Did you know George Zimmerman was a registered Democrat

[newmember]

So he didn't even consider him self white.

This should lay to rest any claims of racism.






Zimmerman's state voter registration document shows that the 28-year-old registered as a Democrat in Seminole County, Fla., in 2002. Zimmerman apparently went on to identify himself as a Hispanic American, according to the document, which was released Tuesday by the Washington Free Beacon

[madokie]

1. I think it'll be shown that he is a murderer too

[malaise]

28. +1,000

[newmember]

45. maybe but that's for a jury to decide not the MSM

[madokie]

98. You're shittin me

you really took this from what I said

[uppityperson]

143. THANK YOU SKINNER

newmember is no longer with us.

[kelliekat44]

56. Some groups of Hispanics are very racist against African-Americans. I know a lot of Cubans in FL

and they are very racist against African-Americans.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Are you just trying to see how many non-sequiturs you can get into one post?

[Paulie]

3. So at 18 he was a self identified dem

10 years later he became a self identified killer. Not sure how you connect the dots when almost a third of his life was after that registration.

[newmember]

11. It's important to note that all the claims of racism by some of media are false

And some of the talking heads that loved jumping aboard this train of calling racism.

[hrmjustin]

13. He and his family are a bunch of bigots.

[Paulie]

16. All the claims made by some.

Look. He followed a black kid who came from a 7/11 with a drink and a bag of skittles and killed him. Live in a fantasy land where race wasn't apart of it but in the end: I vote nuke

[Godhumor]

20. Why would racism be automatically false?

I can't follow that logic...I am white, but my son will be able to call himself Asian, does that mean he can't be a racist, if he does so?

Zimmerman profiled a young black teenager. Race matters a lot in this case.

[newmember]

82. Should the term be used against someone with absolutely no proof of it..because that's what happened

by the MSM and sadly by many members here.

[arcane1]

105. oh, silly Godhumor, don't you know that onyl people who are 100% white can be racist??

Though it's totally not needed:

[uppityperson]

22. 2 points. What makes you think Hispanics can not be racist and targetting Trayvon due to his age and

race is racist.

Also not arresting Zimmy since Trayvon was "only" a young black thug was also racist.

[CatWoman]

36. you really are a new member

aren't you?

[Ikonoklast]

124. This time around.

Wonder who it was previously...

[hrmjustin]

4. This is satire right?

You can't possibly be serious with this.

[baldguy]

5. So what?

Strom Thurmond was a Democrat also.

[cyberswede]

6. Plenty of Hispanic people consider themselves white, don't they?

"Hispanic" is an ethnicity, not a race, right?

[siligut]

23. Yes, Hispanic people are considered white on the surveys I have seen

And there are Hispanic skin-heads as well.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. You forgot your sarcasm tag, right? Right?

Apparently because someone is registered a Democrat and is identified as a (white) Hispanic, that means it was impossible for him to have profiled a young black male, right?

[newmember]

24. I think it's important to note

I have read even members here calling other members racist
on certain topics.

It should not be a word used lightly here or by the media on an individual.
The media seems to throw it out every opportunity they have.

whether it's true or not....

not good........

[uppityperson]

25. If someone is racist, if it is true, it is good to point it out. Not sure why you say "not good".

[hrmjustin]

26. It is very clear that Zimmerman is a bigot.

[newmember]

53. No it is not

[hrmjustin]

57. Yes it is.

He murdered a kid because he did not like the way he looked. Self-defense my ass! Martin was armed with skittles and a drink and Zimmerman had a gun. You figure it out!

[uppityperson]

104. Zimmy targeted Trayvon because of how he looked, he profiled the teen he shot because of how he look

looked and how he perceived him, "on drugs or something". He had no information beyond his own prejudices.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

42. But you are implying that Zimmerman couldn't be racist because he was Hispanic/a Democrat

And that's just a ridiculous proposition to the extreme.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

54. Actually, if a person is a racist, it is good to call them on it.

That was pretty much the cornerstone of the entire civil rights movement.

[curlyred]

55. I am surprised you are still here

[newmember]

66. why?

[hfojvt]

90. some think the Martin case is a shibboleth

and you are slurring your L.

