crowley is bringing protection tomorrow

[angee_is_mad]

crowley is bringing his posse when he meets President Obama and Prof. Gates for beers at the White House on Thursday.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090729union_brass_lawyer_to_accompany_sgt_crowley_to_white_house/srvc=home&position=recent

I wonder what they think Obama and Gates will do to him? Or are they afraid that crowley will admit that he handle the situation wrong:freak:

[DefenseLawyer]

1. Nobody in the frat makes a roadie alone. n/t.

[Lars39]

2. What a chickenshit.

[DrToast]

13. Hasn't Gates threatened to sue him?

[polmaven]

27. He has indeed...

More than one set of ears and eyes are needed.

[Pirate Smile]

3. So lame.

[wndycty]

4. I love how Crowley and his friends in the police union TALKED MAJOR SHIT about Obama

. . .but have the audacity to go to the White House, I hope these other dopes going with Crowley get nowhere near the president.

[angee_is_mad]

6. They gotta make sure

that the two smart negroes don't trip up the cop on what happened. After the 911 tape, there's proof that crowley lied in the report.

[polmaven]

28. That is

a really IGNORANT remark!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

42. No, it's right.

Crowley's in deep shit, and they're going to keep him from further incriminating himself.

[joeglow3]

34. Based on what?

I heard an interview with him where they tried to bait him into bashing Obama. He made it clear he helped work to get Obama elected, that he supports the majority of what Obama is doing, that he would vote for him again and he thinks Obama just made a mistake here.

I never really saw him "TALK MAJOR SHIT" about Obama.

[kentuck]

5. Wha' !!

What the hell is that for? Why??

That is the most disrespectful thing I have heard in a long, long time.

[angee_is_mad]

7. An honest conversation and dialogue

with a fucking union president who blasted the POTUS to the media and a cop lawyer in the room?

If you believe that, I have a bridge to Nowhere to sell you!!!

[glitch]

8. How typical is it to invite your own guests when you are a guest?

Not just at the White House, bad as that is, but anywhere?

Crowley and the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association just keeps looking better and better don't they?

[angee_is_mad]

9. lol, Great Picture

and so fitting for this post.
Thank you

[Cha]

33. Hope Crowley called and asked if he

could bring his lawyer and union rep with him to the "friendly" White House beerfest.

How deep is the shit he's in?

[BlueIdaho]

10. OK - NOW he looks guilty as hell...

I say make the posse wait in the car. Sorry gents, you're not on the White House Visitors List.

[angee_is_mad]

11. Unfreakingbelievable!!!!

Obama invited those two men and their families. If crowley felt he needed to be lawyered up, he should have decline the invitation. Lord knows he wouldn't have looked any worse!

[MarjorieG]

12. Whatever the arrest facts, we now have GOP playing race card, divisive politics when we have

important policies to vote on, convincing country Obama is on their side and caring about their interests.

If Obama can talk to Iran, I think he can talk to the Cambridge police, where both Obama and cops get photo-op. Dems need to prevent as much racist GOP bull as possible and wedge between police.

[angee_is_mad]

14. what?

He need to pacify the cops for their stupids actions to keep the racists off his ass?

From my understanding, this was an opportunity for Gates and crowley to sit down face to face and candidly and cool headedly discuss what happened that day.If they can agree to disagree, that would be a good step.

Now that isn't going to happen with the blue wall of silence behind crowley.

[MarjorieG]

18. Are you watching the race card with Obama & Sotomayor "are racists," while they say Obama can't be

trusted on economy or your health care. Lots of anxiety, just like the election.

We know what happened, but depending on media's take, our own lens, many do not see the overreach or know the CYA arrest report.

At this point, we have to shut down the wackos. I wish we could have real teachable moments, publically, but I think it's a little at a time, in our own time. We'll never get the satisfaction of the actual events coming out.

I hope they all talk and have something substantive, behind closed doors, but if it's a photo-op, I think we need that, too. For health care and climate change and muzzling the GOP.

[LooseWilly]

15. Ohhhh....

Your title made me think he was bringing a condom... :+

The linked article, on the other hand, suggests that Crowley really is afraid of educated black men. Maybe it wasn't a charge of racism that he found threatening enough to justify an arrest after all... maybe it was just a big word that he didn't understand, so he's bringing a lawyer and a union rep, hoping that, between the two of them, they'll be able to explain any of the big words that Obama or Gates might choose to use in his presence...

[angee_is_mad]

16. They don't want him telling the truth

if he told the truth, there goes their faux news, cnn and scarebo's appearances.

crowley is going to become the mark furman of the 21st century, watch. Anytime there is a crime or police news he is going to be on faux to give his professional opinion!!!!

