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Bob Costas Sounds Off on Zimmerman Case, Ignoring Suit Against Sportscaster's Network
breitbart.com ^ | 12/12/12

Posted on 12/12/2012 9:24:51 AM PST by Justaham

NBC Sports talker Bob Costas caught plenty of heat for launching into an anti-gun rant in the wake of the murder/suicide committed by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher.

Last night, Costas waded into the subject once more, but this time he brought up the George Zimmerman case to buttress his points.

"What does common sense tell you about the likelihood of that confrontation ever taking place in the first place if George Zimmerman was not carrying a gun?"

Not so fast. Costas' own network is being sued for shoddy journalism involving Zimmerman's case. That didn't prevent the sportscaster from weighing in with more curious quasi-predictions like how he said with certainty that both Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, would still be alive if the football player didn't possess a gun.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; bobcostas; gerogezimmerman
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1 posted on 12/12/2012 9:24:59 AM PST by Justaham
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To: Justaham

A skunk is a skunk. He can’t help himself.


2 posted on 12/12/2012 9:26:48 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Justaham

The new Olberman.


3 posted on 12/12/2012 9:27:56 AM PST by AU72
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To: Justaham

Armed body-guards for me, but not for thee.


4 posted on 12/12/2012 9:28:36 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: AU72

Exactly, they are both brilliant.... in their own mind.


5 posted on 12/12/2012 9:29:12 AM PST by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Justaham

“What does common sense tell you about the likelihood of that confrontation ever taking place in the first place if George Zimmerman was not carrying a gun?”

Sounds like a perfect argument for having the police avoid all confrontations.


6 posted on 12/12/2012 9:30:40 AM PST by DPMD
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To: Justaham

Bob is Stuck on Stupid


7 posted on 12/12/2012 9:31:04 AM PST by TYVets
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To: Justaham

Bob will promptly get a phone call from NBC legal department. NOW is the time to pile on. lol


8 posted on 12/12/2012 9:33:04 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Justaham

The confrontation would happen exactly the same way, it would just end differently.


9 posted on 12/12/2012 9:33:44 AM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Justaham

Pappy always said”You can’t fix stupid” and Bob Costas obviously can’t keep his mouth shut...it’s amazing anybody listens to these buffoons who apprantly the media believs are experts in fields they know nothing about.
Freegards
LEX


10 posted on 12/12/2012 9:33:44 AM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Justaham

Keep digging Bob. You’re still not out of that hole.


11 posted on 12/12/2012 9:36:53 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Republicans have made themselves useless, toothless, and clueless.)
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To: Justaham
If Zimmermann were not armed, he may have confronted Martin anyway, on general principle.

If he had, he might be the dead one and Martin might be alive - not the best trade for society, all things considered.

If he had not confronted him, Martin - skulking around between houses - might have gone ahead with a burglary, and he might have been killed in a break-in or he might have killed someone in a break-in.

One thing is for sure: Martin was in a violent mood that night and it was not going to end well for somebody.

Zimmermann's firearm prevented several less desirable outcomes than the one that occurred.

12 posted on 12/12/2012 9:37:17 AM PST by wideawake
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To: Justaham

Is Bob Costas another sports news hack desperate to be ‘relevant?’ Maybe he’s the new Keith Olbermann.


13 posted on 12/12/2012 9:39:53 AM PST by AdaGray
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To: Justaham

Costas knows a whole lot of nothing.


14 posted on 12/12/2012 9:40:33 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Justaham

Why does NBC even still have a license to broadcast over the Public Airwaves?? They continually demonstrate in spades that they are incapable of “promoting the public good” as REQUIRED for EVERY ENTITY that is granted the PRIVILEGE of broadcasting over the Public Airwaves. Take away their PRIVILEGE.


15 posted on 12/12/2012 9:42:56 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Justaham
Is Costas trying to get himself fired for some reason (a job offer at a rival network?) or is he just that stupid?
16 posted on 12/12/2012 9:43:04 AM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Go to his Facebook page. Certain to be action there.


17 posted on 12/12/2012 9:46:03 AM PST by sarasota
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To: wideawake
You have created a story based on the slimmest of known, verifiable fact (you got the names right). Your story relies on the two players thinking and behaving in ways that you (or anyone else here) cannot support with known fact.

I suspect that, if you genuinely believe that what you wrote is factual, you will be sorely disappointed with the way this ends.

18 posted on 12/12/2012 9:46:38 AM PST by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: sarasota

Can’t find Bob’s Facebook page for posting comments. ??


19 posted on 12/12/2012 9:48:39 AM PST by sarasota
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To: wideawake

Martin did not know Zimmerman had a gun when he attacked him—it was only when Zimmerman moved to try to get his head off the sidewalk which Martin was beating his head against that Martin saw his gun and tried to grab it from him. At that point one or the other was going to die from a bullet. If Zimmerman had not had a gun, it would have ended with him either dead or so badly hurt he might have been in a coma. Martin would have walked away free but might have been caught by the cops later that night, or afterwards when he bragged about the confrontation on Facebook.


20 posted on 12/12/2012 9:50:28 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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