Although some seem to think that every issue is a shibboleth.

You can't be a liberal because you don't smoke the same cigarette as me.

Although I am somewhat ashamed at how dated that reference is.*


*the line about the cigarette is from "Get off of my cloud" which was recorded in 1967.

Apparently some people were born and have grown up long after that year.

I don't know how that's possible, but they say it is true.

[Soundman]

137. If you

Don't follow the herd mentality and think for yourself you are seen a disrupter until you have at least a five digit post count. And if, god forbid, you even entertain the idea that Zimmerman is anything less than a racist, bigoted, cold blooded killer you will be labeled all sorts of things by the small minded. It is interesting how intolerant and discriminatory the supposed tolerant ones can be.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

121. You didn't address Tommy's issues...

1. Are you suggesting that since Zimmerman is a registered Democrat, he cannot be a racist?

2. Are you suggesting that since Zimmerman is Hispanic, he therefore can't be a racist?

Please answer these questions.

(Note: I don't know if Zimmerman is a non-white Hispanic or considers himself a white Hispanic.)

[sad-cafe]

8. WTF does that have to do with anything? He murdered a KID

because he was a little black kid

[Grassy Knoll]

9. The Free Beacon......

Freepers and Rush limbaugh's favorite site....

[Morning Dew]

10. Since you underlined it,

that makes it final.

Whew! Glad I don't have to consider that anymore.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. Hispanics, Asians, blacks, etc can't be racist?

Since when, exactly?

[arcane1]

107. There are only TWO races: white, and non-white!

So says whitey!

[onehandle]

14. We have vigilante gun nut 'Democrats' here too.

Anyone can be an aggressive crackpot.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

15. This changes everything! Acquit! Acquit!

This thread probably doesn't constitute your finest moment.

[bluedigger]

39. It's about par for the course from what I've seen.

[HangOnKids]

112. Has There Been A Finest Moment?

I've yet to see it.

[Warpy]

17. So what?

He still ran down and shot an unarmed kid who was innocent of any wrongdoing.

Vigilantes need to be taken off the street.

[one_voice]

18. isn't there a bridge...

you should be under.

[Paulie]

21. Bingo!

[MADem]

135. Damn right. nt

[sarisataka]

19. Does it matter if he was registered to

The Pansexual Peace Party and identified himself as a rainbow trout?

He killed a person under questionable circumstances. His views on race may very well be scrutinized at trial.

[antigone382]

147. This might be my favorite reply in the history of DU. n/t

[uppityperson]

27. FWIW, copy/pasting the OP for posterity.

Did you know George Zimmerman was a registered Democrat

Last edited Mon Jun 24, 2013, 06:23 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

So he didn't even consider him self white.

This should lay to rest any claims of racism.






Zimmerman's state voter registration document shows that the 28-year-old registered as a Democrat in Seminole County, Fla., in 2002. Zimmerman apparently went on to identify himself as a Hispanic American, according to the document, which was released Tuesday by the Washington Free Beacon

[hrmjustin]

30. Good thinking!

[hfojvt]

94. are you keeping a terrorist watch list?

You should apply to work for the NSA.

But they wouldn't have you in the maf-eye-aye.*


*I crack myself up. That's a line from the song "why can't we be friends" by War. Released in 1975, so not nearly as old as the Stones song.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Being a registered democrat

Has nothing to do with whether Hispanics and Blacks are bigots to one another.

[uppityperson]

31. But but but he didn't consider himself white so he couldn't be a racist, see?

shaking my head here

[Major Nikon]

32. Hispanic is not a race

[H2O Man]

33. oh deer

[chillfactor]

34. this is saracasm right?

no one could possibly believe that.....

[HipChick]

35. There are plenty of racist hispanics

and this one killed a child

[Warren Stupidity]

37. A jury voted 3-3 to keep this crap up. nt.

[newmember]

44. That's because many people agree with me

This was not a racist issue in the shooting of Trayvon Martin

Race had no relevance in the shooting other than talking heads and news outlet trying to get ratings
calling racism.

that's all it was......

[Warren Stupidity]

47. You stated that anyone who is a registered democrat is not white.

At the risk of having a post hidden: you are an obvious troll being obvious.

