Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs went out before the press and tried to clarify what it was that the president meant when he stated that the police had acted stupidly in arresting Professor Henry Gates. Too bad he dug the hole deeper in my mind. Robert Gibbs told reporters that Obama felt that when it was clear that Harvard scholar Louis Gates Jr. was not a burglary suspect last week, “at that point, cooler heads on all sides should have prevailed.”
Cooler heads should have prevailed? What does that mean? The officer(s) are hotheaded? Could Professor Gates have acted better, or does he get a pass? After all, he is the guy that was (according to all witnesses) yelling “racist” about the arresting/responding officer.
Obama had said that the Cambridge, Mass., police “acted stupidly” by citing Gates on a resisting arrest charge, which was quickly dropped. He had not faulted the actions of Gates, who he said is a friend. Of course he didn’t find fault in the actions of his friend. Obama is a disciple of Jeremiah Wright and the police are ALL corrupt racists according to that maniac’s teachings.
“Let me be clear, he was not calling the officer stupid,” Gibbs told reporters as Obama landed in Cleveland for two health care events Thursday. He said Obama felt that “at a certain point the situation got far out of hand” at Gates’ home last week. Wow, really Robert? The situation got out of hand? When did it get out of hand? Was it when the neighbor called the cops? Was it when the officer responded? Was it when the officer dared to ask a black man for ID in his own home? When exactly did the whole thing fall apart? Who was it that became immediately riled according to witnesses?
I am very angry that this president would comment on an incident without having a firm grasp on the facts. Worse though, this president would continue to try to scramble and to make excuses for his poor form. I don’t care what generalities this president and his lackeys deem as relevant. The president was asked about a SPECIFIC incident and instead of seeking to educate himself on the matter he decides to shoot from the hip. Well then Mr. Obama, live with the consequences of speaking from a place of admitted STUPIDITY and casting an entire department in a poor light without even KNOWING THE FACTS. What an arrogant, selfrighteous fool this president has turned out to be. Bush was an idiot? Yeah. Obama is a genius? Not even close.
LeRoy
Just another example of racial prejudice in Amerikka. It’s a shame that in the year 2009, black men in Amerikka are still subjected to inhumane, intolerable situations, such as not being safe from the man even in the confines of their OWN HOME. Dr. Gates is one of the most prominent, intelligent and well respected African Americans in the country. He was well within his rights to feel violated by this racist pig, who ENTERED THE DR’S HOME, uninvited, and demanded to see his papers. (Does that sound familiar to anyone). Think central Europe, mid 1930’s. The only difference is the color of their uniforms. And don’t jive me about a complaint of breaking and entering, it was HIS HOME. He walks with a cane. He is physically disabled. Where is the justice? You people are as racist as the cop from Cambridge. I will demand that Barack appoint a czar to oversee the policies of police departments throughout the country. This crap has to stop, NOW.
