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Ninga

(8,266 posts)
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:31 PM Jul 2013

I'm no attorney, but disagree w/attorney Lisa Bloom (MSNBC) who wasn't nuts about

Bernie's closing because he asked questions.

Bernie impeached Z's testimony by using Z's own words and was able to demonstrate Z had prior intent.

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I'm no attorney, but disagree w/attorney Lisa Bloom (MSNBC) who wasn't nuts about (Original Post) Ninga Jul 2013 OP
i find women tend to really dislike Zimmerman, i hope this means something concerning JI7 Jul 2013 #1
Any port in the storm.... Ninga Jul 2013 #2
My racist immigrant TeaBagging mother LOVES him... dorkzilla Jul 2013 #4
I thought his using the FOX NEWS model (You Decide) was bold & brilliant. displacedtexan Jul 2013 #3
I had to turned off the closing argument. DURHAM D Jul 2013 #5
I thought that it was pretty good. avebury Jul 2013 #6
I actually switched over to CNN mcar Jul 2013 #7
Until he turned it into a PowerPoint presentation ... discopants Jul 2013 #8

JI7

(89,173 posts)
1. i find women tend to really dislike Zimmerman, i hope this means something concerning
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:35 PM
Jul 2013

the jury. of course if they got lucky with a racist on there it wouldn't matter.

but i don't know if anyone else has noticed this. but it seems it's mostly men who sympathize with zimmerman. i'm not saying all men do but those who do are mostly men.

and those who are most passionate and angry at zimmerman are women.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
4. My racist immigrant TeaBagging mother LOVES him...
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:54 PM
Jul 2013

She called me up early in the trail mocking that poor girl. She thinks he's a martyr. I said "good, as long as he gets hanged".

displacedtexan

(15,694 posts)
3. I thought his using the FOX NEWS model (You Decide) was bold & brilliant.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 04:47 PM
Jul 2013

State probably investigated jurors (as both sides do, so don't even start with me, GZ defenders) and found some or all of them are registered Republicans who probably voted for both Bushes every time and watch FOX News to learn what they're supposed to think.

I'm just yanking chains with the Bush voter stuff, but it's easy to find out the demographic makeup of that part of Florida.

DURHAM D

(32,595 posts)
5. I had to turned off the closing argument.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:02 PM
Jul 2013

I thought it was awful so I guess I would agree with Lisa.

avebury

(10,946 posts)
6. I thought that it was pretty good.
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:04 PM
Jul 2013

He played a lot of snippets from Zimmerman's various interviews and then tore them apart.

mcar

(42,210 posts)
7. I actually switched over to CNN
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:42 PM
Jul 2013

Because she was so annoying and negative. To my uneducated mind, the prosecution comments showed beyond doubt that GZ has lied throughout this whole thing. She kept calling them common discrepancies in a stressful situation. Don't think so.

discopants

(535 posts)
8. Until he turned it into a PowerPoint presentation ...
Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:48 PM
Jul 2013

up till that part I thought he was good. Then he blew the whole thing by showing slide after slide of text. WTF?
And why did breeze right over the "screaming ended with the gunshot"? He should have played the tape. Replayed GZ's testimony about having the hand on his mouth and then shooting him. Then replayed the tape of the screaming ending with the gunshot. Then the last words should have been "Trayvon Martin is dead".

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