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To: ianschwartz
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation.

Sgt. Leon Lashley says Gates was probably tired and surprised when Sgt. James Crowley demanded identification from him as officers investigated a report of a burglary. Lashley says Gates' reaction to Crowley was "a little bit stranger than it should have been."

Asked if Gates should have been arrested, Lashley said supported Crowley "100 percent."

Gates has said he was the victim of racial profiling.

I think this report supports Limbaugh's theory that Gates was actually offended these officers didn't recognize him as the "elite celebrity intellectual/friend of Obama" (my words) Gates thinks he is, and Gates went off on them for it.

20 posted on 07/24/2009 3:41:43 PM PDT by GVnana (Sarah for America)
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To: GVnana

He actually thinks people should know who he is. Why would they necessarily?

I walked right by my favorite TV actress at Wrigley a few weeks ago. She and her costar were there to sing the 7th inning stretch. She looked different was dressed differently than her character and her hair was different.

But I did get to meet them later through my friend who works there. And yes they are just as gorgeous in person as they are on tv.


71 posted on 07/25/2009 8:12:10 AM PDT by rexgrossmansonlyfan (Obama, Blagojevich, Stroger and Daley when Daley is the least corrupt of a group you have issues!)
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