Apparently, MSNBC's Chris Matthews could not wait for the audio (courtesy of Real Clear Politics) release of the 911 call made by Harvard employee Lucia Whalen. If he did, he would have discovered she never inserted the race of the individuals she was describing during her conversation with the 911 dispatcher, while she reported what she thought was a burglary in progress. Her call led to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates. However, Mr. Matthews and his guest Michael Eric Dyson decided to attack Ms. Whalen instead on a July 21st Hardball segment. Below is a transcript:
MATTHEWS: Clarence Page is a friend of ours, always here, pal of mine going way back—
PAGE: Way back.
MATTHEWS: Chicago Tribune columnist. There still are newspapers! And Michael Eric Dyson is a professor at one of the great universities in the world, Georgetown, sir! Thank you.
DYSON: Thank you, my friend.
MATTHEWS: So, we don’t—we weren’t there.
PAGE: Right.
MATTHEWS: Let’s agree. None of us were there. But what do you think this is about, Clarence?
PAGE: None of this makes sense, first of all. We know Skip Gates. You know, 58 years old. He’s about 5 foot 7. He walks with a cane. He—like he put up a fight with the police?
MATTHEWS: He’s got a neighbor that doesn’t recognize him. She called in 911.
PAGE: Well, yes. Yes.
MATTHEWS: Got a cop in there saying there’s a burglary in progress.
PAGE: Right.
MATTHEWS: He shows up. Officer Crowley—I love the fact that everybody’s Irish. He shows up—
PAGE: Yes.
MATTHEWS: —and is told that the guy inside the house is a burglar. By the neighbor. So, it isn’t all his fault, by any means.
PAGE: This man is a superstar, not just in Cambridge.
MATTHEWS: Yes, I know.
PAGE: It must have been the only person in the neighborhood who didn’t know who it was. Unbelievable.
MATTHEWS: Clarence, you guys are—you’re academic [to Dyson], and you’re lettered [to Page]. You know what the guy is. The neighbor didn’t know who he was. The cop didn’t know who he was. What do you think happened? And what does it say about America? Does it say anything at all? Michael!
DYSON: Absolutely. First of all, your neighbor doesn’t know you. You don’t have to be famous. It’s just your neighbor.
MATTHEWS: Well, she’s the one that called 911!
DYSON: That’s my point. You don’t know the guy that lives next door to you?
MATTHEWS: She was profiling him!
(LAUGHTER)
DYSON: Yes. Yes. She saw his profile and called in: “Yes, this guy with the cane looks like he’s going to beat me down.” But the point is—
MATTHEWS: See, what I don’t understand is, she knew her neighbor was African-American. He had a certain look. She sees a guy with a certain look. She wasn’t profiling, or what—what was going on here?
Once the media heard the audio of Ms. Whalen's 911 call on July 27th, Mr. Matthews played the audio on his show that evening. However, he made no reference to the fact that Ms. Whalen never identified the race of the men she mistakenly thought were committing a crime, and again he yucked it up with his guests. Moreover, Mr. Matthews did not point out that Ms.Whalen was not Professor Gates's neighbor but simply a passerby who witnessed what she thought was a crime in progress.
It is not a funny matter when a national TV figure accuses a private citizen of something he or she did not do. Mr. Matthews, you owe Ms. Whalen an apology...big time.
*Updated-Information that Ms.Whalen is not Professor Gates's neighbor
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July 29, 2009 - 23:19 ET by merlin61This whole incident has been misrepresented from the gitgo. A concerned neighbor calls police because she sees someone possibly breaking into a house. Good for her for being an alert citizen and neighbor. Never, never in her 911 call did she ever describe a black person as the suspects. The media is so far in the deep for Obama that they will tell lie after lie to make him seem like the Messiah they have portrayed him as.Now that he has been outed by this incident, his racial biases are obvious and they are busy covering for him. Police departments all over this country are now going to be accused more and more of racial profiling because the President of the United States has said its what he believes. What a crock!!!!
Kudos to President Ohhhhh-bama!
