It was inexcusable for the President of the United States in one breath to acknowledge he had “not seen all the facts” then in another to accuse the Cambridge Police of “acting stupidly.”  I hope this casual doublespeak is not becoming a hallmark of Obama’s presidency, as it was on full display at last night’s press conference.

So Obama wasn’t there, but he can conclude the police were stupid? Even given the police report indicating that Gates was angry, belligerent, and throwing out racial barbs and profanities? And what Obama and other opportunistic commentators like Michael Eric Dyson forget is that Gates was not wrongly arrested for breaking and entering. He was arrested for disorderly conduct. This tends to happen when you are pugnacious towards the police and refuse their instructions. Also calling them racist and insulting their mother doesn’t help. You would expect a Harvard professor to know better. Continue reading →