The Gates/Crawley situation: I can't take it anymore!!
This is yet another post that I have a feeling that I'm going to get blasted for, but like everyone else, I've been bombarded by the Internet and the media with skewed misinformation about this Gates/Crawley situation. I just can't stand it anymore
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I've heard conflicting reports about that press conference. From more than one person, I heard that Obama actually wanted to be asked about the situation. At face value, it appears that he was taken off-guard by the question and tried to answer it rather than basically saying "no comment" (which probably would have been best). If the latter is the case, I definitely forgive him.
What I don't get, though, is why he invited the two of them to the White House for beers. I think he would have been much better off distancing himself from the issue altogether.
Oh well, Obama's a young president. He probably wasn't prepared for how the whole thing snowballed for him. I'm sure given time, he'll learn when not to get involved.
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Hopefully, he'll utilize his staff to generate a prepared statement on this type of stuff going forward. It seems kind of lame to be saying that, but in a role like his, if you say something genuine and off-the-cuff, no matter how seemingly benign, the domino effect can be huge.
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However, wanna know the truth? When I see crap like this, I'm actually glad I'm not back in the states. When people cross to the other side of the street, or slow down so that I pass them (instead of letting me walk behind them), I always remind myself that at least I'm not in America. I have no idea how I managed to deal with that bullshit day-in day-out.
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