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Obama Regrets His Stupid (But Accurate) Description Of Gates Arrest As Stupid

By Big Tent Democrat

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Obama bows out of Gates-gate:

President Obama said Friday that he “could have calibrated” his words more carefully in the racially-charged controversy over the arrest of a Harvard professor, making a surprise appearance at the daily White House briefing to try and cool the tensions surrounding the case. . . . The president conveyed his sentiment to the police sergeant in a telephone call earlier Friday. Mr. Obama said he disagreed that he should not have stepped into the issue, saying it is the job of the president “black or white” to contribute to improving relations.

At the end of the call, Mr. Obama said, there was a discussion about the police sergeant, Professor Gates and him having a beer at the White House. . . . The controversy, Mr. Obama acknowledged, overshadowed his attempt to explain the effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. By speaking about the matter again on Friday, the president hoped to turn the page.

Now will Crowley and/or Gates go away quietly? I bet not. But at least Obama is out of it.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).