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Pay Attention to Egypt
Townhall.com ^ | July 11, 2013 | Michael Reagan

Posted on 07/11/2013 9:46:30 AM PDT by Kaslin

Overseas the Arab Spring is turning into the Arab Nightmare that everyone but the Obama administration always saw coming.

At home the Obama Crew is fighting to socialize all of America's health care system, strangling the energy industry with new emissions regulations, and being exposed for ordering federal employees to spy on each other.

And what do our mainstream media think is the most important issue of the day?

The minute-by-minute play-by-play of the Zimmerman trial.

Yes sir, America.

Don't worry your little heads about the coming chaos in the Middle East. Or how the Obama administration's neutral position in the Egyptian coup is going to make it a virtual certainty Egypt will explode into a long and bloody religious civil war.

Don't worry about revelations that the federal government has been merrily intercepting our email, scanning the envelopes of our snail mail, and collecting communications data traveling on our undersea cables.

And don't worry about the weekly slaughter of dozens of young blacks by other young blacks in the streets of Chicago.

What the TV media think is really important to all of us is whether "white Hispanic" George Zimmerman killed a young black kid in self defense, as he says he did, or whether Zimmerman stalked and shot Trayvon Martin because he's a racist creep and a wanna-be cop.

It doesn't matter to the TV media what the evidence is. It doesn't even matter to them whether Zimmerman is guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter or nothing at all.

The TV media found the perfect white-on-black crime to exploit, and it exploited it to the max, stirring up racial passions and getting the ratings they wanted.

Of course, the TV media -- which have exaggerated the case far beyond its social or political importance -- are saying they sure hope an innocent verdict for Zimmerman doesn't create riots in the streets.

Yeah, right.

If riots come, you can bet the TV media will be on hand en masse to fan the flames -- and spike their ratings -- as long as they can.

The Zimmerman trial has been covered to death by TV, but there's little about the trial that's important to us in the long run.

It's a tragic -- and rare -- case that has been cynically milked and exploited by TV and professional race-baiters such as Al Sharpton.

What's important is what's happening in Egypt.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: arabspring; eagypt; georgezimmerman; mohamedmorsi; racebaiting

1 posted on 07/11/2013 9:46:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

We have a President and no one even knows for sure where he was born.
What we do know is not good. His associations with terrorist Bill Ayres, his mentoring with Communist Frank Davis, His dealings with Mobster Rizzo,His religious leaning toward Muslims and a black theologian who hates America.

So many thing the Media could do to find out the truth.


2 posted on 07/11/2013 9:51:06 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Kaslin

Pay attention America, to Egypt, because down the road protest rallies will happen in the America also.


3 posted on 07/11/2013 9:51:36 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Biggirl
"Pay attention America, to Egypt, because down the road protest rallies will happen in the America also."

NSA: Are you listening?
You can count me IN.
You know the "Give me Liberty or Give me Death crowd.
I have had it up to here with the low life running our country in the ground.
And I am willing to give my all so my grandchildren get to know real freedom.

4 posted on 07/11/2013 10:03:18 AM PDT by DeaconRed (We sent REPS to DC to handle our problems. They have done NOTHING. Time to March with pitch forks.)
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To: Kaslin

This administration latches on to anything to distract people from their agenda...be afraid. If anything turns up they can use to distract the masses they jump on it, if it is a slow news day they create false flag events. It is so dispiriting.


5 posted on 07/11/2013 10:07:57 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: Kaslin

I knew someone that any time you said anything that ruffled his feathers, he’d respond, “your mother wears army boots”. Had to chuckle. But maybe every time there is a “distraction”, people should respond with reminders of crimes against the people. Like when someone lies about the virtues of Obummer’s administration, someone should respond with one short remark like: Benghazi, the IRS targeted Tea Parties, the fraudulent birth certificate, SSAN #, and selective service card, and on and on.


6 posted on 07/11/2013 10:13:49 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: Kaslin
The TV media found the perfect white-on-black crime to exploit, and it exploited it to the max, stirring up racial passions and getting the ratings they wanted.

Here's a fairness doctrine I would support: For the next 18 months, the Lamestream Media should be required to devote equal attention to every homicide involving a black perpetrator.

7 posted on 07/11/2013 10:16:28 AM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: Venturer

Don’t forget his land deal with inmate number 123346 Tony Rezko.


8 posted on 07/11/2013 10:40:12 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
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To: Kaslin
And what do our mainstream media think is the most important issue of the day?

The minute-by-minute play-by-play of the Zimmerman trial.


It's a lot cheaper and gets more ratings to cover trials that affect very few, but that the National Enquirer-reading crowd loves to watch. The MSM probably wishes the Jody Ares trial was still going on, because that not only had death, but it had lots of sex and nudity.

Unfortunately, our society does care more about these trials and celebrity sleaze than they do the real news.

If people started turning off the TV on these trials, if they started demanding the actual news, the media conglomerates would deliver it. We as a society are getting exactly what we demand, unfortunately.
9 posted on 07/11/2013 1:53:13 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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