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Trayvon Martin Debate - Beckley, WV

Discuss the national Trayvon Martin debate in Beckley, WV.

What's your reaction to the Trayvon Martin Case?

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cgi_46

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Mar 25, 2012
 
I voted 'need more info' because the MSM can not be trusted. They show Mr. Martin as a sweet, cute little kid in the photos that has to be atleast 5 years old but they will not show a photo of Mr. Zimmermann who they say is white, but looks like a latino to me from all the internet photos I've seen of him.
In my opinion, the MSM is using this incident to help Obama's reelection campaign because there are no Latinos running against Obama in November.
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Mar 25, 2012
 
cgi_46 wrote:
I voted 'need more info' because the MSM can not be trusted. They show Mr. Martin as a sweet, cute little kid in the photos that has to be atleast 5 years old but they will not show a photo of Mr. Zimmermann who they say is white, but looks like a latino to me from all the internet photos I've seen of him.
In my opinion, the MSM is using this incident to help Obama's reelection campaign because there are no Latinos running against Obama in November.
You sick bastard.Need more info?? Ok the kid was killed for walking while black,wearing a hoodie,and carring skiddles.No1 Zimmerman sould not have been carring a gun.2 he was told by police to stay in his vehicle and take no further action.Only a racist right wing nut would try to tie this to Obamas campaign.
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Mar 25, 2012
 
Beckley Truth wrote:
<quoted text>You sick bastard.Need more info?? Ok the kid was killed for walking while black,wearing a hoodie,and carring skiddles.No1 Zimmerman sould not have been carring a gun.2 he was told by police to stay in his vehicle and take no further action.Only a racist right wing nut would try to tie this to Obamas campaign.
Hey, listen up!

None of us on this forum have all the facts/evidence that happened in this case. Not many are aware of what the law "stand your ground" means.

BUT, too many are willing to let the media decide the case or just let knee-jerk reaction rule when hearing bits and pieces of the facts, like you.

As for Obama, he has inserted himself into racial divisive matters without fully investigating all of the facts and he should shut his f**king face and stop with the campaigning, and that would go for any President who decided to get involved in that and use something like this as a campaign tool.

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Mar 25, 2012
 
I feel that Obama said only as much as his conscience forced him to say. I would hope that any president would speak to the parents of a son who had been killed in similar circumstances. It doesn't have as much to do with race as it does with being a father of teenage children.
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Beckley, WV

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Mar 25, 2012
 
I think Obama restrained his natural racist tendencies in an election year. No matter what the outcome, he has the black vote. He needs hispanics and whites. Maybe he learned something from the beer summit.
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Mar 25, 2012
 
capitalist pig wrote:
I think Obama restrained his natural racist tendencies in an election year. No matter what the outcome, he has the black vote. He needs hispanics and whites. Maybe he learned something from the beer summit.
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Move your bigoted ass to Texas and suck George Bush's teenie weenie
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Mar 25, 2012
 
Born here, will die here. get your head out of Obama's ass and stand up for America you kool aid drinking, cant think for yourself, msnbc watching, parasitic dumbass go vote that straight democratic ticket and keep thanking God for Mississippi
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Oak Hill, WV

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#10
Mar 25, 2012
 
And further more - this hoodie crap is crap because when Zimmerman first described Martin as suspicious, Martin wasn't wearing the "hoodie".

The girlfriend on the phone says that Martin "said this man was watching him, so he put his hoodie on."

This will all come out in a trial if he's charged, which I'm sure there'll be some charge and assuming he lives long enough to get to trial.
my 3 cents

Oak Hill, WV

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Mar 26, 2012
 
Martin was a 19 yr old, 6'2 football player who was expelled from school.All of the pictures are of a 10yr old made to look like a kid.Zimmerman is a latino not white as they all say.Zimmerman was attacked from behind after Martin disappeared as per the police report and a reported witness,he was bleeding from the nose and head and was on the recording calling for help.Don't let all the hype and bias from the left wing news sucker you in.Zimmerman needs to be arrested and tried but as it is now we are only hearing part of the story.
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Mar 26, 2012
 
More insight on Martin

Brother's tweets about his 10 day suspension and finally a picture of the older, more muscular teen

Trayvon's older brother, Stephen Martin, appears to have sent Trayvon a twitter message five days before the shooting that may explain the ten day suspension.