July 29, 2009 - 23:23 ET by GalvanicLook at it from the bright side. Obama's gaff has indeed created what he calls a "teachable moment." The nation is now fully aware of an inherent disease of the Left:
POLICE PROFILING
Hey there, Mr. Tingle
July 29, 2009 - 23:20 ET by GalvanicWhat can we say about this media fool that hasn't already been said? He's genuine proof that an individual can host a television "news commentary" program on one brain cell.
Dyson is a racist jerk, so his comments are expected. Clarence Page ought to know better.
Will they feel shame? Apologize for racially profiling the 911 caller? Nah.
Media fool
July 30, 2009 - 05:25 ET by motherbeltMedia fool indeed.
MATTHEWS: Let’s agree. None of us were there. But what do you think this is about, Clarence?
Just like his hero Barack Obama. Weren't there? No problem.
And then he decides that it's "fair to say" (in Obama's words) that she's profiling him!
Yes, Chrissie...she's profiling all people who are forcing doors as possible burglars. The nerve!!
Quoting from
July 30, 2009 - 10:33 ET by boomercona Clarence Thomas article, "To paraphrase on old neighborhood saying, 'Negro Please!'."
Not being in the angry race pimp business...
July 29, 2009 - 23:21 ET by superconI didn't know that Gates was a super star either. To be honest I never even heard of him until last week but somehow the whole damn street was lucky he lived there.
" That’s my point. You don’t know the guy that lives next door to you?"
Assuming that Gates is the superstar that Page claims him to be shouldn't he know who his neighbors are as well...? I would bet that most of the people on that street couldn't pick their neighbor out of a line up. Including Gates.
The premise is silly and is just more race pimping.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
Actually....
July 30, 2009 - 06:38 ET by GecksProfessor Gates is on the "Superstar" rise. He was spooted here in California the other day at a celebrity dining hot spot.
Anybody want to tell me that he isn't playing this for all it's worth?
Plus the fact that he was "coinsidently"(sp?) working with PBS on a special about being Black in America. Stinks to High Heaven. I'm wondering if the neighbor was in on this. (Helping him get footage for his special) I cannot fathom anybody (Gates) being angry because the police are making sure that you are who you are and own the property. Any reasonable man, and he is a Harvard Professor, so I am hoping he would be reasonable, would thank the police protecting his property.
"Your right to Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness ends at my front door, and my wallet!"-Me!
In Gates' Defense
July 30, 2009 - 06:51 ET by sic721All of his neighbors look alike!
"Let us disappoint the Men who are raising themselves upon the ruin of this Country."-John Adams
I'm not the litigious sort, but....
July 29, 2009 - 23:44 ET by BarkerMATTHEWS: She was profiling him!
Call it libel; call it slander; call it a unanimous verdict.
If Chris Matthews was half the woman Ms. Whalen is, he would have apologized immediately.
yes yes yes
July 29, 2009 - 23:43 ET by RousseYes yes yes. We know Chris Matthews cannot be relied up on to accurately report the facts. I am at a complete loss to understand why he still has a televison show anyway. Clearly the minimum standards of quality at MSNBC are ... well. Phooey, we all know that MSNBC has no standards. They have proved it over and over again.
Our only recourse is to pound the the stuffing out of MSNBC with our telephone calls, our emails, our letters. Snail mail is highly effective, because it can't be deleted with a few key-strokes. Tell the network when Matthews has gone over the line. If you don't complain, it will never change. Never give up.
hahahahahhahahahah
July 30, 2009 - 04:40 ET by dr_devil_dogyes, never give up! keep writing letters! i especially love when you write letters while you eyes are pegged onto glenn beck, your ears onto limbaugh, your souls onto broadway. keep it up you army of resistance! hahha you guys always bring a smile to my face.
hey, ole devil doggy......long time no...
July 30, 2009 - 05:53 ET by old crosee. Last time I had a chance to talk back at you was New Years and you wondered all night about my statement "I cannot wait for the "wonders" of the great Ohhbama. Sort of like,
ahh, duh, wonder what I can say now? I wonder if his wife will feed him
lots of eggs?"
Have you figgered it out yet? The egg part? Let me know when you do.............idiot.
