The difference in these 2 situations is: (poll 2219760)

The difference in these 2 situations is:

Obama is smarter now - he already got in trouble once

Professor Gates is a friend os his, and it clouded his judgement in the Cambridge incident

Obama wanted to use the Cambridge incident as a "teaching moment" on race relations, facts be damned

Obama wants to do whatever he can to insulate Muslims from backlash

Obama wants to be sure and insulate Islam from charges of terrorism

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