps in his company! Makes you wonder even more about what is in his college thesis!!!! You know the old saying....


18 posted on 07/31/2009 7:32:18 AM PDT by ASDMom
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