Gibbs: Obama Did Not Call Police Officers Stupid In Gates Case

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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reports that President Obama does not regret his comments last night about the arrest of Prof. Henry Louis Gates — and that Obama was not calling the officers stupid.

“Let me be clear,” said Gibbs. “He was not calling the officer stupid, okay? He was denoting that . . . at a certain point the situation got far out of hand, and I think all sides understand that.”

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