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Obama calls Florida shooting death 'tragedy,' says his son would 'look like Trayvon
foxnews.com ^ | Narch 23 2012 | FNS

Posted on 03/23/2012 12:37:26 PM PDT by NoLibZone

President Obama, during a brief Rose Garden press conference meant to announce his nominee for World Bank president, ventured into the high-intensity controversy over the unarmed black teenager fatally shot in Florida -- calling the case a "tragedy" and saying if he had a son, "he'd look like Trayvon."

The death of Trayvon Martin, 17, is now under investigation by the Justice Department and FBI. Obama, asked about the case Friday, noted that he doesn't want to interfere with the probe being led by his attorney general, Eric Holder. But he made clear that he empathizes deeply with the parents in the case, and called for investigators to "get to the bottom" of what happened.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; trayvonzimmerman
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To: NoLibZone
I think a man-child of Obama would like more like this:
21 posted on 03/23/2012 2:05:44 PM PDT by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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To: NoLibZone
or maybe more like this:
22 posted on 03/23/2012 2:07:05 PM PDT by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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or maybe more like this:
23 posted on 03/23/2012 2:08:37 PM PDT by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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To: NoLibZone

You should check out Drudge Report; he has same headline and picture of Trayvon. . .


24 posted on 03/23/2012 2:15:47 PM PDT by cricket (. It is more than <i>the economy</I>. . .and Newt knows it.)
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To: NoLibZone

Not with Michelle as his mother! Obama’s son, if he had one with Michelle, would be sporting a much meaner scowl than this kid, God rest his soul.


25 posted on 03/23/2012 2:23:31 PM PDT by WMarshal (Where is the next Sam Adams?)
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