Obama Invites Gates and Crowley To WH For A Beer

By Alan with comments July 24, 2009 14:52

Stepping up to the podium at the White House daily briefing, an unusual move for a president, Barack Obama worked to give further context to his comments about the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates.  The president said he spoke by phone with Sgt. James Crowley and invited him, along with Gates, to meet with him for a White House beer.