Republicans sick of Trayvon Martin coverage
POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Thursday, April 12, 2012 00:58
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How many here want George Zimmerman to watch their own neighborhood?
Let's have a show of hands!
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Oonj, that scenario is pretty much what I figured happened, from all the information we have TO DATE. We'll see what the future brings.Quote:
Zimmerman to watch their own neighborhood?
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Bill Cosby weighs in on Trayvon Martin case =>
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/7/simmons-bill-cosby-weig
hs-trayvon-martin-case/
"'The gun.'
Those two simple words flowed easily from the mouth of social
commentator Bill Cosby ...
In '2004, "Mr. Cosby pointed out to the audience that blacks had
essentially created a new lower rung on the socioeconomic ladder
by failing to police their children. Since then, he has traveled
the nation & used social media to expound the virtues of personal
accountability, responsible parenting and a sound education."
Oonj: Above: his two comments that struck me as most significant.
The article is longer, but not exactly in depth.
Cosby brings it, the instant of Trayvon's death, back to gun laws,
gun availability.
But in day-by-day, general matters, back to black people. When he
plays the race card, he plays it on the blacks. I am sure he knows
"long is the way and hard that leads up."
Blacks have created a new lower rung. How come he says this when
he knows they are disadvantaged?
Because he knows that every positive change WE make in our lives
comes from personal responsibility, not blame. Blame is bad,
'cause it fosters crippled attitudes. Blame keeps people down.
Happy Easter!
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George Zimmerman's Own Website! :
I am the real George Zimmerman => http://therealgeorgezimmerman.com/
The site creation is reported today on the Brevard Times.
George Zimmerman Creates Website For Donations =>
http://news.brevardtimes.com/2012/04/george-zimmerman-creates-website-
for.html
SANFORD, Florida -- George Zimmerman has set up a website
seeking donations to help with his legal fees for the case
involving the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The website address is TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com
A PayPal account has been set up on the front page along with
Zimmerman's version of events. The website is currently down
due to so much traffic, so a cached version of the website in
a Google or Yahoo search engine is the only way to view the
website tonight.
On the front page, Zimmerman says "As a result of the incident
and subsequent media coverage, I have been forced to leave my
home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately, my
entire life."
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Whether he ends up serving time for the events that night or not, it's undeniable that the media has done a hatchet job on him , and so called 'representatives' of the community and members of congress have blatantly lied about him, to further their own political agendas.
" We're all just folk. " - Mal
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
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Lots of stepping up to the podium, getting one's
own face & name in the news. Lots of agitation.
Opportunists. Yeah.
. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Whether he ends up serving time for the events that night or not, it's undeniable that the media has done a hatchet job on him , and so called 'representatives' of the community and members of congress have blatantly lied about him, to further their own political agendas.
Whatever "the media" has done to Zimmerman, it doesn't compare to the "hatchet job" he did on Trayvon Martin. Want proof? Zimmerman is still alive; Martin isn't. If Zimmerman serves time, it will be less than the death sentence he carried out on Martin.
Zimmerman isn't the victim. And the same "hatchet job" by "the media" has been carried out on Trayvon by the right-wing media, who have blatantly lied about him to further their own political agenda.
"I have no real clue of what you're speaking." - AuRaptor.
"Yes. I was wrong. I am sorry." - AuRaptor.
Note to self: Mr. Raptor believes that women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Reference thread: http://beta.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=51196
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Originally posted by kpo:Quote:
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?
See here you've prejudged the criminality of the case.
Nope. It could be either way, or something else entirely.
But that headline could have been just as likely as something along the lines of "White neighborhood watch guns down much smaller Black teen." The media chooses what aspects they'll play up and which they'll soft-pedal.
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George Zimmerman's attorneys sever ties =>
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-george-zimmerman
-attorneys-20120410,0,3252544.story
"Two lawyers who had been representing George Zimmerman,
the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin
in Sanford, Fla., said Tuesday that their client had cut off
contact with them and that they were no longer his legal
counsel.
. . .
"Uhrig added that he and Sonner could no longer work with
Zimmerman given his lack of communication and his failure
to follow their advice.
"Uhrig said the final straw was Zimmerman’s decision to
contact the special prosecutor reviewing the case. He had
been advised to stay away from the prosecutor. 'We heard
today Zimmerman contacted the prosecutor’s office directly,'
Uhrig said.
"That bit of news left the attorneys 'a bit astonished,'
Uhrig said. He added that the special prosecutor’s office
declined to speak with Zimmerman without counsel.
Uhrig praised the office for that decision."
Oonj: Seems consistent with previous behavior.
. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.
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Originally posted by GEEZER:Quote:
Originally posted by kpo:Quote:
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?
See here you've prejudged the criminality of the case.
Nope. It could be either way, or something else entirely.
But that headline could have been just as likely as something along the lines of "White neighborhood watch guns down much smaller Black teen." The media chooses what aspects they'll play up and which they'll soft-pedal.
Your headline didn't 'play up' anything though - it soft-pedalled everything. And it omitted the biggest detail (in terms of why this exploded as a story) - that the shooter was released without charge. Do you really need to ask why the msm didn't write headlines like your one?
The media only downplay details that make the story less of a story (except for partisan media, who downplay details that don't fit with a particular narrative). The media's traditional bias is towards sensationalism.
It's not personal. It's just war.
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