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Sidestepping race in Zimmerman’s trial only puts a bandaid on America’s racial wound (Barf alert)
The Twin Cities Daily Planet ^ | July 12, 2013 | Lolla Mohammed Nur

Posted on 07/13/2013 12:31:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet
You neglected to post the full tiytle:

OPINION | Sidestepping race in Zimmerman’s trial only puts a bandaid on America’s racial wound
By Lolla Mohammed Nur, At the Intersection
July 12, 2013

It was just a "moon is green cheese" opinion, not a news report supposedly reporting fact. It should havr been posted that way, eh?

21 posted on 07/13/2013 1:02:42 PM PDT by imardmd1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Since when is the purpose of the criminal justice system to heal America’s “racial wound”? (Rhetorical question, of course.)


22 posted on 07/13/2013 1:04:07 PM PDT by RPTMS
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

America’s “racial wound” will never heal as long as there are people who make money by picking at the scab.

Which is another way of saying America’s “racial wound” will NEVER heal.


23 posted on 07/13/2013 1:06:27 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well Lola I resent all the terrorist brother of yours killing and maiming our boys and girls and terrorizing our country..Go to the place you will feel safe and that would be Egypt or Afghanistan or any other country over flowing with Muslims..maybe you will live for a few more years unless some murdering Muslim rapes you or kills you by rocks.. George Zimmerman did what he had to do to stay alive..I would have done the same thing..
24 posted on 07/13/2013 1:07:18 PM PDT by PLD
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To: imardmd1
I truncate headlines all the time since there is only so much space giver here. Don't like that? Talk to the moderators. I didn't design the software that runs this site.
25 posted on 07/13/2013 1:07:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She dares to show her face? Stone HER!!!!


26 posted on 07/13/2013 1:13:08 PM PDT by DManA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And injecting “race” where it does not belong does . . . what? Oh yeah, slashes the wound open to the point where staples would barely hold it together. This woman obviously is looking to incite jihad.


27 posted on 07/13/2013 1:23:17 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t for a moment question that Trayvon was a racist, and he thought George to be a cracker. I don’t know if race had anything to do with Trayvon attacking George, but certainly it has something to do with the aftermath. Had George been a black man, we wouldn’t be reading all this sappy, nonsensical, meaningless crap about racism. Nothing would have happened. What race-baiting poverty pimpers are riled about is that they may not be able to manipulate the system.


28 posted on 07/13/2013 1:30:51 PM PDT by pallis
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To: pallis

He’s give or take as black as Mr. Obama. Does that count?


29 posted on 07/13/2013 1:35:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: PLD

America taking lessons in religion, morals, and free market economics from the Russians? Yeah, I can stand it. Ironic but I can stand it.

America taking lessons in racial relations from a hijabi Mohammedan!!!? NO FREAKING WAY!!

):^(


30 posted on 07/13/2013 1:40:28 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Over the past several days, I have been watching the trial of George Zimmerman in horror, anger, and disgust.

Me also. What a shame that a man can be put on trail to satisfy a political agenda. This should never happen in America.
A man defends himself against a drugged thug life wannabe and the media tries to make a angel out of the thug. What a crime.


31 posted on 07/13/2013 1:55:15 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What is striking to me about the Zimmerman trial and overall media commentary is the intentional erasure of race,

HUH??
You are either as dumb as a box of rocks or you are just a liar. The only reason there is even a trial is because of race. This is only about race. If it would have been a white thug shot we would not be at this point. If it had been a black man shootng a black thug we would not be at this point.
This was a politically driven race trial.


32 posted on 07/13/2013 1:58:31 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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If racial unrest follows Zimmerman jury decision, blame it on Activist Obama
Saturday, July 13, 2013 12:08:14 PM · 18 of 26
mosesdapoet to rktman
The Canadians got it right.! Too bad half of the so called conservatives talk show hosts I’ve been listening to can’t seem to be willing to connect the dots to what a heavy hand his imperious highness played in this example of socialist justice meted out to serve the policies of the state . Turning this into a show trial replete with wall to wall tv coverage..

