Race was not a factor.
Posted on 07/19/2013 1:24:36 PM PDT by kristinn
"We are deeply honored and moved that President Obama took the time to speak publicly and at length about our son, Trayvon. The President’s comments give us great strength at this time. We are thankful for President Obama’s and Michelle’s prayers, and we ask for your prayers as well as we continue to move forward.
We know that the death of our son Trayvon, the trial and the not guilty verdict have been deeply painful and difficult for many people. We know our family has become a conduit for people to talk about race in America and to try and talk about the difficult issues that we need to bring into the light in order to become a better people.
What touches people is that our son, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, could have been their son. President Obama sees himself in Trayvon and identifies with him. This is a beautiful tribute to our boy.
Trayvon’s life was cut short, but we hope that his legacy will make our communities a better place for generations to come. We applaud the President’s call to action to bring communities together to encourage an open and difficult dialogue. Our family is committed to this dialogue through the work of the Trayvon Martin Foundation.
We seek a future when a child can walk down the street and not worry that others see him as dangerous because of the color of his skin or the clothes on his back. We seek a future where our children can grow up and become the people God intended them to be."
Obama and Trayvon Martin’s Parents hope there is a very good body count this weekend
They’ll be answering to the ultimate judge one day. They conceived a thug.
Sorry but, dressing like a street tough will elicit a profile as intended by even those who are only wearing a costume.
Teach your kids what is appropriate dress and language.
They’ll grow up perhaps as good citizens
Somebody forgot the BARF alert!
I can’t agree with that.
What they conceived was a blank slate, and what they wrote on that blank slate was the way of the thug.
What they did is even worse.
Welcome to Bizarro World.
Well, I'll go along with that part at least.
Both Obama’s speech and this press release were written by the same person. All of this propaganda is being coordinated by the White House.
Leftists swoon and conservatives simmer and weep with despair.
At least Trayvon and Rachael didn’t get a chance to breed.
Race was not a factor.
The two parents that can’t seem to take responsibility for the terrible upbringing they gave to their son.
The upbringing that ultimately resulted in his death.
This is the mindset instilled in a community that never takes responsibility for its own actions.
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I don’t cringe, or clutch my stuff tighter when I see a black man. I usually nod a greeting as I do for most people that I pass on the street. I do that when I see a thug of any race.
No one will believe a 20 year old Barry Obama could have beat the hell out of someone, forcing them to shoot in self-defense!
Now Michelle...
Of Z had used a Fast and Furious gun there would have been more than one hole in his chest of much larger diameter
I wonder how much of our tax money will end up at the Trayvon Martin Foundation? Directly and indirectly.
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