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Scarborough: Trayvon Was Chased and Shot 'Because He Was Black'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/24/2014 5:46:16 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

You'd think Joe Scarborough would have learned by now to avoid inflammatory statements about the Trayvon Martin case. Back when that case first broke, Scarborough immediately branded George Zimmerman a "murderer."

But there was Scarborough at it again this morning. On today's Morning Joe, he sought to contrast the Michael Brown case with that of Trayvon Martin. In Ferguson, "we don't know the evidence," said Joe. Whereas in the Trayvon Martin case, Scarborough said "you had a guy chase a guy around a neighborhood and shoot him because he was black."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: ferguson; fergusonmo; florida; georgezimmerman; joescarborough; michaelbrown; missouri; morningjoe; trayvonmartin
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1 posted on 11/24/2014 5:46:16 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

Scarborough can’t stop making inflammatory statements about Trayvon Martin case. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 11/24/2014 5:47:01 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

You know, if it wasn’t for FR, I wouldn’t have a clue what was said on MSNBC. And in any event, I have no interest.


3 posted on 11/24/2014 5:48:39 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Obviously Fox News turned him down. I guess they already had enough women on camera....so now Joe’s going to burnish his David Brooks credentials.


4 posted on 11/24/2014 5:48:51 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Of course, that’s not what the court found or anyone else besides the media who wanted a particular racial motive to explain the event.


5 posted on 11/24/2014 5:48:57 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Scarborough: Trayvon Was Chased and Shot 'Because He Was Black'

Patent BS from a MSM Mega Idiot!!

6 posted on 11/24/2014 5:50:25 AM PST by GoldenPup
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
um.... no he was shot because he attacked a police officer.

His color was irrelevant. He could have been red headed with freckles and been just as dead.

7 posted on 11/24/2014 5:50:46 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

He has to do it to get any attention at all. Ignore him and eventually he will be fired and go away.


8 posted on 11/24/2014 5:52:53 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

You’re thinking of the wrong dead kid. Trayvon was the one who attacked a neighborhood watch representative in Florida.


9 posted on 11/24/2014 5:52:58 AM PST by babble-on
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To: TexasFreeper2009

You’re thinking of the wrong dead kid. Trayvon was the one who attacked a neighborhood watch representative in Florida.


10 posted on 11/24/2014 5:52:58 AM PST by babble-on
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Isn’t Scarborough from Florida? Wasn’t Scarborough under suspicion of murder in Florida? That is why he hates the Florida police and probably the whole state.

I still think that Scarborough really did kill the girl. The only other explanation is that his wife did it to frame him.


11 posted on 11/24/2014 5:54:46 AM PST by Eva
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This is why this nation will descend to war. Scarborough’s statement isn’t reasonable it isn’t honest it isn’t even remotely true. It is an attempt to forward PROPAGANDA.

At least ONE side realizes they are in a War.


12 posted on 11/24/2014 5:55:10 AM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
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To: babble-on

Who was also getting beaten to death like Wilson. Trayvon, and the Gentle Giant were certainly no angels.


13 posted on 11/24/2014 5:55:27 AM PST by petercooper (Liberalism = Amnesty = Open Borders = Illegal Immigration = Ebola = Obama)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Of course we are all racists except for you, right Joe?

Pray America is waking


14 posted on 11/24/2014 5:55:32 AM PST by bray (Palin/Perry 16 two Ps in a pod)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
“FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. - Lori Klausutis, a 28-year-old office worker for Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fl), was found dead in the congressman's district office. Police said preliminary findings from the medical examiner's office showed no foul play or any outward indication of suicide.”

So what was YOUR reason Joe?

15 posted on 11/24/2014 5:55:40 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

No he was watched and followed because of a spike of burglaries in the neighborhood after Martin moved there (coincidence or cause, who knows but I bet they were related from his backpack contained when the police officer at the scol opened it and found burglary tools and stolen items in it). Its our duty to protect our property and if a night watchmen or citizen is posted to do the job to keep watch and catch the thief then so be it. Zimmerman probably should have just reported Martin as a suspicious person and called an officer to the scene to investigate though Martin would probably be nowhere to be found by the time he got there. That’s usually the way it goes down.


16 posted on 11/24/2014 5:55:51 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If the question is should young black males be profiled the answer is yes.


17 posted on 11/24/2014 5:56:24 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Trayvon might have been accosted or even chased because he was Black. But, he was shot because he was on top of Zimmerman, banging his head against the ground.


18 posted on 11/24/2014 5:56:55 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree ( When dems win, it's a mandate. When we win, we must compromise.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Scarborough gets his paycheck from MSNBC. Enough said!


19 posted on 11/24/2014 5:57:49 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yes, Zimmerman chased after Martin. Then after catching Martin, Zimmerman tackled him, forced Martin to sit on top of him, and then grabbed Martin’s hands hitting himself in the face with Martin’s fists and putting Martin’s hands on his head to slam the back of his, Zimmerman’s, head into the pavement. Yes, that’s exactly what happened.


20 posted on 11/24/2014 5:59:19 AM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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