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In Williamsburg, Spike Lee talks about race, shooting
The Virginian-Pilot ^ | March 27, 2012 | Bill Sizemore

Posted on 03/27/2012 9:26:02 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

WILLIAMSBURG - Spike Lee told a crowd of college students Tuesday night that his film "Do the Right Thing" was an all-too-accurate predictor of life in America nearly a quarter-century later.

As evidence, he pointed to the killing last month of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager shot by a neighborhood-watch volunteer in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. - an incident that has generated a national furor.

In the light of that episode, Lee said, his 1989 film, which depicted a culture of racial bigotry and hatred that exploded into violence, "was like a crystal ball."

"Here we are in a so-called post-racial society, and we're not there yet," he said. "So, people, we've got a lot to do as Americans."

Lee has joined the social-media conversation about the Martin case, even posting on his Twitter account the purported home address of George Zimmerman, the man who shot the teenager.

He did not dwell on the case, however, in his talk at the College of William and Mary.

His comment came in response to a question from a student in the capacity crowd in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall.

(Excerpt) Read more at hamptonroads.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: georgezimmerman; spikelee; trayvonmartin; williamandmary
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1 posted on 03/27/2012 9:26:08 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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He and Obama are making this a ‘so-called post racial society’. Since Obama got into office race relations have been horrible. And now Barry wants to ride this back into the White House. Jesse and Al have something to do. Hispanics are suddenly white people too. What a world.


2 posted on 03/27/2012 9:29:53 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This racist schmuck has some chutzpah to call others racist.


3 posted on 03/27/2012 9:30:10 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Yet isn’t he the one who not only tweeted the alleged address, but now it turns out to be inaccurate?

Hypocrite racist pig. Shame for having this jackass “speaking” anywhere.


4 posted on 03/27/2012 9:31:47 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Some "unifier" in the White House, huh)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Lee’s a racist, inciter.


5 posted on 03/27/2012 9:32:20 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Burning the Quran is a waste of perfectly good fire.)
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To: Army Air Corps

I hope he gets his ass handed to him for posting
the wrong address.


6 posted on 03/27/2012 9:33:16 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Has anyone nailed Spike Lee for Tweeting the WRONG address for George Zimmerman and subsequently endangering an elderly couple? Why not? Is Spike Lee above the law?


7 posted on 03/27/2012 9:33:50 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (11)
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Lee has joined the social-media conversation... even posting on his Twitter account the purported home address of George Zimmerman,

from someone who demands the press and papparazzi give himself privacy and "space" ? hypocrite

and it turned out to be the wrong address - I hope the unrelated-to-the-incident family who's address he gave out sues the pants off him.

8 posted on 03/27/2012 9:34:51 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: Psycho_Bunny

Lee’s a racist, inciter and a POC.


9 posted on 03/27/2012 9:35:35 PM PDT by doc1019 (Romney will never get my vote!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Idiot Lee tweeted the wrong address and now a 70 year old couple live in fear.

Hope they sue him for millions.


10 posted on 03/27/2012 9:40:36 PM PDT by NoLibZone (When will Obama call Trayvon's mom? He was quick to call Sandra Fluke.)
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"In the light of that episode, Lee said, his 1989 film, which depicted a culture of racial bigotry and hatred that exploded into violence, "was like a crystal ball.""

So his idea of fixing things is to elect a racist president who fuels the fires of race and class separation every chance he gets. Like rushing to make millions of campaign hoodies to capitalize on the killing...


11 posted on 03/27/2012 9:40:36 PM PDT by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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Obama and his communist minions have set race relations back 40 years. Ive never seen a President want to see this country destroyed as much as Obama does.
If ANY Republican had tweeted the right address(or wrong address) of someone, the media would have been outraged(of course phony outrage but still outrage) but since a leftist like Spike “Douche bag” Lee does it the media says NOTHING, and now that couple is in hiding because the wrong address was posted


12 posted on 03/27/2012 9:42:30 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Isn’t he the one of them who a few or so years ago said Pres. Bush should be shot?


13 posted on 03/27/2012 9:44:33 PM PDT by Rannug ("God has given it to me, let him who touches it beware.")
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In Williamsburg, Spike Lee talks about race, shooting

Hey, Spike! Why are you focusing on the tiniest percentage of crimes against blacks? That is, crimes perpetrated by non-blacks? Why not concentrate on reducing the largest percentage of crimes against blacks that happen to be committed by other blacks? I suppose, though, that you could fight against the number one killer of black kids, which is abortion, but somehow I don't think you'll do that, either.
14 posted on 03/27/2012 9:45:54 PM PDT by aruanan
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Hey, Spike...it helps if YOU inflame the already present racism of your people with hatred through your propaganda.

Spike’s Crystal Ball my a$$.


15 posted on 03/27/2012 9:46:05 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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Of course this is the guy who turned the memorial for the slain people in Tucson into a campaign rally to the delight of the leftist media...

THE MAN HAS NO SHAME


16 posted on 03/27/2012 9:46:55 PM PDT by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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Spike’s Crystal Ball my a$$.

Is a crystal ball anything like a glass jaw?
17 posted on 03/27/2012 9:48:08 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: ReneeLynn
He once said if you didn't "get" why his character in Do the Right Thing threw the trash can through Sal's window, then demanded his pay from Sal, that you're a "racist".

Well, it's been 25 years and I still don't "get it". I guess I'm a racist, then.

18 posted on 03/27/2012 9:48:20 PM PDT by boop (I hate hippies and dopeheads. Just hate them. ...Ernest Borgnine)
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To: Baynative

The irony is that the Black leaders agree that the hoodie look is bad.

That’s why they use the Hollister images only.


19 posted on 03/27/2012 9:50:24 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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RACE BAIT mixed with HYPOCRISY.
Just another poverty pimp right along side Jesse and Al.
If they were white, they would have had to work for a living.


20 posted on 03/27/2012 9:52:13 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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