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MSNBC Contributor: ‘Absolute Vitriol’ And Lack Of ‘Basic Human Sympathy’ To Trayvon Family On The Right
http://bit.ly/13HQnE5
President Obama‘s remarks on Trayvon Martin today were immediately met with anger and outrage on the right, including one comment that Obama is the “race-baiter in chief.” On Hardball today, MSNBC contributor Joy Reid touted this as the latest example of Republicans not caring at all about expanding their appeal to minority groups. She told Republican strategist John Feehery that the right has idolized Zimmerman while lacking any kind of “basic human sympathy” for Martin’s family.
Feehery told guest host Michael Smerconish that he would personally advise Republicans to respond to what Obama said “very carefully,” and while he thought it was important for Obama to speak out, he wished the president had talked more about the media “fostering fear” in the Zimmerman case. He explained that if Republicans want to grow their base, they can’t get too involved in explosive debates on the subject.
Reid almost immediately dismissed everything Feehery said. She told Smerconish, “I don’t see any context in which Republicans are trying to grow their base in any policy matter.” Feehery interjected to dispute that, but Reid cited the heated immigration debate before telling him it’s too late for the GOP to tread lightly in the Zimmerman case.
“On this issue, what I have heard is absolute vitriol toward Trayvon Martin and his family, and embracing of George Zimmerman as some sort of folk hero on the far right. I haven’t seen any responsible voices in the Republican party saying that’s a bad idea, and not even any basic human sympathy for the family of Trayvon Martin.”
She continued that she has been “called the n-word every 30 seconds” on Twitter from people from the far-right since the verdict, and challenged Feehery that there is no one in the GOP who has stood up and said they need to “stop constantly overdoing our attacks on Barack Obama, because it’s turning people off.” Feehery noted the way in which the media’s presented the Zimmerman case has been “utterly destructive to the country,” and the two of them rehashed previous arguments about the facts of the case before Smerconish jumped in.
Sybrina Fulton arrives with Al Sharpton at his headquarters in Harlem
GO JOY ANN!!!
Sybrina Fulton and Rev Al in Harlem at the “House of Justice” NAN’s Harlem headquarters before heading to the NYC 100 City Trayvon vigil
President Obama speaks up for Trayvon Martin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/07/19/president-obama-speaks-up-for-trayvon-martin/?hpid=z2
President Obama’s unannounced entry into the White House Briefing Room took reporters by surprise. But what he had to say took the nation by surprise. In his first public remarks since his written statement after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Obama gave voice to the frustration and fear that has gripped the African American community. And he did it in the most personal terms we have seen to date.
What is so significant is that the president spoke up for Trayvon. After a trial that seemed to put Trayvon on trial for his own death and a verdict that freed people to smear all young black men for the actions of a few, Obama’s nearly 20-minute oration restored Trayvon’s dignity.
The unarmed 17-year-old was doing nothing wrong or illegal when he piqued Zimmerman’s suspicions in the early evening of Feb. 26, 2012. The president made the circumstances surrounding his death the focus of his remarks. And he expressed unflinching sympathy for Trayvon’s parents and the Martin family.
creolechild
There was never any doubt about how PBO’s impromptu speech would be received in certain quarters. But my son walked into room as I watched it and didn’t move until it was over. The look on his face afterwards was hard to describe. When he left the room I just broke down and cried because as his mother I know how much those words, coming from PBO meant to him.
It dawned on me that while family and friends are instrumental in building our children’s self-esteem and confidence, there is nothing more powerful to them than to hear the President say that he’s had some of the same experiences; they are valued, and he will do what he can to try to alleviate some of the burdens which they bear because they’re constantly bombarded with negative depictions of what others perceive them to be. So, this is a reminder to me, as well as the rest of our family, to be conscious of that fact and encourage than our boys and girls more than we do already. Sending big hugs your way.
Why Obama decided to speak out
By Justin Sink – 07/19/13 03:57 PM ET
President Obama informed his senior staff Thursday that he wanted to address the Trayvon Martin verdict after having “several conversations with his family and friends,” according to a White House official.
