Republicans sick of Trayvon Martin coverage

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Originally posted by Niki2:
...but it was corrected on the MSM, so that should be the end of that.

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What was the title of your thread, again?

"Racism is dead in America" Bullshit.

That's because you, and many others, reacted to the "erroneous" information blasted out by the MSM that Zimmerman was White, and that he was much bigger than Martin. The rather out-of-date photos of Zimmerman and Martin also helped fuel the "big racist guy and little Black kid" idea, not to mention broadcast of the edited 911 call.

Once folks got invested in the lies...excuse me, the erroneous information...they weren't gonna let it go when later and less-publicised "corrections" came out and cast doubt on the original story.

If the original story had been "Hispanic Neighborhood watch volunteer erroneously suspects Black youth. Bad judgement and misunderstanding cause shooting tragedy." would folks be so up in arms?

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Um, contrary to popular right wing belief, "racism" does not mean "white people suck." You don't need a white person in the vicinity for all sorts of "racism" to occur. That said, I have this kinda terrible fantasy that one day soon the P.C. squad is gonna coin the term "afrophobic" so as to leave mighty whitey out of it and lose nothing of the "black people are inherently dangerous" belief system of which this case still fairly reeks.

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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As for "Once folks got invested in the lies...excuse me, the erroneous information...they weren't gonna let it go when later and less-publicised "corrections" came out and cast doubt on the original story. "--have you checked any right-wing radio or internet? THEY are still not only invested in believing Martin was a thug an Zimmerman a good guy, they call Martin a gangbanger (tho' he never had ANY affiliation with ANY gang) and far, far worse. For some people it doesn't MATTER what the facts are, at first or later in depth.

As far as I know, nobody, last of all the MSM, is claiming what you say...once corrected, only the correct facts are what I hear. Also, it was CNN who went to the trouble of enhancing the audio, and it sounded like "coons". THEY went to the trouble of enhancing it FURTHER, and broadcast in several of their shows first that it sounded more like "cold", and later that it had been determined to be "punks". Why would they do that if they're as prejudiced as you claim they are?

And yes, racism is alive and well. We still don't know if Zimmerman targeted Martin because he was Black, and probably never will. If he DID, I'll bet it's a case of there having been numerous instances of break-ins, etc., done by Blacks, so it's only "racial profiling", but we'll never know if, had Martin been Caucasian, Zimmerman would have gone to equal lengths to stalk him.

WhatEVER the original story was portrayed as, once the facts came out, especially about the police doing no investigation, taking Zimmerman's word for everything, etc., etc., you better believe the story would have caught fire! AND, if Zimmerman had been Black and Martin White, do you really think it would have been ignored?!? The police sure would have done a thorough investigation, and there wouldn't be much chance of Zimmerman getting the special treatment he did! If you think otherwise, you're deluding yourself--or insisting otherwise despite what you know to be true.

How about a few examples?

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New Orleans Police Officer Jason Giroir proudly posted: “Act like a Thug Die like one!” After another online commenter criticized Giroir’s statement as racist, Giroir responded back with, “…come on down to our town with a ‘Hoodie’ and you can join Martin in HELL and talk about your racist stories! :-P”

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The guy had a back pack with his thieving tools something the media seems to forget

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Let me tell you if zimmermen and gangsta treyvon were in the ring id put money on treyvon. Some punk

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that thug got what he deserved

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D you think Zimmerman took the threat more or less seriously because Martin was black, wore a hoodie, had ghetto gold teeth, and was skulking around people's back yards?

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This is gonna piss off some N*&%%Rs. where is trayvon buried at, I want to scrap his gold caps, should bring a few bucks and help defend Zimmerman against the bullSh it from the left.

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You REALLY think accurate news reporting is gonna change any of THESE minds?? People believe what they want to believe, left, right, center, unless they are the kind of people who listen, weigh and discern as best they can from the facts presented. That's what I've tried to do, and I'm not convinced Zimmerman wasn't attacked by Martin; I want a trial with all the facts coming out before I decide for myself. The lack of a trial means ANYONE can say "I was standing my ground" and get off without question. That's insane.

There is no indication Martin was any kind of "thug" or acting like a thug, nor was it reported, but look at all the references to one. NOBODY reported that Martin was "skulking", he was on his way from the store to his father's girlfriend's home. But there it is. The report of a "backpack with thieving tools" is completely inaccurate; I

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