George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin

[Ms Tree]

That may be YOUR issue. My issue is allowing those Race baiting pricks to get away unchallenged. The editor being fired is typical. Make the little guy fall on his sword to protect the Management who in my mind orchestrated this for political purposes. If that call made it on air, higher ups were involved in the approval process and they still have jobs, I don't know what you're blathering about with FOX News? I don't watch them much. I do know that their ratings are higher then CNN, MSNBC, CNBC & HNL COMBINED at any point of the day so they clearly have established more credibility then the others.

Thanks to Sharpton, Jackson & all of the other race baiters trying to make political hay at Zimmerman's expense there will be no justice no matter the legal outcome. The only positive I can see is that it appears that much of the public has caught on to the race baiting and is having none of it. Can't help but notice how Obama went back in the woodwork in a NY minute. Guess the polls told him to drop this like a hot potato. I still want to know this. What JOB does Jesse Jackson have as he has had no visible means of support that I can see from the late 1980's?

Its a free world. Challenge them all you want to. You have the right as well. Popularity equates to credibility? Does the same apply to heads of state? Perhaps liberals are not watching MSM because they can find more accurate information via other sources and the right has not figured that out yet?

Looks like he receives a salary from some religious organizations. They don't have to file with the IRS so it's all hidden just like the rest of the religious crooks out there. I figured you's be better at Google.

 

[tech2101]

Still no answer to my question and I've asked it several times. "What exactly does Jesse Jackson do to earn a living?"

I don't remember you asking me, but I will answer.

He waits for high profile opportunities to capitalize on racial tensions and stereotypes. When he finds one of those causes, he and his entourage mobilize and inflame the irrational fears of uneducated people, all the while collecting donations from people who can ill afford to give.

He is not the only person who does this. There are many who do this in different forms. Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Al Sharpton come to mind.

 

[Ms Tree]

Ann Coulter, Keith Obberman, Sarah Pallin

 

[SparrowHawk]

Its a free world. Challenge them all you want to. You have the right as well. Popularity equates to credibility? Does the same apply to heads of state? Perhaps liberals are not watching MSM because they can find more accurate information via other sources and the right has not figured that out yet?

Progressives OWN the media content. There was a survey 10 or so years ago where they polled Journalists and something like 86% identified as Liberal with 13% Conservative and 2% Libertarian. This led to the creation of Fox News. They wanted to appeal to an under served market. News presented with a Conservative "spin". WHY? To fill a void in the market. NO, Popularity doesn't lead to credibility. Credibility leads to popularity. There spin is just to heavy handed for me most of the time.

Looks like he receives a salary from some religious organizations. They don't have to file with the IRS so it's all hidden just like the rest of the religious crooks out there. I figured you's be better at Google.

No actually I don't give a rat's ass about where he gets his income to bother to look. The point is if you or I had made the types of comments he's made over the years we'd be subject to an anal probe by the media and called every name in the book because we are white. America, seems to think that because we passed a few laws 50 years ago that we solved everything and now we just have a bunch of race baiting whiners. Which we do and none bigger then Jesse Jackson.

However, IMO very little has changed, It's human nature to gravitate to "Your Kind" which can mean black white, yellow, brown, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Italian, Hmong and so it goes. Ergo we are all racists to a degree. We don't want to admit it, but it's true. Problem is nobody wants to admit they prefer their own not even to themselves yet they give themselves away every time the utter the words "Those People". Who "Those People" are depends upon who you are. Could be the large Hmong population we have here or the Somalians. Point being is until we are ready to admit to ourselves we have racist tendencies and open a dialog we are stuck where we are today. It's no longer a legal thing, it's now a battle for hearts and minds. The Martin/Zimmerman case and the media, political & public reaction point out just how far we have to go accomplish MLK's goals. I actively WORK at overcoming my preconceived notions about others, alas I find myself a monority in that regard.

 

[Ms Tree]

Slavery was a b!tch. It will haunt our society for a very very long time.

