Colin Powell: Trayvon Martin slaying verdict 'questionable' but not sure it has staying power

Minneapolis Star-Tribune ^ | August 25, 2013

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the jury verdict that freed the killer of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was "questionable." But he isn't sure it will have staying power in the public consciousness.

Speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, Powell said cases like Martin's "blaze across the midnight sky" and are forgotten.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I predict that this is one lesson that will not soon be forgotten. And it’s being reinforced every single day.

[maddog55]

This man has gone way down hill...

[Izzy Dunne]

"blaze across the midnight sky" and are forgotten.

Kind of like Semi-Colin Powell himself, actually.

[VRW Conspirator]

He is gutless or stupid.

[RipSawyer]

“He is gutless or stupid.”
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Why can’t he be both?

[Tupelo]

For Colin Powell like most blacks and ALL blackafricanmericanperzonsofcolor race trumps

[Real Cynic No More]

He’s like most all of those who rise to positions of authority: all of a sudden he thinks he’s an expert on everything. He should stick to his field of expertise.

A shining example of the Peter Principle in action. Powell has risen WAY BEYOND his level of competence.

[Flintlock]

“Questionable”?
Not if you have been paying attention, Colin ‘ol buddy.

Colin is just being Colin—AGAIN!

[Yosemitest]

Colin Powell is another race baiter that can't see beyond the color of his own skin !
Home schooling is the ONLY way to go.

Start with teaching your children the FACTS that liberals despise.

Its like "Holy Water" against these "life-sucking", "life-destroying" vampires.

First show them that

"Fulton abandoned the kid when he was 3.
His step-mother brought him up.
The father moved on to woman 3.
12 years later she dumped him back on Fulton.

The step-mother said
he didn't use bad language when he was with her
so we can surmise he went wild with Fulton.
She identified his scream in court, but she had no way of knowing.
They pushed the step-mother into the shadows, the only real mother he ever knew."

Then show your children these links:

Trayvon should NOT have told George Zimmerman:
while trying to grab George Zimmerman’s gun ... saying, “tonight you die, ************”’
Trayvon should NOT have gone for George Zimmerman's handgun.

Trayvon should NOT have pinned George Zimmerman down on the ground.

Trayvon should NOT have broken George Zimmerman’s nose.

Trayvon should NOT have given George Zimmerman two black eyes.

Trayvon should NOT have repeatedly slammed George Zimmerman’s head on the pavement.

Trayvon should NOT have gotten suspended from school for possessing traces of marijuana.

Trayvon should NOT have stolen 12 pcs of ladies jewelry, and a man’s watch.

Trayvon should NOT have kept a flat head screwdriver described as “a burglary tool”, in his backpack.

Trayvon should NOT have had a criminal past of theft, hiding and acting suspicious.

Trayvon should NOT have encouraged ... fellow thugs to commit murder with the tweet, “Plzz shoot da #mf dat lied 2 u!”.




Trayvon should NOT have had a police record FOIA Sunlight And More Trayvon Martin Police Records.

Trayvon should NOT have had Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin for parents, who didn't discipline their unruly son, when he needed it.
Then they refused to admit to themselves, at each step along the way toward this disaster, that their son, Trayvon Martin, had a real problem and needed professional help!

Had the situation been handled different by Trayvon Martin, he might still be alive.
For instance, what if it had gone like null and void suggested ?



TRAYVON MARTIN: - Hey, are you following me?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Ummm, yes.

TRAYVON MARTIN: - May I ask why?

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - Well, uh, we've had a number off robberies in this neighborhood lately, and I don't recognize you...

TRAYVON MARTIN: - Oh, well, I'm Travon Martin, I'm spending the summer at my uncle's in unit 12. I expect you'll see a lot of me this summer.

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: - OK, thanks, good to know. I'm George Zimmerman, by the way.

They shake hands.



TRAYVON MARTIN: - No, thank you for keeping an eye out for your neighbors!


But, NO !
It DID NOT go that way.

That should be a good start , and that should drive those VILE teachers into insanity, and RACE BAITER Colin Powell too.

[EBH]

And so Mr. Colin Powell every white person is to just ‘take the beating’ and not defend themselves. Every white person is to look away from a suspicious acting black person and not observe them?

[cuban leaf]

We are truly living in an insane world. A drunk at a bar saying such a thing I can see. This man is educated.

This will not end well.

[snoringbear]

“For Colin Powell like most blacks and ALL
blackafricanmericanperzonsofcolor race trumps”

Yeah, and Powell, because of his prior political affiliations, job assignments, accent, light skin and features, his “blackness” has always been questioned by “real blacks”. Sooo, he has been on a quest to prove his blackness to them. Expect to see him rapping and break dancing during the run up to the 2014 elections....

[Sacajaweau]

it’s called a token

[boycott]

He advanced all his career because he was clean and articulate black man ...... sort of like Obama.

After the 1st Gulf War, there were a lot of heros. The MEDIA found the need to have a black hero. Colin was in the right position to be the media’s hero. Truth is that Colin was against everything that proved successful in that war.

[3Fingas]

How about commenting about the following cases that just “blazed across the sky”: the Newsome murder, the Lane Murder, the “Delbert the Veteran” murder, and many hundreds of others that do not get any publicity at all all. No comments from Powell, just crickets.

[The Wizard]

The verdict was only questioned by race baiters and those who don’t let facts get in the way

[Bryan24]

Seriously, I think Powell is suffering from senility.

[ABrit]

Is Colin Powell a traitor? He was the one who used the term “You broke it, you own it,” about Iraq. That strategy turned the military victory into a disastrous attempt at rebuilding. The Iraqi’s should just have been left to their own devices. The US State Department deliberately took over from the Military and created a new “Vietnam” designed to bleed the USA and prevent its military intervention anywhere else, thereby leaving the field free for the Communists and Muslims.

Is it true that he was selected for advancement by the left way back and rose to the top as a result of affirmative action, and despite never having seen combat? His war wounds limited to “While on patrol in a Viet Cong-held area, he was wounded by stepping on a punji stake.”

[Squantos]

BTTT !!

Perfect...

Stay safe !