CNN Watch: HENRY LOUIS GATES Story Of Being A Good Neighbor=Racism pt 1

CNN has been lagging so far behind in cable news ratings that they started scandalizing the benign long ago, much as the Hearst-era dailies of the past did in order to drum up sales. What is nothing more than a silly story of a grown man acting like a child makes national news under the special banner, "Divided Nation".
Where there is nothing more here than the division of people who appreciate a neighbor being concerned enough to call police when witnessing two people breaking into a nearby house versus those who ignore such things like the bystander effect noted in the famous Genovese case ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese ), CNN tries to amplify this embarrassing case of overrreaction by a grey-haired professor ("Yeah, I'll speak with your mama outside", indeed) into a national case in order to portray America as something it isn't: broken.
But as the famous news publishers of the past have bellowed, "The American people don't know what to think until I TELL THEM WHAT TO THINK."

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[1234blahluv]

this whole story is pathetic. overly sensitive cop, self sympathizing black guy and stupid neighbor.

[afonsoaires]

Race card!!

[sguardian870]

the tapes are out and we cant hear any ranting so who is the racist liar now the cop. He even lied about the caller saying he spoke to her when he got there and she said she saw to black men and also said the 911 call said that too in his report. So how messed up is that from the cop lies, lies , lies.

[sguardian870]

Crowley is a cow and a liar he goes off saying that the caller spoke to him when he got there and that her call stated that she saw 2 black men with back packs that was a lie. on both issues he never spoke to her and she never mention race yet the cop lied and the cambridge police supported the lie.

[IntellectualConcepts]

you all seem like a bunch of stupid lil kids.

next time someone breaks into your house i hope your shit gets stolen.

then you can go and "blame the white man" like all the other race card playin bigots like to do.

the cop was doing his job. the black man was acting disorderly, and got arrested. end of story.

when someone breaks into your house, don't come whining to YouTube.

[interista7878]

In fact - the cop is probably more of a "ni**er" than Gates ever been, far as opression and raw deals are concerned.

[interista7878]

I don't think Gates is racial, he's probably just one of those martyrs absolutely in love with being the victim and the thought of him being anything like Dr KIng.

But guess what - he isn't. His a middle class academic who will never go through the struggles of the regular man, black or white, who suffers by the injustices of society.

[interista7878]

What reason did Gates have to be angry??! He broke into his home, someone called the cop, the cop wanted a ID and the dork gave them a Malcom X speech and threatened them with the Harvard treatment.

When McCain's brother behaved like a total DOUCHE the press burried him, when Gates does it it's an actual debate??

Do you have any idea what harm this IDIOT has caused to the legitimate debate of racial profiling?

If I was a black man I would smack his stupid face.

[jrich5602122]

they let out SOME of the tapes. The woman accuse of being a racist by the professional victim's union, never said "black" men. She said 2 men PERIOD.

And yes you can hear Gates yelling in the background, but as I said there are more tapes to come. Please stand by.

[ray11man]

gates is racial. its obvious he was tring to start trouble. the officer did not do anything to deserve this unless you believe that the police shouldnt of responded to a break in. i think most people arent opening their eyes. gates is the one who is racial. DO PEOPLE NOT BELIEVE BLACK PEOPLE CANT BE RACIAL. IF YOU BELIEVE THIS YOUR MISTAKEN. ive meet some black people who would string you up because your white