Hotheads sitting around drinking beer

It's been my experience that having a couple of proven hotheads sitting around drinking beer does not tend to result in things calming down.

From the Daily News

"I am pleased that [Obama] is eager to use my experience as a teaching moment," the esteemed Harvard professor wrote on the Web site TheRoot.com late Friday.

"And if meeting Sgt. Crowley for a beer with the President will further that end, then I would be happy to oblige," he wrote.

Obama phoned both men on Friday to discuss the much debated events of July 16 and to invite them to the White House for a cold one. Crowley has not yet made a public RSVP, but is said to be on board.

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