I agree that most people do have a tendency to gravitate to their own and have an 'other people' perception. Not sure what to do about it other than to hope it runs it's course. I also agree that dialogue is essential.

 

[SparrowHawk]

Slavery was a b!tch. It will haunt our society for a very very long time.

I agree that most people do have a tendency to gravitate to their own and have an 'other people' perception. Not sure what to do about it other than to hope it runs it's course. I also agree that dialogue is essential.

Personally speaking, I grew is in what was called "Whitelandia" by some folks. In my HS Graduating class we had exactly 3 blacks out of 353. No Hispanics, no Asians. So no real exposure to other culture of any kind. In fact their was only ONE Catholic family in my town and my Grandmother used to give me crap about playing with "Those People".

With that as background it's tough to start out in life confronting what has been a lifetime of prejudice as I went into the wider world. I had to work at overcoming these attitudes every day and I mean work. Am I perfect? Not even close but a problem identified is a problem half solved. I've done an OK job with most groups.

One I have failed miserably with is the Jehovah's Witness's. I don't hate anybody but they get close and it has little to do with their door to door activities. I worked BRIEFLY for a company owned by one and 48 of the 63 who worked there were in the cult. Without going into a whole story I saw things. Things that convinced my prejudices weren't prejudices but an accurate assessment of who these people are. People I want no part of, EVER. They are certainly free to live and worship as they choose and I'd never want to see that change. But for me I'm not interested in being associated with any of them. Sadly the truth is I'd rather have ten minority families more into my community then ONE Jehovah's Witness and I don't feel bad saying this. I've done a pretty good job overcoming my background and having a live & let live attitude, I think I'm allowed to have one group I don't like.

But the bottom line is you have to work at it. Like anything else of value and let me tell you it's hard work.

 

[Ms Tree]

Kudos for coming as far as you have. It seems a lot of people just continue with the beliefs they were raised with. Hate like that is difficult to combat.

Funny JW story. My sister and brother in law live in a mountain resort and there was a JW camp or something down the street from them. Sunday was their only day off and they liked to sleep in. On a semi regular basis the JW would ring the door bell at 8 or 830 am. My sister and Brother in law were not pleased. My brother ion law is was about 60 or so at the time and he was never a very pretty person. GQ will not be calling him any time soon. Any way, JW came knocking one Sunday morning and my brother in law went into action. Got out of bed and stormed to the door with my sister in tow. He yanked open the door and gave them a tongue lashing that they would not soon forget. No JW ever rang the door bell again for as long as they lived in that house. OH, one thing I forgot to mention. He was butt naked when he opened the door. My sister said the look on the JW faces was worthy of a Kodak moment.

 

[eolesen]

This took place in Sanford, same place as the Trayvon Martin shooting.

Anyone notice anything missing in the article?

SANFORD, Fla. — Two men were arrested in Sanford on attempted murder charges after trying to kill another man with a hammer, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said on Monday.

Deputies said Julius Bender, 18, and Yahaziel Israel, 19, were charged with attempted homicide, burglary with assault or battery, and armed burglary.

Investigators said Bender and Israel beat a 50-year-old man with a hammer inside his vehicle and then took him into the woods near Beardall Avenue and Lincoln Street, where they continued to attack him.

Investigators said a witness called 911 after hearing the victim's cries for help and seeing the beating.

Bender and Israel drove away in the victim's vehicle before deputies arrived and abandoned it nearby, said investigators.

Deputies said they found the victim in the woods, barely conscious and with severe head injuries.

A tip received through Crimeline led investigators to Bender and Israel, authorities said.

Deputies said the witnessidentified Bender,and Israel was linked to the vehicle through forensic evidence.

Bender and Israel were booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with no bail.

The victim's injuries are life-threatening and he remains hospitalized at Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition, deputies said.

Here are the pictures of the guys arrested:

Not one mention of the fact that these were two blacks who beat a white man almost to death.

Yes, we have a race problem, and it's kept alive by the MSM and race-baiters like Sharpton, Jackson, and Obama.

