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1. #101
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm, wdaveh72 said:

   The bottom line is that race VERY much played an issue in this event! But not in the way the media would like it to be played out. Mr Gates had made the determination that the officer was a racist the second he saw him for no other reason than the officer was white.

2. #102
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm, purplepeep said:

   WarEagle82 said:

   Canceled my cable TV shortly after “The One” was elected. I just couldn’t take that rubbish any longer.

   Sometimes watch “I Dream of Jeannie” on hulu.com but that is about as racy as it gets. I think “The Hoff” would probably make me wretch too now that you mention it. And I was never a fan of Pamela Anderson…

   Just as well, I believe you could catch Hep 1 &/or 2 from Pamela.

   Hulu is great, along with Sling.com for some good watchin’. Another nice freebie site is:

   retrovision.tv

   If you know basic html, you can copy the “embed” code from sites like Hulu and like sites. Paste the “embed” html into notepad, save it as somename.htm and open it in your browser. You don’t need to put up with all the other junk that appears on a page when you watch it at Hulu (or whatever site). Seems to reduce the “jerkiness” a bit that you might sometimes get at such sites, too.

   I haven’t had cable since 2002, when it was coming outta my wall free. Then the complex switched to some Sat TV setup, but I’m not willing to pay for TV. If they ever get around to allowing ala carte viewing, where you only get the channels you want, I’ll give cable a second look.

   And, of course, there’s always Netflix.

   A few other sites to check out, if you’re not aware of them, would be:

   http://www.liketelevision.com

   and the interesting collections at Archive.org:

   http://www.archive.org/details/moviesandfilms

3. #103
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm, Salt said:

   On July 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm, purplepeep said:

   Just as well, I believe you could catch Hep 1 &/or 2 from Pamela.

   Nah. She has Hep C which requires blood-to-blood contact.

4. #104
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm, nail49 said:

   I’ll be curious if the WH, at some low level, issues a generic non-apology apology

   purplepeep: No apology, just qualification…

   http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99K9Q001&show_article=1

5. #105
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm, WarEagle82 said:

   It appears Mr. Gates got himself into trouble by pursuing the police officer outside his home and continuing to argue with the police officer. That just isn’t very smart regardless of your ethnicity.

   Refusing to identify yourself to a police officer on a B&E call is kind of dumb too. What if the two reported thugs had been hiding inside the house or threatening Mr. Gates from behind his own door? After all, the cop just didn’t drive by and decide to roust this poor “renowned scholar.” He was called to the premises by a neighbor reporting a B&E.

   I wonder what Mr. Gates said that got him busted? I doubt it was “Yes, sir” that the officer too offense to.

6. #106
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm, Bruce said:

   Refusing to identify yourself to a police officer on a B&E call is kind of dumb too. What if the two reported thugs had been hiding inside the house or threatening Mr. Gates from behind his own door? After all, the cop just didn’t drive by and decide to roust this poor “renowned scholar.” He was called to the premises by a neighbor reporting a B&E.

   The answer to this question should be obvious. In THAT case – this moron would have called the officer “racist” because he DIDN’T investigate an alleged breakin.

   Don’t you know it’s impossible for a white man to win in a situation like this? I dealt with it during 25 years in the NYPD.

7. #107
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pm, WarEagle82 said:

   Did anybody point to this link earlier? It is a very interesting report.

   http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html

   Evidently Mr. Gates knows that all police officers in Cambridge are racists.

   This happened in front of a significant crowd. If I were Mr. Gates I think I would just shut my mouth and let this go away quickly and quietly. But, it seems like he is going to demand we allow him to prove himself a racist idiot beyond all reasonable doubt.

   Anybody want to call Barack and let him know what actually happened?

8. #108
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm, WarEagle82 said:

   Maybe police departments should only allow officers who are the same race as the suspect respond to calls.

   Administratively it could get confusing and delay responses but it would help protect victims from racist police officers.

   The only other alternative would be the “Sotomayor option” which would require hiring only non-white officers…

9. #109
   On July 23rd, 2009 at 4:15 pm, nail49 said:

   Anybody want to call Barack and let him know what actually happened?

   WarEagle82: He can’t be bothered with facts when his ‘feelings’ make for such better theater.

10. #110
    On July 23rd, 2009 at 5:22 pm, purplepeep said:

    Salt said:
    Nah. She has Hep C which requires blood-to-blood contact.

    Ah, yes, Salt, that’s right, thanks. Hep uses the letter system. I got it mixed up with diabetes 1 & 2.

11. #111
    On July 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 pm, dddave said:

    There was a racist at the scene and it wasn’t the cop!

12. #112
    On July 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm, Papa Louie said:

    “I might be a little biased,” Obama admitted before unleashing on the police. … “I don’t know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that. But I think it’s fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly…”

    Any of us would be pretty angry? Really? I wouldn’t. I would be thankful the cop responded to protect my home and belongings from a possible break-in. Any reasonable person would be. And the only person who acted stupidly was Gates for attacking a cop who put himself at risk to check on a possible break-in. I think Gates smelled an opportunity to make himself a victim and took full advantage of it.

    The police should offer Gates an “opt out” agreement where they agree not to respond to any 911 calls concerning his residence. They could even offer to put a sign in his yard telling neighbors not to call police in case of break-ins. Would that make Gates happy?

    There’s a word that describes people who prejudge a situation without knowing all the facts. It’s called prejudice: “An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.” Obama’s words prove he is a deeply prejudiced man.

13. #113
    On July 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 pm, kayfromcarroll said:

    Check this out–from JammieWearingFool–

    Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley has taught a class on racial profiling for five years at the Lowell Police Academy after being hand-picked for the job by former police Commissioner Ronny Watson, who is black, said Academy Director Thomas Fleming.

14. #114
    On July 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm, sbw999 said:

    On July 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm, Papa Louie said:
    

    I think Gates smelled an opportunity to make himself a victim and took full advantage of it.

    Exactly. This fellow instigated and choreographed this whole event knowing that the usual race baiting hustlers, including President Obama, would be all over it. Politicians have to be politically correct. We dont have to be. This charade is obvious. And Bama has outed himself as just another dime-a-dozen police hating scumbag liberal.

15. #115
    On July 24th, 2009 at 1:13 am, corkie said:

    On July 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Thought I’d double-check for a link. They’re calling it “Hands-Only ™” CPR.

    AlohaGuy, I think they’re promoting Hands-Only for people that don’t know CPR. The compressions might provide most of the benefit, but I certainly don’t think they’re encouraging anyone to withhold oxygen from someone that isn’t breathing.

    From your link:

    Q. Do I still need to learn “conventional” CPR with mouth-to-mouth breathing?

    A. The AHA still recommends that you learn conventional CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing. There are many medical emergencies that cause a person to be unresponsive and to stop breathing normally. In those emergencies, CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing may provide more benefit than Hands-Only™ CPR.

16. #116
    On July 24th, 2009 at 1:45 am, Bogtrotter said:

    purplepeep said: “Canceled my cable TV shortly after “The One” was elected.”

    While I did not go that far (Give up the sci-fi channel? Never!) I have found that I often go days without even turning on the news because I could end up destroying a perfectly good TV. I even avoid the net for days at a time. After a few days I get a feeling of “What the hell did I miss?”, and have to update myself, no matter how distressing it might be.

17. #117
    On July 24th, 2009 at 9:44 am, jw said:

    Since SEIU is the parent union of a large part of police unions it would be interesting to see what they have to say about “stupid”