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Media jump the gun again: Giddy reports George Zimmerman ‘arrested’ for pointing gun at wife
http://twitchy.com ^ | eptember 9, 2013

Posted on 09/09/2013 2:11:53 PM PDT by lowbridge

Twitter was on fire this afternoon with giddy members of the media and others eager to “report” that George Zimmerman had been arrested for threatening his wife with a gun. Behold the people so many Americans rely on for their “facts.”

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And that unverified “reporting” spread like wildfire thanks in part to those “responsible” journalists:

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But the story started to evolve:

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; zimmerman
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1 posted on 09/09/2013 2:11:53 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

WTF is “Giddy”?


2 posted on 09/09/2013 2:12:48 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

Ecstatic.


3 posted on 09/09/2013 2:14:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (When your policy is to rob Peter to pay Paul, you can count on enthusiastic support from Paul.)
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To: humblegunner

Giddy = extremely happy.


4 posted on 09/09/2013 2:14:25 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: lowbridge

George, buddy, pal. Lay low, for Chrissakes! And change your name to Immanuel Goldstein.


5 posted on 09/09/2013 2:15:00 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (My sweet talk is also savory and creamy.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

My first response was: She got paid by the media to turn on her husband!


6 posted on 09/09/2013 2:15:35 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: lowbridge

It was just Twitter - it was all over facebook, as well.


7 posted on 09/09/2013 2:16:17 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

No, he should change his name to Mohammed Islam and say he belongs to Al-Qaeda, Obama will use the air force to defend him.


8 posted on 09/09/2013 2:16:57 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I think the gunner’s “W” was for who and not what. Just a guess.


9 posted on 09/09/2013 2:17:54 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: princess leah

Well, very coincidentally - she filed for divorce either yesterday or the day before. Perhaps she needs him to look really BAD so she can get some money. I’d like to know what really happened. Wasn’t there something like, ‘he is not in custody but held at a home’ or something so very vague?


10 posted on 09/09/2013 2:18:29 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Giddy = extremely happy.

Although not exactly the right word in this context, this is also what "Gay" used to mean.

11 posted on 09/09/2013 2:18:43 PM PDT by grobdriver
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To: lowbridge

Now it’s reported that a “gun was present” but not involved. Of course, a gun was present. He has a license to carry.


12 posted on 09/09/2013 2:18:58 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: lowbridge

So “TWITCHY” now becomes a primary news source????? Give me a F’n break!


13 posted on 09/09/2013 2:19:26 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (')
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Or he could change his name to Ben Ghazi and nobody in the Obama administration or the media would ever speak of him again.


14 posted on 09/09/2013 2:20:27 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (My sweet talk is also savory and creamy.)
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To: humblegunner

Oh, Mr. Humble - you’re old enough to know the definition of “giddy.” Are you trying to convince us you are a 20 year old know-nothing? I’m not buying.


15 posted on 09/09/2013 2:20:28 PM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: humblegunner

Giddy is more like silly happy or so happy they are giggling with joy.


16 posted on 09/09/2013 2:20:29 PM PDT by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Yay Twits, telling us all the news in 140 characters or less.

Effing Twit-tards.


17 posted on 09/09/2013 2:22:03 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: BubbaBasher
Giddy is more like silly happy or so happy they are giggling with joy.

Yeah, thanks. I'm aware.

The way the misbegotten title is worded.. it sounds like "Giddy" is a news source.

18 posted on 09/09/2013 2:25:02 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

Think of how you feel when you find large quantities of free tannerite.

That’s “Giddy”


19 posted on 09/09/2013 2:27:24 PM PDT by 5Madman2 (There is no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber)
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To: humblegunner

20 posted on 09/09/2013 2:35:24 PM PDT by deadrock (I am someone else.)
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