[curlyred]

60. Every time I come across this poster

I wonder how it has lasted so long with its borderline comments.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

61. He lasted about 10 years before he started posting under this handle/sock-puppet. n/t

[uppityperson]

96. ?

pm if you would, thanks.

[salin]

117. I am curious as well.

please let me know if you learn. thanks.

[curlyred]

144. That explains a lot.

Yup. Didn't like it the first time around, don't like it now.

[hrmjustin]

62. He still murdered the kid.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

126. Can you tell us how you know for sure that it is not racism? I'm curious.

Also, it doesn't surprise me that the jury agreed with you. Not at all.

[leftynyc]

139. Question

Do you think Zimmerman would have confronted or even followed a teenage white kid around? From his 50 prior calls to the cops, there wasn't even one naming a white person as "suspicious".

[blogslut]

38. Fred Phelps is a registered Democrat

People's lives are full of details that have no bearing when they commit criminal acts.

[JaneyVee]

40. Too bad Trayvon never got a chance to register to vote.

[sad-cafe]

43. +1000

!

[Recursion]

41. Hispanic persons can be of any race; most in the US are white

Also, persons of any race can be racist.

[newmember]

65. Sure but members are falling over them selves to call Zimmerman racist with no evidence to prove it

Hell there isn't one shred of evidence Zimmerman was racist in his life prior to the shooting


Yet members want to call racism ...sad

[Major Nikon]

81. No evidence other than the fact he targeted and killed a black teen for no reason

[samsingh]

46. and your point is?

[newmember]

70. It's being made , just read all the comments where THEY just know Zimmerman is a racist

[yardwork]

48. Are you actually attempting to say that Hispanic Democrats can't be racists?

If only that were true.

[newmember]

51. No , what I'm saying is the first thing the media jumped on was white guy shoots 17

year old black kid , when the evidence was clear he was and considered him self Hispanic
They wanted to brush it off because it didn't fit their racist head lines or
the talking heads that love to stir up racism .

[yardwork]

63. Zimmerman is clearly a racist. That's why he stalked and murdered an unarmed black teenager.

Many Hispanic people consider themselves to be white.

[Yo_Mama]

68. It's not clear at all that he is

He went into business with a black partner, he is part black himself, etc:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-usa-florida-shooting-zimmerman-idUSBRE83O18H20120425

I don't know what happened here and I am amazed that so many people feel they do. The entire thing is unlikely, but it's unlikely both ways. Unlikely that the Martin boy would jump Zimmerman, but also unlikely that Zimmerman would willingly physically engage when he had a gun. I think perhaps as the trial goes on and all the evidence is disclosed things might become clearer. Otherwise I feel very sorry for the juror.

But one thing I am sure of, and that is that racial bias does not seem to play a factor in this incident. You may disagree, but bigots don't have the history that Zimmerman does. I've known quite a few, and they aren't friendly with their black neighbors and they don't go into business with black people.

[mac56]

123. Wait, wait. Now he's part African-American too?

Curiouser and curiouser.

[yardwork]

138. I do believe that you have known a lot of bigots

That part of your post is clearly true.

Nice user name btw

[marmar]

49. The clue phone is ringing. Please pick it up.

nt

[Scurrilous]

50. You should have stuck to the Snowden kerfuffle.

You were doing so well with that.

[leveymg]

52. So, you think this case comes down to a "minority on minority" crime?

[MjolnirTime]

58. Nice Flag Pin.

[geek tragedy]

59. Ugh, MIRT, just get it over with. This is a troll. nt

[uppityperson]

97. MIRT needs a hidden post to ban. FWIW. Admin doesn't, but MIRT does. nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

64. You do know that there are Hispanic people who are racist against blacks right?

And bigots are more ideological in my experience.

Racist come in all colors, just because in our country the majority are white doesn't mean they hold the monopoly.

As for his voter registration, so what. Do you have any clue how many DUers have claimed to be Democrats only to be nuked for their racism or bigotry down the road?

I don't know what point you think you're making here, but I'm thinking you've missed the mark.

