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Hugabear

(10,340 posts) Mon Mar 26, 2012, 12:44 PM Mar 2012

So now we're supposed to believe that Trayvon Martin was a drug using gangbanger [View all]

Or as the right-wing would say, He was black, wasn't he? - in their minds, every black teenager is a potential murderous gangbanger.

This is the transformation that's being attempted right before our eyes. From Geraldo making a big issue of Trayvon's hoodie, to the "empty marijuana baggie", and now that Trayvon supposedly was trying to grab Zimmerman's gun.

I'm surprised that they haven't accused Trayvon of flashing gang signs, although I'm sure that's not far behind. Or that the hoodie he was wearing was somehow "gang colors".

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So now we're supposed to believe that Trayvon Martin was a drug using gangbanger [View all] Hugabear Mar 2012 OP

Just watch. Pretty soon they'll have Trayvon be the one that was hunting someone with a gun, Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #1

And Zimmerman was a "captain" n/t arcane1 Mar 2012 #2

Yep! The cops SO wanted his body to comeback positive for drugs! Rex Mar 2012 #3

it should be SOP that anyone who is responsible for causing the death of another Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #7

YES! Rex Mar 2012 #10

I KNOW!!! He was "suspeneded" from school because "resedue" uponit7771 Mar 2012 #4

Yeah, the RW already said he was killed because he was suspended from school. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #6

sadly it'll probably get much worse than this before we're done. Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #5

Well, I think more kids than not have smoked a little weed in high school, n'est pas? MADem Mar 2012 #8

Of course nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #9

The baggie isn't at all relevant to what happened that night RZM Mar 2012 #11

"Backstory" always muddies the waters, and it's what the press feeds on SoCalDem Mar 2012 #13

Well, if someone is pointing a gun at me, I am going to try and get it off that person. Just sayin appleannie1 Mar 2012 #12

That's the same argument they use with women. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #14

I'm sure all the talking points are coming straight from the Heritage Foundation sadbear Mar 2012 #15

Right now the PD there looks like a limp arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #16

Won't be long until they are implying he had a few baby-mama's on the side LynneSin Mar 2012 #17