{"rss":{"xmlns:jf":"http://www.jivesoftware.com/xmlns/jiveforums/rss","channel":{"item":[{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"TEXAS","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"OK FIRST OF ALL I AM HISPANIC. NOT WHITE OR BLACK. A COUPLE OF BEERS WILL NOT MAKE THIS GO AWAY, BUT MIGHT, MAKE ALL THREE MEN FEEL BETTER IN THERE OWN WAY (MAYBE). I THINK THAT GATES SHOULD NOT HAVE ACTED THE WAY HE DID, AND MAYBE THE OFFICER COULD OF SAID SOMETHING LIKE \"WE GOT A CALL OF A POSSIBLE BURGLARY, WE ARE HERE FOR YOUR SAFETY CAN WE CHECK YOUR ID AND CHECK THE HOUSE FOR BURGLARS, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. THE PROFESSOR SHOULD NOT HAVE ACTED LIKE HE DID AND LET THE OFFICERS DO THEIR JOBS TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST A POSSIBLE BURGLAR. (JUST SHOW YOUR IDENTIFICATION). NOW I DONT WANT TO SOUND RACIST AND I AM NOT, BUT ALL I SEE IN THE MOVIES AND TV AND EVEN HEAR IN LIVE PUBLIC, THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE CALLING EACH OTHER BROTHERS, SAYING \" THOSE WHITE PEOPLE,OR THAT WHITE GIRL OR WHITE MAN\". I THINK THAT HAS GOT TO STOP IN HOLLYWOOD AND REAL LIFE IF WE ARE EVER GOING TO GET OVER THE RACE ISSUE, BECUASE THAT IS KEEPING RACISM ALIVE. AGAIN I AM HISPANIC SO I DONT CHOOSE A SIDE. I ALSO THINK THAT BLACK PEOPLE MAYBE THINK THE WHITE SOCIETY OR THE GOVERNMENT OWES THEM SOMETHING OR EVEN AN OPOLAGY FOR SLAVERY. AND I HAVE PROOF. IT WAS SAID BY REV. JESSE ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN LUMBERTON, TEXAS. THESE REVS AS THEY CALL THEM SELVES ARE KEEPING RACISM ALIVE. PLEASE STOP. WE NOW HAVE A BLACK PRESIDENT THATS GREAT. BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO LET THE SLAVERY ISSUE GO ALREADY. I THINK THAT THE SLAVE MASTERS ARE ALL DEAD NOW AND THE PRESENT WHITE AMERICANS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. SO AFRICAN AMERICANS, (NOT ALL) PLEASE GET OVER THE HATRED AND MOVE ON. AND I THINK THE OFFICER DID A GOOD JOB.","jf:author":"HARVEY","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:29:07 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699161&tstart=0#1699161","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"morrisville, nc","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Hope this will clear the misunderstandings of this issue and they will have a nice bash !!!","jf:author":"avis","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:26:56 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699132&tstart=0#1699132","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"New York City","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"The events of this incident and the related story of Boston Police Officer Barret's comment about \"banana eating monkeys\" fall on the thin line between unintended emotional reaction which is unfortunately a human trait and malicious racism. There is a difference, and the gap is huge.<br /><br />Whether is has to do with race, ethnicity, religion, or politics; one of our baser human traits is to attempt to differentiate ourselves others whose behaviors we find objectionable. When the objectionable behavior is associated as a specific trait of a sub-culture, we all too easily fall into a generalization of the sub-culture. How often, returning from a busy mall, has someone commented: \"It was like an Arab bazaar!\" <br /><br />The real question is, when do sub-cultural generalizations cross from the innocuous to the regrettable? That certainly seems the case for officer Barret.<br /><br />More important, when does behavior with a sub-cultural \"context\" cross the line of individual and group sensitivities -- in this case the perception of racial profiling? That seems to have been the case in the Gates incident.<br /><br />The lesson to be learned here is that while the human behavior of generalizing will always be part of our nature, we can be more attuned to its consequences in our actions. As concerns this countries history with slavery and racism - that knot is one of particular sensitivity on our shores.<br /><br />The true insensitivity here is attempting to minimize it, and the most despicable and disgusting response is the attempt by some basest of our society to use this unfortunate incident as a wedge factor against the President or Gates. The FOX network and its commentators and followers should be ashamed of themselves.","jf:author":"Vic of New York","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:26:48 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699171&tstart=0#1699171","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Bham","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Racism will never end because everything white folks do in America has to be judged. If it don't set well with black folks, it is racism. White folks are just hateful. Our number one goal in life is to keep the black man down. That is all we think about. Right now, I am sure we are creating ways to make sure it happens in the future. We don't have to work and contribute to the welfare of our country, we get paid to sit around and think of new ways to be racist. GEEZ. This is getting way old.","jf:author":"BPin","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:26:33 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699158&tstart=0#1699158","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"US","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"One of the problems is with the media distorting the facts or only reporting the partial \"truths\" that incite all of the chaos. Another problem is the fact that there are still a lot of narrow minded and hateful bigots in America. Still another problem is that there a lot of people who have been discrimated against whose first instinct is to see each and every perceived slight as discrimination whether it is or it isn't. How to fix? I don't know.