[Yo_Mama]

67. He had a black business partner

It's unlikely that he is a racist. That doesn't affect his guilt or innocence in this killing, but it does discredit the widespread theory that this was racially motivated, which may have arisen from the "edited" 911 call in which a news network chopped the dialogue to make it appear that Zimmerman was focused on the Martin boy's race when in fact he gave that detail in response to a dispatch request.

Not that Hispanics can't be racially biased towards blacks! But there is no evidence at all that Zimmerman ever was, and a whole lot of facts tending to suggest that he isn't. Including the fact that he is part black himself, the business partner, etc:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-usa-florida-shooting-zimmerman-idUSBRE83O18H20120425

[newmember]

74. You should delete that it doesn't fit with the narrative of the members calling him a racist

Because THEY just know he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yo_Mama]

78. Well there is also the incident in which he protested the beating of the black homeless guy

in Sanford.

The whole case is just confusing. I feel sorry for the jury and I hope they get to hear some evidence that clears up some of it.

[ecstatic]

100. Let's clear this up. A woman can be sexist.

A secretly gay person can be homophobic. One's race or friendships/relationships shouldn't automatically provide a pass when behaving in a racist manner. There are self-hating bigots out there. Can a racist, sexist, or homophobe be intimately involved with a member of a group they routinely bash? Yes. Ask Lou Dobbs about that.

Let's not get distracted about who Z knew or what his racial makeup is. Even if Z were black, he profiled and killed someone and should face the consequences.

[egduj]

69. I would hope that neither race nor political ideology would be a factor in any jury decision.

In my perfect world.

[newmember]

71. But look at this thread and all the comments ......Zimmerman must be a racist!!!!

sad

[hrmjustin]

72. Do you think he is a murderer?

[newmember]

75. Not for me to decide

[hrmjustin]

76. But you are certain he is not a racist?

[newmember]

83. If there is evidence to show him to be one ...post it

[hrmjustin]

87. All you need to do is look at the evidence and look at the statements from his brother and father.

The whole clan are a bunch of bigots. Look at the evidence yourself.

[MADem]

136. Why start threads on the topic if you don't have an opinion?

Unless you just want to give wooden spoon a work out?

[egduj]

73. I don't think George would've followed Trayvon, if Trayvon wasn't black.

But that has nothing to do with George's race or political slant.

And that's just my opinion. I wasn't there so I don't know.

[Trajan]

79. Your the one who started this sad, fallacious affair ...

And now your going to hide behind yet another lame ass fallacy ...

Really .... I would not mind seeing you give up your membership and walk right the fuck outta here ...

Only then could you think of lifting your eyes from the fucking mud you wallow in ....

[newmember]

85. Facts suck ...don't they

[hrmjustin]

88. What are your facts?

what exactly are you trying to say?

[leftynyc]

140. Now you just sound like a troll

I'm not getting what the point of this OP is? Care to explain?

[pinboy3niner]

145. He's dead, Jim

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=303424&sub=trans

[Change has come]

77. I don't think I've enjoyed a single one of your posts.

You're certainly attracted to DU controversies.

[BainsBane]

80. So what?

That doesn't excuse murder.

[Starry Messenger]

84. The twisty defenses of this murdering shitcock are always fascinating.

Sure, he was a fucking choirboy--they all run around with DV priors looking for little boys to kill.

[kwassa]

86. Hispanics can be racist. You can, too.

Anyone can be racist.

[ornotna]

89. I don't care if he thought of himself as Mother Teresa

He stalked and shot and killed a teenage boy.


Anything else?

[cherokeeprogressive]

91. If you weren't on a bunch of peoples' lists before, you SURE are now...

Zimmy is guilty, get it? Zimmy's "bucket" had room enough for only ONE life experience... and that was shooting a young black man in a hoodie, get it?

I thought everyone knew that.

[newmember]

95. He maybe, he maybe found he acted due to self defense

Either way I will accept the finding of the jury who
will hear the evidence.

What I won't accept is all these members using the term racism when no evidence supports it.

[arcane1]

110. "due to self defense" while sitting safely in his car.

I always get out of my car when I feel I'm in an unsafe environment, rather than just driving away like the police told me to do.

[mac56]

128. What, is he your cousin or something?

[Raine]

92. WHY would being a Democrat mean he can't be a racist? You're not fooling anyone with that kind of

RIDICULOUS statement!