The president felt it was “important that he make remarks so the country could hear from him in a broader context,” the official said, adding the president had been “watching the reaction around the country and in the African-American community.”
Obama on Friday said it was important to consider the death of the Florida teen and the reaction to the acquittal of his shooter, George Zimmerman, within the context of American race relations.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/312331-why-obama-decided-to-speak-out#ixzz2ZXcgeTjl
Praise! What a wonderful, historic day this has been. May we seen movement in a forward direction.
annvic >
NAILED IT!
LOL@That’s the job for the kindly white liberal who speaks of our pain for us so we don’t have to worry our wooly little heads about speaking for ourselves. “
SO MUCH TRUTH-TELLING HERE
What is this Salon story about? I have seen tweets but couldn’t figure out what it was about.
I could tell my earliest childhood anger encountering the enforcement of divisions of people into groups with the age of eight. Yes racism may well run deeply in both sides of the political party system. Maybe since it is a deeply human flaw? But should one solve racism by collectively call all whites racists and thus ultimately set up the groups against each other? Or should one maybe adopt an expression of a blogger friend for a different but equally racist context: Progressives except for AA rights. PEAAR? Now to make things even more complicated I read a conservative yesterday who considered the verdict wrong.
i find these polite democratic racists like Jeralyn Merritt, I have no idea about O’Mara and West’s political position but I would put them in the same camp, much more interesting than the usual dumbheads on the issue, that’s absolutely true.
But instead of my own story, here the story of a white woman, which I find quite interesting:
I pray that there will be no “hecklers” at the federal buildings across America tomorrow.
Ignore them. Don’t give them any attention.
I know. And I pray that all of those Trayvon advocates supporting the call for DOJ action and for equal justice will do the same.
I have my sign ready to go! I even have a vintage button pinned to it that says “Rally Against Racism”
Go, YAHTC!
:)
I will be wearing my vintage “United We Shall Overcome” button with the White/Black shaking hands.
@profblmkelley
And exactly what about AG Holder is n*gger-like @RichBenjaminUSA? @Salon?
Barack and Trayvon
By CHARLES M. BLOW
Published: July 19, 2013
On Friday President Obama picked at America’s racial wound, and it bled a bit.
Despite persistent attempts by some to divest the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman tragedy of its racial resonance, the president refused to allow it.
During a press briefing, Mr. Obama spoke of the case, soberly and deliberately, in an achingly personal tone, saying: “You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.”
With that statement, an exalted black man found kinship with a buried black boy, the two inextricably linked by inescapable biases, one expressing the pains and peril of living behind the veil of his brown skin while the other no longer could.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/opinion/blow-barack-and-trayvon.html?_r=1&
Beautiful.
@AngryBlackLady 18s
“Some of us have an Inner Child. Others have an Inner Nigger. Is Holder the prez’s conscience? Or his Inner Nigger?” @Salon published that.
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@AngryBlackLady 1m
When I said publish more voices of color, this wasn’t what I had in mind, @Salon.
@elonjames 1m
Wow. And @Salon–do you guys not have editors? What editor in their right mind sees “Inner Nigger” and thinks “Publish this ASAP.”
@elonjames 1m
Fuck your career. This isnt about how many hits you can get. This is so much bigger than that and muthafuckas out here trying to be popular.
@elonjames 8m
Dear White People & Organizations: having negroes make dumbass arguments does not shield you from critique. CC: @Salon @davidsirota
Thanks for posting the transcript, Ametia!
I am going to print it out.
Why Did the Jury NEVER see Trayvon Martin as a CHILD?
By zizi2
Why Did Jury NEVER see Trayvon Martin as a CHILD? Ida B Wells Barnett explains in 1895 _A Red Record_
by @zizii2
“A Black person has “no rights which a white man is bound to respect.” ~ Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in 1857
In his impromptu remarks this afternoon in the White House Press Room, President Obama asked a most salient question: “If Trayvon Martin had been of age and armed would he have been justified in standing his ground on that sidewalk?” Of course that hypothetical question is premised on Trayvon having the right to carry a weapon as an adult. But Sybrina Fulton yesterday put her finger on the more immediate concern. To her the jury did not consider Trayvon as their own Child. In other words, Empathy Deficit. But there is a reason for that. American culture has NEVER had a place for children of color in its construction of childhood.
