Dr. Henry Louis Gates Arrested

[DrPhil]

@ The officer, Obama, and Gates going out for beers. Or was that a Katie Couric joke? I wish it was. Remind me, again, of why Obama's annoying behind is involved with this?

@ The neighbor holding a neighborhood press conference. LOL. I swear we wouldn't know who she is, how she looks, or really give a darn if she would shut up. Her husband was standing with her holding her in support while she was crying. LOL. Add that to her hiring a lawyer and she's a complete idiot to me.

People are so ridiculous.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

@ The officer, Obama, and Gates going out for beers. Or was that a Katie Couric joke? I wish it was. Remind me, again, of why Obama's annoying behind is involved with this?

@ The neighbor holding a neighborhood press conference. LOL. I swear we wouldn't know who she is, how she looks, or really give a darn if she would shut up. Her husband was standing with her holding her in support while she was crying. LOL. Add that to her hiring a lawyer and she's a complete idiot to me.

People are so ridiculous.

I feel bad for her. Her name was available on the police report along with her home address. She said people had been making threats and treating her poorly. I don't think she would have come forward if she didn't have legitimate claims.

However, I must admit if I was going to throw a press conference, I would put on some neutral makeup and look a little more presentable. She looked like she was just going out to water plants!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

I feel bad for her. Her name was available on the police report along with her home address. She said people had been making threats and treating her poorly. I don't think she would have come forward if she didn't have legitimate claims.

I didn't know the name and address were released. Her visibility makes more sense now.

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

However, I must admit if I was going to throw a press conference, I would put on some neutral makeup and look a little more presentable. She looked like she was just going out to water plants!

LOL

[moe.ron]

Hmm, seems like this cop is an idiot:

BOSTON (AFP) – Boston police said they had suspended an officer for a racist email likely to renew tensions over the recent arrest of black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates.

The email describes Gates, who was arrested and briefly detained earlier this month at Harvard, near Boston, as a "banana-eating jungle monkey," according to a copy published by news site MyFoxBoston.com.

"I am not a racist, but I am prejudice towards people who are stupid," reads the alleged diatribe -- containing frequent grammatical and spelling errors -- against Gates and local newspaper the Boston Globe.

Yes I'm sure you have black friends

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730...iversitypolice

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Hmm, seems like this cop is an idiot:

Yes I'm sure you have black friends

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730...iversitypolice

I'm continually amazed by how eager people are to put their stupidity into email form.

ETA: I'm sorry, I found this story hilarious: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews . I am, however, disappointed in our President's choice of beers. He really could have made a statement by choosing to drink something from the Rogue or Dogfish Head breweries.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I'm continually amazed by how eager people are to put their stupidity into email form.

ETA: I'm sorry, I found this story hilarious: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews . I am, however, disappointed in our President's choice of beers. He really could have made a statement by choosing to drink something from the Rogue or Dogfish Head breweries.

I know! Bud Lite! I wonder if it's that he's just not a beer drinker and went with the only beer that he knew, or if that was his way of trying to make himself look like he's not that out of touch with America.

Either way, he could do better!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I know! Bud Lite! I wonder if it's that he's just not a beer drinker and went with the only beer that he knew, or if that was his way of trying to make himself look like he's not that out of touch with America.

Either way, he could do better!

There was the picture going around showing him drinking a beer at a sporting event, so I'd assume he enjoys a cold one every once in a while. Even if he doesn't like dark/hoppy beer, he could have enjoyed a Hefeweizen, or something along those lines.

I think I should apply to be his Special Advisor on Choice of Alcoholic Beverages (or SACAB for short). Since I'm a Republican, he can even tout it as an effort towards bipartisan cooperation.

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I'm continually amazed by how eager people are to put their stupidity into email form.

ETA: I'm sorry, I found this story hilarious: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews . I am, however, disappointed in our President's choice of beers. He really could have made a statement by choosing to drink something from the Rogue or Dogfish Head breweries.

I'm with your on the beer disappointment. If Obama's just going to have a BL, why not just have a glass of water?

This whole situation has just turned for the worse now, and is seriously getting ridiculous. The neighbor is getting threats because she called the cops, because it looked like someone was breaking in to the house? LAME! If it looked like someone was breaking in to my house, I hope to God that my neighbors would call the police.

[PrettyInPink777]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Hmm, seems like this cop is an idiot:







Yes I'm sure you have black friends

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090730...iversitypolice

I may be late on this but ...Has anyone heard the L A M E non-apology that this joker gave on Larry King? I just heard it and it is breath-taking in its mendacity. First of all, he never apologized to Prof. Gates. ...and, yeah right, he didn't know why he used the terms 'banana-eating jungle monkey', he never used them before, and those words had no racial overtones. Please move away from him, because he is surely going to be struck by lightning!

