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Spike Lee Is Going To Compensate The Elderly Family Who Fled Their Home After He Tweeted
Business Insider ^ | 03/30/3012 | Michael Brendan Dougherty

Posted on 03/30/2012 6:57:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

According to a report from the AP, Spike Lee will compensate the McLain family, who fled their home after Spike Lee wrongly tweeted that Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, lived at their address The couple's attorney, Matt Morgan, announced the settlement Thursday. Morgan says Lee called them to apologize for retweeting their address.

Specifics of the settlement weren't disclosed.

Elaine and David McClain are in their 70s and say they have a son named William George Zimmerman, who lived in their Sanford area home in the mid-1990s. They say he is no relation to 28-year-old George Zimmerman, who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26.

Lee had tweeted his apology to the McClains early Thursday morning.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Society
KEYWORDS: spikelee; trayvonmartin; twitter
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To: dfwgator

I’m not saying the mods haven’t gotten rid of it, I’m saying I’ve seen it done, by folks here and on other conservative sites.. Wasn’t implying the mods weren’t doing their jobs.


21 posted on 03/30/2012 7:51:31 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: SeekAndFind

I thought endangerment was a felony.

Why isn’t Spike Lee going to prison?


22 posted on 03/30/2012 7:57:25 AM PDT by kidd
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To: SeekAndFind

,,,,, didn’t rosie o’dumbo also tweet their address ??? ,,, don’t forget to hit her up too .


23 posted on 03/30/2012 8:02:46 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 (-: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery :-)
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To: Texas Eagle

He did kill him that isn’t even in question. The question is whether it was justified. So Allegedly does not belong in that sentence.


24 posted on 03/30/2012 8:34:30 AM PDT by pas
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To: SeekAndFind

Since they are White, Lee will give them a coupon for 10% off at Motel 6 and a couple of Southwest inflight snacks.


25 posted on 03/30/2012 8:37:27 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (The Democrat Ku Klux Klan is alive and well under the banner of diversity and tolerance)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Unfortunately their lawyer was Matt Morgan. Morgan is Obama’s number #1 florida bundler and just had a big fundraiser at his house for Obama last month. Within a day they had accepted a settlement and have been on the TV saying that Lee was so sincere. You can bet they weren’t given the best advice.


26 posted on 03/30/2012 9:01:49 AM PDT by happyhomemaker (That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children)
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To: happyhomemaker

Knew they had hired the Morgans. Hadn’t heard they settled already. Hopefully they will have somebody else review their settlement.


27 posted on 03/30/2012 9:36:08 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (The Democrat Ku Klux Klan is alive and well under the banner of diversity and tolerance)
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To: SeekAndFind

I want to see the check. Trust, but verify.


28 posted on 03/30/2012 10:06:36 AM PDT by Loyal Buckeye
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To: kidd
That would be a twofer: (1) Spike Lee pays the 70ish Zimmermans about $10 million from his “stash” and (2) goes to prison for reckless endangerment. That's win-win: just compensation AND take out the trash at the same time.
30 posted on 03/30/2012 11:11:09 AM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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To: SeekAndFind

Foz was reporting last night that they already settled.


31 posted on 03/30/2012 11:19:06 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: SeekAndFind

Hypocrite.


32 posted on 03/31/2012 9:48:45 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: pas
I was being sarcastical.

I guarantee if the situation was reversed, young Trayon's involvement would be characterized as "alleged" in every sentence.

33 posted on 04/01/2012 4:44:34 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: pas
I was being sarcastical.

I guarantee if the situation was reversed, young Trayon's involvement would be characterized as "alleged" in every newscast.

Wait. What am I saying. If the roles were reversed we would never have heard about it in the first place.

34 posted on 04/01/2012 4:52:29 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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