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FishermanTim · 07-23-2009, 10:23 AM

Can someone please explain why, with our country heading straight down the crapper, why does our "beloved" president need to comment on the Prof. Gates issue during a press conference that was SUPPOSED to be related to the healthcare fiasco?
As I've learned, the president screens and pre-apporoves ALL questions beforehand, so this was planned from the start.
Why does he feel the inexplicable need to interject anything into this LOCAL issue? He makes his asinine comment even after admitting that he doesn't know all the facts!

As V.B. from Fox25 news read during the morning email segment, it looks a lot like the president pulling a "tail wagging the dog" moment.

I have lost all remaining respect I had for the man, when he drags the nation into what WAS a local problem.

Rant over.

Raven · 07-23-2009, 10:50 AM

to the cops from the passer by lady....
who called
and exactly what she said....

it's a common problem tho...

the guy has been away in CHINA
and during that period....

it had done nothing but rain here
with 100% humidity which caused
his front door to swell- tight as hell.

Travis · 07-23-2009, 03:12 PM

I still can't believe this knucklehead is ruining our country...I meant running our country. He is a joke, it is funny to watch his approval rating plummet...hate to say it, but I told ya so...

The fact that some people still cannot admit fault or wrong doing by Obama makes them look all the more ridiculous, why won't they just fess up, call "uncle", and admit they made a poor decision?

PRBuzz · 07-23-2009, 04:04 PM

Sounds like an act of "stupidity" by the Office the the President? To be clear, I am not calling Obama stupid in a manner similar to Obama not calling the Cambridge Officer stupid.

If it were a Black/Hispanic officer arresting a white guy (Harvard Prof or not), this wouldn't even be news!

Cool Beans · 07-23-2009, 04:09 PM

yeah, that whole fiasco was assinine! Who do they expect the cops to arrest after a call comes in reporting 2 black men forcing open the door?

And because it involves race Obama has to chime in.

WHY THE HELL DON'T WE EVER HEAR FROM HIS WHITE 1/2?

Slipknot · 07-23-2009, 05:39 PM

What bothers me about the whole thing that nobody has brought up is, that Gates is a smart enough man to realize how it must have looked as they shouldered in his door that was stuck, so when the police arrived he should have come to the realization that a passerby may have called concerned about a break in, he than could have quickly explained his door was stuck and he owns the property, but no he had to escalate the whole thing immediately bringing race into it because he was irritable from a long flight. well boohoo, he is the one who should suck it up and apologize not the officer who was sent there to do his job. Obama says cooler heads should have prevailed, well they didn't, (not a time for monday morning quarterbacking but I guess after calling the police stupid, I guess that's what ya do)and Gates' head was not cool, Crowley gave him more than one chance to calm down.
Sounds like it was a freakshow to me. Now the guy is trying to ride this thing for all he can, pathetic if you ask me.

buckman · 07-23-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

What bothers me about the whole thing that nobody has brought up is, that Gates is a smart enough man to realize how it must have looked as they shouldered in his door that was stuck, so when the police arrived he should have come to the realization that a passerby may have called concerned about a break in, he than could have quickly explained his door was stuck and he owns the property, but no he had to escalate the whole thing immediately bringing race into it because he was irritable from a long flight. well boohoo, he is the one who should suck it up and apologize not the officer who was sent there to do his job. Obama says cooler heads should have prevailed, well they didn't, (not a time for monday morning quarterbacking but I guess after calling the police stupid, I guess that's what ya do)and Gates' head was not cool, Crowley gave him more than one chance to calm down.
Sounds like it was a freakshow to me. Now the guy is trying to ride this thing for all he can, pathetic if you ask me.

Gates was race baiting. The cop teaches racial profiling classes. I don't know the facts of the case but Gates acted stupidly.

JohnR · 07-23-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by buckman

I don't know the facts of the case but Gates acted stupidly.

I KNOW you said that on purpose

Fly Rod · 07-23-2009, 07:51 PM

Slipknot most highly intelligent, educated people do not have common sence, nor can they tye their shoes.

The President, Mr. Barack Hussain Obama did not have all the facts and should not have commented about the incident. He did not mention that there were two callers that called 911 to report a break-in, two people trying to force a door open. Also in 2008 there were approximately 60 break-ins in that area.

Even tho the professor became biligerant in his house or on his property does not give the officer the right to arrest.

In Massachusetts it is not a crime on your own property to be biligerant to a policeman and be arrested for disorderly conduct. If you are off your property then that is a differant story.

The bottom line is, two wrongs do not make it right. It should be over and no law suite

buckman · 07-23-2009, 05:34 PM

It appears to me to be a case of race baiting. Obama's more of a racist then the cop. IMO

PRBuzz · 07-24-2009, 08:09 AM

I hope MJ doesn't arrive! I would hope we are now done with MJ until the movie release entitled either "The Night the Music Died" or "Who Killed MJ".

UserRemoved1 · 07-24-2009, 12:38 PM

Are you kiddin me? By the time they indict this doctor with the next available grand jury there be a new MJ channel dedicated to this plus every news org like what you got here.

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Originally Posted by PRBuzz

I hope MJ doesn't arrive! I would hope we are now done with MJ until the movie release entitled either "The Night the Music Died" or "Who Killed MJ".

PRBuzz · 07-24-2009, 01:54 PM

From now on, the only ones acting "stupidly" are the Press repeated asking their stupid questions, over and over and over again.

Raven · 07-24-2009, 02:28 PM

Gates, the President, and the cop are gonna toast Brewskis at the whitehouse... soon

Everything is all Better now

fishsmith · 07-24-2009, 02:49 PM

I think Gates and Obama were wrong wrong wrong ...

but if you can find the South Park episode --> "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"

it's very good.

Cool Beans · 07-24-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fishsmith

I think Gates and Obama were wrong wrong wrong ...

but if you can find the South Park episode --> "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"

it's very good.

This One?

or this one?

this one?

stcroixman · 07-24-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Raven

Gates, the President, and the cop are gonna toast Brewskis at the whitehouse... soon

Everything is all Better now

Obama is losing his popularity and showing his inexperience.
Inviting these guys over for a beer. He has nothing else to do?

jimmy z · 07-26-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Can someone please explain why, with our country heading straight down the crapper,

I hear ya, my friend. But our President is just the end result of a mindset that has been prevalent for some time now. So, as he blunders along, he can't really be blamed, because he is doing the best that he can do, IMO.
Blame those that wanted him as president. They are the ones at fault.

EarnedStripes44 · 07-27-2009, 08:47 PM

Apparently the 911 caller did not state "black" and mentioned hispanic in passing reference.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32169213..._and_ethnicity

Kind of leaves one with more questions than answers.

Some cops have thicker skin than others.

I have no doubt that when Gates described the assembling patrol cars in front of his residence as a "cop convention", thats exactly what it was. I counted six patrol cars and a wagon three weeks ago in response to a couple arguing (loudly) on JFK street. Now, I'm all about diffusing conflict, but at no point did the man or woman threaten to get physical. It seemed a bit much. Perhaps it was a slow saturday night.

buckman · 07-28-2009, 12:04 PM

It's all good boys. The smoker is going to have the boys over for some alcohol and then he can get back to forming a govornment run health program for us all.

Notfishinenuf · 07-29-2009, 10:23 PM

What was it Rahm E said, "never let a good crisis go to waste". They have turned this into a "crisis". Reality is who cares. Now they are all going for a beer at the white house! If McCain were pres, this may have been back page news. I guess the pres. is looking for something to do, not much going on these days.

Vic

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