Speaking at the White House on Friday, President Obama addressed the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin for the first time since 2012, when he declared that if he had a son, he’d look
On Thursday night, LAPD broke up what was termed a “Smash White Supremacy Fun Run” on social media, when a small group of anti-George Zimmerman protesters began jogging through the streets of Westwood wearing signs reading, “END WHITE SUPREMACY.” The
On Thursday night in San Bernardino, California, 11 people were arrested after anti-George Zimmerman protesters began throwing rocks and bricks at cars passing by, as well as police and police cars. Around 100 people gathered in a march in the
Thursday night, in San Bernadino, California, six people were arrested during a protest of the George Zimmerman verdict. According to the Los Angeles Times, the arrests were the result of rocks and bottles being thrown at the police and pedestrians.
We now have a fourth poll proving the media’s George Zimmerman obsession has and continues to be a disaster for the media (and left). Two polls released Wednesday show that less than 40% disagree with the jury’s verdict, and an
Sean Hannity had a volatile throw down with NAACP Washington Bureau Director Hilary Shelton over the groups recent demagoguery in the wake of the George Zimmerman murder trial. Shelton blamed Florida’s “very faulty self-defense policy,” for the “completely unfair” verdict. However,
Professor Michael Eric Dyson on MSNBC’s “All In” with Chris Hayes offers a nuanced, non-conspiratorial analysis of America’s justice system in the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dismissed a question Wednesday regarding the safety of George Zimmerman and his parents as “ridiculous.” The individual asking the question was a sixteen-year-old intern.
Florida Governor Rick Scott was still nowhere to be seen Thursday as protesters angered by George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin occupied his office in Tallahassee for the third day in a row. The doors of
Although George Zimmerman was found “not guilty” by a jury of his peers in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin, Attorney General Eric Holder refuses to give Zimmerman’s gun back. The Sanford police department confirmed that the DOJ has placed
During a July 17 appearance on Piers Morgan Live, radio host Larry Elder told Morgan he wouldn’t mind having a George Zimmerman in his neighborhood. After absolutely lambasting Morgan for what he sees as “race-baiting,” “nonsense,” and “making black people feel
Bill Cosby in an interview with the “DomNnate Radio Show”:
In the wake of the “not guilty” verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial, opponent’s of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law are calling for a boycott of the Sunshine State. Florida was the first of 20-plus states to institute “Stand Your Ground”
Former NBA great and TNT commentator Charles Barkley said the media do not “have clean hands” when it talks about race. He made his comments while discussing the George Zimmerman verdict and the media’s coverage of it on Thursday. In
Former NBA great and TNT commentator Charles Barkley said while he believed Trayvon Martin was a victim of “racial profiling,” the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was correct based on the evidence. He said that “judging by
Comedian Bill Cosby says the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen isn’t about racism. Cosby, an outspoken voice on cultural issues, says the recent trial did not prove that Zimmerman had racist motives at any point
Fox News ‘On the Record’ legal panel breaks down alternate juror’s take on the trial and acquittal of George Zimmerman
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on July 17, Attorney Wesley White confirmed that he intends to file a whistleblower lawsuit within the next 30 days on behalf of his client, Ben Kruidbos. Kruidbos is the former information technology
On Tuesday night, a flash mob of some 40 to 50 teenagers invaded the busiest and most tourist-centric part of Hollywood, smashing windows, stealing cellphones, and assaulting passersby. The police described the incident as a “rolling crime wave.” One police
Ed Schultz went on a rant about the Zimmerman case Wednesday. As NewsBusters points out, Schultz’s own outrage was undercut when he conceded the defense’s entire theory of the case: We do know that Zimmerman had a firearm and I
Anthony Weiner, speaking at Staten Island’s First Central Baptist Church Sunday to a largely black congregation the day after the George Zimmerman acquittal, criticized the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program and compared their actions to the Nazis in the late 1930’s. Last year,
Trayvon Martin’s family attorney, Jasmine Rand, attacked the six-woman jury in the George Zimmerman trial on Greta Van Susteren’s nightly Fox News show. Van Susteren immediately called Rand out on her accusations and she tried to back away from the
In the wake of the “not guilty” verdict in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman for the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews felt the need to apologize for “all white people.” During the July 18 broadcast of
Seventeen demonstrators protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin were arrested Wednesday in Victorville, CA.
The occupation of Florida Governor Rick Scott’s (R) office by Trayvon Martin supporters entered its second day Wednesday with no clear endgame in sight. The activist group “Dream Defenders” began a sit-in on “Takeover Tuesday,” days after the acquittal of George
Bill Maher found a tough audience at the Tuesday, July 16 broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman, when he was met with boos for his delivery of some off color George Zimmerman jokes. The initial topic of discussion between the
George Zimmerman’s trial began on June 24 and ended with a “not guilty” verdict on July 13. During that time period, three youths, younger that Trayvon Martin, were gunned down in Chicago, and the national media didn’t bat an eye.
This is a catastrophic failure for the media and left. After fifteen months of lies, race-baiting, manufacturing evidence, and shrill melodrama — a Rasmussen poll released Wednesday shows that only 34% of Americans disagree with the acquittal of George Zimmerman
In an interview with Marc Lamont Hill, Rachel Jeantel says she believes Trayvon Martin threw the first punch in the altercation that ultimately led to his death. She also believes Trayvon was in fact beating Zimmerman but suggests he would
Should Eric Holder prosecute George Zimmerman on a civil rights charge? Such a move would be all about the politics and very little about the merits of the case–but it would not be unprecedented. After four Los Angeles police officers
Bruce Springsteen burnished his liberal bona fides this week by turning a portion of his Ireland concert into a slam against the acquittal of George Zimmerman. Springsteen, a vocal supporter of President Barack Obama, dedicated one of the most incendiary
I begin with the obvious that the death of Trayvon Martin is a tragedy. He didn’t deserve to die based on what we know. The other tragedy is the upheaval of the life of George Zimmerman. I don’t believe that
Former President Jimmy Carter stymied Democrats’ efforts to turn the death of Trayvon Martin into a partisan rallying cry Tuesday, telling local NBC affiliate WXIA in Atlanta that the acquittal of George Zimmerman was correct. “I think the jury made
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESAt least one person was injured and police made nine arrests when a protest over George Zimmerman’s Florida acquittal turned violent in Oakland. Newspapers report that a waiter guarding windows at a restaurant was hit
Following George Zimmerman’s “not guilty” verdict Saturday, Syrian rebels took photos with homemade signs to show solidarity with Trayvon Martin’s family. The Daily Beast carried one of the photos in which the sign read: “Martin family! The Syrians are the
In response to A New Low for Rolling Stone magazine: So let me get this straight: a filthy murderer who unquestionably butchered men, women, and children, as part of a war on Western civilization, gets a dreamboat Rolling Stone cover,
Washington Post: ORLANDO — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned so-called “Stand Your Ground” laws here Tuesday in a speech to the NAACP that addressed the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The laws
Drew Cribley stood in front of windows at the Flora Restaurant and Bar where he works to keep protesters from breaking them. He never imagined one of the protesters would swing a hammer at his face. Cribley was injured Monday
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacted to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin in self-defense while speaking Tuesday evening to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the largest African-American women’s organization in the country. “My prayers are with the
In reaction to the Trayvon Martin case verdict, Stevie Wonder says he’ll never play Florida if the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law is not repealed. Acquitted defendant George Zimmerman waived his right to use “Stand Your Ground” as a legal
