Obama Calls Cambridge Police Officer, Invites him for a Beer with Gates at the White House July 24, 2009 3:29 PM ABC News' Yunji de Nies, Sunlen Miller and Sarah Tobianski report: President Obama made his second surprise appearance before press in the briefing room to address what he called the “media frenzy” over his comments on the Skip Gates case. “The fact that it has garnered so much attention, I think, is a testimony to the fact that these are issues that are still very sensitive here in America,” The President said, “And, you know, so to the extent...