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Mavdog · 07-25-2009, 02:19 PM

that's odd, as I recall reading that he took part of the blame himself....

"This has been ratcheting up, and I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up," Obama said of the racial controversy. "I want to make clear that in my choice of words, I think I unfortunately gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department and Sgt. Crowley specifically. And I could've calibrated those words differently."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/...ard_scholar_34

I've not heard obama make any statement that it is the media, and not him, to blame for this situation...can you provide the quote?

07-25-2009, 02:19 PM	#219
Mavdog Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 6,014	that's odd, as I recall reading that he took part of the blame himself.... "This has been ratcheting up, and I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up," Obama said of the racial controversy. "I want to make clear that in my choice of words, I think I unfortunately gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department and Sgt. Crowley specifically. And I could've calibrated those words differently." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090725/...ard_scholar_34 I've not heard obama make any statement that it is the media, and not him, to blame for this situation...can you provide the quote?