President Barack Obama made the wrong call in labelling the actions of the Cambridge, Ma police “stupid” before knowing all the facts. What makes this error inexplicable is that Obama stated before he made the “stupid” remark that he did not know all the facts. However, to his credit, Barack Obama did call the policeman involved afterwards, and praised his record.

This reminds me when President Nixon called Charles Manson “guilty” of his crimes even before he had gone to trial, an act that could have jeopardized his subsequent conviction. Hopefully, President Obama has learned from this experience. The media also should reconsider asking a president to express an opinion on a controversial matter before all the relevant information is known.