MSNBC Hardball With Chris Matthews July 24, 2009
we start with what president obama said last night about the arrest of professor henry gates. with us is lynn sweet, and also journalist and commentator stephen a. smith, he'll be with us in a minute. >> when we talked to the officers throughout the department, you could see that they were really stunned by being -- not having the greatest regard or -- actually taking those comments to heart. i would say to you that they were very much deflated. >> well, the police have come out and said they'll have a commission report on this, look into it, but they basically stand by the decision ...