Wow. Is there really nothing better he should be doing to represent his district?

If there's one thing Obama can do, that's retrack, revise previous statements, talk out both sides of his mouth at the same time and yes, apologize! This is nothing new for the Obamonator.

This is one dumb idea!! Do you think Nancy Pelosi will bring this to a vote?  Come on Domenico: Is this really news.  NOT. The legs ran out on this story...yesterday.  

Maybe something is happening in Iran? or Israel? or China? Lets look for a real story.

Drop it fellow Republicans!  He didn't offend you.  He offended Officer Crowley (and arguably all of the Cambridge PD).  He has since called Mr. Crowley and made amends - satisfied with the discussion, it is no longer our business!

"Stupidly" was a strong word, and maybe "erroneously" would have been better, but we need to look like the bigger people.

and these clowns let Bush cause the deaths of over 100,000 people and didnt even make him apologize.  Politics as usual.  Obama needs to ignore this or they will threaten to introduce bills like this the rest of his terms.

Wow. Is there really nothing better he should be doing to represent his district?
Siegfried, Central Illinois


For how much congress has accomplished in 8 months? This might be the best legislation of the year.

Obama should not apologize.  Do we pay police to use their authority and power to protect us OR do we pay police to use their authority and power to abuse, mistreat and intimidate us???  This episode proves once again that we live in a "police state" where the police can do whatever they want.   Where are the civil liberttarians, where is the outrage that in America the police can enter YOU HOME andd arrest you on any trumped up charge they feel like.  The Constitution of the United States of America use it or lose it.

Mr. McCotter don't you have anything better to do?  These are grown men,capable of handling the situation on their own without your interference.  Waa waa,waa mommy MAKE him be nice to me!

Funny thing is the tapes that just came out totaly vindicate Robert Gates and Obama. You can't hear Gates yelling at all, and you only really hear him speaking in a normal voice at one point. Some "disturbing the peace"

Obama's response last Wednesday is an example of when "keeping it 'real' goes wrong".

I am no fan of Obama and think his race-baiting techniques are despicable but this resolution is a waste of time and resources.  McCotter needs to spend his efforts on stopping the Democrats ObamaCare.

And you wonder why Republican's don't fair well in Michigan.....Shut up and do something constructive for our State you MORON!

Obama apologize? For his own actions? Surely you jest! Obama apologizes for the country, for America, for the USofA, not for himself. He flys around the world telling everyone who will listen what a mess America has made the world. Obama though doesn't have the dignity or the courage to apologize for his actions.

Clara and Pat: Thanks for the info.  If the same story comes from Boston and Kansas City.  That must be right.  You both write great posts. Thanks, Ron

Sure glad we have a wise Latina woman around to straighten all this out.

I thought Cotter was busy trying to derail healthcare for America to have time for this kind of cr@p!

You wasted space with this ....BECAUSE?

Boy, I wish they could think of something to do with their time that actually represented their constituents.  WTF is a Michigan congressman injecting himself into this fight for?  Oh, right, about 15 minutes of "fame" the Rush Limbaugh way.  Michelle Bachman, look out - Michigan is going to steal your thunder!

From NBC's Luke Russert and Domenico Montanaro
Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican congressman of Michigan, will introduce a resolution in the House tonight asking President Obama to formally apologize to the Cambridge Police Department.

Good thing that President Obama is such a classy man. Thaddeus, do you really want to know where to stuff you resoloution for an apology from the CIC at?...I think you've got the general idea. The President doesn't have to say it, I'll say it for him.

Where is the apology resloution from the racist Republican Party? Forget about the token NEGRO you have...he doesn't count, he'll sell his mother for a dollar and power.
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To the Media:

Here's the full breakdown:
Blue Dogs who voted FOR the 2001 tax cut (Bart Gordon, Jim Matheson, Dennis Moore, Collin Peterson, Mike Ross, Adam Schiff)
Blue Dogs who voted AGAINST (Marion Berry, Leonard Boswell, Jane Harman, Baron Hill, Earl Pomeroy, Loretta Sanchez, John Tanner, Gene Taylor, Mike Thompson)
Blue Dogs who didn't vote (Joe Baca, Sanford Bishop, Allen Boyd, Mike McIntyre)

These are names worth highlighting. What I would like the Media to do is find out how much money these politicians received from health insurance companies. I would bet that it’s millions. If “any” of them have taken contributions from insurance companies, then they need to be exposed. I’ve said it several times before. I refuse to sugar coat a singel person in the Democratic party that swindels me.

I don’t give a damn who they are. This is wrong and they aren’t acting in the best interest of the people that elected them into office.

Health Care Reform is too important and they need to be exposed and bought up on ethics charges (if such a law exsist). Hell it’s hard to know what kind of protection the American taxpayers have now. If they have taken money from special interest groups, then they should be made to fork it up.

HCR NOW!!!

Siegfried, Central Illinois (Sent Monday, July 27, 2009 2:22 PM)

Wow. Is there really nothing better he should be doing to represent his district?
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I couldn't agree with you more.

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Paycheck (Sent Monday, July 27, 2009 12:34 PM)

The "terrorist" Cheney had a better approval rating then Nitwit Nancy Pelosi. Too funny.

