President Barack Obama, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley toast at the start of their meeting in the Rose Garden of the White House, July 30, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Thank Goodness it’s Friday because I don’t know what to say about this picture. the news surrounding this controversy just keeps on getting better and better. On Wednesday news broke out that Professor Gates is half-Irish and related to the Sergeant Crowley! but I don’t see any resemblance. What are you making out of all this? do you even care anymore?