[Marrah_G]

93. Time to put you and the crap you post on ignore

[ecstatic]

99. Nice try

A teenager was minding his own business when Z, a child molester and violent thug, gunned him down. Did overt racism play a role? Maybe, maybe not, but racial profiling clearly played a role. Drugs or alcohol may have affected Z's behavior as well, but we'll never know, because the SPD decided that Trayvon was the only person who needed to be tested for drugs. The 911 audio captured how Z profiled Trayvon. Z's thought process while approaching Trayvon was "these fucking punks always get away!" Z was looking for a fight. Z was looking to stop the punk from getting away.

Racist or not, I think the greatest factor leading to the tragedy was Z's lifelong desire to be a cop. Everything in Z's background shows he was a control freak who wanted to force people to respect his authority and bend to his will. Had Z accomplished his goal of becoming a cop, he would have been able to kill a lot more people without anyone batting an eyelash. But he was too crazy to be a cop. That says a lot.

[Skittles]

101. LOLOL

ANYTHING to defend a gun humper

[still_one]

102. So was George Wallace /nt

[arcane1]

103. And..?

This means what exactly?

[Incitatus]

106. Sorry to tell you, but some Democrats can be racist too. nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

108. So was Ronald Reagan until he switched to Republican and Idiot.

[tularetom]

109. I'm a registered Democrat too

Does that mean I can't consider myself white either?

That's what you said about Zimmerman in your OP. He was a registered Democrat so he didn't even consider himself white.

And BTW, he stalked and killed an unarmed teenager. Whether or not he is a racist becomes sort of moot when you think about it.

[Captain Stern]

111. No, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

Do you know who else was a registered Democrat?......Hitler, that's who!!

Ok, not Hitler (as far as I can prove), But David Duke and George Wallace were Democrats.

A silly opening post deserves a silly response.

[no_hypocrisy]

113. You can register as a democrat and vote republican.

I just don't see this fact as determinative.

[eridani]

114. So was George Wallace n/t

[WinkyDink]

115. Yes, because Hispanics are never racist towards Blacks. BWAHAHAHAHA!

[HappyMe]

116. Okey dokey.

There are racists in every ethnic group, and murderers in every political party.

[maddezmom]

118. And there are even people

Pretending to be dems on political discussion boards. Takes all kinds I suppose.

[HappyMe]

119. Nuh uh!

Never!!1

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

120. I hope you're being sarcastic.

I don't give a holy fuck who he voted for. He is a murderer.

And there are plenty of racist Democrats...and liberal ones, too!!

[GreenStormCloud]

122. So what if he was/is a Democrat.

Obama won the election with over 58 million votes so there are over 58 million Democrats. Out of that many people, some of them will be bad apples.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

125. That settles it, not guilty!

smh

[NCTraveler]

127. Living in Florida I have seen first hand.....

the great split between blacks and Hispanics. In many areas it is truly an issue divided among racial lines. Often, it is completely race based. Many do not like to address it. Some areas it even goes as far as being a turf war between the two.

[Democracyinkind]

129. If you think that a registered Democrat can't be racist...

... you truly are a newmember. DU just recently established that most Democrats are racist for not loving Obama enough...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

131. Better yet, I'm trashing this outrageous thread!

[steve2470]

132. satire, right ?

smdh

[MADem]

133. So, we're sayin' there are no "white" Democrats?

I know a few people who are white and are Democrats.

Are you one of those people who believes that "Hispanic" is a skin color?

You need to educate yourself if you think that.

Cameron Diaz is Hispanic. So's Raquel Welch. So's Bill Richardson. For starters. There are Afro-Hispanics, Asian Hispanics, Caucasian Hispanics...Hispanic is a culture, not a race.

[grantcart]

134. I find not only your comments trollish but your name.

You might as well named yourself "not likely to be around very long" because you obviously didn't think that you would be around very long.

[In_The_Wind]

141. You haven't learned much since you joined Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:23 PM.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

142. Bye Bye motherfucker! n/t

[KamaAina]

146. So are Lyndon LaRouche and Lee Mercer Jr. (ALL THREE!!).

Next!

[rrneck]

148. Not necessarily. nt