Tag Archives: George Zimmerman

Right wing sites are doing cartwheels. Zimmerman’s wife now says she’s not pressing charges.

Orlando’s WKMG reports: George Zimmerman has been taken into custody in Central Florida after his estranged wife called police saying he threatened her and her father with a gun. Lake Mary police say they were called Monday afternoon to Shellie Zimmerman’s parents’ house on Sprucewood Road. Shellie Zimmerman’s parents, David and Machelle Dean, live at the home. Lake Mary police …

The Smithsonian has expressed an interest in acquiring the hoodie worn by Trayvon Martin on the night he was murdered. Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture told The Washington Post Martin’s hoodie represents an to further the discussion about race in America. “It became the symbolic way to talk the Trayvon Martin …

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“My prayers are with the Martin family and with every family who loves someone who is lost to violence. No mother, no father, should ever have to fear for their child walking down a street in the United States of America. Yesterday I know you heard from the attorney general about the next steps from the Justice Department and the …

A coalition of 35 national LGBT rights groups have issued a joint denouncement of the Zimmerman verdict. Via press release: An Open Letter: Trayvon Deserves Justice We cannot begin to imagine the continued pain and suffering endured by Trayvon Martin’s family and friends. We stand in solidarity with them as they continue to fight for justice, civil rights and closure. …

Via David Badash.

Above are tonight’s headlines on Breitbart, Daily Caller, and World Net Daily.

“Trayvon Martin was an innocent, unarmed young man with a full life ahead of him when he was tragically shot to death last February. Today’s acquittal is a shocking insult to his family and everyone seeking justice for Trayvon. We must renew our commitment to ensure Trayvon did not die in vain. His senseless killing demonstrates the need to reform …

The New York Times reports: George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on racial profiling and civil rights, was found not guilty late Saturday night of second-degree murder. He was also acquitted of manslaughter, a lesser charge. After three weeks of testimony, the six-woman jury rejected the prosecution’s …

The defense today closed with a large placard listing the many ways the jury should have reasonable doubt.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has posted a rap video in which young people plea for peace, whatever the verdict may be in the Zimmerman trial.  Right wing sites have long predicted riots should Zimmerman be acquitted.  Breitbart has posted a transcript: The video, titled “Raise Your Voice, Not Your Hands,” focuses on attempting to channel reaction into non-violent response. …

It figures that Barber would cite crackpot conspiracy whackjob Alex Jones.

After the second F-bomb, MSNBC interrupted coverage to apologize and announce that they were going to a seven-second delay. And then they cut back to yet another F-bomb, much to the delight of the wingnuts on Twitchy.

And fails to elicit a single snicker.