Gates gave Crowley the greatest compliment a man can give another...

[lame54]

"he's not a Joe the Plumber"

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-31/what-i-saw-at-the-beer-summit/

I asked my father what the President had said during their chat and as he slipped off his shoes and reclined his chair, he said: “The president and the vice president are great men, Liza. They did the right thing to invite us there to talk, but it's up to us now to extend this conversation. We have plans to meet in private and discuss things. You know, Crowley’s not a bad guy. He’s not a Joe the Plumber who wants to represent the Right. He would be horrified to be considered a racist.”

[TexasObserver]

1. Recommend

[BlooInBloo]

2. Obviously I take the cop's word that Gates said something about the cop's momma....

Because all black folks do that. Especially black folks who have been at Harvard for a brazillion years.

[Schema Thing]

4. Even as the officer presents it, the comment is not about his mother

the comment is about him needing to check in with his supervisor, aka "your momma".

[woolldog]

8. C'mon, you really believe Gate's speaks like that?

[Schema Thing]

11. If he's angry? Possibly. I've barely heard him speak.

[tularetom]

3. I was impressed by Gates's statement to his daughter

But I would be very sad if the best we can aspire to is to NOT be Joe the Plumber.

I'd like to think we can aim a bit higher than that.

[Cha]

5. I think I'm in love, again..

with Gates!:cry::)

[Control-Z]

6. Nice story. n/t

[lame54]

7. .

[Uzybone]

9. Based on behaviour, It is pretty clear who was the only asshole that day

[xultar]

10. No, there were 2 assholes that day. Gates shouldn't have called the man a racist.

when you call someone a racist, you better be right.

[DRoseDARs]

12. Careful, certain posters might accuse you of whining about "reverse racism"...

...like a 5-yr-old who's learned a new phrase and wants the world to know. Over and over.