I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry, number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody, when there was already proof that they were in their own home.
Obama reflects on the incident involving Henry Louis Gates and the police's actions.
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.
It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.
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