let's say for the sake of argument that henry louis gates was short tempered and was deferential what's even suppose he was being fought -- eric and is that the crime? i don't think so. i hope not and i would also hope that will trade police officers would be trained to look with this is a sense and not arrest people simply because for the sake of argument being arrogant. in any event the officer event the the the profs showed this was him. this is a firestorm, a press conference, the president is asked his views and the president, barack obama says, first of all, i don't know the facts but given what i do know, will i say this is racial discrimination? no. but he does say that it does appear it was a stupid action that the professor had given proof this was his house. he said it was stupid. stupid. there are people who immediately went on the attack to accuse the president of the gauging playing of the race card to mention in glenn beck a well-known tv personality said he showed barack obama has a problem with white culture the president did not say anything about race to the rest did

let's say for the sake of argument that henry louis gates was short tempered and was deferential what's even suppose he was being fought -- eric and is that the crime? i don't think so. i hope not and i would also hope that will trade police officers would be trained to look with this is a sense and not arrest people simply because for the sake of argument being arrogant. in any event the officer event the the the profs showed this was him. this is a firestorm, a press conference, the president is asked his views and the president, barack obama says, first of all, i don't know the facts but given what i do know, will i say this is racial discrimination? no. but he does say that it does appear it was a stupid action that the professor had given proof this was his house. he said it was stupid. stupid. there are people who immediately went on the attack to accuse the president of the gauging playing of the race card to mention in glenn beck a well-known tv personality said he showed barack obama has a problem with white culture the president did not say anything about race to the rest did

by the time the police come henry louis gates jr. is in his house. police officers say can you show me some id. he shows his id and the police officer is somewhat skeptical. one thing leads to anothein b they have words. gates is quite upset, things racial discrimination has something to do with it. >> host: was the arrogance? >> guesds maybe. let's sd. argument that he was short tempered and sd. being deferential to the officer but even suppose he was being arrmerant. being arrogant with respect would allow us officer a crimlii i hope not. i also hope police officers, well-trained police officers would be barack ained to deal w the citizenry and not arrest people simply because a citous for the sake of argument was being arrogan's and any effect the officer arrests henry louis gates even though the pan wfeareor showed s this becomes a firestorm. the president is asjrd his views of this. the president, barack obama says -- i don'tighbnow all the fac, but given what i do know am i going to say this is racial discrimination? he does not accuse the poli

the famous summit and a recall one of my colleagues, henry louis gates, very well nonacademic is in thishouse. he's coming back from china trying to get in his house. a neighbor sees to black man trying to push the door to get them. the neighbor calls the police. i don't know if these guys are trying to break-in, but maybe they are. by the time the police come police officers has in checking this out. professor gates it shows his id. the police officer is somewhat skeptical. one thing leads to another. they have words. professor gates is quite upset. >> let's suppose for the sake of argument that it was. with respect, i hope is that a crime. i would also hope the police officers, well trained police officers would be trained to deal with the citizenry and not arrest people simply because the citizen was for the sake of argument being arrogant. in any event the officer arrests henry gates even though the professor, it showed that this was his house. this becomes something of a firestorm. a press conference. the president has asked. the president, barack obama says, first of all, i don't k