Attacking the innocent
July 29, 2009 - 23:57 ET by SeftonThat whole segment is the perfect illustration of the moon battery from the left and their megaphone media sycophants.
Someone needs to give Matthews a big swift kick in the junk and ask him how that tingles.
Character assassination and
July 30, 2009 - 01:01 ET by DoktorFrankenCharacter assassination and destruction of anyone who dares to cross the Kenyan Turd or his so-called friends. That's the Chicago way. That's the Leftist way. That's the modus operandi of the group of thugs in the WH and the media.
It would be true justice if law enforcement stopped protecting these people. Let them call a Harvard professor, media face, or a Community Organizer (ie, one of their own) if they need help with a burglar, robber, home invader, car thief, or attacker.
yur funny
July 30, 2009 - 04:30 ET by dr_devil_dogthe desperation is a dripping poison from your tongues. it's actually hilarious. read the text you freaking idiots. matthews never accuses anyone of mentioning race. how funny, all your little fake anger rolled up in your concealed bigotry. you can try to make yourself feel better by dissecting every word said by some random talking head, but the bottom line is you carry prejudice like a hooker carries a purse. i laugh so hard on this site. you guys need to keep providing me with comedic fodder.
your president is named barack hussein obama, everything you stand for has failed. hahaha. your useless.
wheres the poetry?
No desperation here, but lack of intelligence on your part
July 30, 2009 - 05:12 ET by NavyBuckeyeMATTHEWS: Well, she’s the one that called 911!
DYSON: That’s my point. You don’t know the guy that lives next door to you?
MATTHEWS: She was profiling him!
It's right in the transcript. But hey don't let the facts get in the way. Dig deep down in that brain of yours and use some reasoning for a change.
Isn't profiling based on race? Why yes it is little padawon. So Chrissy poo does blame her for racial profiling and she not once mentioned his race in the call. She just didn't know her neighbor. Also I never heard of this guy before this whole incident...and I live an hour and a half away. Yet this guy is supposed to be some famous professor...please.
I carry no prejudice...I believe all dirt bags are dirtbags regardless of color. I believe no one should recieve free crap just because of thier skin color, I believe no one should get special benefits because of their sexual orientation, and I believe just because your a minority it doesn't give you the right to act like an ignoramaous (even if educated...) just because of your skin color.
Yet you and your ilk say that is racist....look in the mirror. But first you have to pull your head from your ass and stop relishing in the smell of your own farts.
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And what if the white
July 30, 2009 - 06:58 ET by nadadhimmiAnd what if the white neighbor had not called police at a break in of her black neighbor's home? I can hear it now, "Hey, there were breakins at that house before, and the white didn't care enough about her black neighbor to even make a phone call?, to protect a black man? That lack of caring just demonstrates how R word she is.".... R word=racist. Gates is the R word here. Gates HATES white people and especially WHITE COPS.
Isn't it also true that
July 30, 2009 - 09:43 ET by mattmIsn't it also true that Gates doesn't own the house, the school owns it? How long has he lived there?
I wonder if he's ever invited his white neighbors over for coffee or a beer or something, or if he isolates himself, thinking of himself as the lone brutha in crackerville.....
There is so much here that points up where the real bigotry is in this country...
Re the house
July 30, 2009 - 10:35 ET by slickwillie2001Yes, Harvard does own it. If you look at it on Google you will see that it is pretty much a part of the Harvard campus. The assessed value is over a million dollars. The value of free or discounted housing, would be several thousand dollars a month and many are wondering if the declared that benefit on his income taxes.
Now isn't that the pot....
July 30, 2009 - 06:54 ET by Gecks..calling the kettle black. Talk about FAILURE!!
Barack Hussein Obama is a Failure. In fact, he's starting to make Jimmy Carter look good.
Stimulus=FAILURE (yes I know it was Bush who signed it, but the House and Senate could have said no, but we all know that the Dems will spend money no matter who recommends it.)
Cap and Trade=FAILURE (Even His Obamaness' own Green Jobs Czar has said there won't be any of those for quite a while since he cannot define a "green job". IDIOTS!!)
