Last night President Obama made a little news. No, not in that 55 min filibuster about healthcare reform. That was a muddled mess that really didn’t add anything new to the conversation.
No he said very clearly, when talking about his friend Henry Louis Gates, who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, “The Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home.” That seems like a very specific and completely defensible position to take even though there is some question as to facts of the case. Regardless, it was a direct and bold thing to say.
Or was it?
Today on Air Force One, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs clarified Obama’s remarks like this, “He was not calling the officer stupid. The situation got out of hand.”
So the only clear and direct statement from the President last night doesn’t mean what it sounded like it meant. I guess with that logic it will be easy for Mr. Gibbs to talk about the comprehensive reform plan detailed in the news conference.
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