Posted on 07/17/2013 7:03:22 PM PDT by grundle
Edited on 07/17/2013 7:04:17 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
President Obama's tightrope-walk response to George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin created a no-win scenario for a White House that inserted itself into a racially charged debate with no easy way out.
The president's own words more than a year ago
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
if we had a president, he certainly wouldn’t look like you
A real president would put the word out that if anyone harms any member of the Zimmerman family Al, Jesse and Eric will end up hanging from lamp posts. Obama is perfectly willing to keep things stirred up and exploitable.
And here comes the MSM Lone Ranger to the rescue.
It must be uncomfortable to the first gay president that his son was a homophobe.
We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis.
Spectacularly inappropriate. Gun violence probably saved George Zimmerman's life. Obama's comment only makes sense if he would have preferred that Martin had continued beating Zimmerman to a bloody pulp.
Race, race, race. Nothing else matters. Martin's life matters, Zimmerman's does not. Race is everything.
After he came out with his mandatory lame statement at the end of the trial, he invoked the Limbaugh Theorum which means he's no longer connected in any manner with Trayvon, Zimmerman, a shooting, a sidewalk, talking grass, Old Baldy, Angela Corey, Judge Nelson, Rachel Jeantelligent, Skittles, Purple Drank, Truth, Justice or the American Way.
Just as he's not connected with Benghazi, IRS, AP, Fast and Furious, NSA, etc, etc, etc.
Step right up, ladies and germs, he's the one, the only, the Amazing Disconnected President....now you see him, now you don't!
Leni
haha, his son was a homophobe indeed. haha
Here’s what a real President would say:
“When Trayvon Martin lost his life on a rainy sidewalk a year and a half ago, I, like most Americans, became interested in the case. I felt then, and I feel now, that it was an unspeakable tragedy for a young man, 17 years old and with his entire life ahead of him, to have that life cut short so suddenly.
The circumstances raised concerns across the nation, with questions about justice, racial profiling, and violence on our streets.
Many Americans, including myself, felt that a full review of what happened that night was warranted, and that George Zimmerman, if found guilty of a crime, should pay the penalty for any such crime he might have committed. The evidence for the prosecution has been presented, and the evidence for the defense has been presented as well. In our system, a man is presumed innocent until and unless he can be found guilty of a crime.
Because of the importance of this case, I have personally reviewed the evidence presented. That evidence did not come close to the legal standard of evidence required to convict Mr. Zimmerman. Indeed, there was much evidence presented that Mr. Zimmerman suffered clear injuries in the encounter that occurred. Those injuries, by any objective standard, could cause any person to fear for his or her life.
I am not here to declare exactly what I personally believe happened that night. I was not present. However, I can tell you this: A jury that was agreed upon by both the prosecution and the defense reviewed all the evidence, and they found Mr. Zimmerman not guilty of any crime.
Some have said that Mr. Zimmerman should not have left his vehicle. That may well be true. However, leaving one’s vehicle is not a crime, especially when one is in his own neighborhood. No evidence was produced that Mr. Zimmerman started the altercation that led to Trayvon Martin’s death. The jury could judge Mr. Zimmerman only on the basis of the evidence that was available. As a nation and as a people, we can do no less.
Whatever happened that night, one thing appears clear. From a review of Mr. Zimmerman’s past behavior, I found no indication that Mr. Zimmerman is a racist. On the contrary, in 2011, Mr. Zimmerman exerted himself on behalf of a homeless black man when others turned a deaf ear. He tutored two children, giving of his time and efforts to better the lives of others who were not members of his own race.
At the time the incident occurred, I remarked that if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. That is true. It is also true that if I had a son in law, he might well look like George Zimmerman.
Dr. Martin Luther King advised us that we should judge others not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. The jury has spoken, and has not found sufficient evidence to convict George Zimmerman of a crime.
I would therefore ask that all Americans respect the result of our legal process. At the same time, of course, we continue to mourn the loss of Trayvon Martin, and others like him across our nation who are lost to violence every day. We can only keep our children safe if we choose to respect each other, to respect the rule of law, and to act in non-violent, and non-racist ways toward each other.
If Trayvon Martin’s mother and father choose to pursue a civil suit, they have that ability under the laws of our nation, and I support them in whatever decision they may make. However, I do not believe that sufficient evidence of racial intent exists to justify a federal civil rights action under the Department of Justice.
As a nation, we continue to work toward the day when race is no longer a factor in how we treat one another. It is my hope as your President, that each American will take the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart, that we may judge each other not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. Thank you, and good night.”
Just what is a White Hispanic American??? That is what the media and Black American racists term what George Zimmerman is. I just gotta figure that out. Well, Zimmerman has Hispanic, Black, White blood in his ethnic makeup, so.... we can now call POTUS, Barack Hussein Obama exactly what he is...a White, African, Kenyan, American. And...if George Zimmerman is called a racist by our media and Black racists, should not POTUS Obama be called a Muslim Brotherhood Devotee, also for his undying support of that famous Muslim terrorist organization Answer, Yep!!! White, African, Kenyon, American, POTUS, Barack Hussein (Muslim Brotherhood Devotee) Obama. Yep...sounds about right!!! (LOL)
Dear leader needs to lay low on this until he gets amnesty done. Some of his children may not be so keen on rewarding lawbreakers with voting rights.
I think there is only one, and his name is George Zimmerman. Zimmerman had to be part white so he could be all racist.
“If Trayvon Martin’s mother and father choose to pursue a civil suit, they have that ability under the laws of our nation, and I support them in whatever decision they may make.” say what?
More like...”I hope that Mr Martin owns up to the fact that he dropped the ball severely in raising his son and was not a good moral example, as all fathers should be. There is where most of the responsibility lays!”
The MSM continues to ignore the fact that Trayvon’s birth momma didn’t even raise him.
There was another woman who raised him from when he was about3 y/o, but SHE wasn’t reported other than a couple of clips I saw of an interview she did on some TV program.
I think this other woman was the one that kicked his ass out of the house because of his thuggish ways and being expelled from school.
SHE spent more years raising Trayvon than his mother did, so why did his mother cash in on a lawsuit against the HOA at the gated townhouse community?
The mother, Sybrina Fulton, is just all about the money. What a piece of trash!
Post of the day! (and its still early)
I’m sure that’s true, but it’s not what a real President would say.
Presidential words carry a lot of weight. So a real President would walk the diplomatic line.
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