Six days since the phrase “Not Guilty” was curtly announced at the George Zimmerman trial about the killing of Trayvon Martin, a lot has been written from various perspectives endorsing, questioning, or parsing the verdict. A wave of activism has also sprung up in its wake demanding revisions to Stand Your Ground laws in states like Florida, while campaigns such as the NAACP’s #HesNotaSuspect seek to validate the human worth of black male children.
However at the crux of the court case, a key element never came up: What were Trayvon’s RIGHTS as a CHILD in the encounter with George Zimmerman that fateful night? What provisions do Stand Your Ground laws have to protect children in any encounter with an adult? What is a child supposed to do when confronted by an armed assailant/stalker/intruder/stranger?
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/19/why-did-jury-never-see-trayvon-martin-as-a-child/#comment-786010
These question MUST be answered:
Good evening everyone! I’m catching up and was watching the videos. Thanks for providing them. The 4th one has an error message that the account has been cancelled by Youtube. :-(
AC360 is now on with “Town Hall” discussing race. Attorney Crump and Angela Corey are guests.
Hi Xena. thanks for the heads up. Which vid are your referring to? AC360 is a repeat
I’ve been saying TWITTER IS BLACK FOLKS 21ST CENTURY WEAPON.
We will not be SHUTDOWN We will NOT be SILENCED.
Keep SNATCHING WIGS, MY PEEPS!
https://twitter.com/EatMoreCake/status/358295188604596227/photo/1
@nanicoolj
@dopegirlfresh Tavis is the Creflo Dollar of Social Justice. He needs to have a damn seat.
@elonjames
Ma’am, Tavis is why the caged bird is still in the cage…waiting for his Inauguration ticket… @goldietaylor
@HelloPoodle
@ReignOfApril @Nopoints4second I was specifically instructed by management at Lane Bryant in the 80s to follow black customers.
@Thejazzchick
Black on Black crime is used to marginalize. Why,when 86% of white homicides were committed by whites don’t we hear #whiteonwhitecrime? #Oh
@goldietaylor
People talk about the president “embracing” his Blackness as if he ever let it go…
@SpikeLee
I Applaud Our President Barack Obama For Breaking It Down,Dropping Science On The Fiasco Of Justice In The Sunshine State.Trayvon Martin RIP
The Best Sermon About Trayvon That You Will Hear
Pastor Howard-John Wesley rallies his congregation to push back against the verdict.
By Elizabeth Dias @elizabethjdiasJuly 18, 20139 Comments
RELATED
TIME Cover: “After Trayvon”
If you hear one sermon about America’s Trayvon Martin moment, let it be this one. Pastor Howard-John Wesley of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., preached this powerful message on Sunday, July 14, the morning after a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of Martin’s death. “I have a racial consciousness that lets me know that in situations like this it typically does not work out in our favor,” he preaches. “This is not the first we’ve had to learn to live with a verdict that hurts.”
Wesley tells TIME:
My Christian faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ assures me that an unjust verdict is never the end of the story and the saga of divine grace and justice. I place my faith and surrender my anger to the Lord and then I’m grabbing my shoes and marching with others to the Departments of Justice around this land demanding that the story of Trayvon Martin continue.
For more on how Wesley and other pastors around the country are rallying their congregations to push back against the verdict and the state of race relations in America, read this week’s cover story.
Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2013/07/18/the-best-sermon-about-trayvon-that-you-will-hear/#ixzz2ZXbVqkOd
http://youtu.be/hqhOe85_vA8
I am humbled before you……I heard the verdict read…..I heard your heartbeat….I felt your soul……I am in filled with in the face of your emotional survival……I so want to hug each one of you
I am filled with awe in the face of your emotional survival
And I say this as a person who wanted to run from her serious depression over 20 years ago.
