There I voted for yours...

http://www.videosift.com/video/With-Vigor-Obama-Wades-Into-a-Volatile-Racial-Issue

I can dupe mine if you want, but I think my video is better.

Very well handled

Somebody duped mine... you should steal the AP embed. I think it is better.

i updated to a less pretty but not as fat one as i had. here's yours with the description of the incident in delicious AP quality.

Put away Obama the Doctor and bring out Obama the Law Enforcement Expert. There's no challenge that inflated ego can't handle!

I want to let the independent commission do it's job. If it is truly independent, and they actually base their decision on the facts and not race politics, the truth will bubble to the surface. From the evidence I have seen (not hearsay or opinion), the actions the police took were justified and according to protocol.

The previous weeks in Cambridge involved multiple home invasions in that area. During the day. Front door busted in. The police were on high alert, and reacted accordingly to a 911 emergency call to investigate a potential invasion/burglary in progress.

Mr Gates should take care not bite the hands that protect him, his home, and his community. Should he really need their help in the future, he wouldn't want them to be hesitant or second guess their actions in a dire situation where mere moments could mean life or death.

Police have reasonable doubt when approaching any emergency situation. Cooperate, be cordial, answer any questions asked clearly and accurately, and their defensive posture to protect THEMSELVES will diminish. Verbally assault them and refuse to immediately fork over identification or cooperate in a cordial manner. You are going to jail. Who cares how rich or famous you are.

I'm sorry to say, but all evidence points to a race/class card being played. This is going to hurt Prof Gate's credibility here on out for certain. Time will tell where this leads, though it won't be the first time where someone slipped through the law's fingers as a result of the race/celebrity card being played...or have we forgotten OJ already? At least bad karma caught up with that guy. Sure this isn't murder, but it once again proves that money, name, and 'friends' in high places makes one immune to the laws that the rest of us are required to abide by.

FYI I am a local resident, know the area well, and understand the crime situation. Bank Robberies, burglaries and other crimes are on the rise with the bad economy. A lot of people are hurting, and some people are desperate and take measures they should not.

Gates is well advised to be quiet, let the commission investigate, and stay out of the lime light. Let the system work. Though he likely wants some press attention to get his books some direly needed plugs.

Why don't law enforcement officers have miniature audio recorders? With today's technology, they could even have miniature video cameras, similar to the tiny "ref cams" used by referees in some sports.

It would be for the protection of both the public and the officer.

Bit amazed that Obama made this gaff. He's now tried to defuse the situation. Maybe the pressure he's under is beginning to have an affect.

Read the arrest report. Turns out the perfesser is another bigoted Black asshole. Doesn't Obamarx have any friends that aren't angry, race-hustlers or 1960s bomb-making terrorists?

Until the police are in your home disrespecting you, and until the police arrest you for not kowtowing, you will always take their side. You think the police are there to serve you, and to keep others in their place. I don't know anyone who would tolerate this behavior of the police in their own home.

"Race Card"="minorities complaining about things that they should shut up about"

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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 7:27pm PDT - promote requested by MycroftHomlz.

ok,let me get this straight. mouth off to a cop in my own home.thats disorderly conduct. disrput town hall meetings and assualt people. thats free speech. ok. just wanted to be sure.