I agree here.
This was a random incident. Most cops would arrest me if they responded to a call and I got pissy with them.
It sounds like this professor is trying to play the race card more than Jesse Jackson.
Obama made the mistake of speaking up for a friend before the facts were in.
Obama did wrong here, but we're all guilty for sticking up for our friends and believing their story.
The trouble Obama ran into is that he has the biggest microphone in the world and every statement he makes is heard and analyzed.
He should have just said that an unfortunate thing happened to a friend but that he does not know all of the details and cannot comment on personal matters.
I think he was caught off guard by the press. He was asked a question about the incident and weighed in on the subject without thinking it all the way through.
I absolutely believe that the police racial profile. I also absolutely believe that too many people use the race card.
It's just a bad situation all around and it is biting Obama in the ass.
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