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Posted on 05/18/2012 1:49:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Friday, legal scholar and criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz joined journalist and author Bernie Goldberg on Fox News Channel’s America Live with Megyn Kelly to discuss the ongoing trial of George Zimmerman for the murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Dershowitz and Goldberg said that the New York Times and Florida prosecutor Angela Cory had irresponsibly furthered a narrative of Zimmerman’s guilt when it appears that he acted in a manner consistent with self-defense.
Dershowitz, who had previously been highly critical of the decision to indict Zimmerman for second degree murder, doubled down on his criticism and included some media organizations for hyping the case.
Dershowitz said that Cory, who handed down the Zimmerman indictment without the input of a grand jury, “raised expectations by politically indicting Zimmerman for second degree murder when there was never any basis.”
He went on to say that the media has largely changed their tune on the facts of the case, with the notable exception of the New York Times.
The New York Times still reports as if the evidence is overwhelming that Zimmerman is guilty. Indeed, they end a story in today’s newspaper shockingly by quoting an unnamed source that made a phone call to police alleging that Zimmerman may have some racist tendencies. That violates the Times own policy about sourcing. They would never have written such a statement about an un-sourced allegation by an unnamed person regarding Trayvon Martin. The Times has a position on this case, and it allows that position to influence its reporting.
Kelly asked Goldberg why the media was so invested in Zimmerman’s guilt. Goldberg said that the storyline fit neatly into a “liberal media” narrative of persistent white racism against African Americans. He said that a number of individuals employed irresponsible hyperbole when discussing the details of this case before it went to trial.
There was the black Congresswoman from Florida who said Trayvon was ‘hunted down like a rabid dog.’ There was the white Congresswoman from Illinois who said his death was a ‘modern day lynching.’ There was the black Congressman from Georgia who said he was ‘executed’ – executed – because he was ‘walking while black’ in a gated community. Then there was the New York Times that gave valuable op-ed space to an author who said Trayvon Martin was ‘shot dead in cold blood.’
Goldberg said that the Times had also employed the description of Zimmerman as a “white Hispanic” to further the narrative that the alleged killer of Trayvon Martin was a white person. He said that if it was simply a Hispanic, the Times would have thought “that wouldn’t be interesting.”
Dershowitz took exception to Goldberg’s characterization of the problem of reporting around the Martin killing as being a liberal vs. conservative issue.
“I’m a liberal,” said Dershowitz. “I know that the evidence seems to corroborate much of Zimmerman’s story.”
Dershowitz concluded by levying harsh criticism of Florida’s law enforcement and agreed with Goldberg that this indictment was handed down in part because of the irrational media coverage of this incident. Dershowitz went further and said that Cory helped to create the hysteria.
She was appointed to stop race riots. That was her job. And as she put it, to do justice to Trayvon Martin. Not to do justice to George Zimmerman, not to do justice period. Just to do justice to the alleged victim in this case. She has a terrible reputation in Florida for always over-charging, and she was picked specifically for that… No jury – except one frightened that the New Black Panthers might kill them if they vote for an acquittal or that they might cause race riots – no fair jury would find anyone guiltily here of second degree murder.
Watch the segment below via Fox News Channel:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Also puzzled as to what is going on with NATO in Chicago. Why is NATO now a target ? Why are the Feds gearing up for trouble against an organization that has not run into trouble here before ?
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Are jurors anonymous? If there is a jury trial, can the jurors choose to be anonymous for life?
I think it was the momentum of global movement of anarchists to Chicago for the G-8, or whatever. The G-8 summit got moved to Camp David for security (or so they say, who knows?) The NATO summit was just strapped onto the G-8, or something like that. The NATO summit was the only part of the global bigshot meeting left in CHicago.
George Soros had already paid for thousands of plane tickets from all over the world via his fronts, and so what the hell, why call off the anarchist party, just because the G-8ers fled in advance?
That is my theory of the moment.
Pricey little thing, but nice for range extension.
Those 40 S&W rounds don’t appear to just be for the handguns. DHS has purchased a whole bunch of H&K UMP/40 submachine guns as well.
Well that would explain the need for so many rounds but just how many did they buy?
Ya know, this brings up an interesting dichotomy of legalese.
If I remember correctly, and I do, the original base charges levied against the "Chicago 7 (or 8)" back in the day was a Federal charge of "Conspiracy to Cross State Lines with intent to Commit Crimes."
That was the basis of that infamous bit of courtroom theater.
My question - Is this Federal statute still on the books?
If so, why isn't some underpaid and under-utilized Fed lawyer using this to root out this Soros conspiracy and there-by make a name for themselves in the legal, and media, game?
C'mon Fedo-Paper Pusher...Nut Up and Go For the Gusto!
Under the “fast and furious” Obama/Holder admin? Are you joking? They will get VIP treatment by the TSA and Customs. “Heroes of the revolution.”
As I recall, the order was for “up to” 450 million, with an delivery to be spread over the next several years.
There's no constitutional requirement for "normal elections".
If conditions are not conducive to "normal elections" come November, hopefully the state legislatures will designate the "Electors" who can then elect a president who doesn't hate Western Civilization as much as The Won and the barbarians on the other end of his BlackBerry do.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet. Zero, his thugs, his racist supporters, and his Partisan Media Shills started harping on this — blowing it up into a national issue — in a transparent attempt to flip Florida in November.
Florida will do a backflip before this is over.
Can this actually be done legally?
Didn't the judge in the Anthony case order the names of the jury released?
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