[LooseWilly]

21. I was thinking on the "truths" of this whole scenario the other day.

It occurred to me that the police union and city of Cambridge wouldn't let Crowley apologize even if he were inclined to judge his actions as having been poorly conceived (stupid). Of course, my personal experience is that in 37 out of 38 cases no police officer will ever even take a moment to re-consider a perception/judgement/action... period. However, to the extent that any acknowledgement of stupidity of action, let alone apology, would open Crowley, the Cambridge police, and the City of Cambridge itself to the potential of lawsuits... it simply can't be allowed.

Unfortunately for Crowley, until he chooses to/is allowed to acknowledge that he overreacted (at the very absolute least)... it will be nearly impossible for any who might be willing to give him the benefit of the sliver of our doubt to do so.

(Sure... the above all assumes that Crowley's racist "seeming" behavior was perhaps the result of a bad tempered reaction to not being "respected" and a stupid overreaction, rather than what it looks like.)

I can't help but think that, to the extent that Crowley might actually be willing to acknowledge that he'd gone too far, these other two accompanying him might be most interested in making sure that no truth that they don't approve of (union approved, legal jeopardy considerations approved) to be expressed.

Maybe they should all three (5, 7 whatever the party turns into) be required to drink a 6 pack (or a bottle of wine) each... well, who am I kidding?... the cops should actually be required to drink at least 3-5 times as much as the academics. I mean, it's not like their fellow cops will give them DUIs... right?

It will be interesting to watch and see if he turns into "Joe the Cop" though...

[Clio the Leo]

17. But see this is a GOOD thing...........

..... support for the President by the Police Union ........ now or in the future ...... HUGE.

http://www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Obama+Attends+Police+Academy+Graduation+Ceremony+0M7TM_ULCbcl.jpg

Y'all aren't thinkin' like The Obama
http://static.guim.co.uk/Guardian/lifeandstyle/gallery/2008/oct/06/1/[e-mail]

....... you gotta think like The Obama! ;)

No one walks into the White House unless HE wants them there.

[MarjorieG]

19. Just what I said above. RNC was about to run with cop campaign against Obama until beer invite.

This helps huge lift for policy challenges, where Obama as racist is being played to divide. Someone who can't be trusted to govern with people's interests.

[BlooInBloo]

20. BWAHAHAAHAAAA!!! The pictures will be PRICELESS!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[nosmokes]

22. he's figuring on getting lucky? why bring a condom to meet the Prez?

[TheKentuckian]

23. The police union gives a little cover but doesn't matter otherwise

because the vast majority are down with GOP, which should tell some dumbasses something.

[Becky72]

24. The article doesn't say anything about "protection"

Did I miss that?

[NatBurner]

26. and now, a word from KRS-1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky8WPo2RHl8

[MadBadger]

45. What do you call a lawyer and union rep then?

[Gman]

25. You can't blame Crowley

I think Crowley would be perfectly fine by himself, but he's erring on the side of caution by taking the union with him. I don't blame him one bit.

[polmaven]

29. Neither do I...

With lawsuits probable, at this point it is prudent to have others presnt.

[Enrique]

30. They're all Irish

they're going for the free beeah. ;-)

Crowley will be joined at the White House by Dennis O’Connor, president of the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association, and Alan McDonald, the attorney for the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association, the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association and the Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition.

[rvablue]

35. Nice ethnic stereotype. Always wonder why stuff like this is accepted when if one did the same

to another ethnic minority it would get deleted (and rightly so) or maybe even the poster would get a pizza.

But it seems to be a readily accepted ethnic smear that everyone openly and shamelessly chuckles about......

[Enrique]

38. I think it's because it's seen as archaic

I don't think they're really a minority anymore. I put the winky smilie to show I meant it affectionately. I'm half Irish by the way, with an extremely Irish last name but I don't identify in any way whatsoever as a minority. The other half is Hispanic and I feel very different about that.

[AlinPA]

31. That is really really bad. So much for the symbolism that the moment could bring to heal

racial tensions. Also very rude.

[Phx_Dem]

32. Have cops always been such fraglile little wienies?

[rvablue]

36. Is Gates expected to attend alone? n/t

[mzteris]

40. he's got Obama-

and the Secret Service is there, too. :)

[City Lights]

37. Pathetic.

:thumbsdown:

I don't recall reading anything about an invite to Crowley's posse, just an invite to Gates and Crowley.

[mzteris]

39. and when the President of the

United States politely shuts the door in their faces, leaving the Crowley, Gates and he alone - what are they going to do? Protest? Crowley going to say "NO" I won't go without them? Really?

[theothersnippywshrub]

41. Probably afraid the Negroes would steal his beer. n/t

[JayMusgrove]

43. If I were Obama, I'd make those dudes stand outside of the fence

while a "private" conversation goes on with Gates and Crowley.

[MadBadger]

44. Who brings friends to an invite only party?

[shimmergal]

46. Isn't this sort of an insult

to the President of the United States?

[BlooInBloo]

47. Too bad Gates didn't get to have a lawyer by him when he was being falsely arrested...

And when the false police report was being spun up.