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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:09 PM Original message |
For Those Who Rushed To Blame Obama regarding the Gates Issue |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. What did Obama say about the cop falsifying his report. I thought that |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I don't think |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. No I got that. What did Obama say about that? Honestly, I don't know.. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Re read my post, there is stuff in the body of the post as well not just the |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I think you missed my point |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I don't think people disagree with what Obama said...the arguments are that |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Ah, well, I guess I was seeing some strong anti-Obama statements during the reactionary period |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Exactly... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. "jumping all over Obama without knowing everything that happened" |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Amazing, isn't it? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. IMO, Obama spoke too soon. I'm glad he turned out to be right but it might have gone differently. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I agree. Though it is Boston area police and they even arrested Lawrence O'Donnell |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. There are good cops/bad cops...me thinks Crowley is a Bully Cop |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That's the problem with Boston area cops and it has been for a long ass time. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Not all but many fall into this category...perhaps too much...They need a Bully Reduction Effort |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I'm pretty sure you |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama isn't rushing to judgement now either |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Exactly, cops being stupid doesn't equal racist...though they can be both. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Excellent point. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. But inventing two black suspects is racist. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Well as a black woman I don't see it that way. The report was written after |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. He not only invented a report about two black suspects, |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. Even before these revelations, the President was right that the PD acted stupidly. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Don't bother. They're like cops - never admit any wrongdoing. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Who? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Cop defenders. |
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GivePeaceAchance (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. For me never thought Obama was in the wrong just could of used more careful wording, so the right... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. I thought he handled it perfectly. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I agree. He was brilliant. He took a clear and reasoned position, |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. As a black man in America, I can tell you, I was damn |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. I was once arrested for crying in my livngroom. My ex, who was using |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. Obama was right: both parties overreated... |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. The arrest was wrong. Crowley's not a racist. Obama's "stupidly" remark was "miscalibrated" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. The President has never said if he believes Crowley is a racist or not. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Actually, he most certainly did. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I believe that had Obama wanted to retract his comments on racial profiling |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Obama never suggested that Crowley was profiling. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Obama brought up racial profiling. He's a good enough speaker to know |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. your making asumptions |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:17 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Um... you're replying to the wrong person. |
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cleveramerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. what was falsified/ wheres that story |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. K&R. Funny. Mika Brzezinski took the 911 call/report to show it wasn't racial on CROWLEY'S part. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
40. no, he handled it wrong |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. no he handled it correctly |
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