"Stephen Martin tweeted a message to Trayvon on February 21st that read "yu ain't tell me yu swung on a bus driver."

http://www.examiner.com/charleston-conservati...
Deezuns

Oak Hill, WV

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Mar 26, 2012
 
OKay..they have shown pics of him older than fiver years old. they have showed photos of Zimmerman who is a White Hispanic(mix). This doesnt have anything to do with obama nor will it help him win. Lets talk when u get all of ur facts straight.(just saying)
cgi_46 wrote:
I voted 'need more info' because the MSM can not be trusted. They show Mr. Martin as a sweet, cute little kid in the photos that has to be atleast 5 years old but they will not show a photo of Mr. Zimmermann who they say is white, but looks like a latino to me from all the internet photos I've seen of him.
In my opinion, the MSM is using this incident to help Obama's reelection campaign because there are no Latinos running against Obama in November.
Deezuns

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Mar 26, 2012
 
cgi_46 wrote:
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Hey, listen up!
None of us on this forum have all the facts/evidence that happened in this case. Not many are aware of what the law "stand your ground" means.
BUT, too many are willing to let the media decide the case or just let knee-jerk reaction rule when hearing bits and pieces of the facts, like you.
As for Obama, he has inserted himself into racial divisive matters without fully investigating all of the facts and he should shut his f**king face and stop with the campaigning, and that would go for any President who decided to get involved in that and use something like this as a campaign tool.
You listen. Obama has never really dug into racial matters even though he should. He only commented on the trayvon case because like any other president would have, he felt obligated to and it was too close to home.
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Mar 26, 2012
 
capitalist pig wrote:
I think Obama restrained his natural racist tendencies in an election year. No matter what the outcome, he has the black vote. He needs hispanics and whites. Maybe he learned something from the beer summit.


You must be White because he does not have all the black votes. He has done more for other races than the black race. Hell, he isnt even fully black. Ignorance.
Deezuns

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Mar 26, 2012
 
capitalist pig wrote:
Born here, will die here. get your head out of Obama's ass and stand up for America you kool aid drinking, cant think for yourself, msnbc watching, parasitic dumbass go vote that straight democratic ticket and keep thanking God for Mississippi
Your stupid man. Tell the congress to stand up for america. You milwalkees best drinking, believe everything you hear, fox watching, ignorant ass. Go vote that crooked republican ticket and keep thinking god for Texas.
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Mar 26, 2012
 
my 3 cents wrote:
Martin was a 19 yr old, 6'2 football player who was expelled from school.All of the pictures are of a 10yr old made to look like a kid.Zimmerman is a latino not white as they all say.Zimmerman was attacked from behind after Martin disappeared as per the police report and a reported witness,he was bleeding from the nose and head and was on the recording calling for help.Don't let all the hype and bias from the left wing news sucker you in.Zimmerman needs to be arrested and tried but as it is now we are only hearing part of the story.
Lol..very not smart man. Must be from WV
capitalist pig

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Mar 26, 2012
 
you are right, he only has 95% of the black vote. You are also right that he has done very little for the black community as it is worse off in almost every category, yet he still has 95% of the black vote. Tell me that is not racist.
I guess that one woman is still waiting for Obama to fill up her gas tank.
informed citizen

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#19
Mar 26, 2012
 
We heard mostly about how bad Zimmeman was; so,

more about Martin, current photos and facebook & myspace postings and ID's, since we should TRY to have some balance and fairness in the debate.

Was Trayvon Martin a Drug Dealer?

"Almost all of this is in stark contrast to the media’s central narrative that Trayvon was a normal, happy, well-adjusted teenager.

Instead of that, we are seeing long suspensions from school, tattoos, racially-charged epitaphs, and violence."

http://www.wagist.com/
Starshine

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Mar 26, 2012
 
Beckley Truth wrote:
<quoted text>You sick bastard.Need more info?? Ok the kid was killed for walking while black,wearing a hoodie,and carring skiddles.No1 Zimmerman sould not have been carring a gun.2 he was told by police to stay in his vehicle and take no further action.Only a racist right wing nut would try to tie this to Obamas campaign.
He was in a gated community that has been having break in's and he didn't live there. Zimmerman was on the community watch, so naturally he was on the look out for suspicious activity... He may have been a bit over zealous, but he didn't just follow the guy to shoot him.. he shot in self defense as he was on the ground getting the shit beat out of him. So I don't think this is a hate crime.
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Mar 26, 2012
 
We're mostly hearing the media's version which is almost always wrong!!
informed citizen

Oak Hill, WV

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Mar 26, 2012
 
Let me again remind folks - the hoodie connection is false. Martin was NOT wearing a hoodie when first observed by Zimmerman.

Now here's a by-product, perhaps, of the president of the US weighing in on this controvery.

Hoodies on the Hill: Congressional Staffers Rally for Trayvon Martin

“It took some courage for the president to talk on the issue, shows the national significance of it,” Jerron Smith, a congressional aide from Cleveland, Ohio, said at the rally.“It was just important that he made comments supporting the family and I think everybody should ask for justice and peace in this situation.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/...

I agree about "justice and peace" and that's why it's important to get all the facts.

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