Health Care=MASSIVE FAILURE (Unless people stop getting something for nothing, they will use it to extinction.) No where in the constitution does it say that the government is responsible for your health care. The government is resposible for the public safty (i.e. Police, fire, military) but not your health.
"Your right to Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness ends at my front door, and my wallet!"-Me!
Oh Please..
July 30, 2009 - 09:03 ET by Doc_Navy@ "Dr. Devil Dog"
Gawd, I hope you aren't/weren't a Navy Corpsman as your moniker suggests.
Your frothy-mouthed posts make no sense...
You RARELY say anything that is factual, much less have a back up.
All you've posted is opinionated, emotional screed.
Get a life.
Doc (A ~REAL~ Devildog Doctor.)
Me too!
July 30, 2009 - 13:05 ET by VengeanceIsMineAs a former corpsman, I was hoping the same thing. If he is/was a Hospital Corpsman, he should not go by the the Devil Doc badge, but the P-cker Checker handle.
"You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt." Daniel Hannan
Obviously they didn't
July 30, 2009 - 04:40 ET by RR GOPObviously they didn't recognize who these men were, and I believe that Dr. Gates lives alone so two men being there and breaking in was certainly suspicious.
I'm sure that these two women thought, "Oh boy oh boy oh boy...we're going to get that boy good! We'll call 9/11 and a white cop will show up, Dr. Gates will cuss him out and be arrested for disturbing the peace!"
Brilliant!
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Mr. Matthews, you owe Ms.
July 30, 2009 - 06:23 ET by bretzysdudeMr. Matthews, you owe Ms. Whalen an apology...big time.
If he reads this, he'll just make his annoying laugh that he always does and move on.
Sarah Palin says to Chris Matthews types...
July 30, 2009 - 06:30 ET by ThisnThatStop making things up!
___________________________________
Maybe this isn't going to help. Maybe you're better off not having this surgery but taking the painkiller - Obamacare
Unfortunaely this is typical of the liberal media
July 30, 2009 - 07:17 ET by c5thenSarah Palin specifically mentioned it in her fairwell address a couple of days ago. They make things up, sometimes as hypotheticals and sometimes just out of thin air, and then "report" as if those things are true.
This is a case in point. Matthews couldn't even wait a day for the audio to be released. He had to vilify a person based on an assumption of his own while admitting that he wasn't there. Is that supposed to be some kind of excuse or liability clause? All it does is make him seem petty, unprofessional and biased.
This was a local story at best. But the liberal media wanted to make it a national story about race, so they interjected their own strawman into the story and reported as if that were the main point. They even got an immature and rookie President to comment on it when he had no clear idea of any of the facts. Now it turns out that the liberal media, the President and all the talking heads on the liberal networks were WRONG! But - and here is the important part - the damage is done. Both to the police officer and to the good samaritan who was trying to protect her neighbor's house while he was away on vacation.
I guess that too many people were beginning to grumble and camplain about what Obama is doing, so they had to figure out a way to interject race back into the national conscience. That will at least bring up some of the false guilt in the white people that got Obama elected in the first place. He gets to look like a champion for the oppressed again instead of a power grabbing marxist.
Throw 'da bums out!
no one re-elected who voted for socialism or debt
www.loyaltoliberty.com
I really hope...
July 30, 2009 - 07:28 ET by FuzzlenutterThat one day a big, black guy perfomrs a home invasion at Crissy's house and sodomizes his fat ass without the option of KY Gel. THEN, when he calls the police, they should stop at Dunkin' Donuts for a halk hour or so before they mosey on over and laugh in his face...
Epic failed smear job on all fronts by these 3 libtards
July 30, 2009 - 07:45 ET by SickofLibsNot only did Mrs. Whalen never mention race, she is also not a neighbor, as she states that she does not even live in Cambridge.
But hey, at least they got her sex right.
I'm sure Tingles will be issuing a heartfelt apology.
Mr. Matthews
July 30, 2009 - 07:53 ET by Paul Atreideswhich newspapers do you read?
Apparently, none of them.
