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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>   

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 attacked the police and 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."

==Obama condemns an innocent Hispanic==

==Obama condemns an innocent Hispanic==