Posted on 07/19/2013 6:02:28 PM PDT by Jyotishi
Seven times, Fox News anchor Jamie Colby tried to get George Zimmerman's brother to criticize the president and his speech about Trayvon Martin. And seven times, he declined to do so.
Robert Zimmerman has earned a reputation for his outspoken interviews. After the verdict, for example, he went on CNN and suggested that Martin was looking to get a gun and grow marijuana. During the case, he was a font of unswerving on-air support.
So, when Fox spoke with him by phone shortly after the president's speech today, they likely expected something other than what they got. In question after question, Colby tried to elicit some combativeness, some critique of the speech. And in answer after answer, he didn't rise to the bait.
Zimmerman's take: It was good the president spoke, and what he said was important. He agreed with the president — he didn't even object to the government's on-going investigation of possible civil rights charges. But most of all, he agreed that kids needed mentors. He kept coming back to this, turning Colby's leading questions into ways of advocating for mentorship.
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I’ve heard most of the brother’s interviews and he is thoughtful and deliberate. He handles those talk show hosts extremely well. He’s not there to stomp on anyone in a deliberate, nasty way, and won’t take bait to become a hatchet man. He will correct the host if he/she tells the Zimmerman story incorrectly. That’s his job, make sure the story stays truthful.
Sounds like Robert is one smart young man.
Beside that, "The Atlanta Wire" is one of the most consistently anti-conservative biased sources there is anywhere - not worth the time it takes to read it.....
It doesn’t matter, the fact is this case has transcended Zimmerman. Is there a reason for GZ to vote republican in the future? I mean if not for the Republican Scott and Corey he’d never would have been brought up on charges and life ruined to the extent it was. The Republicans are not clean in this mess either.
Unfortunately, we only have one party these days. The collusion is disgusting.
Hopefully it is "big stick" soft and not, "snipers have you in their sights" soft...
Our “good friends” at Faux News.
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