Only the ones with large
July 30, 2009 - 08:17 ET by SickofLibsOnly the ones with large photos of Obama on the front page.
His bedroom is plastered with them, ala Son of Sam.
He also has in his wallet
July 30, 2009 - 08:27 ET by Paul Atreideshis official Barack Obama Fan Club Membership Card.
Membership Card
July 30, 2009 - 08:45 ET by SickofLibs...keep right next to his "Obama's My Man" condom.
Reusable too!
July 30, 2009 - 16:49 ET by Dan The Man 2Reusable too!
Maybe I've missed it,
July 30, 2009 - 07:51 ET by Paul Atreidessomehow I doubt it, but has anyone in the media asked whether Professor Hates used, or has ever used, any racial slurs?
Here's a tip to the neighbor: the next time ANYTHING is going on at Professor Hate's house, I-G-N-O-R-E......I-T! If he is laying out in the yard needing a paramedic, ignore it; the paramedic might be white, if a fire breaks out at his house, ignore it; the firefighter might be white, if you absolutely feel the need to call someone, don't give them the address unless you have a reassurance that they will send a "person of color" to Professor Hate's house. Better yet, just drive to the first payphone you can find and place the call anonymously.
By the time the SRM is done with thie story...
July 30, 2009 - 07:58 ET by Red Jeep...racial profiling will be defined as anytime a white police officer arrests a black man.
It is intersting to see how seemingly the SRM avoids mentioning the man with Gates or the fact that the man with Gates was his chauffeur. Every poor abused black man has a chauffeur, no?
Chris Matthews ought to be required to read transcripts of his show every night as a condition of his employment. The thinking shown by this transcript shows nonlogical, ill informed thinking. You might expect his type of thinking of 3 guys at a bar after 12 beers each.
Gates is a "superstar"?
July 30, 2009 - 08:12 ET by Radical1979Gates is a "superstar"? Sorry, but before this happened most of American hadn't heard of this guy, and with good reason. It's not as if he's Stephen Hawkins.
Regardless of profiling, the image you present in public is the image people have of you. If cops profile it's based on their experience with criminals.
Superstar?
July 30, 2009 - 14:41 ET by blazermaniacAccording to whom? Mr. Tingling Feeling in his Leg Matthews?
Gates the Invalid also avid tricycle rider
July 30, 2009 - 08:34 ET by SickofLibsThis is not a joke.
Gates being painted as a poor semi-invalid that needs a cane to get around is a load of crap.
Anybody see the interview of him outside his house last night?
Wait for it: He's doing it while sitting on his tricylce, then rides off down the street when it's over
I believe I also heard that nostalgic 'thwap-thap-thwap' of clothspinned baseball cards drumming against the spokes.
SoL... He's as phony as
July 30, 2009 - 14:47 ET by bigtimerSoL...
He's as phony as they come.
You do bring back old memories though, my brothers all had cards on their wheels too.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
BT:
July 30, 2009 - 14:57 ET by SickofLibsI have not seen a kid do the card thing in eons. When I showed my kids that when they were little, I remember them saying "What are you nuts, that's a very rare holographic Pokemon card!"
sw... That is funny
July 30, 2009 - 15:02 ET by bigtimersw...
That is funny ...you know, when I was posting that, I was thinking there just would be something wrong with kids doing that now from the PC police.
They also used old playing cards too....as my oldest brother was a baseball card collector...he used to have a very valuable one...then woman trouble came along....bet you can guess the rest of the story.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
And how many people actually saw this show?
July 30, 2009 - 08:35 ET by Iowa Boy5? 6? (Not including the NB staff, who dutifully takes that bullet so I don't have to?)
"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain." Official Motto of the State of Iowa
Always thought that, too
July 30, 2009 - 09:02 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarIf the "watchdogs of stupid media" stopped viewing MSNBC their ratings would really tank.
"You should always tell the truth, because if you tell the truth you make it the other person's problem." Sean Connery
Joe Biden
July 30, 2009 - 08:53 ET by b4m4wyThe great gaffer Joe is laughing!!
It wasn't me this time !!!!!!