<br /><br />As long as the media continues to be rewarded for stirring up trouble then they will continue to do so. Bigots are stupid and petty in my opinion and I doubt they want to change. The people who are already in the mindset that \"all light skinned people do what they do because they hate darker skinned people\" cling to that safety net because it is easier than admitting that maybe they could've done something differently to avoid the situation as well.<br /><br />The onus is on all sides folks. We all need to stand up and be adults to take responsibility for our own actions. We all need to stop reacting before thinking just because of someone's skin color. I doubt it will happen though.","jf:author":"PGR","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:26:17 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699131&tstart=0#1699131","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"bethesda, md","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"This is an Obama publicity stunt done in the hopes of recouping some of the approval he lost by his \"stupid\" remark. Are taxpayer funds being used to fly these two people and their families to the White House and put them up at a hotel just to try and improve Obama's image? Outrageous that we should pay for his \"Stupid\" remark and his effort at rehabilitating his post racial image,","jf:author":"sg","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:21:13 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699127&tstart=0#1699127","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Newark NJ","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"How much will this Happy Hour cost the tax payer. I am sure these two are not paying their own way to Washington. O just kept his mouth shut - he is the one who over reacted and made this incident bigger than it needed to be.","jf:author":"Brian","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:52 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699104&tstart=0#1699104","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"mt juliet","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"mr president, stay out of it.","jf:author":"bobby","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:46 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699095&tstart=0#1699095","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Wood Dale, Illinois","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"I am ready to chill. I never thought it as big of a deal as the media made it out to be in the first place.<br /><br />I am more concerned with 10% unemployment nationally and what is being done to reverse the trend of 400-600 thousand jobs lost every single month in this country. <br /><br />When are we going to produce quality goods in this nation? A service based economy is a lie. Ask former American call center employees about what happens to service based employees. Ask well trained former American IT professionals what happens to service based employees. <br /><br />If you cannot produce quality tangible goods...you are a second rate nation.<br /><br />People get over racism...China is your master now and it's either time to break the chains or flock to the rice fields. Tell your government what their priorities should be. Tell the media by ignoring their distractions.","jf:author":"Adam","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:15:45 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699114&tstart=0#1699114","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"joecarol@ftc-i.net","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"I would think the president has more important things to do than this meeting.","jf:author":"joesalter","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:15:32 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699102&tstart=0#1699102","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Missouri","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"The only true way to heal what has been done is 'Forgiveness'. Beer in our nation has only destroyed relationships, not healed them. For our President to add alcohol to this is setting the wrong presedence to our children.Our leader should be bringing quality, ethics, and redemption to our hurting land, not abortions and beer.","jf:author":"T","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:14:54 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699079&tstart=0#1699079","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Lewisville, TX","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"The Nation.....No. The individuals.....Yes. That is reason enough to do it.<br /><br />At least 2 of the parties involved, made some mistakes. Hopefully they will be man enough to admit them, and to put them in the past, and allow all of the parties to move on, in a more positive fashion, in the future.