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Tx4obama

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54. Also, here's a link to a DIFFERENT list regarding 'the case'

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 03:06 PM

Mar 2012

27 item list: What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (about the case)
Article / List here: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/03/18/446768/what-everyone-should-know-about-about-trayvon-martin-1995-2012/

p.s. This is a different LIST, not the same one that is in the OP up above.

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What Everyone Needs To Know About The Smear Campaign Against Trayvon Martin (1995-2012) [View all] Tx4obama Mar 2012 OP

K & R AzDar Mar 2012 #1

DU Rec GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #2

You're welcome :) n/t Tx4obama Mar 2012 #10

K&R Blue_Roses Mar 2012 #3

Zimmerman probably won't take the stand. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #4

He will CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #21

He got out of the car and confronted Martin. That gave Martin the right to kill Zimmerman saras Mar 2012 #38

Yes, you are correct. tabatha Mar 2012 #39

Outside the grand jury, where the evidence will JDPriestly Mar 2012 #42

How is Martin allegedly beating xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #59

Good question, but that seems to be Zimmerman's claim. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #84

Valid points CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #77

except for a couple of points magical thyme Mar 2012 #79

It seems as though Trayvon decided to cut through someone's backyard riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #86

then we have 2 people who were not where they were supposed to be magical thyme Mar 2012 #91

I'm not sure how it works in criminal law as to burden shifting. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #88

I do not know. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #89

It's not clear that Zimmerman will ever be charged with anything. That's the purpose of all this. yardwork Mar 2012 #29

Would be interesting to see Zimmerman's record and a hair folicle test Thinkingabout Mar 2012 #5

I'm watching Chris Matthews and he is interviewing a "friend" of Zimmerman Chemisse Mar 2012 #6

I think the friend lost a lot of people when he made the ridiculous comment about PA Democrat Mar 2012 #23

Joe Oliver, former CNN anchor? csziggy Mar 2012 #24

I was SHOCKED that Matthews let the "goon is endearment" statement go K Gardner Mar 2012 #36

Why does this remind me of Terri Schiavo? nineteen50 Mar 2012 #7

Thank for the post, Tx Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #8

We all need a little break from time to time :) Tx4obama Mar 2012 #11

ALEC and NRA "Self-Defense Law" Iliyah Mar 2012 #9

Empty marijuana baggie? mzmolly Mar 2012 #12

I can LOL snooper2 Mar 2012 #34

I don't recall mzmolly Mar 2012 #71

"unlaced pot" LOL, you must have been smoking the rag weed snooper2 Mar 2012 #80

I had access to a variety, actually. mzmolly Mar 2012 #82

I can speak to the empty baggie and how the cops knew it was MJ at school.... riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #87

Eh. More speculation. mzmolly Mar 2012 #92

Guess what? The propaganda's working RufusTFirefly Mar 2012 #13

It not only the outrage at the justice system But lunasun Mar 2012 #74

There was also a claim that Trayvon had been suspended for assaulting a school bus driver. Ken Burch Mar 2012 #14

the lawyer for the woman who killed my daughter barbtries Mar 2012 #15

Heartbreaking!!! DianaForRussFeingold Mar 2012 #16

thank you. barbtries Mar 2012 #65

I am so sorry for your loss. That is terrible. yardwork Mar 2012 #31

thank you. barbtries Mar 2012 #64

I agree with you. yardwork Mar 2012 #72

I am so sorry etherealtruth Mar 2012 #60

thank you. barbtries Mar 2012 #62

K & R ellisonz Mar 2012 #17

When the truth comes out about what happened, the Sanford Police are going . . . Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #18

great point RitchieRich Mar 2012 #49

I think this will backfire. DLevine Mar 2012 #19

Everyone should watch this video to see how the Sanford PD is using local media... Cooley Hurd Mar 2012 #20

it's like Roger Waters' evil half twin got a job KurtNYC Mar 2012 #26

shameful... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #33

She is a reporter. She has a right to protect her source. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #43

That is a good point. A reporter does have the right to protect truedelphi Mar 2012 #57

It has nothing to do with her source. It has everything to do with her willingness to slant... Cooley Hurd Mar 2012 #73

Once again, it shows just how incredibly despicable the right wing has become. spicegal Mar 2012 #22

This is a goodindication of how far the right will go to achieve their ends CanonRay Mar 2012 #25

Just as hideous are CNN, AP, Reuters and every other MSM propaganda firm just1voice Mar 2012 #27

Isn't it against the law to disclose information about a minor? auburngrad82 Mar 2012 #28

Depends on Florida law. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #44

Thank you for this OP. The least we can do is keep pushing for the truth. K&R yardwork Mar 2012 #30

Defame and distract. It's what they do. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #32

huh? meforprez Mar 2012 #56

I take you slept throught the past few weeks? GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #66

Furthermore... GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #67

I hear you. the Masters of Spin, propped up by the truedelphi Mar 2012 #58

The only 'revelation' of any interest is the witness that claims AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #35

It was bound to happen. wildeyed Mar 2012 #37

We've had enough trolls now that I can nail down a pretty distinct pattern Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #40

This needs a thread of it's own. nt Hatchling Mar 2012 #41

So basically, you define trolling as "wanting us to make arrests based on actual evidence"? metalbot Mar 2012 #46

yes, but Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #48

when you beg for a confrontation, then claim self-defense noiretextatique Mar 2012 #51

This is a media trial CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #78

wrong on many counts got root Mar 2012 #85

"why do they keep showing pictures of him when he was 9 years old?" noiretextatique Mar 2012 #52

No shit. We need a bingo card. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #55

Nothing like a race muder to bring the racists out of the woodwork. morningfog Mar 2012 #69

You forgot one: 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #70

+1 obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #81

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #45

K&R sonias Mar 2012 #47

K&R myrna minx Mar 2012 #50

This simply makes us all even angrier, and say louder "no justice, no peace". robinlynne Mar 2012 #53

Also, here's a link to a DIFFERENT list regarding 'the case' Tx4obama Mar 2012 #54

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #61

here in Boston Leaflets are being Passed out at a Train Station fascisthunter Mar 2012 #63

Are they allowed to release info about a juvenile? McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #68

Did they also leak the irrelevant information rocktivity Mar 2012 #75

MALKIN runs twitchy??? I did NOT know that. alp227 Mar 2012 #76

RW LIES, HIDING THE SAD FACT OF MURDER drynberg Mar 2012 #83

A classic smear campaign. Somehow puts me in mind of the Gaza flotilla raid. redgreenandblue Mar 2012 #90

Kick Better Believe It Mar 2012 #93