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Originally Posted by Azure
Controversy that he helped create by getting involved.
I'm not going to argue about this.....to me, Obama is using this incident as a pedestal to preach to the world that racism is still an issue in the US, and that is wrong. Why? Even if racism is still a problem(it is)....that doesn't mean that this incident was racially motivated. Secondly, what if tomorrow evidence comes out and proves Gates was acting like a prick by playing the racist card. Does that mean Obama will call his buddy Gates 'stupid' for HIS actions? Of course not. He'll just ignore the issue.
Pretty stupid to use it as a talking point for racial problems when you don't even know all the facts. And pretty stupid to call the cops 'stupid' when you don't even know what happened.
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Obama's odd argument could be interpreted as racist overkill in itself even . . . . .
Gates apparent immediate launch into a tirade about race could also indicate racist attitudes of his own.
By that I mean, not all racists are white, something that seems to be frequently forgotten.
In any event, saying an officer who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a dying Reggie Lewis - and the mother of Lewis defends him in the newspaper today - is a racist makes Gates look a little idiotic.
Here's the human thing . . . . .none of us would like to be challenged by a police officer while standing in our own home. Some of us would handle it reasonably. Some of us would seeth but let the officer get on with his business. Some of us would get upset and lash out.
That would happen regardless of the black or white thing. Those would all be the common human reactions.
Gates needs to admit he's human. Obama needs to admit it's possible for a black man to have a human reaction to an unpleasant circumstance.
Cowperson