Even after learning the shooter was a very dark skinned hispanic. Obama did nothing to curtail the hyperbole claiming the neighborhood watch captain was a “white hispanic” by a compliant propaganda machine. Worse yet allowed his US Attorney General to use questionable activities to promote a show trial and ignored using a threat of prosecution to black militant groups threatening the watch captain’s life.

Meanwhile attacks by black groups on selected happless white victims which wind in their death get ignored by the mainline socialist messengers MSM service and black on black killings many of the age of the so called victim is likewise same-o same-o.


33 posted on 07/13/2013 2:11:48 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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Title: How to Respond If Zimmerman Is Acquitted

Historically the Black community has spoken out about racially-sensitive court cases. How should we respond this time? Season 2013 (07/12/2013)

http://www.bet.com/video/news/national/2013/how-to-respond-if-zimmerman-is-acquitted.html

Perhaps several loudspeaker booths playing some soothing Hip Hop handclap beat would help when the acquttal arrives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbqmjsHasow

:0)


34 posted on 07/13/2013 2:21:24 PM PDT by Herbster
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The only racial wound America has is the lingering racial pandering and agitation perpetrated by the likes of Obama, Sharpton, Holder, Jackson and the congressional black caucus. America has a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black. 40+% of all federal entitlements goes to black Americans. Yet when Joe Biden talks about being put back in chains the media and the race baiters react as is=f the entire black population is oppressed and discriminated against routinely.


35 posted on 07/13/2013 2:30:08 PM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: Herbster
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/07/12/showdown-miss-ali-vs-frank-taaffe


36 posted on 07/13/2013 2:55:02 PM PDT by Herbster
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
How can this trial be a healing "bandaid"? Insisting on his arrest and trial through misrepresentation, lying, agitation by local black cops, calling in racebaiters, and interference by Big Government only opens and tears at the "wound." It is not a palliative treatment.

The original problem was not a race problem. It was a crime problem, and was seen that way by Zimmerman, who is not a racist.

He legitimately observed unusual conduct of someone not recognized as of the community and asked for the law to investigate. It was Martin who made it a race issue by his attitude. Sucker-punching Zimmerman was crime issue, not a racist issue. Self-defence to a criminal act was not a racist issue.

It was Martin that needed the trial.

37 posted on 07/13/2013 2:56:20 PM PDT by imardmd1
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To: ronnie raygun
"In this racial trial is a latino and a black. Suddenly this latino is a white guy and now it’s racial. These idiots spew crap and the public has become blind!"

If Zimmerman is white, then so is Obama.

This nitwit acts as if this is the only murder trial in the country. He/she ignores the numerous unprovoked black-on-white murders that occur almost daily, with no media attention. Just the other day, in Miami, a black guy walked up to a Hispanic father of three, sitting at a bus stop with his groceries, and shot him point-blank in the head. This is NOT news, according to this imbecile.
38 posted on 07/13/2013 2:57:30 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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“while the defense attorney relentlessly tried to tear apart a kid’s character, painting him a criminal, aggressor, and thug.”

Which is exactly what the self styled “All_in_Nigga” was, though the defense was not allowed to tell the jury the truth about it. All these race baiters keep saying we need to talk about race in this country, but no discussion of the huge culture of criminality in the black “community” is allowed.


39 posted on 07/13/2013 3:14:51 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: dragnet2

Well, stupid white people have not yet discovered the truth that about 95% of blacks in this country are white hating bigots who do NOT want to be friends.

Like the kenyan once said, “when you are around white folk, don’t make any sudden moves.”

Want to know what your black “friends” think about you? Let them talk in a group of black peers when they think YOU can’t hear them.

What an education.


40 posted on 07/13/2013 3:57:40 PM PDT by ConradofMontferrat (According to mudslymz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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