Are we all a bunch of fools or what? This incident has taken so many twists and turns, all for the worse. Today, an emotional Lucia Whalen, who made the 911 call, defends herself. Sgt Crowley got the details wrong and now a Boston police officer, Justin Barrett, uses a racial slur against Henry Gates in an email. It's becoming apparent that we have more than a problem with race in this country. We have serious problems with rational thinking skills: