The case against Zimmerman

NRO: The affidavit in the Zimmerman case fails to justify a second-degree-murder charge  

"The charges brought against George Zimmerman sure look like prosecutorial misconduct. The case as put forward by the prosecutor in the “affidavit of probable cause” is startlingly weak. As a former chief economist at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, I have read a number of such affidavits, and cannot recall one lacking so much relevant information. The prosecutor has most likely deliberately overcharged, hoping to intimidate Zimmerman into agreeing to a plea bargain. If this case goes to trial, Zimmerman will almost definitely be found “not guilty” on the charge of second-degree murder."


Big Journalism: Note to Trayvon’s Mother: It’s Time for You to Step to the Side so we can politicize this case!

"One of the things that I still believe in, a person should apologize when they are actually remorseful for what they’ve done. I believe it was an accident. I believe that it just got out of control and he couldn’t turn the clock back..." Martin's mother

At this point, the conversation about black men in the justice system must grow beyond Trayvon Martin, and the prosecution should be allowed to do its work.  The family, as well all associated racial advocates, need to strategize in private, listen to the evidence and just stop talking.  Black activist Boyce Martin

"In other words, thanks for letting the professional race-baiters like Al Sharpton use your son, but his death has now served our purpose, so please shut up."


Legal Insurrection: I think this is a fair description of the racial narrative of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman: "This case is where it always should have been, about the known fact that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin, and whether that shooting was legally justified, or an unlawful homicide."

Oh, in case anyone cares, Zimmerman is a registered Democrat

Andrew C. McCarthy: Martin Case Affidavit  "If I were a cynic, I’d say that an ambitious special prosecutor — exploiting the rabble-rousing of the U.S. attorney general and the racial grievance industry — filed an exceedingly serious charge for which she lacks evidence, second degree murder, in order to bask in the mob’s adulation while pressuring Zimmerman to plead guilty to a lesser charge, manslaughter, on which the special prosecutor runs a high risk of losing if Zimmerman forces a trial. So I’m sure glad I’m not a cynic."  

Funny the O.C. Register should bring this up now: Rodney King and the L.A. riots: What now?  "What happened to some of the key figures? How has L.A. fared in the 20 years since April 29, 1992?"

One year after the riots, a block-long commercial distract at the intersection of Vermont and Manchester

 avenues remains undeveloped. Burned in 1992, the area was never rebuilt.

Harvard Prof. Alan Dershowitz: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit ‘Irresponsible And Unethical’

"“This affidavit does not even make it to probable cause,” Dershowitz concluded. “everything in the affidavit is completely consistent with a defense of self-defense. Everything.” "


Being indifferent about race is not the same as not caring about racism.
"But my own experience has given me no reason to hate or fear black people. No black person has ever harmed me or mine. No black person has ever said an unkind word to me, nor have black people  exhibited anything but courtesy and respect toward me. Of course, I watch TV and hear the voices of hate and separatism, as well as the cries of genuine despair, misery, and perceived oppression. But aside from getting angry at everybody, what’s to be done?" Rick Moran

Education as indoctrination

“Teaching as a Subversive Activity”: The Theory of Political Indoctrination 
"Fortunately, I had my trusty camera with me, so I was able not only to snap a few pictures but also record several key portions of his speech, which I found so eye-opening that I felt the general public deserved to hear it as well."   The slideshow used in this course

"...you will find six audio clips... followed by six exact transcriptions. .The lecture was nearly two hours long in full, far too long to present in a short essay like this...so what you see here are only excerpts; but they’re a fair representation of the overall lecture.....

Following each clip are brief comments and analyses by me.

"The expression on his face conveys how he feels about the counter-arguments presented on the PowerPoint slide."

There was one dissenter:

"...this guy pictured here emerged as the hero of the day. He was the only person to speak his mind and basically call Brown out on the carpet. I don’t have a tape of his exact words, but he basically said, “Are you nuts? My job, like yours, is to teach English to immigrants; and all they want is to learn the language. Period. Politics is completely beside the point, and the reason students get mad at you is not the specifics of your viewpoints, but because you’re wasting their time on social issues when all they want to learn is the grammar of an unfamiliar language. Get over yourself, and get back to basics.”

"Well, it wasn’t quite that direct, and it was said with a thick Indian accent, but that was the gist of it. I was so impressed, I later took this picture of him."


Schools, Indoctrination Centers?  "The Christian response is to be aware specifically of the conditions in one's local school district, especially if one's own children, grandchildren, etc., attend. Secondly, one must bring to the attention of school boards problems of anti-religious bias. To do this, curriculum materials and textbooks must be examined and students asked as to what was discussed in the class."
How many of us have read the textbooks that our children study from?


NY Times: Pint-Size Eco-Police, Making Parents Proud and Sometimes Crazy  "Sometimes, Jennifer Ross feels she cannot make a move at home without inviting the scorn of her daughters, 10-year-old Grace and 7-year-old Eliza. The Acura MDX she drives? A flagrant polluter. The bath at night to help her relax? A wasteful indulgence. The reusable shopping bags she forgot, again? Tsk, tsk."


