Henry Louis Gates' First Public Remarks Since "Beer Summit"

In his first public appearance since the much-hyped "beer summit," Professor Henry Louis Gates appears at a book signing at Martha's Vineyard and admits he's received "many, many crazy wacko" death threats via email.

The Harvard scholar is also able to joke about his arrest by Sergeant James Crowley. He "offered to get his kids into Harvard if he doesn't arrest me again."

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[jpgarcia26]

Nothing but a pathetic race-baiter. You are a disgrace to the black community Gates. Sad to think you are teaching the future leaders of our Country. Shameful.

[oriana647]

what a arrogant elitist snob, he teaches "race" at harvard, where did he get the idea that he was smarter than anyone else? any bozo can teach a class about race. Let's see this smartass walk in a cops shoes for a week.

[jpgarcia26]

To ezekielthemack:

Yeah and blacks have a clear understanding of race; thats why they keep playing that card. You are as much a fool as Gates. He's smarter than me yes, as ignorant as you -no doubt.

[RevolutionaryINK]

Even in this video he joked about getting the cops kids into Harvard if it would buy him a pass. He was joking but that is his mentality, all the way.

[RevolutionaryINK]

Everyone is calling Gates a RACIST but the funny thing is, he only has DISDAIN for blacks and brags that he is only 43 percent Black.

His feelings were just bruised when he got arrested. He though that he had risen past his BLACKNESS, and that his status would speak for him. His real internal issue is that HE doesn't think he is the same as other black males, as tho his status and his psuedo-Liberal veiws make him exempt.

[unapimper]

6 months into a new presidency and you are already writing the obituary. I know you have your fingers crossed on your white-knuckled hands just praying for the economy to fail (which it isn't and is gradually rebounding as we speak) just so you can point and say "Obama failed". Look I know you guys are desperate, and on the brink of political irrelevancy, but it's time for the adults to clean up after the fiasco of the bush years.

[brian38383838]

WOw, that was pretty much the response I expected from an uneducated ignorant race baiting fool like yourself.

I'm actually glad Obama won, I hated McCain and anybody else on the dem ticket might have governed with some intelligence. Obama on the other hand is setting back liberalism at least20-30 years, he is a disaster. I'll dare say, the worst president we have ever had, it's just a shame that the first black president was wasted on him.

[ezekielthemack]

He's clearly a lot smarter than you. He needs to teach the millions of ignorant white people about race because they have no understanding of it. Now get off youtube you non-entity of a person.

[unapimper]

I'll talk about your mamma and how she obviously let you take the shortbus to school one time too many.

[brian38383838]

Wow nice argument Unawimper, next why don't you do what Gates did and talk about his mamma.

[oriana647]

how old are you? 14?