[southernnorthcarolina]

This background story on Dr. Gates, written by Hillel Italie of the Associated Press, was printed in many papers both in the U.S. and abroad. The version I linked is from the Taiwan Times, and ran under the headline Gates, an intellectual drawn back into the arena. My hometown paper, the Charlotte Observer, ran the article under the headline Gates drawn back into racial arena. Nothing sinister about the varying headlines; papers commonly write their own. But what is sinister on the part of the Observer is its curious and highly selective editing.

The Taiwan Times version of the story contained this interesting bit:

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To his eventual embarrassment, he wrote in his Yale application:

"As always, whitey now sits in judgment of me, preparing to cast my fate. It is your decision either to let me blow with the wind as a nonentity or to encourage the development of self. Allow me to prove myself."

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That crucial bit of data was edited out of the Charlotte Observer. I wonder why. It certainly seems relevant background information to me. It says a lot about the man that he disparaged "whitey" on his Yale application (it says interesting things about Yale, as well, but that's a discussion for another place). Does he still have a chip on his shoulder? It certainly seems so to me. But why not give the reader all pertinent information? Why edit this very telling bit of information out of the story?

[HollyB]

Thanks for the info SNC.

Ping/Gates

[Free America52]

“My hometown paper, the Charlotte Observer”

Hello southernnorthcarolina, I’m from Charlotte area as well, up north on the lake. Thought i’d say hello!

[Syncro]

The Taiwan Times version of the story contained this interesting bit:

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To his eventual embarrassment, he wrote in his Yale application:

"As always, whitey now sits in judgment of me, preparing to cast my fate. It is your decision either to let me blow with the wind as a nonentity or to encourage the development of self. Allow me to prove myself."

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That crucial bit of data was edited out of the Charlotte Observer. I wonder why. It certainly seems relevant background information to me. It says a lot about the man that he disparaged "whitey" on his Yale application

Deeply rooted racism in this fellow.

A racist through and through, who tried to play the victim questioning to the cop that he was treating him differently because he was black.

What happened is this racist FOO (Friend Of Obama) treated the cop differently because the cop was a "whitey."

Rahm is steaming!!!

[BagCamAddict]

Does he still have a chip on his shoulder?

Have you ever known anyone to LOSE a chip?

IMHO, once a chip, always a chip.