Gun Shop Invites Zimmerman To Pick Out Free Replacement Weapon
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/07/19/gun-shop-invites-zimmerman-to-pick-out-free-replacement-weapon/
Following the news that the Department of Justice has ordered prosecutors in the George Zimmerman case to preserve all evidence, including the firearm he used to shoot and kill Florida teen Trayvon Martin, a Florida gun shop has stepped up to offer Zimmerman a free gun. A letter was sent to Zimmerman’s attorney, from the Volusia County gun store, Pompano Pats. The letter reads:
Upon receiving your confirmation that he is well within his legal rights to concealed carry, our company would like to offer Mr. Zimmerman a free firearm. We currently have the same model in stock, or he could (choose) another weapon suitable for concealed carry.”
The letter goes on to say “We have read numerous reports of death threats against your client and believe no good would come from harming him.” Keeping that in mind, and keeping in mind that Zimmerman has already killed once, based on what many believe was nothing outside of his own fear of minorities, and his own paranoid perceptions which led him to feel “threatened”, what is to now prevent him from killing another innocent person or more than one? Since Florida Stand Your Ground Law allows you to shoot another person based solely on whether or not you “felt threatened” it seems likely that Zimmerman will kill again.
If indeed Zimmerman has received death threats, he is undoubtedly already feeling threatened. There is also good reason to believe he was paranoid prior to shooting Trayvon Martin. On Zimmerman’s MySpace page from 2005, he makes comments about how “every Mexican you see holds a knife to your throat.” This is a pretty good indication that he thinks in all or none terms. If he believed then that all Mexicans wanted to cut his throat, how much more does he believe, now, that all African-Americans want to kill him?
We can only imagine how much his previous paranoia has intensified in the days and months since he shot Trayvon Martin. The case has been front and center in every media outlet for over a year, with nearly non-stop coverage over the past few months, while his murder trial was underway. Protests have broken out across the country, and hundreds of thousands of people have stood up demanding that Zimmerman be held accountable for his crimes. What effect does all of this have an already paranoid mind?
This gun shop thinks it’s a great idea to give him another gun and then send him back out onto the streets of Florida… I can see him now, looking over his shoulder everywhere he goes, giving a sideways glance to every African-American who passes him by on the street, placing his hand on his newly gained weapon, every time he passes by a teenager eating skittles… Is George Zimmerman feeling threatened today? I believe he is. In Florida that fact alone, already gives him the right to kill again.
gun + paranoia + anger issues = scary and dangerous
ABOLISH SYG LAWS!
NOW!
RIGHT NOW!
I can’t stand these white male pundits trying to interpret PBO’s address. We need to hear them speak about their RACISM.
It will never happen, Ametia.
And PBO knows it. He knows these folks don’t want to or are not ready to take a look in the MIRROR at their own behaviors and the ugly effects of said behaviors.
MTP David Gregory hosting a discusion on race Sunday. REALLY?
@stillonline: #JurorB37 is purse clutcher, door locker, and racist in denial.
Amen!
@BlackCanseco
Obama gave his “The Negro You Wish Never Made It Outta Local Politics” speech today. Pissed off Whitefolk of all stripes.
@BlackCanseco
Was Obama “injecting race” when Whites kept asking for his birth certificate and claiming Affirmative Action was why he got in Harvard?
@BlackCanseco
Was Obama “injecting race” when Whites kept saying the only reason he got elected was cuz Blacks voted for the Black guy?
I LOVE our President!!
God bless President Obama!
@Liza. PBO is the Consoler-in-Chief. Sybrina’s prayers were answered. She and Tracy, more than most really needed to hear his words today.
I am so grateful to PBO for saying these things, for being honest and telling it like it is. At this time last week we were still hoping for justice for Trayvon, but that didn’t happen. I think that PBO knew that so many Americans were hurting and decided to carry the load, to do something both magnanimous and healing.
Yes.
Beautifully stated, Liza.