Hey, Paycheck  
The operative word there is had.  You are another Republican living in the past.  Join the human race Dinosaur.  

And if he doesn't, what are they going to do?  Oh, yeah, what they always do.  Say NO to everything, only LOUDER!

(From previous posts)
>>>The problem with race relations today?  According to the posters here, every decision and every action taken by someone who doesn't necessarily agree with them is motivated by a general dislike for minorities.  You guys are pathetic...and the problem with America today.  Thanks for doing everything you can to keep our society from moving forward.  What a joke.    
Jill F., Tulsa, OK (Sent Monday, July 27, 2009 12:07 PM)
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And what's your excuse, dear?

>>>Wow, a really balanced perspective at this site.  Finally, a place where a flaming liberal can feel at home!
Go NAMBLA!
Barn-Barn Lolipop Frank (Sent Monday, July 27, 2009 11:34 AM)
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Talk about a TMI moment.  Exactly how or what do you know about NAMBLA?  You wouldn't happen to be Mark Foley, would you?

Just askin'.

>>>When Barack Obama produces a legitimate birth certificate it all goes away. As long as he ducks the issue and also ducks the issue of his school transcripts, the problem remains.

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

Pete Roleum, Detroit, MI USA (Sent Friday, July 24, 2009 5:50 PM)
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The following is from the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Form Services website http://www.uscitizenship.info.  This is from their FAQ page regarding citizenship and birth.

<<<Generally, people are born U.S. citizens if they are born in the United States or if they are born to U.S. citizens:

(1) By being born in the United States
If you were born in the United States (including, in most cases, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), you are an American citizen at birth (unless you were born to a foreign diplomat). Your birth certificate is proof of your citizenship.

(2) Through birth abroad to TWO United States citizens
In most cases, you are a U.S. citizen if ALL of the following are true:

·        Both your parents were U.S. citizens when you were born; and

·        At least one of your parents lived in the United States at some point in their life.


(3) Through birth abroad to ONE United States citizen
In most cases, you are a U.S. citizen if ALL of the following are true:

·        One of your parents was a U.S. citizen when you were born;

·        Your citizen parent lived at least 5 years in the United States before you were born; and

·        At least 2 of these 5 years in the United States were after your citizen parent's 14th birthday.>>>

What all of this means is that physical birth location is irrelevant.  One is a natural born citizen by virtue of parentage, not location.  The gist if this is by virtue of his parentage, specifically his mother being a US citizen at the time of his birth, Barack Obama is a natural born citizen of the US regardless of where he was physically born.  So even if you were to find a Kenyan birth certificate stating that Obama was actually born there, it would mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Of course you righties will argue the semantics of “natural born”, whether or not it means “physically born on American soil.”  However the constitution makes no such distinction.  Specifically, it states "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."  Nothing more.  In fact, the constitution does not even define "natural born", just who qualifies as a citizen.  And any lawyer can take the above information and argue that Obama is a natural born United States citizen despite where he was physically born, which probably explains why the US Supreme Court refused without comment to even hear the case that was brought last year regarding his eligibility.  It’s the argument John McCain (who was born in Panama) used regarding his citizenship and eligibility to be the Republican nominee for POTUS (both of his parents were US citizens).  The bottom line is that Barack Hussein Obama is the President of the United States, and once again, righties, you got nothing.  DEAL WITH IT!

http://jawillie.blog.com

How bout you get back to work and draft a resolution on how to fix healthcare....

Republicans...doing everything but what the public who pays their salaries want.

Plus isn't it against due process to accuse our president of wrong doing since all the facts are out??  Could it be that our president was right??

Does this rep. want a police state where we can be arrested for "speaking up" or for what we do in our OWN HOME.

GET BACK TO F'n WORK THADDEUS...YOUR STATE IS IN SHAMBLES...no time to be d'king around with this B.S.

Despite his state’s unemployment rate topping 15 percent, McCotter’s highest priority right now isn’t the economy. The Michigan Republican announced he will introduce a bill calling on all Republicans to admit that they are really, really dumb and outdated.

I guess it's too late for Bush to apologize to all of our dead soldiers for, you know, lying.

I can see both sides of the issue. Certainly Professor Gates and Officer Crowley had an event occur between the two of them and while both were within their rights, both also could have done something differently to avoid the conflict that occurred. President Obama too had his moment of non-clarity, that being commenting on something he knew little about. Emotions played a big part in President Obama's response to the question at his news conference, Professor Gates wis a personal friend, and there is a past history of racism between African Americans and police officers. President Obama's words though should have been more measured.

Hopefully all have learned from the experience. Now it is time to move on.

Has the John McCain apologized yet for Sarah?

GOP, "Oh NO, this issue is fading".  Their solution, sour grapes and gasoline for the fire.

