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Gates, Crowley, Obama Share Drinks
Nothing like a casual brewski between friends—or a highly orchestrated "beer summit" in the White House Rose Garden between the president, a scholar and the cop who arrested him. Yes, the presidential happy hour finally happened. Two weeks after noted black scholar Henry Louis "Skip" Gates accused Cambridge (Mass.) Police Sgt. James Crowley of racial profiling for arresting him at his home near Harvard University, the men clinked mugs of beer Thursday evening with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Obama's beer of choice? Bud Light. Crowley, meanwhile, chose Blue Moon. Sitting at a round table, the men also munched peanuts and pretzels out of silver bowls—as TV cameramen and reporters were kept 50 feet away, after being allowed to view the meeting for less than a minute. The president's aides hoped the "summit" would convey a hopeful message about race relations in this country, and turn down the temperature on an incident that has become "so hyped and so symbolic." At a press conference following the meeting, Sgt. Crowley called it "cordial and productive" and said that he and Gates would meet again.
squiggy
So now is it post racial time?
Carole65
LOL!! Let's sing Kumbaya and pray for fewer distractions, so that this President can finish cutting his teeth in his first executive position.
nickatdabeach
biden didnt even rate a headline? oh well, so much for the chain of command I guess, hey joe, when are we gonna lose in Iraq like you & Dirty Hairy Reid guffawed a couple years ago? speaking of Hairy, I've got some land in Nevada you might be interested in!
squiggy
He was truly the token at this meeting! Seems to be is place in general.
BasPos
This was a "community organizer" moment - and exactly what was needed. BTW, for all you dumb Yankees, the governor of Texas does squat. The real power in the state is Lieutenant Governor. You elected squat not an executive;-)
nickatdabeach
didnt recognize Biden from the back, guess those plugs only comb so far.. no surprise I guess, heard he always wanted to be a cop, to get back to those small-town PA roots, but he couldn't pass the test - omg can you imagine a more shallow, superficial exchange than during this pow-wow? guess they told spanish jokes.
misha1000
" is it post racial time?"
No, it's Miller Time. (bada-bing)
Then they're going to sit around a campfire, and sing Kumbaya. (ba-dump)
marinersarenumber1
They came, They drank, They talked...They drove off and nobody really cares. This worldly meeting of minds spins off like the Big 4 of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Only this time, they wore comfortable cotton instead of heavy wool.
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n--Y--nightdragon83Ritarita
Lots of cameras-
But Biden wasn't miked.
whipmawhopma
Will Obama be refereeing pillow fights at pajama parties next?
squiggy
I think that must have scared him off at his daughter's b'day party at Camp David!
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n--Y--nightdragon83nytheatreguy
These are the beautiful moments of our lives. Can I get a witness?
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n--Y--laughorcrywhipmawhopma
laughorcry - I had no idea so I looked it up before posting the comment, and went with the Merriam-Webster version, though of course you might be making a funny. But I don't think Obama does reefer. He seems like a alcohol and nicotine man.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refereeing
Cleanerman
Good. I am glad that is out of the way. Or is it? Should be.
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n--Y--charles116Plantagenet
If we all just clap really hard
Tinkerbell will come back to life
And racial harmony will prevail.
Ritarita
Snark from you
Plant?
No way.
squiggy
I think charles is rubbing off on all of us, he's a witty guy!
Ritarita
Cheap-
But witty.
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n--Y--charles116squiggy
They are all spoken for and the waiter didn't look "available"
keepakeeper43
OK ALL YOU OBAMA FANS! ^
Wipe your mouths, the sarcasm is soaking your shirt/blouse!
The Prez oughta get credit for opening up a national conversation about race/police while making up for his "stupidly" moment.
(You'd n e v e r see the shrub do anything like this)
Now go home and wait for Sarah!
sparky13
Honesty? from a right winger? that's absolutely astounding Keeper. I've got to commend you for that. It ought to be recognized and noted, , however; poor Sarah will need an encyclopedia implant b-4 she is going to win nationally. Unfortunately, for rightie tighties, she is just, uneducated, or un worldly, just doesn't know, the definition of naive !
keepakeeper43
Guess you haven't seen my posts.
"Wait for Sarah" is pure sarcasm.
(No "right-wing" here).
sparky13
I sincerely apoligize for calling you a righty-tighty !
That't probably the ultimate insult to a lefty !
I'll try to make up for my tremendous blunder.
But Sarah is STILL dumb as red dirt !
mskitee
Bigger men would have simply apologized for their mistakes, but ...
Pux1304
While attempting to write an insightful piece on the happenings of the Obama Octoberfest, Ms. Gates showed her true colors about how she feels about race with her digs on the "heavy, untrained green eyeshadow of a fourteen-year-old" and that the police officer is "not the only cop who has fudged a report."
In a situation like the one that happened, I would hope my neighbor would care enough to protect my property from theft or worse.
Profiling? Ms. Gates gave her assessment of the cop's family with her statement about the daughter and the father. White Trash!
As for Obama, he's just a speechmaker with no substance that the media created. But please don't look as this as a racial statement. So was John Edwards.
If Obama wants to tackle racism, maybe he should start at home and share a beer with his wife.
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n--Y--laughorcrymelpol
Police reports can be incomplete. The two big black males with back packs on the Gates porch have not been apprehended. It would not be surprising if they had sex toys and porno mags in their back packs.
DocHumboldt
@melpol
"...It wouldn't be surprising if..." What?
Why don't you explain why that would not be surprising? Did you even think about this before you typed?
sonofloud
"productive" ?
what exactly was accomplished?
did Crowley promise to be more racially sensitive and did Gates promise to stop being hyper sensitive ?
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