Colorblind test failed (Cambridge/Gates: Obambi knew nothing but opened his trap)

Boston Herald ^ | 7/23/09 | Michael Graham

[xtinct]

‘I said, are you doing this because I’m a black man in America? Are you doing this because you’re a white police officer and I am a black man?” - Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounting a conversation with his arresting officer in Cambridge.

So what if the cop had been black?

What if Sgt. James Crowley happened to be one of Cambridge’s 41 black police officers rather than bearing as he does the affliction of whiteness? If a black police sergeant responded to the call of a possible breaking and entering, and asked Gates for some form of identification, what would have happened then?

Gates would have been just as tired after his trip to China - an excuse his defenders use to explain his arrogance and rudeness.

And if having a cop show up at your door and ask about your identity is, as Gates claims, intrusive or insulting, it would have been just as intrusive from a black cop as a white one.

The context would have been identical as well: Nine daytime, front-door break-ins reported in the neighborhood in the first quarter of 2009; Gates’ own door damaged by a previous, possible break-in attempt, according to the police report.cw0

Imagine all the facts and all the circumstances identical, but a black police officer instead of a white one. What would have been different?

Everything.

[xtinct]

Will the REAL racists please stand up??? (Gates, Obambi)

[cowtowney]

He should have followed Chris Rock’s advice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzFEzzXbzso

[IrishMike]

Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. claims is a racist gave a dying Reggie Lewis mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to save the Celtics [team stats] superstar’s life 16 years ago Monday.

“I wasn’t working on Reggie Lewis the basketball star. I wasn’t working on a black man. I was working on another human being,”

[hoosier hick]

Hm-m-m. The implication is that a black police officer would have looked the other way and let him break into the house. Where do I start with that? Black police officers are corrupt? Black officers will allow black perps to commit crimes? I refuse to believe that, although for someone who does, it might explain crime in the big cities...

hh

[bestintxas]

It’s obvious which color he sides with. After, they voted 95% for him....

[RoseofTexas]

The Great Satan still has a chip on his shoulder!! SO which party is really racists!! Hands down the leftwing wacko RAT party!! I pray some sheeple eyes were opened last night! This man is EVILLLLLLLLLLLLL!!

[beachn4fun]

So what if the cop had been black?

Not only that, but what if the Prof. had been white? Would the black officer be a racist for picking on the Prof?

Probably not.

Ever notice how, when some blacks are detained or caught doing something naughty, they cry RACIST?

So yeah, the Prof. is the racist one for bringing color into it.

[wilco200]

Hopefully, the brotherhood of Police from around the country can come together in once voice to tell Obama whose stupid

[Dr. Ursus]

Henry”Skippy Down Low” Gates!

[originalbuckeye]

The real racists? The Obama family.

[Dinah Lord]

I just love this picture. Look at that poor cop in front - it looks like he's saying "Not this shi& again"

[Dr. Ursus]

Mr.President- blacks commit crimes three times more than
their percentage of the population.Also,this would be dear to your heart;blacks are three times more obese than their
population.

[MrB]

Just notching up the racial tension. It has a purpose and a goal.

[BilLies]

Remember? :
“Wellesley Woman Accused Of Hitting Trooper”
(Margaret Greer, Caucasian).

She was a “Do you know who I am?” person too.
Boston area cops should be given extra money when they have run ins with the likes of Greer, Gates, Kennedy and Mr. Heinz.
Howie Carr does a great job of lampooning the “Do you know who I am?” crowd. He has been on vacation so I have been missing my laughs at the Gates/Obama episode.

[BilLies]

Remember? :
“Wellesley Woman Accused Of Hitting Trooper”
(Margaret Greer, Caucasian).

She was a “Do you know who I am?” person too.
Boston area cops should be given extra money when they have run ins with the likes of Greer, Gates, Kennedy and Mr. Heinz.
Howie Carr does a great job of lampooning the “Do you know who I am?” crowd. He has been on vacation so I have been missing my laughs at the Gates/Obama episode.

[b4its2late]

He’s stepping in it all along the way. The honeymooon that never should have happened.

[b4its2late]

Very good point. It fosters class envy too.

[KarlInOhio]

Colorblind test failed (Cambridge/Gates: Obambi knew nothing but opened his trap),

Obama: I see a white man keeping a brotha down.

No, actually it should be a 74.

[jmcenanly]

The same thing happened to James Taranto, an editor for the Wall Street Journal. In his words:
It was a balmy afternoon in the mid-1990s, and we were a guest at a friend’s house in Alexandria, Va. Our friend was out of town, but he left us the key. Shortly after arriving, we went out to the backyard for a bit, then to our room for a rest. We heard some commotion outside and went downstairs to investigate. It turned out to be Alexandria’s Finest, trying to get in the back door. Apparently a neighbor had seen us in the yard, mistaken us for a strange man, and summoned the police. As we recall, there were two cops. They were not friendly. We remember vividly that one of them had his gun drawn, albeit defensively (that is, it was still pointed into the holster). We were shocked and offended by the intrusion, but we had the presence of mind not to give voice to those feelings. We explained the situation, showed our identification, and demonstrated that the key in our pocket unlocked the front door. Satisfied that we were not a trespasser or burglar, the policemen left. They did not apologize. The experience left us a bit rattled. But on reflection we realized that although perhaps the policemen’s manner could have used some improvement, they were merely doing their job. It wasn’t their fault the information on which they acted was bad.
It wasn't Mr. Gates skin color that the police were reacting to, but his attitude,

[beachn4fun]

I just love this picture.

Just got back from China? I bet he was drunker than a skunk!