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=="Police acted stupidly"==
=="Police acted stupidly"==
[[File:800px-Beer summit cheers.jpg|thumb|right|350px|center|President Obama attempted to mitigate the fiasco his off the cuff comments about the integrity of law enforcement in the performance of their duties by inviting his good personal friend and the arresting officer to a White Beer Summit.]]
[[File:800px-Beer summit cheers.jpg|thumb|right|350px|center|President Obama attempted to mitigate the fiasco his off the cuff comments about the integrity of law enforcement in the performance of their duties by inviting his good personal friend and the arresting officer to a White Beer Summit.]]
In the opening months of his PresiDenny Obama's close, personal friend [[Harvard]] Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested on [[misdemeanor]] disturbance charges. Gates asked the arresting officer, "Do you know who I am?" <ref>http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/23/police-and-president-obama/comment-page-2/?action=late-new</ref>
In the opening months of his presidency, Obama's close personal friend [[Harvard]] Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested on [[misdemeanor]] disturbance charges. Gates boasted to the arresting officer, "Do you know who I am?" <ref>http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/23/police-and-president-obama/comment-page-2/?action=late-new</ref>
Asked about the incident at a prime time press conference, Obama said the arresting officer was "acting stupidly." Polls shortly after revealed Obama's personal popularity and approval ratings declined significantly <ref>http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide</ref> with the greatest declines among poor people. The Pew Research Center noted "Some of the larger declines are among members of his own party."
Asked about the incident at a prime time press conference, Obama said the arresting officer was "acting stupidly." Polls shortly after revealed Obama's personal popularity and approval ratings declined significantly <ref>http://people-press.org/report/532/obamas-ratings-slide</ref> with the greatest declines among poor people. The Pew Research Center noted "Some of the larger declines are among members of his own party."