“President Obama sees himself in Trayvon and identifies with him. This is a beautiful tribute to our boy.”
http://e2.ma/message/c8zwc/key9cb …
Melissa @ MSNBC @MHPshow
Tune in tonight to @msnbc at 9pm ET, #nerdland. @MHarrisPerry and @alexwagner are hosting a special about President Obama’s comments today!
Are they going to address a white audience?
Zimmerman’s defense responds to Potus.
Attorneys of George Zimmerman : This case has given the nation an opportunity to have a conversation about race. We’d like to contribute
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LOL THEY BE THE RACISTS.
Are they KIDDING !!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!
You read correctly. GZ racially profiled, stalked, shot and delivered Trayvon’s family a murdered son. That’s their contribution. Depraved muthafuckas.
Truly!
Imagine them trying to lay claim THE conversation! It is just as bad as gz laying claim to Trayvon’s tragic cry for help!
@Yahtc. Yes; the slimeballs tried to steal the last dying screams/breaths of Trayvon. And all the lying witnesses too. There’s a deep, deep, BURNING hole in HELL for these creatins.
BAM!
HOLLA!
For sure! (to both photos!)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Kamian Allen
Phone: 646-723-4344
E-mail: kamian@thetascgroup.com
Rida Bint Fozi
Phone: 646-723-4344
E-mail: rida@thetascgroup.com
Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin Comment on
President Obama’s Remarks About Trayvon Martin
New York, NY – July 19, 2013: 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.
For media inquiries contact Kamian Allen or Rida Bint Fozi at The TASC Group at 646-723-4344 or kamian@thetascgroup.com / rida@thetascgroup.com.
http://e2.ma/message/c8zwc/key9cb
Beautiful!
Absolutely wonderful!
(I am going to our Federal Building tomorrow for the rally at noon.)
Where, YAHTC? What State?
THANKS FOR THE PHOTOS, SG2! YOU ROCK. :-)))))))
Today Sybrina got another prayer answered, and as always ever so gracious in her response and gratitude.
YVW! Sybrina Fulton is a woman full of dignity and grace.
see a little bit below for answer …..I hit the wrong reply button.
You can Google search and type in the name of your state + Trayvon + rally to see if there is one near you.
With all the zimmies reading this, I can only say it is a state in the Northeast.
Is it a SYG state?
that is beautiful
People hold photos of Trayvon Martin at a rally honoring Martin at Union Square in Manhattan on July 14, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
I’m totally DIGGING all the photos you post, SG2. Thanks so much. These images are a sight to behold.
The right wing heads are exploding b/c Potus’ thoughts and prayers were for the MARTINS!
LOL And if he had? That SO-SHUL-IST is showing sympathy for a murderer who claimed self defense. No win with these fools, so FUCK’EM!
Off topic.
Okay, ladies I’ll be back later. I have a Dr. appt and need go check on my child and see how she’s doing. Still waiting to see what Doctors plan to do. Keep her in prayer. I truly believe that God is able and that he can do anything but fail.
She will be in my prayers, Granny.
Mine too, Granny.
Sending my thoughts and prayers, Granny!
I am so moved and grateful that I was able to see this historic moment in REAL time.
Thank you SOooooo much, SouthernGirl2 !
for letting us know he was going to speak
YVW!
gn •
Crabis is *pissed*—whole hustle, gone.
@tavissmiley
Took POTUS almost a week to show up and express mild outrage. And still, it was as weak as pre-sweetened Kool-Aid.
@tavissmiley
Another forced lecture on race. And STILL skirting his MORAL responsibility to lead on the most vexing societal issue. #TrayvonMartin
@tavissmiley
POTUS still kicking the race can down the road. His lack of courage and leadership on this issue is emotionally debilitating. #TrayvonMartin
Travis Smiley would you go and play on the Texas freeway. Before you do that, would you go and seek help for that jealous spirit you have. Don’t forget to pick up your check from those companies that caused Blacks to become homeless in that mortgage scandal.
Hekyl & Jekyl can have 2 stadiums full-o-seats.
