Posted on 03/23/2012 9:19:42 AM PDT by LucianOfSamasota
President Obama weighed in Friday on the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, calling it a national tragedy - and saying that the young man reminded him of his own children.
"When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids," Obama said in Rose Garden remarks. "I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this. And that everybody pull together."
Obama has come under fire from some black leaders for failing to comment on a case that has become a major national story — and brought thousands of Americans into the streets for demonstrations calling for the arrest of Martin's shooter. One black leader even wondered why Obama called a Georgetown student who was attacked by Rush Limbaugh, but not Martin's family. Obama's comments Friday represent the first time the president has addressed the growing controversy.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Accused killer ‘spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends’...
George Zimmerman’s father: My son is not racist, did not confront Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman’s father, 64-year-old Robert Zimmerman of Lake Mary, delivered a one-page letter to the Sentinel on Thursday, saying that the depiction of his son in the media has been cruel and misleading.
George Zimmerman is Hispanic and grew up in a multiracial family, the statement says.
“He would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever ...,” the letter says. “The media portrayal of George as a racist could not be further from the truth.”
“At no time did George follow or confront Mr. Martin. When the true details of the event became public, and I hope that will be soon,” the letter said, “everyone should be outraged by the treatment of George Zimmerman in the media.”
In his letter, Robert Zimmerman wrote that what happened that night was “tragic … and very sad for all concerned. The Martin family, our family and the entire community have been forever changed.”
George Zimmerman has not talked publicly about what happened, his father said, because that’s the advice police gave him. Both Zimmerman families have moved out of their homes, at least temporarily, Robert Zimmerman said, because they’ve received death threats.
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I saw this story on Yahoo!. The comments there are interesting. Usually, they’re overwhelmingly libtard; but this comment of Hussein’s seems to have pissed off a lot of people.
Are you saying they both look like a cadaver? I'll bet Trayvon's lips are still much fuller and less blue to this day.
Scary, but true. The resemblance is uncanny.
Maybe Obama’s kid could live in the same cardboard box where Obama’s half-brother lives.
you know, I just had a thought...as far back as I can remember, whenever a president has had children, the kids are all female, or in the case or reagan, effeminate. right back to JFK.
is there a pattern here?
If Barack Obama Sr had a son, his birth certificate would look Kenyan.
Pretty much. But I hadn’t made the blue lip connection. I guess it was the BS caked around Obama’s mouth that threw me off.
Trayvon will be used to foment riots.
Oh no he’d have much larger ears if he were your son and a butt like your wife’s.
No, Hussein .... he'd look more like Richard Simmons.
Great minds think alike : )
If you had a grandmother, Zero; she might look like Nancy Strait.
If you had a grandmother, Zero; she might look like Nancy Strait.
Obama should have stuck with bashing capitalism. Does he really think he’s going to pick up white guilt votes with this?
Shame on him, just shame on him.
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