Cop Who Arrested Gates Not Ruling Out Defamation Lawsuit

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tom B, Jul 24, 2009.

  1. cstfx

    cstfx

    Don't your arms get tired flittering around trying to defend Obama about EVERY LITTLE THING anyone says against him?

    You know what you remind me of? One of those little Bushites who also ran around defending an idiot.
     
    #11     Jul 24, 2009
  2. And what does it say about you that you run around following and responding to my post ?:)
     
    #12     Jul 24, 2009
  3. This is getting funny.... actually more funny.

    I've listened to this prof speak.... An African-America-whatever professor, (try getting a job that isnt on the government roles with that), and it's all "black this" and "white that". Not impressed.

    for the love of god GET OVER YOUR FRIGGGIN SELVES

    GRADUATE HIGH-SCHOOL... DON'T COMMIT CRIMES ... GET A FRIGGIN JOB.

    Someone needed to finally say it, just doing my part to over come our cowardice when it comes to race.
     
    #13     Jul 24, 2009
  4. cstfx

    cstfx

    And how many threads have I followed you around on?

    Your response was rather juvenille. I guess I should have expected more, but then again...
     
    #14     Jul 24, 2009
  5. Tom B

    Tom B

    Obama calls white policeman who arrested scholar

    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has called the white policeman who arrested black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. The president says he believes the sergeant to be an outstanding police officer.

    The president said Friday that he continues to think both the officer, Sgt. James Crowley, and Gates overreacted during the incident—but Obama also faulted his own comments.

    Making an impromptu appearance at the daily White House briefing, Obama told reporters: "I could've calibrated those words differently."

    The president caused a stir when he said at a prime-time news conference earlier this week that police in Cambridge, Mass., had "acted stupidly" by arresting Gates.

    THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

    WASHINGTON (AP)—The White House says the media's "obsessions" are keeping alive President Barack Obama's comments about the arrest of a Harvard scholar seen trying to get into his own house.

    Asked whether Obama regretted commenting on the matter, spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters that the president probably would regret distracting the media with "obsessions."

    Gibbs says Obama has "great respect" for police officers and understands what a hard job they have.

    He also says Obama has said most of what he's going to say on the matter.

    When questioned Wednesday night about the incident, Obama said the Cambridge, Mass., police had "acted stupidly."

    In an interview a day later, he said "cooler heads should have prevailed."

    http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99L06280&show_article=1
     
    #15     Jul 24, 2009
  6. In other words, he's not sorry and had he known what a controversy this has caused, he would have tried to say the same thing, just using different words.
     
    #16     Jul 24, 2009
  7. I suppose the principal difference is that a lot of what Bush did was arguably indefensible, yet his apologists defended his every gaffe. Presently, Obama's ET critics, many of whom are or were Bush apologists, are fabricating criticism from whole cloth at his every turn. What does that say about them? Why are you not commenting on their conduct and their penchant for starting bogus Obama bashing threads almost hourly? How about some insight on that angle?
     
    #17     Jul 24, 2009
  8. Those are lofty goals you set for yourself. It's good to dream, but try not to overreach.
     
    #18     Jul 24, 2009
  9. fhl

    fhl


    Oh, ok. Maybe you have a point.

    <img src="http://teleprompterpresident.typepad.com/.a/6a0105349f4348970b01156ff37e39970b-pi" />

    On second thought, not so much.
     
    #19     Jul 24, 2009
  10. Obama acted STUPIDLY for getting involved in this matter.
     
    #20     Jul 24, 2009