I am filled with breathless anticipation for the upcoming “teachable moment” in the Sgt. Crowley / Professor Gates case; this should be a great lesson for us all. So pay attention! This should be an action-packed 60 seconds.
1. We could all learn to leave a backup key or a hide-a-key nearby for when we lock ourselves out of our homes.
2. We might learn not to be so arrogantly superior and aloof that our own next-door-neighbors profile us as burglars.
3. Perhaps we will learn not to ask a cop if they know who he/she is dealing with? They don’t teach that at Harvard already?
4. I suspect we could all learn, if we don’t know it by now, don’t bring someone’s Mom into a verbal brawl. That NEVER goes well.
5. Maybe we’ll learn that people shouldn’t call others “stupid.” My Mom taught me that when I was 5 years old. Duuhhh.
6. I hope we learn to ignore the self-righteous-indignation of reporters and bloggers who clearly don’t understand the meaning of racial profiling.
7. How about a healthy dose of reality and comprehension that TV anchors read scripts from Teleprompters and some haven’t one single clue about the topic at hand?
8. I sure am counting on learning to ignore those so filled with hatred and dis-ease that ANY opportunity is a chance to call another a racist.
9. Will we finally learn that partisan pundits will scream anything to get themselves back on camera? Honest, it’s true.
Wow! We do have quite a bit to learn, I guess.
Hopefully, Jim, Hank and President Obama will craft a lesson plan over a white house beer.
Surely we’ll be “all ears,” as my grandmother was fond of saying.
I wonder if they will have a domestic or an import?
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