Irvine511
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Gates shouldn't have done it, because it wasn't true.
The facts of the case bore that out.
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which, again, is much worse than actual racism.
Gates shouldn't have done it, because it wasn't true.
The facts of the case bore that out.
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Claiming racism when there isn't any in a case is almost as bad and sometimes worse.
Lastly note the picture below, it speaks volumes.
Absolutely. Very, very telling. Who helps an elderly, slightly disabled man down the steps (who, not to mention, is supposed to be his enemy because, you know, the cop is such a blatant racist) and who ignores him, probably eager to get to the cameras to talk about what a great job he's doing. It's almost unbearable to look at that picture, yet it's in no way surprising.
Are you guys serious? I'm guessing you believed the Obama checking out the girl's ass photo as well? Photos tell a single moment, never the whole story.
You don't think the cop needed the photo op just as much as anyone else?
Come on guys...
Are you guys serious? I'm guessing you believed the Obama checking out the girl's ass photo as well?
Photos tell a single moment, never the whole story.
For real? You're not kidding?
Wow.
Results from a CNN telephone poll of 1136 Americans, done 7/31-8/3. (I gather from skimming the methodology that only 999 respondents' answers are actually reflected below: in tabulating this portion of the poll, they disregarded answers from respondents who identified as Latino, Asian, etc.)
Have you personally ever felt treated unfairly by the police or by a police officer specifically because of your race?
Blacks Yes 56% No 44%
Whites Yes 6% No 94%
We'd like to know how widespread you believe the problem of racism is against blacks among police officers in this country. Would you say it is very common, fairly common, fairly rare, or very rare?
Blacks Very Common 46% Fairly Common 40% Fairly Rare 7% Very Rare 5% no op. 2%
Whites Very Common 11% Fairly Common 36% Fairly Rare 35% Very Rare 14% no op. 4%
Now I have some questions about an incident in Massachusetts in which a professor named Henry Louis Gates, who is black, was arrested for disorderly conduct at his home by a police officer named James Crowley, who is white. Based on what you have heard or read about this incident, do you think the police officer, James Crowley, acted stupidly or don’t you think so?
Blacks Stupidly 59% Not Stupidly 29% no op. 12%
Whites Stupidly 29% Not Stupidly 58% no op. 14%
And based on what you have heard or read about this incident, do you think the professor, Henry Louis Gates, acted stupidly or don’t you think so?
Blacks Stupidly 44% Not Stupidly 43% no op. 13%
Whites Stupidly 58% Not Stupidly 27% no op. 15%
Who would you say you sympathize with more--Henry Louis Gates, the professor who was arrested, or James Crowley, the police officer who arrested him?
Blacks Gates 61% Crowley 19% Both 4% Neither 8% no op. 8%
Whites Gates 29% Crowley 45% Both 9% Neither 9% no op. 8%
Do you think a white homeowner would have been arrested if he had acted the same way in the same circumstances, or don’t you think so?
Blacks Yes 25% No 64% Depends 3% no op. 8%
Whites Yes 66% No 23% Depends 4% no op. 8%
As you may know, Barack Obama made some comments about this incident at a televised press conference. Based on what you have read or heard about Obama's comments, do you think Obama acted stupidly when he made them, or don't you think so?
Blacks Stupidly 26% Not Stupidly 59% no op. 15%
Whites Stupidly 63% Not Stupidly 25% no op. 13%
Yes and tell me what happened in the moments that lead up to that moment and then tell me exactly what happened after that moment.The photo captures a candid moment in time.
Yes I know we're not used to this, but now we have a president that thinks before he speaks(most of the time). This photo tells us nothing.Obama is prethinking his thoughts on about what he is going to say in front of a group of microphones, the photo also shows Crowely helping an older man down some stairs, nothing more, nothing less.
So I ask the same thing I asked diamond, what happened before and after?Give me a break. It's clear what's going on in that picture. You can have the Obama/Sarkozy photo. Fine. This picture can't be explained away as easily.
I'm glad you feel that way, then.
And what is Obama supposed to be doing? Guiding him by Gates' other arm, which is holding his cane? Maybe the cop offered assistance first, and Obama wasn't needed to assist.
Or heck, maybe it was decided that the cop would help Gates down the steps, because what better than a photo-op to say "Look, he's helping him down the stairs! All is well!" That wouldn't surprise me, but I don't see how that's a bad thing.
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Yes and tell me what happened in the moments that lead up to that moment and then tell me exactly what happened after that moment.
Yes I know we're not used to this, but now we have a president that thinks before he speaks(most of the time). This photo tells us nothing.
So I ask the same thing I asked diamond, what happened before and after?
Well we know exactly what happened after that photo. Not a very good example.
This picture can't be explained away as easily.
Darrin,
Just go practice your guitar, I would rather listen to you sing.
I don't want you to get in trouble w Diemen again.
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it speaks volumes.
Diamond, why are you wasting your time selling cars? .
You did get to see my post then. Good.
Yes, the 'teachable moment' here is:
you shouldn't stereotype people
Yolland, Yolland, Yolland.
*sigh*
I looked at this poll last night and wondered if you would post it, I guessed right.
It's no secret that blacks and whites view this situation differently, the problem is that they've been brainwashed by the mainstream media that most cops are bad, when that is untrue. It's very untrue in this case.
Further, in the final results of this poll, most Americans collectively agree that Gates was more wrong than Crowley.