O my God is this all this guy has to do. If I was a voter in his constituency I would be emailing his office to remind him that the world is melting down and we don't need this People magazine crap on his agenda. Besides this event should have Republicans as up in arms as Dems this is about freedom and personal liberty in one's own home. If this had happened to a white man by a minority cop this guys head would be exploding right now. This whole woa is me I am a poor white guy getting the short end of the stick mind set that Buchanan and the rest of the Repubs are poping off about is crazy. White people in this world have nothing to be upset about we have always enjoyed a leg up and it is time that we realize equality means equality for all not just what's best for us. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM!!!!! Whites were never hung, beaten or burned because of their skin colour!  

If there's one thing Obama can do, that's retrack, revise previous statements, talk out both sides of his mouth at the same time and yes, apologize! This is nothing new for the Obamonator.
Pete, Salinas, CA (Sent Monday

I see that the bottom of the gene pool is alive and active on First Read.

This is a case of having the President who is Black submit to being humbled my apologizing to a white man. He already stated he made a mistake, what this is the next step to make sure the "uppidty" black president knows his place amongst white men? Please he should tell this congressman to shove it!

Wonder how much time Walter would have given a wacko like this.NONE is my guess.  

The POTUS will undoubtably apologize over a beer at the White House, if not publicly.

If Obama can apoligize to Europe and the muslim nations, surely he can apologize to the police dept.

Obama shouldn't apologize for anything. The Cambridge, Massachusetts Police department should apologize for arresting a man for no reason. Once they realized it was his resident they should have left. So what he was talking trash, I would too if the police tried to arrest me for no reason.

Can someone find Thaddeus something to do to better occupy his time?   Drop it.  You're making an ass-more of an ass of yourself.

Obama should man up over this and make it do so.  He was wrong in all accounts.  

This is totally insane...  This is one of the guys that says 'slow down, to much happening at once, we haven't got time to think or read the current bills'...

But, he's got time for this bullsh*t?

Obama's remarks were racist in nature if you think about it and that is not acceptable. Racism works both ways unlike many believe. There has always been and continues to be a double standard. You came away thinking he was implying white officers were stupid. He is a racist at heart in denial.

Apologize for being a black racist? Wow. That would disappoint Rev. Wright, the O-boy's mentor for 20 years.  

Will Bush and Cheney apologize to the American people for deceiving them into going into an unjust war, going under false pretenses? Will Cheney apologize for having his right-hand man, Libby cover up his crime? Will Bush and Cheney and everyone involved in tortures apologize to the nation? Will Bush and Cheney apologize for having just one agenda for the eight years they were in office - IRAQ? Will Bush and Cheney apologize for causing the financial turmoil because they were beholden to their rich comrades in Wall Street? Will they, will they?

This guy only wants to embarrass the President and all this does is further escalate the matter.  The President has tried to tone down the rhetoric and regrets the role he played. Enough is enough. Republican foolishness! This guy probably believes the President is not a citizen of the United States.

Stop playing politics McCotter -- if Sgt. Crowley is willing to have a beer with Gates & the President, that should be it. That should settle the matter.

The fact that you feel you have to stick your nose in the middle of this makes it obvious it's for your own self-serving, totally political purposes.

Can't you think of SOMETHING to do to benefit the people of your state?

I don't think the President of the United States of America should apologize for expressing his honest opinion...Our former President Bush, not only refuse to apologize to African-Americans for the many harsh years of ill treatment at the hands of his ancestors and those who to this day continue to deny us our proper benefits of equal citizens of the U.S.A.

Secondly, it is no secret that African-American Men and Law Enforcement has always been a problem and  will be until hopefully until a solution may arise from  this incidentthat  will lend to a resolution that will stop this type of problem in the near future.

Finally, if we respect our President and stop trying to undermine his authority, we can rise above the evils of racism and prejudice!

The Repukes should apologize to President Obama for all the trash they talk about him, instead of respecting their President.  I thought perhaps we COULD get a bipartisan government working together on behalf of the people of this country, but no, the Repukes have so much smaller fish to fry.  They have merely traded in their KKK hoods and sheets for suits, they have trashed Christianity for their sexcapades, they should be the ones aplogizing.  The more they go on and on and on, like the Michelle Bachmanns, and this idiot, McCotter, like Palin, like McCain, like Lieberman, like the Blue Dogs - you know, the DINOs - the more they prove themselves to be the basest of human beings.  What pieces of crap have we put into office - and they are supposed to be working for us, come on now....

FOR GODS SAKE GET OVER IT. WHAT WOULD YOU DO . THE PRESIDENT HAS ACTED APPROPRIATELY AND ALL INVOLVED PARTIES HAVE COME TOGETHER. MAYBE THEY COULD ENTER A RESOLUTION TO HAVE BUSH AND CHENY APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ, LETS GET REAL.

While I agree that the President should have been more cautious and responsible with his response.  I think McCotter is really pushing the envelope. While he's at it why doesn't he sponser a resolution for Republicans to apologize to the American People for offering no real solutions to the problems of today.

Here we go again!  It seems our elected representative can vote on a useless piece of legislation at night and yet when it comes to passing legislation that will help the people of this country with their health care they don't have the time.  They should be voting for the health care plan instead of this useless piece of crap they call legislation.  Once again we are seeing the rhetoric instead of action to solve the problems most pressing to our nation and its people.

P.S. I just posted, sure would occasionally like to get some of my posts on here.  Thanks.

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