Angelo Carusone @GoAngelo1h
Fox News is complaining Obama only offered words of comfort to Trayvon’s family, but none for Zimmerman or his family. Uhh…he killed a kid
The Zimmerman didn’t need anymore comfort, they’ve been comforted all throughout the trial by Fox We Make It Up News and HLN. Dang, they didn’t lose a son. Their child murdering son is still with them. The Martins will never see their son again.
Part of the reason that Zimmerman turned out so bad is that his parents made sure he never faced consequences for his wrongdoing at any time in his life. Zimmerman’s parents deserve no words of comfort. They birthed and raised a monster, f*ck them, they should have used birth control instead.
Let Faux Noise give the child murderer and his family comfort; since none of these folks claim Barack Obama as their POTUS anyway.
And I hope they try to bring up that racism ended because whites voted for a Black president. Because I’ll be the first to remind them how they stereotyped President Barack Obama and called him a thug, not articulate, was a savage, foodstamp president, and had inferior intelligence. Sounds like typical stereotyping to me. You feel me?
3 Chics feels you, Granny.
Now where is the LGBT community?
Usually AWOL when it’s not about them.
‘Trayvon Martin could’ve been me’
By Steve Benen
Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:18 PM EDT
Last weekend, not long after the jury delivered its verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, President Obama issued a written statement, urging all Americans to “respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.” Today, however, the president made an unexpected appearance at the White House press briefing room to speak to the issue in more detail.
For those who can’t watch the video posted above, this was a rather remarkable moment for the nation’s first African-American president, who reflected on the story and race in America with an eloquence that has sometimes been lacking of late.
Obama went on to reflect on his own experiences as a black man, drawing scrutiny in department stores, hearing car-door clicks as he walked down sidewalks, and seeing women clutch their purses nervously with him in an elevator. “The African-American community is looking at this through a set of experiences and history that doesn’t go away,” he said.
Obama also broached the subject of “racial disparities in the application of our criminal laws” — including the death penalty and drug laws — which generally is left out of our public conversation.
But perhaps most provocatively, the president reflected on an imaginary scenario. “If Trayvon Martin was of age and was armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?” Obama asked. “If the answer to that question is at least ambiguous, then it seems to me that we should examine those laws.”
It was a rather remarkable display
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/07/19/19563566-trayvon-martin-couldve-been-me?lite
“If Trayvon Martin was of age and was armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?”
The answer to that question is that if Trayvon Martin had been a 28 year old Neighborhood Watch captain patroling his neighborhood armed and loaded, and George Zimmerman was a 17 year old kid who looked suspicious to him and ended up dead, then Trayvon would right now be accessible on the State of Florida’s Department of Corrections website probably with the Death Row inmates.
Let’s be honest.
@Liza; these folks are traveling down that river in Egypt called DE-NIAL. They don’t want black folks to keep pointing out the racism, because they don’t want to look at what direction the fingers are pointing.
I want to hear and read what Rev. Al, Joy Reid, MED, and Charles Blow have to say about this presser.
and I sincerely hope folks who are attending rallies and protest don’t stop.
I think a lot of people will be very encouraged and motivated. This movement needs to keep gathering steam because it certainly feels like the time is right. If not now, then when?
“As long as it remains nonviolent…” Ha ha, total endorsement.
LOL! And that’s why they’re mad..
LOL The wingnuts and other racists cretins wanted PBO, THE NEGRO POTUS to stand before America and tell the NEGROES to RETREAT.
Yeah, they want him to be their “slavecatcher” if I may use the 3Chics parlance. Ain’t gonna happen!
Look out race riots among the Limpball KLAN!
Heads exploding. I like that.
Mee too, Liza. Expose themselves; get it all out in the open, get the dirty, smelly, bigots disinfected
A smart racist would let it slide and remain silent so I think we can expect to hear from every one of them.
Wild posting under this article that was posted 8 hours ago…it has 9,795 comments:
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/19/19563211-obama-trayvon-martin-could-have-been-me-35-years-ago?pc=25&sp=5425#discussion_nav
@rollingingraves
BOOM RT @HaroldItz The people who believe Trayvon had no right to be where he was also believe Obama has no right to be where he is.
