This is an interesting twist on the Gates-Crowley story. Turns out they have some ancient ancestors:
In a PBS series on African-American ancestry that he hosted in 2008, Gates discovered his Irish roots when he found he was descended from an Irish immigrant and a slave girl.
He went to Trinity College in Dublin to have his DNA analyzed. There he found that he shared 10 of the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fourth century warlord who created one of the dominant strains of Irish genealogy because he had so many offspring.
Ironically, James Crowley, whose name in Gaelic means “hardy warrior,” is also descended from the same line as Gates, having very close links to Niall of the Nine Hostages.
So the two men who took part in what is now an infamous confrontation outside the Gates home near Harvard this month are actually related through common Irish lineage — one of the more extraordinary aspects of the incident that has sparked worldwide headlines.
Wait a minute here…they are both of IRISH DESCENT? And the president asked them both over for a beer?
Well, that sound pretty racist to me. Why does it have to be beer? Why couldn’t it just be a soda? Is it because the president thinks all the Irish do is drink?
Sounds like a clear cut case of stereotyping by the president. What do you think?
UPDATE:
Doug Powers writing at Michelle Malkin notes the stereotyping as well.
