Indeed, and I really, really would love to understand who she is, how long she
observed the "crime", and why she didn't know Gates' face, if not his name.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@lycos.com>
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 3:58:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Bill Maher's hilarious take on the Henry Louis Gates
affair
Keith, one of my first thoughts into that was the concept that this
woman didn't know who her own neighbor was. Admittedly, I know three of the
fifty-seven families on my street by name (and I'm the block captain for this
part of my subdivision), but I know *everyone* by face. I know who does and
doesn't belong here. In this day and age, you'd think that this woman would've
as well.
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Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Bill Maher's hilarious take on the Henry Louis Gates
affair
Date : Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:02:39 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Funny. I'm still trying to figure out why, in the midst of all this talk to
determine if the cop is racist, no one is talking about the *caller* who
started this. Even Obama, in discussing this, stated it may not be racial
profiling by the cops, but that people of color have a history with police that
"colored" Gates' response. Well, maybe the cop isn't racist, but what about the
lady who made this call? Indeed, how could she mistake luggage for "backpacks"?
How could she see an elderly man with a cane, unhurriedly trying to get into a
house, and think, "break in"? How did she fail to notice that Gates got into
the house in the back using a key? Where was her notice of the driver obviously
working for Gates, the car parked on street? Who is this lady such that she
didn't know that Gates lived in the neighborhood?
There's something fishy here, and it wouldn't be the first time that the racism
in a case comes from those who alert the police, who (over)act to the tone of
that first cry?
----- Original Message -----
From: "ravenadal"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 4:55:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Bill Maher's hilarious take on the Henry Louis Gates
affair
Tonight's episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" (which I watched at 3:00 am
this morning)focused on the Henry Louis Gates imbroglio and featured some
hilarious takes. Some examples:
President Obama regrets saying "stupid." What he meant was "retarded!"
"What kind of thief breaks into a house with luggage?"
"Airforce 1 was pulled over for a broken taillight."
"When black intellectuals strike - we take affirmative action."
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