If I knew how to put the link in my message, I would. (I just may have to figure it out)

Okay ...I'm done.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PrettyInPink777

I may be late on this but ...Has anyone heard the L A M E non-apology that this joker gave on Larry King? I just heard it and it is breath-taking in its mendacity. First of all, he never apologized to Prof. Gates. ...and, yeah right, he didn't know why he used the terms 'banana-eating jungle monkey', he never used them before, and those words had no racial overtones. Please move away from him, because he is surely going to be struck by lightning!

If I knew how to put the link in my message, I would. (I just may have to figure it out)

Okay ...I'm done.

Now, all he needs to say is "some of my best friends are Black."

tangent/

People say all sorts of things when they are talking to family and friends/acquaintances. No big deal. He should've kept his comments out of the context of police officer + email correspondence. Same with Obama keeping his opinions out of the context of POTUS + reporters.

What bothers me is the influx of these unimportant things in the media. I think certain things should be under-known or at least be relegated to TMZ and Inside Edition. I don't need to see it on CNN, etc. If they insist on reporting it, it should be a news snippet. There HAS to be a hierarchy of "news" as to not make America even dumbererer than it is.

/tangent

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Now, all he needs to say is "some of my best friends are Black."

tangent/

People say all sorts of things when they are talking to family and friends/acquaintances. No big deal. He should've kept his comments out of the context of police officer + email correspondence. Same with Obama keeping his opinions out of the context of POTUS + reporters.

What bothers me is the influx of these unimportant things in the media. I think certain things should be under-known or at least be relegated to TMZ and Inside Edition. I don't need to see it on CNN, etc. If they insist on reporting it, it should be a news snippet. There HAS to be a hierarchy of "news" as to not make America even dumbererer than it is.

/tangent

I actually agree with this logic. I love this country and all the freedoms that we are guaranteed, but I have serious problems with the freedom of the press. I agree that the press should have the right to be free in what they choose to report. But they also I feel have a responsibility to make sure what is reported is something that is just cold hard fact, and of import or at least relevant to the average joe. I feel that the press has strayed from that responsibility.

/soapbox

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

What bothers me is the influx of these unimportant things in the media. I think certain things should be under-known or at least be relegated to TMZ and Inside Edition. I don't need to see it on CNN, etc. If they insist on reporting it, it should be a news snippet. There HAS to be a hierarchy of "news" as to not make America even dumbererer than it is.
/tangent

Ah, the joys of having a 24 hour news cycle.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

@ The officer, Obama, and Gates going out for beers. Or was that a Katie Couric joke? I wish it was. Remind me, again, of why Obama's annoying behind is involved with this?

@ The neighbor holding a neighborhood press conference. LOL. I swear we wouldn't know who she is, how she looks, or really give a darn if she would shut up. Her husband was standing with her holding her in support while she was crying. LOL. Add that to her hiring a lawyer and she's a complete idiot to me.

People are so ridiculous.

I agree with you for the most part. I'm not really that happy about the beer thing, but I believe the cop was the one who suggested it. At that point I don't know if Obama cold have refused without looking like the bad guy.

As for the woman, I didn't know she hired an attorney. She's being a bit over the top in that regard. She really should just stop putting herself out there if this is so upsetting to her.

As for the cop who called Gates the racial slur, he needs to be made aware that Glenn Beck has now made it impossible for anyone to use the, "I have black friends/co-workers/staffers/neighbors" excuse. He's racist. The end. And if you are racist, and you know it, you should just man-up and stop trying to hide it when you get caught.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I agree with you for the most part. I'm not really that happy about the beer thing, but I believe the cop was the one who suggested it. At that point I don't know if Obama cold have refused without looking like the bad guy.

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was Obama who suggested the Beer Summit.

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

As for the woman, I didn't know she hired an attorney. She's being a bit over the top in that regard. She really should just stop putting herself out there if this is so upsetting to her.

I don't think she's responsible for putting herself "out there"; I think the media did that. While (if in her shoes) I wouldn't hold a press conference myself, I might very well consider hiring a lawyer. Not over the top in my opinion.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was Obama who suggested the Beer Summit.



I don't think she's responsible for putting herself "out there"; I think the media did that. While (if in her shoes) I wouldn't hold a press conference myself, I might very well consider hiring a lawyer. Not over the top in my opinion.

Holding a press conference?? Yeah, I would say she is responsible for putting herself out there.

And her attorney is really just...rude. The attorney, based on statements she made, appears to be irked that the men are having beer at the White House and her client isn't. She also had the nerve to say the 3 men overreacted while her client stayed "cool." GMAB But yes, I DO think it was over the top to hire an attorney. No one was going to sue her. Legally there was nothing that could be done to her because she was repoting what she thought she saw.