Barack and the Beer Summit

Barack Obama loses it:

The meeting, dubbed the "beer summit" by the US media, saw Henry Louis Gates Jr and James Crowley of Cambridge police sit with each other in the presence of Obama and Joe Biden, the vice-president.

Now, for those of you not in the know, Gates Jr was arrested by Crowley for trying to break into his own house. Gates cried racism, and Obama - involving himself when he really should have known better - agreed. Except as it turned out, everyone came across as a bit of a wanker in this scenario, leaving Obama in the position of having to "walk back" his comments. 

And this is how he does it. Through a beer summit in the White House. 

This, truly, is the politics of Gordon Brown. Obama involved himself in a dispute that has bugger all connection to the Presidency. It is like Brown commenting on Jade Goody, or Susan fucking Boyle. And how does Obama try to solve the problem? A beer summit? A crap photo shoot at which no-one - bar Smilin' Joe Biden - looks comfortable at? Jesus Christ, get a grip.

Obama is meant to be the President of the United States of America. The leader of the Free World. And here he is, having beers with people he doesn't give the first fuck about because he stuck his oar into a debate that had nothing to do with him. He has got himself into a dumb situation simply because of his refusal to say "sorry, I should have just kept my mouth shut." It comes across as pretty pathetic.