Sgt James Crowley

James Crowley, Sgt. Who Arrested Henry Louis Gates, Invited To Lead Parade

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWPORT, R.I. — The Massachusetts police sergeant whose arrest of a Harvard professor created a national debate over racial profiling has been i...

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Sgt. Crowley Still Doesn't Get It

Mario Ruiz | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Crowley claimed that there was 'no tension' at the table, pictures of the event speak volumes: where Gates appears to be attentive and listening, Sgt. Crowley seems perturbed, slightly above it all, put upon.

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From 'Birthers' To Death Panels: Blame It On August

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

Does life seem weirder and crazier than normal these days? Do you feel like you've fallen down a rabbit hole or gotten sucked into the twilight zone?...

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What to Do When You Don't Know the Answer

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's perfectly permissible to admit that you are not the repository of every minute fact known to humankind. No one expects you to be a walking encyclopedia.

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Mr. President: Turbodog is My Rose Garden Beer Choice

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turbodog creates a pleasant stimulant-sensation at the back of my throat that metaphorically represents the stimulus needed by the small-business community.

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White Racism Black Bigotry: The Talk About Race is All Wrong!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The problem with discussing "issues of race," is that it dummies down the issue of racism to an individual level, when the real problem is at the macro level.

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The Professor, the Policeman, and the Judge

Robin Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the Gates-Crowley incident is beginning to fade from prominence, it is time to ask about the takeaway: what should we learn from this "teachable moment"?

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Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Glenn Beck's mind it doesn't add up. How can it be that people who are treated badly are not filled with hate?

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Gates and Crowley Share a White House Beer - President Obama Declares an End to Racism

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the four men seated at a round table with their frosty mugs of beers, and with Biden and Obama with uprolled sleeves, the picture could not have looked more fake and insincere.

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The Cheers! That Changed The World

Julie Farby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now, not only is it possible to have a black man as president of America, it's also possible to get arrested before getting wasted.

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Ending Drunkenness in America

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Hopefully, teens will never drink. Instead, they can consume tons of corn starch in soft drinks and snack foods.

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Gates/Crowley In An Alternative Universe

Jim Watkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's visit an alternative universe where the protagonists behaved in a slightly more reasonable manner during their fateful confrontation.

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Why Hasn't the Media Cut Through the Gates Nonsense?

Eric Deggans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gates overreacted to a cop who was trying to make sure his home was safe. The police officer overreacted by arresting a guy just for yelling at him. So why are we still talking about this?

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Why This White Guy Was Not Arrested While Trying to Break Into a House Not His Own

Warren Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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My hope is that white folks will finally get what our African-American brothers and sisters have been trying to get through our thick skulls for about half a century now: It's different being black.

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"Police On My Back": My Playlist For Today's "Teachable Moment" at the White House

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm not sure what food and beverage will be served at today's "teachable moment," but we all know there's nothing like some good tunes to really set the right mood. Here's my playlist.

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Jim Crowley: Racist or Thuggish Bully?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama was right in the real world (maybe not politically). Crowley certainly did act "stupidly." But Professor Gates acted stupidly as well.

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Beer Summit

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

Nobody has the right to obstruct anyone else's pursuit of happiness. Have a brewski, and chill. For God's sake! Let's get the wheels back on the wagon.

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Can Prejudice Be Justified?

Etan Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do the isolated incidents in my past and what I have seen justify an overall prejudice toward all policemen?

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Obama: Stop Driving Americans - and White House Guests - To Drink

Mason Tvert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just after President Obama's top drug policy official told the country that marijuana is "dangerous," the President himself was touting the enjoyable effects of alcohol.

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Officer Crowley

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama: His Own Best Crisis Manager

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president followed the classic, three-part standard of crisis management: acknowledge your mistake, do it as quickly as possible and, ideally, do it yourself and not through a surrogate.

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Hard Truths and the Teachable Moment: The Gates-Crowley Saga

Robin Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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We know on a gut level that some hard truths are going to have to be addressed before the fractious couple that is white and black America can start to move on.

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July 27 2009 - News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid says no vote on Obama health care plan until after recess. If ever.

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A Defining Moment in the History of Civil Rights

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Who are the beneficiaries of what appears to be the teapot tempest over the recent arrest of an African-American man in The People's Republic of Cambr...

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A Teachable Moment

Paula B. Mays | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sergeant Crowley and Professor Gate spoke different languages in that moment in time in the house of Dr. Gates.

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