ALL.OF.THIS. The KLAN has been put on notice. The POTUS just chin-checked y’all
*LOOKING@TEABAGGERS-RANDPAUL-TEDCRUZ-GOP-SCALIA-ROBERTS-THOMAS- VOTERSUPPRESSIONLAWS-FLORIDA-SYG-NRA-CORRUPTPOLICE-KOCHBROTHERS* etc.
Ya’ll help me out here.
Amen, amen, and amen again!
President Obama just pulled the knife on Mister for all of us. We Ms. Sophias are home now and ready to get loose.
— adept2u (@adept2u) July 19, 2013
——–FLATLINES____________
Let’s remember this day in history: July 19, 2013 !!
May the annals of history record it!
http://globalgrind.com/news/president-obama-george-zimmerman-verdict-speech-8-most-powerful-quotes-trayvon-martin-video-list
the African- American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that – that doesn’t go away.
THIS!
Yes, Southerngirl2,
Now, sit back and watch the racist come out with criticism of his speech. They won’t be hard to miss. They are the ones that believe in white supremacy. Those that believe in equality and justice for all take note because you’re gonna get to see who the real haters are.
You know how to call it, Granny. You are right…..it will happen.
The President gave an honest speech and laid it on the table. Those with real hatred in their heart for their fellow man will be coming out trying to twist his words. Watch! Fox We Make It Up News will be leading the pack of racist.
We can live in this world and get along with one another. It’s not that hard. Believe it or not all human beings have something in common. They have the same hopes and dreams. However, we have haters in the world that want to keep up division because of greed and selfishness.
The truth will set you free, but you have to be willing to receive and accept it. It’s long overdue to have an honest discussion about race and racism. And it is time to dig up the root of it and destroy it.
Amen, Granny!
true…
but fuck ’em, Granny
rikyrah, I cosign with the end of your comment.
I do too!
@rikyrah. RIGHT ON!
Agreed!
Is this sincere or is this opportunistic because since B37 spoke public opinion has shifted against the verdict because she’s obviously a racist and it’s now obvious that she was the most aggressive juror it’s likely that she persuaded the three who were initially against acquittal to eventually vote for full acquittal.
The only way that Obama can prove that he is serious is to file federal charges against Fatback.
roderick; that is the role of the DOJ. Seriously, I’m NOT in the mood for this today. The president has spoken. If you don’t like it or believe it tough. Keep the negativity away from 3 Chics.
Come on Ametia.
Can’t we all get along and I am just being realistic.
Does anyone know is a grand jury has to be unanimous to indict Fatback?
@TheReidReport
Obama: “when Trayvon Martin was shot, I said that could have been my son. Another way of saying that is that Trayvon could have been me.”
That’s the goal of white supremacy to kill our black boys before they become men… lawyers, doctors, fathers, and PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
..Or put them in prison and strip them of their rights.
Hallelujah! Praise be to the Most High God!
@DebsWorldNY
POTUS addressing history if disparity in the application of criminal laws. This is UNEQUIVOCAL.
@JamilSmith
As an African-American man, I never thought I’d hear an American president say these things.
It’s what the Smileys, Wests, et al have been begging for. NOW WHAT Y’ALL GONNA DO?!
**crickets**
@itgurl_29
No President has ever acknowledged black pain like that. Ever. So fuck outta here if you want to criticize. I’m not here for it!
DITTO!
@elonjames
Yes America–your president recognizes race played a part in the #ZimmermanTrial. He’s not race baiting. He’s being honest. #ObamaOnTrayvon
Yes; but we know some folks don’t want HONESTY from this president. And for those who want to go there, how about this pic
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Please note that our President sent his and the First Lady’s thoughts and prayers to Trayvon’s family ONLY. No false equivalence to the Zimmermans. Please take note National Association of Black Journalists.