<br /><br />It would also be rather nice, if the media would stop trying to make race issues, out of non-racial issues. All the media is doing, is stirring up trouble, where none should exist.","jf:author":"Rick McDaniel","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:13:16 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699099&tstart=0#1699099","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Folsom, PA","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"In addition to race, this situation highlights the lack of \"community\" that exists in our nation. We have two people who seemingly do not know their neighbor well enough to know that he lives in their neighborhood. The reports do not suggest that any of the three parties are new to their neighborhood.","jf:author":"Michael Huppman","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:12:47 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699098&tstart=0#1699098","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Colorado","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Sorry, but I really feel that our \"post-racial\" president needs to step up to the plate and admit he was wrong to prejudge the issue when he admitted he didn't have \"all the facts\". He is managing to blame everyone but the person who made the remarks.","jf:author":"D. Smith","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:03:48 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699047&tstart=0#1699047","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Philadelphia","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"This is something that should happen on a regular basis. Bring a small group of regular people in for a beer. In the 70's I went to a school that had racial riots every year. In 1973 they stopped because the black kids and the white kids started smoking pot together. I don't smoke it and I don't condone it but when you get a buzz from a drink or two...you start to see the similarities because the guards get let down.","jf:author":"Tim","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:03:46 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699061&tstart=0#1699061","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Arizona","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"This is what our country has come to. A police officer who apparently was trying to adequately respond to a 911 call. A professor who is still living in the past unable to shake the racial issue. And a President who is the one who needs \"adult supervision\" when speaking.<br />God Bless America............","jf:author":"Charlie","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:02:22 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699045&tstart=0#1699045","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"MILWAUKEE","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"NO BEER WILL NOT HELP. RACISM ALWAYS WILL SHOW IT'S UGLY HEAD AS LONG AS WHITES KEEP ACTING LIKE THEY OWN THE UNIVERSE. GOD CREATED EVERYBODY EQUALLY BUT MAJORITY OF WHITES WON'T AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE ARE EQUAL. CROWLEY SHOULD WHAT A LOT OF AMERICA BELIVES. I WAS READING THE FOX REPORT ON WHAT POWELL SAID ON LARRY KING AND FOX JUST OMITTED EVERYTHING THAT POWELL SAID ABOUT CROWLEY AND ONLY MENTIONED WHAT POWELL SAID ABOUT GATES. THAT IS THE UGLY RACISM I AM TALKING ABOUT. AS LONG AS WE HAVE RUSH, FOX, HANNITY ETC RACISM WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.","jf:author":"ALICIA","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:58:31 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699019&tstart=0#1699019","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Atlanta","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Racism is fueled by the minorities, no matter how many liberties they receive and how far removed we are from that horrible era black people continue to play the race card. I live in Atlanta and I see it a thousand times a day. Fact is they are granted the same opportunities as everyone else, its what you do with those opportunities that defines you as a culture.","jf:author":"Scott","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:58:19 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699038&tstart=0#1699038","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Chelmsford","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Someone asked what would be the appropriate beer served at President Obama's \"Beer Summit\" with Gates and Crowley. Will it matter whether the beer is dark or lite? In any event, racism is alive and well in America. It is also alive and well everywhere else in the world. There are many places (especially in the Middle-East, Africa and Asia) where even people of the same race are in conflict and slaughtering each other because of tribal, ethnic or religious differences. In other words, racism and ethnic animosity was certainly not invented here in the USA. Nor is America, by any stretch of the imagination, the most racially or culturally divided place on the planet. Will racial hatred ever go away completely? Not a chance. To try and legislate ethnic and racial enmity out of existence is an absurd proposition and it defies human nature. All we can do is accept the fact that racism will always be with us and try our very best to cope with it. Keep in mind that strife is human and some day after interbreeding creates a single \"gray\" race, we will surely have some other excuse for despising and murdering each other.","jf:author":"Trebuchet","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:56:24 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699023&tstart=0#1699023","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"motown","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"sad in many ways. mr. gates overreacted, and obama had no business getting involved. i doubt we'll ever get beyond this issue as long as people continue to blow things like this out of proportion. why must it always devolve to such a base level? sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.","jf:author":"lou","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:55:18 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1699021&tstart=0#1699021","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:10 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"NC","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"They will probably gather together discuss the matter, drink a beverage, call for photos, shake hands, sing \"We are jolly good fellows\" and go separate ways! \"All is well that ends well\"!!","jf:author":"lF","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:54:43 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698990&tstart=0#1698990","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"MD","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"The beer will not help until Gates takes some accountability for his actions.","jf:author":"Bob","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:53:01 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698972&tstart=0#1698972","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"New York, NY","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"The only people who need to chill on this race issue is the media. Geez, give it a rest already.","jf:author":"gertrude","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:51:32 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698997&tstart=0#1698997","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Baltimore, MD","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Thank you Mr. President for trying to do the right thing in this manner. I hope that all three men will come out of this meeting with a smile and let the world know that if you take time to talk about these issues it can be a good thing. I am black and know how Mr. Gates feels.","jf:author":"johnsonj3","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:48:07 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698959&tstart=0#1698959","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:44 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"MD","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"It is clear to see what happens when you run your mouth before engaging your brain. Proffessor Gates was out of line for his comments and President Obama should have opted out of commenting. The officer was doing his job protecting the citizens. I think it goes to show his racism that he blames everyone else for. I am glad the truth is coming out. Good job officer Crowley.","jf:author":"DANNY","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:47:49 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:43 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698993&tstart=0#1698993","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:43 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"denver","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"yeah because whites are never stereotyped by other races (rolling eyes). I see nothing constructive coming from this so called meeting. All three will come away with the same views that have already been made public. Is this going to be a common thing while this guy is in office. We'll be hearing about Beer Summit IX. Honestly, I think race relations are worse than before and I blame both sides (black and white) for this.","jf:author":"usarmyranger","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:40:12 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:43 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698937&tstart=0#1698937","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:17:43 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Fairfax, VA","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"C'mon now the Attorney fro Ms Whalen wants to give this episode a Sexist twist? What more can happen- Racism, Sexism may be COP and the Prof may not belong to same Religious Denomination. Bring that up too for the sake of Sensationalism. It would seem that people who have erred are meeting for pacifying moment mend their ways! Ms Whalen according to herself and her Attorney did a 'Good Samaritan' act. Then why this jealousy of not being invited to a White House Beer get together!!!?","jf:author":"Ananth","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:33:29 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698868&tstart=0#1698868","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"FL","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"Is this the way to solve the problem? \" Let's go drinking and air our differences.\" That's the way men solve their problems??? Women would \"do lunch!\"","jf:author":"Cruiser","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:33:17 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698893&tstart=0#1698893","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400"},{"jf:replyCount":"0","jf:date":"Jul 30, 2009","jf:location":"Mo.","title":"US//2009/US/07/30/gates.arrest.recap/index.html","description":"who's got the football (the codes) while the Prez is drinking?","jf:author":"kim","jf:creationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:33:00 -0400","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments/thread.jspa?messageID=1698885&tstart=0#1698885","jf:modificationDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:15:08 -0400"}],"title":"CNN User Comments: Message List - US","description":"Most recent forum messages","pubDate":"Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:07:26 -0400","link":"http://cnnp8app1/comments","generator":"Jive Forums Silver 5.0.5 (www.jivesoftware.com)","language":"en"},"version":"2.0"}}