3 Beers, two idiots and an Irish cop…
A joke? Not hardly. I wish that it was. Unfortunately, today the President will be hosting a “Concilliatory Happy Hour” for his buddy the professor of “African American Studies” and the Policeman involved in his arrest. Now, I have a couple BIG problems with this:
1. Since when does the president have any reason to get involved in the purview of a local Massachusetts police matter?
2. Why is the president elevating the complaint of this loud-mouth liberal professor to the level of legitimacy by inviting him to the White house to bury the hatchet with the arresting officer?
3. Why is ANYBODY taking the charge of racism seriously when all the evidence that has been presented points to an officer who was doing his duty according to the information that he was given?
4. Why does a citizen (who is being served by his local police jurisdiction in the protection of his property and safety) belligerently refuse to show ID that proves he is the owner of the house in question?
This whole episode is a prime example of the LACK of presidential restraint that is living in the White House these days. The president decides to chime in after having JUST said “I don’t have all the facts but… the police acted stupidly.” WHAT??
How about, ” I don’t have all the facts, and I believe that this is a matter best left to the police jurisdiction involved.”
or perhaps “I don’t feel that a local police matter falls into the purview of the President of the United States.”
Oh well. I guess that would have taken some knowledge of the ACTUAL duties of the office and an ability to NOT take advantage of a news item to boost your flagging poll numbers. So that will not be happening any time soon.