[cobra de capell]

His original (”stupidly”) remark had two problems:

IGNORANCE - he didn’t have the facts
and
PREJUDICE - he presumed Crowley was guilty, then exacerbated it by explicitly linking the incident to “racial profiling” (”a fact”).

Yesterday’s non-apology addressed the ignorance. He supposedly figured out in a 5-minute conversation that Crowley is a “good man” and “outstanding police officer”.

But he did NOT address his prejudice...the presumption of guilt just because Crowley is white. He’s counting on the media acting as if he’s addressed the whole snafu. But he hasn’t.

When O talks about a “teachable moment”, he really means US, not him. Reporters should keep up the pressure, demanding that he address the PREJUDICE in his original comments. Our teachable moment should be that presuming racial motivations where none exist is the primary reason “race is still a troubling aspect of our society”.

The very fact that our POTUS has now revealed himself to be Prejudice against white people is very troubling.

What Obama should have said:
“I jumped to an incorrect conclusion based on the race of two people. When people make assumptions that someone is guilty based simply on race rather than on facts, like I did, it perpetrates racism within our society. We all need to work on judging people not by race rather by thier true ‘content of character.’ I am sorry for judging this situation based on race and not on the facts. I hope that all Americans, whatever race they may be, will work to end this type of behavior for the good of our Nation.”

Unfortunately, the facts are these:
Obama called Crowley's actions "stupid" and has never apologized for that.
Obama continues to call Crowley's actions "over reaction".

I don't need a bigoted racist telling me what is "teachable".