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan
Would she do it again?
July 30, 2009 - 09:01 ET by slickwillie2001In one of her interviews Whalen needed to be asked a simple question, -if you see another attempted break-in, will you report it?
I wonder if the cities that run the E911 systems should look into tagging the homes of known race hucksters in the database, so that the next time there is a call to go to one of those addresses, the officers responding can go in warned, with plenty of witnesses and maybe video?
Especially now...
July 30, 2009 - 09:13 ET by Red Jeep...that she has felt the need to hire a lawyer to represent her.
That 911 call is costing her alot.
Defamation
July 30, 2009 - 12:26 ET by saintknowitallYou hire a lawyer if you are considering legal action like defamation or slander. And she will win. She is not a public figure and will make alot of money from idiots like Chris Matthews.
Slick, she did say she would do it again
July 30, 2009 - 09:17 ET by SickofLibs"Despite the trouble it caused her, Whalen said she would make the call again."
"I've had much reflection on that, and, yes, I would make the call," she said. "If you're a concerned citizen, you should do the right thing."
All of those people owe Whalen an apology
July 30, 2009 - 09:14 ET by nwahsWithout a doubt, all those people owe Whalen an apology.
The Cambridge PD also owe her an apology for releasing the first report without redacting her name. I can't understand releasing a report with the name of a witness on it. No excuse for that.
That said, who told Crowley this?:
She went on to tell me that she observed what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the porch of• Ware Street. She told me that her suspicions were aroused when she observed one of the men wedging his shoulder into the door as if he was trying to force entry.
According to Whalen, she didn't observe the men- a passerby did and she didn't know the race of the men (she thought one may be Hispanic). So where does this part of the police report come from? This doesn't line up with Whalen's interview.
Transcripts of the radio transmissions could clear that up, but so far we only have one line of that. Why only one line?
Why not Jeb Bush?
According to Whalen, she
July 30, 2009 - 16:47 ET by Dan The Man 2According to Whalen, she didn't observe the men- a passerby did and she
didn't know the race of the men (she thought one may be Hispanic). So
where does this part of the police report come from? This doesn't line
up with Whalen's interview
She was asked by the dispatcher to further describe the people and said they were black.
Shawn stop Trolling and get your facts right.
Should be Dan the Liar
July 30, 2009 - 17:29 ET by nwahsNo she didn't. She mentioned NO race. When questioned by the 911 dispatcher she said she wasn't sure, but one of the the men may have been Hispanic and she didn't know the race of the other individual. Because you're ignorant of the 911 call don't accuse me of trolling. I have my facts right. Stop acting foolish. You don't have an answer, just ignore the post. Don't make something up like an idiot. You going to rewrite the 911 call?
Here's the whole transcript that you're too challenged to locate:
http://www.boston.co...
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Dispatcher: Tell me exactly what happened
Caller: Umm, I don’t know what’s happening. I just have an elder
woman, uh, standing here and she had noticed two gentlemen trying to
get in a house at that number, 17 Ware St., and they kind of had to
barge in. And they broke the screen door and they finally got in and
when I had looked, I went further, closer to the house a little bit,
after the gentlemen were already in the house, I noticed two suitcases
So I’m not sure if these are two individuals who actually work there, I
mean who live there.
Dispatcher: You think they might’ve been breaking...
Caller: I don’t know, ‘cause I have no idea, I just noticed...
Dispatcher: So you think the possibility might have been there
or...? What do you mean by barged in? Did they kick the door in or...?
Caller: Umm, no they were pushing the door in, like uhhh, ummm, like the screen part of the front door was kind of like cut.
Dispatcher: How did they open the door itself, the lock?
Caller: I didn’t see a key or anything ‘cause I was a little bit away from the door but I did notice that they pushed their...
Dispatcher: And what did the suitcases have to do with anything?
Caller: I don’t know. I’m just saying that’s what I saw. I just [inaudible]
Dispatcher: Do you know what apartment they broke into?
