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Why Did Obama Invite Crowley and Gates to the White House for a Beer?

By U.S. News Staff

July 31, 2009 RSS Feed Print

The "beer summit" between Sergeant James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates is just "an opportunity to listen to each other," explained President Obama. "This is not a university seminar. It is not a summit. It's an attempt to have some personal interaction when an issue has become so hyped and so symbolic." Should Obama have invited Crowley and Gates to the White House for beer? Was it a waste of time? Did it help or hurt President Obama's handling of the controversy? Post your thoughts.

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Officer Crowley has come out of all of this as the real hero and the only real victim. By accepting the beer invitation he became a simple pawn in Obama's desperate attempt to salvage his image from this debacle. At a minimum, Officer Crowley should have at least worn his full uniform.

Ducheznee of OR 2:42PM August 03, 2009

Odumma there is nothing you can do to squash the fact your a white hating S O B! This was the biggest scam Yet. You and the dumber Biden and your photo op proved you are a failure and a liar!
End affirmative action if you really want equality for all!
And that Gates is a racist, period and useless in society!
Mr. Crowley your the real American hero and the discriminated person in this mess.
2012 we will rid ourselves of this experiment of a president and hopefully never again make this kind of mistake!
No more free rides! No more voting based on sympathy that's what got us here!
Democrats, "The party of past slavery and segregation" that's a fact!
End affirmative action! Impeach the lying, hating, criminal Acorn OBAMA and his closet full of skeletons!!

DOES IT MATTER, HONESTLY of FL 12:19PM August 03, 2009

They are making Billions of Dollars in the sports field,but still filling the prisons and killing each other and us WHITES.Now give them a job no matter what they know they are BLACK.I am an ITALIAN,I feel bad when are you going to give us a number you must dial??? A 1 for the Spanish, A 2 for the Blacks,I want 3 before any body grabs it.No one liked us we were crooks called a WAP,a Gina you name it.What about MADOFF,AIG,Etc.Makes me feel bad they don't talk about us any more.What happened to the Cosa Nostra,Mafia or what ever? I want to join so I will have a job.I forgot we have AFFIRMATIVE ACTION,I may not qualify.

arthur orofino of MI 12:10PM August 02, 2009

Why Did Obama Invite Crowley and Gates to the White House for a Beer?

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