 

[southwind]

The media, Sharpton, Jackson and people like Tom Barry make me want to puke !

If the media was unbiased, the Headlines should read, "Two black men beat White man to within an inch of his life" !

The "ONLY" time you will hear what race a person is , is when a white male was the perp !

 

[Dog Wonder]

This took place in Sanford, same place as the Trayvon Martin shooting.

Anyone notice anything missing in the article?

Are they claiming self defense?

 

[Knotbuyinit]

Perhaps this is why?


The issue with the Zimmerman case is they know who did it and the stand your ground law is preventing them from doing anything. Try and keep up here. It's not really that complicated.

You just don’t seem to understand Ms Tree, Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law makes no difference at all in assessing Zimmerman’s legal or innocence in the shooting of Martin.

Walter Olsen (CATO) and Eugene Volokh (UCLA School of Law) correct some of the flagrant misconceptions that keep circulating about Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

Try and keep up here. It's not really that complicated!

 

[delldude]

By Orlando Sentinel

By RENE STUTZMAN/The Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman handed out fliers at black Sanford churches a year ago, outraged that a white police lieutenant's son, captured on video sucker-punching a homeless black man, was not arrested on the spot, family members said.

The fliers urged blacks to go to a Sanford City Commission meeting to protest and demand that the police chief be held accountable.

Robert Zimmerman confirmed that story Wednesday during an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-04-06/story/zimmermans-family-watch-captain-expressed-support-black-man-punched#ixzz1rZAIMM5T

 

[eolesen]

George Zimmerman handed out fliers at black Sanford churches a year ago, outraged that a white police lieutenant's son, captured on video sucker-punching a homeless black man, was not arrested on the spot, family members said.

But... but... but.... NBC said he was a racist!

The sad part about that story is that the local NAACP guys knew about it, and stayed silent when Sharpton & Jackson were bringing in donations bringing this horrible injustice to light....

 

[eolesen]

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/nbc-fires-producer-of-misleading-zimmerman-tape/

NBC Fires Producer of Misleading Zimmerman Tape
By BRIAN STELTER
NBC News has fired a producer who was involved in the production of a misleading segment about the Trayvon Martin case in Florida.

The person was fired on Thursday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the disciplinary action who declined to be identified discussing internal company matters. They also declined to name the fired producer. A spokeswoman for NBC News declined to comment.

Why don't we know who this was? Was someone really fired, or is this just a good rumor to squelch criticism?

Or did they just get fired from NBC and rehired by MSNBC? And since race is always the motivating factor, what ethnicity was the producer?

And why just the producer? Surely others knew about this.

If airlines can be fined for truth in advertising ($50K per violation) maybe its time the news media be held accountable as well.....

 

[SparrowHawk]

It's nice to see that despite the fact that we have a Racist for a President and a legion of Progressive race baiters led by Jesse Jackson the truth is gradually seeping out.

Slowly but surely we see that George Zimmerman isn't some KKK robe wearing bigot bent on starting a race war by killing innocent black teenagers. We also see that the deceased, Trayvon Martin was something less than a saint in a hoody. Right now everything is about as clear as mud, but few things are certain:

As usual the Progressive Media rushed to judgement only to look like incompetent fools.

The original story was clearly false, While details are quite sketchy in my mind it's crystal clear that what actually happened was NOT what was reported initially.

The President is a blatant opportunist and clearly shows by his actions that he will say or do anything up to and including attempting to railroad a young man and exploit the death of another to further his reelection effort. Actions speak louder than words Barack, thanks for showing us who you really are.

Based upon the response of the public to date the race baiting maggots of the Progressive MSM have had their little plot backfire big time. NBC, despite firing some bottom of the rung editor is still feeling the heat. This id yet one more blow to an organizations credibility that was shrinking to begin with.

Racists like the POTUS, Jesse Jackson & Sharpton along with NAACP will never give up, despite the fact they are proven wrong time and again. Their goal in my opinion is self serving and helps no one bridge the racial divide in this country.