HOLLA! PBO ain’t time for the foolishness that is Zimmermans
@trymainelee
A truly historic moment. To stand from the highest office in the land and to hold up a mirror to America.
Well stated and Yes, yes, yes!
@rik. LOL ya know he did. See the post. And Missy Ann gets a nice pretty pink one if she wants it.
–“Just because we don’t live in a post-racial society doesn’t mean that racism has been eliminated.” President Obama
— Obama “I don’t think it’s particularly productive when politicians try to convene discussions” on race.
— -Obama: “And do we think he would have been justified in shooting Mr. Zimmerman because he felt threatened, because he was being followed?”
–Obama: “If Trayvon was of aged and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?”
— -It is impossible to overstate how huge this statement by the president is right now. Impossible. #trayvonmartin
ABSOLUTELY LOVED HOW PBO ASKED QUESTIONS.
Now the media jackals, and cooning fools, ANSWER the damned questions yourselves.
Trayvon Martin’s brother, Jahvaris Fulton, is currently an intern for Rep Frederica Wilson (D-FL), her office confirms to NBC News.
Congratulations, Jahvaris! The future is brilliantly lit for you, dear one.
So grateful for Rep Frederica Wilson for reaching out to Jahvaris. I’m so fill with emotions right now.
*tears of joy* for Jahvaris!
Potus broke it DOWN! I’m emotional. It touched my heart.
I’m thrilled for Sybrina and Tracy. Sybrina’s prayers were answered today. She needed to hear PBO’s words.
And now that the media’s gotten what they’ve been asking for in that PBO address the issue about racism. NOW WHAT?
Let’s have the Lauers, Coopers, Morgans, Roses, Matthews, Schultzs hold TOWNHALLS and address white folks and their problem with BEING RACISTS.
Yes!
President Obama brought it today. I’m still crying.
Yes, he did. I would like him to remain direct on racial issues now and let the chips fall where they may. This topic and cause requires it.
The chips fell November 4, 2008.
Loved how he said this is not a post-racial society. Racism has NOT been eliminated.
Ask that guy who stood outside the WH gate and fired a gun yesterday, if racism is dead.
Potus: If Trayvon had been white, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different.
**cries**
Yes
Potus: This country has a history of bias and violence.
Folks been asking that POTUS speak out and he has HONESTLY. Don’t like it, go fuck yourselves.
And let it be known that PBO ONLY expressed sympathies to the Martin family. We don’t have it twiste, and neither does our POTUS!
I heard it LOUD and CLEAR!
President Obama says “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,”
I am glad he said that. Despite his critics from his “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon” and underlined and emphasized it again with the statement again. He was telling his critics, “Ain’t nobody gonna turn me around.”
the statement again but rewritten to “Trayvon Martin could have been ME 35 years ago.”
When Potus stated “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon” and Trayvon Martin could have been ME 35 years ago” are one and the same. Some folks just didn’t get it.
Sybrina Fulton is getting her request answered today by President Obama.
Yes Lord! I knew he was listening. **tears**
What a relief that he did speak.
President Obama is correct that the younger generation is doing better…….BUT remember that gz was 28 at the time that he killed Trayvon and look what was in gz’s heart that night.
President Obama: Black Americans feel pain in Martin verdict because of a “history that doesn’t go away”
President Obama: “If Trayvon was of aged and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?”
PBO brought it . DROPS MIC!
If Trayvon was 35 and of age with a gun, could he have stood his ground?
POTUS: “Black folks understand the challenges faced by black boys. They get upset when the context is being ignored and denied”.
Ametia, I am watching the white house petition and it almost stalls, hardly moving numbers up during the last few days to the goal of 100,000. I don’t know what you feel about it, and initially I was wondering it a case could be made, but it is no good sign anyway. Personally I find it hard to simply move on to a different topic.
If feels to me there needs to be a wide support, not just by black people via NACAP.
As a foreigner I cannot vote on the White House petition, otherwise I would.
This one stalls too, I cannot sign it, since it is simply wrong:
As far as I know juror 29 was and still is black. So there is no change.org petition to sign for me either.