Today’s Public Schools – Pagan Religion Indoctrination Centers

"Sitting cross-legged in the circle, the class sang a song to honor the earth: ...The Earth is our Mother. We’re taking care of her. . . ."

Your School might be an Indoctrination Center if…

....If your child has to read stories about social inequality and is made to feel guilty about living in a nice neighborhood and having 3 meals a day....

 Governor signs Leno's FAIR Act "The FAIR Act also prohibits classroom instruction and school-sponsored activities that promote a discriminatory bias on the basis of sexual orientation, and requires that social-sciences textbooks and other social sciences instructional material used in California adhere to the bill's requirements."


Howard Zinn and Saul Alinsky must be looking down and smiling now

"“People were teaching about the history of corporate personhood, the war in Afghanistan, the early women’s rights movement, and the link between industrialization and imperialism.” In other words, to these characters, elementary and high schools are not left-wing enough."

The "fairness" of a Democrat administration

Philadelphia Inquirer  "The Buffett Rule would only weaken the economy and employment. It would fall most heavily on job creators and confiscate resources that would otherwise be used to start new businesses, expand existing businesses, and hire more workers.
"The president has said “this is about giving everybody the chance to do well.” Really? Raising taxes on anybody somehow gives everybody the chance to do well? This is absurd even by the low standards of American political rhetoric."...

Taxmageddon is coming!  Massive Tax Increase Coming in 2013  "Although these tax increases will not start raising new revenue until next year, they are having a negative impact on the economy today. Families, businesses, and investors need to know how much tax they will pay in the future before making important economic decisions. The uncertainty caused by Taxmageddon means they are stuck in neutral while they wait for President Obama and Congress to act. This is slowing job creation and stopping many of the millions of unemployed Americans from going back to work."

Arthur C. Brooks:  Winning the fight on 'fairness'  "In recent weeks, a growing number of conservative elected officials have begun contesting Obama’s claim to be the arbiter of what constitutes fairness and taking the issue of fairness head on in public policy. This signals a subtle but significant shift in political rhetoric, and one with implications for the national debate in the coming months."

Fairness and the 'Occupy' movement  "Some define [fairness] in terms of forced income redistribution. The overwhelming majority of Americans, however, believe fairness means rewarding merit, even if that means some people have a lot more than others"

The character of this president

Gary Locke; Weekly Standard

The Bad Faith President   "As citizens, we owe the office of the president respect and support, regardless of our individual feelings for the occupant of the office.  In return, the occupant of the office of the president owes us a good-faith custodianship -- a custodianship that we are being denied by President Obama.  Let us explore Obama's bad faith in three areas: energy policy and the economy, national defense and foreign policy, and personal freedom and liberty."
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Be afraid; be very afraid.  Half of the American voters can be bought with free stuff or fooled with bad -faith glibness or guilt-tripped with phony political correctness.  Thank God for the Electoral College.  (Emphasis added)

But can Romney's blandishments overcome the character faults of Obama? "The line about the Obama swooning over his own historical greatness is predicated on what may be the most tin-eared presidential remark in memory. In an out-take from his interview last December with "60 Minutes," Obama said, "I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president--with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR and Lincoln."
...."The problem, now that Romney's main adversary is Obama, is that this I-am-rich-hear-me-roar strategy fuels Democratic populist appeals. Even worse politically ... is Romney's inability to connect with voters whose incomes are below McMansion levels."


Atlas Shrugs: PRESIDENT LOOTER

"I, for one, as an overtaxed American, am sick of it. It kicked off as early as his inauguration. Obama spent an obscene 150 million dollars on his inauguration. The media rejoiced in his decadence. Bush, OTOH, was raked over the coals for spending a fraction of what Obama spent on his inauguration. And Obama did it fresh off the economic crisis that shook the nation and catapulted him to the presidency. Where was the outrage?"

Yet... "Mr Obama's job approval rating stands at a healthy 64 per cent and, for the first time in years, more people than not say the country is headed in the right direction, the poll says. The "right direction" number is up 8 points since February and 31 points since October, the month before Obama's election."

Obama puts bully in bully pulpit  "Obama needs to come out swinging, to appeal to a dissatisfied base along with the critical independent vote.

"“The base has been frustrated to discover that congressional politics is a glacially slow process,” said one former Obama aide. “So he has to turn up the volume and take the fight to the streets a bit more.” "

Bing

Victor Davis Hanson: Obama Off the Cuff  "Such revelations are all the more striking in Obama’s case since rarely has a president’s ideology been so at variance with his public persona. His real views have been gleaned mostly from unguarded moments when he talks confidently without prompts — and therefore sounds conniving and shallow."

56% Say Obama Tried to ‘Intimidate’ Court  "You have to wonder what this 40% were thinking? That Obama was just showing off his poor education regarding the history and role of the Supreme Court?"

Tunnel Wall does not condone this townhall cartoon and prints it only to show the depths some will fall to in depicting our president/
Update: This next one below should make a perfect match to the above:

http://www.conservativedailynews.com/2012/04/war-on-mom/