"Stupid" Racist Officers

The latest human interest story in the news is about Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and his run in with local law enforcement. The professor, a noted black scholar, was arrested for disorderly conduct following an officer arriving at his residence to investigate a reported break-in attempt. A woman had called police when she witnessed Gates and his driver wedging their shoulder into the door of Gates' home.

Upon arriving at the scene, the officer was immediately accused of racism by the professor for responding to the call. The professor, according to the full police report which can be found here , repeatedly yelled "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO BLACK MEN IN AMERICA!" The professor initially refused to show identification and proceeded to yell at the officers to the point where many onlookers gathered outside his residence. The uber-cultured Gates even made a slur against the officer's "mama."

As if the story didn't already have legs for the mainstream media, Obama recently commented that the officer had acted "stupidly."

But let's look at the facts, after the officer arrested the professor for disorderly conduct the professor commented that he could not secure the door to his residence due to a recent break-in. If a recent break-in had occurred, shouldn't the professor have been grateful for the quick response? Shouldn't his ID card been all it took to clarify this situation? Break-ins do happen and apparently even to him personally so shouldn't he have been a bit more understanding in dealing with officers? After all, if they had caught a true burglar which they had reason to believe they were dealing with, shouldn't the professor have been appreciative that his property would be secure?

Police officers have a hard job and we all need to cut them a little slack for the kind of basic police work that keeps us and our property safe. The professor was returning from an overseas trip which might account for his bad mood upon having to deal with this but he obviously felt safe leaving his property for an extended period of time even though the door could not be secured. Who did he think would look after his home while he was away? The same officers that he has no problem roundly denouncing as racist when they ask for his ID after hearing about a questionable situation on his porch, no doubt.

I do not believe that we can call the arresting officer racist due to this one incident. But certainly there are racist police officers just like there are racist teachers, racist chemists, racist psychologists, racist butchers, etc. The real question here is why does the professor believe all officers are racist? The idea of institutional racism is alive in this country even if the facts don't back it up. Institutional racism, like that which was present under Jim Crow, has been abolished. Affirmative action, diversity courses, and sensitivity courses are all mandatory for many professions. We create quota systems in colleges so as to even avoid the appearance of racism. Incidents of true racism are to be condemned but for basic police work to be demagogued is ridiculous.

Unfortunately for people like the professor, we will always be a racist nation in their minds. The professor would find good company with Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

More people seem to reject this worldview than not, as recently Obama retracted his comment of the officer acting "stupidly." As additonal facts roll out: the caller never identified Gates' race, a second black officer who witnessed the arrest supports it 100%, and the head officer and union stand four-square behind the arrest; there seems to be a retreat even in the media. But even the media can't resist saying just because it might not have been racism today doesn't mean there won't be racism tomorrow.

Even though this looks like a win for the people who reject the politics of victimization and stereotypes, it is just one stop for race hustlers. The Duke lacrosse rape case, the Gena 6, Tawana Brawley, etc. all were debunked and repudiated but the race hustlers just move on to the next big story. We celebrate today because a good cop came out on top and a race-obsessed professor looked foolish but the game goes on.

Why does Obama not release his birth certificate?

Bombshell: Orders revoked for soldier challenging prez

More fuel on the conspiritorial flames about our President's birth certificate. The WND piece is exhasutive and damning but in the end, I believe the President was native-born despite my policy disagreements with him. He needs to release his birth certificate and end this pointless debate. If you don't like Obama's issues, fight him on them but don't waste time on this drivel.

Obama: More Catholic than the Pope but mostly just because he is God

The praise and adoration surrounding President Obama is unprecedented in American politics. That is, if you are watching the mainstream media. Americans in general seem to be starting to wake up to his brand of socialism. Rasmussen reports that his approval index has fallen to it's lowest rate yet, -7% (Obama Approval Number at New Low). This number is due to his policies, how every President should be judged. People largely don't understand cap and trade but they understand nationalized health care means higher taxes. They understand that the stimulus never stimulated. His talk of "saved jobs" rings hollow as the unemployment rate reaches 10%.

So how does the mainstream media respond, keeping in mind that they savaged Bush's economic policies when the unemployment rate was below 5%? They say he is more Catholic than the Pope (Why Barack Obama represents American Catholics better than the pope does. ). They call him "sort of God" If I had to speculate, Chris Matthews' leg tingle is probably unabated and possibly in overdrive.



Now to be fair, there are wackos on both sides. One moment that made me uncomfortable with some people's perception of Bush was on the documentary "Jesus Camp" in which there were cardboard cutouts of the then-President which children adulated. But the kids were not reporters and the entire exercise was roundly mocked in the media. This IS the media adulating Obama! Some in alternative media, notably Newsbusters, have mocked the media for this ridiculousness but it continues on. This is more than an annoyance, it is downright dangerous. On June 24, ABC anchored the news from inside the White House and aired a health care special that was purely a propaganda video explaining the "benefits" of nationalized healthcare. ABC even refused to allow opposing voices buy airtime in the form of commercials
(ABC REFUSES PAID ADS OFFERING ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT FOR WHITE HOUSE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ). Does anyone believe ABC would have aired a special explaining the benefits of privatizing Social Security during the Bush years?

When the evening news is nothing more than an ideological extension of Obama, is there any doubt to why there ratings have sunk to all time lows across the board?

Palin Resigns

I haven't decided on a candidate for 2012, yet. I certainly considered that Palin would be in the running which seems to be confirmed by this move but I also think this decreases her chances. I have watched this speech a few times and still cannot understand her reasoning. She makes references to basketball and football, magnets on her mother's refrigerator, and a speech by General MacArthur. I can't claim to understand what she is doing but first impressions seem to be that this was a bad move. Even Rove has called this a "risky strategy."

Block Cap and Trade in the Senate!

Now with Al Franken in the Senate, the Dems have a filibuster-proof supermajority. But all is not lost. I urge everyone to contact their Sentor and tell them to vote against the cap and trade bill. Some Dems from industrial and agricultural states could be swayed. If this bill sails through, socialized medicine is next. Stopping this bill could end Obama's honeymoon and slow our nation's slide into socialism.

A list of sentor phone numbers can be found here:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm