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If you were the Cop in the whole Gates thing would you go to the White House

Would you go to the White House after the President said you were stupid

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    Votes: 14 38.9%

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    Votes: 2 5.6%
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Scorpion89

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So Yea,

Under what has happen and the president saying you were stupid and the fact that Prof. gates has yet to make a public or other wise formal apology.

What would you do. Go or Not to go.

For me I owuld have told Mr. Obama to go get screwed and that he owes me a Public Apology and that his Friend Prof. Gate need to get ove himself and comeout and say he was wrong.
 
Yes, to meet the POTUS and get this thing settled once and for all.
 
Yeah because it would be cool to go in the White House.
 
Why not? I would consider it an honor to meet the President at the White House for whatever reason. Not like it happens every day.
 
No I would not. I disagree just about every thing he stands for and if he publicly slandered me it would be beneath my dignity to go to the Lions den and go thru a public "apology" press opp.
 
I wouldn't go.

There's no honor in meeting a person who has no honor of his own.

If he wants to apologize, let him come to me. That's how apologies are done.
 
No.

Gates acted an ass, and Obama spoke stupidly, and neither has apologized.

I would not give them the "good press" of having me up "for a beer" without apologies from both.
 
I wouldn't go for all the reasons listed here thus far.
 
If I had been the cop, the president would have never heard about it.
 
Shadow Serious said:
No I would not. I disagree just about every thing he stands for and if he publicly slandered me it would be beneath my dignity to go to the Lions den and go thru a public "apology" press opp.
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Lion's Den? Please!

Obama et. al, do not rise to the dignity of Panthera leo.

More properly, the White House is now best described as a nest of rabid weasels.
 
No! I don't think I could disrespect myself that much,and if I did go it would prove that I am stupid.I don't care if he is the President,I can get a tour of the White House on the computer,and drink a beer with my buddies,and let him figure out that he's got nothing commin.

But then I have something most politicians don't have PRIDE.
 
rudedog said:
You just want to kiss his ring,like the rest of his followers,tell the truth.

:rofl
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Nope. But he IS the POTUS and meeting any of them is an honor relatively rare.

I repect Sgt. Crowley and I think Gates acted like a jerk or a child or a race baiting prick. But Sgt. Crowley COULD have acted differently and changed the outcome of this whole thing.

I support Sgt. Crowley though and think that in the interest of tranquility, and without admitting wrongdoing, he and Gates should attempt to find common ground to put this episode behind them both.

No ring kissers here.
 
Yes. The President is, as a man of honor, attempting to make amends for his hasty and ill-chosen words and it would provide Sgt. Crowley the opportunity to demonstrate that he was-- and still is-- the better man in the situation. Plus, it is an opportunity to restore frith between himself and Professor Gates, which will symbolically help to restore the frith in the community that has been damaged by this incident.

These three gentlemen have the opportunity to help uphold order, peace, and trust within their community. For one of them to refuse this opportunity out of wounded pride would be short-sighted, selfish, and shameful.
 
Scorpion89 said:
So Yea,

Under what has happen and the president saying you were stupid and the fact that Prof. gates has yet to make a public or other wise formal apology.

What would you do. Go or Not to go.

For me I owuld have told Mr. Obama to go get screwed and that he owes me a Public Apology and that his Friend Prof. Gate need to get ove himself and comeout and say he was wrong.
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If he paid for the round trip plane ticket or gas to drive up there I would go and then demand a real apology and get my picture taken with the president.
 
Korimyr the Rat said:
Yes. The President is, as a man of honor, attempting to make amends for his hasty and ill-chosen words and it would provide Sgt. Crowley the opportunity to demonstrate that he was-- and still is-- the better man in the situation. Plus, it is an opportunity to restore frith between himself and Professor Gates, which will symbolically help to restore the frith in the community that has been damaged by this incident.

These three gentlemen have the opportunity to help uphold order, peace, and trust within their community. For one of them to refuse this opportunity out of wounded pride would be short-sighted, selfish, and shameful.
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The President is a spokesman of the American people,and as such should be held to a higher standard,by making such a public statement about the officer,and then when public opinion goes the other way, then gives a half-hearted apology,to clean up his statement is not acceptable.

He is the President and his job is to make life better for( we the people),he's not perfect, no one is,but to give a lame duck apology,because you're part of the elite ruling class, of the unwashed masses is not acceptable.

I think that Sgt. Crowley and Mr.Gates should sit down and have a beer together and discuss their problems,which is the way it should have been handled in the first place.
 
bhkad said:
Nope. But he IS the POTUS and meeting any of them is an honor relatively rare.

I repect Sgt. Crowley and I think Gates acted like a jerk or a child or a race baiting prick. But Sgt. Crowley COULD have acted differently and changed the outcome of this whole thing.

I support Sgt. Crowley though and think that in the interest of tranquility, and without admitting wrongdoing, he and Gates should attempt to find common ground to put this episode behind them both.

No ring kissers here.
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Hey I was just pulling your chain, no offense.
:lol:
 
Korimyr the Rat said:
Yes. The President is, as a man of honor, attempting to make amends for his hasty and ill-chosen words and it would provide Sgt. Crowley the opportunity to demonstrate that he was-- and still is-- the better man in the situation. Plus, it is an opportunity to restore frith between himself and Professor Gates, which will symbolically help to restore the frith in the community that has been damaged by this incident.

These three gentlemen have the opportunity to help uphold order, peace, and trust within their community. For one of them to refuse this opportunity out of wounded pride would be short-sighted, selfish, and shameful.
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Frith is an obsolete English word meaning "peace; freedom from molestation, protection; safety, security".[1]
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If I thought Obama was a man of honor, I'd probably agree with you.

Still, there's the "salute the uniform, not the man in it" theory I suppose.
 
If the president of the United States asked me to come to the White House I would go without question.
 
sazerac said:
If the president of the United States asked me to come to the White House I would go without question.
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Why because he is the President of the United States, that's not a reason. Like I said Mr. Obama is the person who has caused this mess along with Prof. Gates it is up to both of them to seek the Officer out and make the Apology in person.

If I ever got a call from the Mr. Obama's Personal Sec. about me come to meet him I would tell the Sec. in no certain words that I would not be come to meet him and if he doesn't like it then tough **** get over it and apologies like a real Man does.
 
I think ALL sides overreacted and this includes this police officer. Let them work it out and move on.
 
Free, tasty food, autographs I could sell on ebay, and once Obama has some alcohol in his blood, I'd ask for an apology and an engraved iPod like Queen Elizabeth got.
 
tlmorg02 said:
I think ALL sides overreacted and this includes this police officer. Let them work it out and move on.
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An investigation by their Department Standards Division found that the officer acted exactly according to policy.
 
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