Caller: No, just the first floor. I don’t even think that it’s an
apartment. It’s 17 Ware St. It’s a house. It’s a yellow house. Number
17. I don’t know if they live there and they just had a hard time with
their key, but I did notice that they had to use their shoulder to try
to barge in and they got in. I don’t know if they had a key or not
‘cause I couldn’t see from my angle. But you know when I looked a
little closely that’s when I saw...
Dispatcher: (inaudible) black or Hispanic? Are they still in the house?
Caller: They’re still in the house I believe, yeah.
Dispatcher: Are they white, black or Hispanic?
Caller: Umm, well there were two larger men, one looked kind of
Hispanic, but I’m not really sure. And the other one entered and I
didn’t see what he looked like at all. I just saw it from a distance
and this older woman was worried, thinking someone’s breaking in
someone’s house, they’ve been barging in, and she interrupted me, and
that’s when I had noticed. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have noticed
it at all, to be honest with you. So I was just calling ‘cause she was
a concerned neighbor, I guess.
Dispatcher: OK, are you standing outside?
Caller: I’m standing outside, yes.
Dispatcher: All right, well, police are on the way, you can meet them when they get there. What’s your name?
Caller: My name is [deleted].
Dispatcher: All right, they’re on their way.
Caller: OK, all right, I guess I’ll wait. Thanks.
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No I'm not trolling Dan the Man - you are. And you're lying also.
Why not Jeb Bush?
Shawn Im gonna apologize,
July 30, 2009 - 23:06 ET by Dan The Man 2Shawn Im gonna apologize, something u never do. I had bad info and did not check. However, I do believe Crowley got info from her later on the race.
Thats not fair
July 31, 2009 - 08:54 ET by nwahsI'm wrong less than most people here, so there's fewer opportunities for me to apologize ;)
Seriously, I've apologized when I've stepped out of bounds, publicly and privately.
Why not Jeb Bush?
Perhaps she should have
July 30, 2009 - 09:33 ET by krendlerPerhaps she should have adopted the mindset of a certain section of American society that lives by the credo "Don't Snitch". Then she wouldn't be getting smeared as a racist by the on-air "talent" at NBC. And professional race-baiters like DOCTOR Dyson.
Lesson in Hypocrisy
July 30, 2009 - 09:39 ET by mattmMatthews: "I love the fact that everybody’s Irish."
Matthews a bit later: "She was profiling him!"
Well, Crissy-boy, I'm Irish, too. So why don't you come over to my house and make that crack? I'd just love to give you a good old-fashioned Irish beating, you low-life scum.
Neighborhood Watch
July 30, 2009 - 09:53 ET by tribchetRemember the apparently outdated concept called "Neighborhood Watch"? Some silly notion that a community of folks could help each other out by reporting suspicious activity to the police.
Obviously, that idea was part of some Right Wing Conspiracy, you know, that group of racists...
Chris Matthews will NEVER be man enough to apologize, he's a sad character indeed.
911 Caller
July 30, 2009 - 10:12 ET by billbEven IF she did describe the break in suspect as black, why is this racial? By the way, did anyone ever hear of an African Canadian?
Predictable
July 30, 2009 - 10:16 ET by StarAZGreat job by Dyson and Page, too--our old buddy Skip, what a smokin' rock star professor, etc. Page, at least, is some kind of journalist-you know, handling facts and so on. Not this time. Eugene Robinson fell into step, too...It's all so business as usual in America.
July 30, 2009 - 10:27 ET by jessieHMatthews is hoping for a position in obama's kingdom, so he can feel the tingle every day. And we thought Gore Vidal was insane!
Neighbors
July 30, 2009 - 11:43 ET by grumpyoldbMr. Mathews. Hopefully if someone breaks into your house, all of your neighbors will have the good sense to mind their own business and NOT call the police.
Fact Checkers
July 30, 2009 - 12:22 ET by saintknowitallCome on Mr. Mathews, can't you even find out that she wasn't his neighbor? How hard could that be. Must be using the same fact checkers as Dan Rather.
So what other facts haven't you checked over the years. This calls your whole career into question.
Chuckie Todd
July 30, 2009 - 14:19 ET by RoloTSurely Chuck Todd is calling for Chrissy's firing from MSLSD