Robert Zimmerman to DOJ: Stop the 'Witch Hunt'

Big Government  "On Tuesday evening, Robert Zimmerman, brother of George Zimmerman, responded to reports that Eric Holder’s Department of Justice had solicited the public for information about George that could help a federal civil rights prosecution. The DOJ has even set up an email address for tips on Zimmerman."
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"“Political persecution has reached a dimension unforeseen by many,” Robert Zimmerman continued. “It is inconceivable that high-ranking officials would endorse this kind of behavior. It is profoundly disserving that they facilitate it. I would remind the Department of Justice that a verdict has been reached in this case, and that the reputation of Sanford, Florida and the trust of the people of Sanford, Florida in regards to their law enforcement agencies is more important than continuing politically motivated and race-tinged assaults on an innocent man’s character.” "

DOJ Asks Civil Rights Groups, General Public for 'Tips' on Zimmerman
"On Monday afternoon, the US Department of Justice appealed to civil rights groups and the general public across the country for “tips” on George Zimmerman in their pursuit of potential federal civil rights charges against the just-acquitted defendant in the Trayvon Martin killing. The DOJ actually went so far as to set up an e-mail address to allow such tips: ..."

George Zimmerman’s Brother, Robert Zimmerman, Jr., ‘On the Record’

"Watch our interview from last night’s show and weigh in."

Zimmerman: We must recognize "yellow journalism" when we see it; it's all around us

conservativedailynews.com

 Have you ever heard the term "Yellow Journalism"? Well, you're seeing it now in the press.  "Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.
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"Frank Luther Mott (1941) defines yellow journalism in terms of five characteristics:"

1. scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news
2. lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings
3. use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudoscience, and a parade of false learning from so-called experts
4. emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips
5. dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" against the system.

Now that we have defined our terms, let's look at some of what we consider to be modern-day yellow journalism: 

AP: Trayvon 'Black,' Zimmerman 'Identifies Himself as Hispanic'  "The article's author, Josh Gerstein, correctly identifies teenage shooting victim Trayvon Martin as black. Like most of the rest of the media, though, Gerstein cannot seem to bring himself to identify Zimmerman as what he is: Hispanic. Instead, Gerstein writes, "Martin was black, and Zimmerman identifies himself as Hispanic." "

 

Salon Writer: 'Our Real Problem Is White Rage' 

 

CNN Legal Analysts Don't Hide Anti-Zimmerman Bias  "In the immediate aftermath of the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, two CNN legal analysts who are presented to viewers as unbiased experts, made their biases very clear and public. Jeffrey Toobin took to Twitter, while Sonny Hostin expressed her shock and disappointment on the air."

 

NY Daily News' Cover Links Trayvon with Civil Rights Martyrs  So does  Toure' at MSNBC.

 

Former Journalism Professor Blasts Media for Zimmerman Coverage 

...."Instead, the members of the news media portrayed Zimmerman as “the neighborhood watch captain/'wannabe cop'” who profiled Martin, “an unarmed, hoodie-clad black teenager” out on the streets “simply because he wanted some Skittles.”
" “The storyline quickly took root,” Rieder noted, “amplified by the nearly ubiquitous images of the two: a sweet-looking photo of a several-years-younger Trayvon released by his family, and a mug shot of Zimmerman from a previous arrest in which he looks puffy and downcast.” "

MSNBC’s Hispanic Lynching "You recall the national outrage in the liberal media over this barbeque of ethnic insults, right? Like, say, when the white comedian Michael Richards delivered a racial rant against blacks and then apologized, as here?"

'White Hispanic' and other media creations on race 

"Why was Zimmerman being labeled a "White Hispanic?"  From day one, the mainstream media had rabid desire to attach "White" to his heritage, as if being "White" triggered the instinct to kill a black teen-and we wouldn't want to suggest that any ethnic group is predisposed to particular behaviors, now would we?"

More lies from the main stream media about the Zimmerman case  "The claim that Zimmerman was at fault because he pursued Martin after being told not to has absolutely no basis in fact. It is a made up assumption that has been repeated so many times by the media that people actually believe that is what happened."

Racial unrest and America's descent into a third-world nation

America’s Racist God  "Picking at the nation’s racial scab continues to poison American life."

Grievance Industry Outlook  Can we buy stock in this growth industry?
"A moment in time pounced upon by the U.S. mainstream media, the nation's venomous and perpetual Grievance Industry and the current Administration. Producing an avalanche of politically correct opinion, judicial malfeasance, political arm twisting, calls for vengeance, threats, intimidation and under the table maneuverings among political players."

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The Silent Tragedy Behind Trayvon Martin - Part II   "The silent tragedy behind Trayvon Martin has gone beyond Barack Obama. The silent tragedy has become the hypocrisy, denial, and self-victimization of the Black community nationwide, aided and abetted only too willingly by politicians hungry for votes, Black leaders hungry for power and the limelight, and Black celebrities hungry for money."

Pennsylvania: Trayvon Martin Supporters Paint “Kill Zimmerman” On Business Before Setting It On Fire…  Via Weasel Zippers.
"You can clearly see the words "Kill Zimmerman" painted in red paint on the front wall. "

Zimmerman “Wanted Dead Or Alive” T-Shirts For Sale At Trayvon Martin Protest In LA…

 

What made the shooting death of Trayvon Martin any more important then the countless other deaths of 17 year old black males across this country?

From Wake up Black America

"It's like common sense just goes right out the window. A black friend of mine told me that I better be careful in how I discuss my thoughts on Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. He knows that many blacks are ginned up on emotion, and they will not embrace a point of view that isn't 100% Pro Trayvon Martin". He's right. Logic is typically wasted on fools."

Morning Bell: Even Unions Are Turning on Obamacare

Heritage   "It’s not every day that union bosses sound like policy experts at The Heritage Foundation.

"But the beginning of the Obamacare letter from the heads of three major unions—the Teamsters, the United Food and Commercial Workers, and UNITE-HERE—to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is eerily similar to our experts’ writings.

"The unions, of course, were heavy supporters of Obamacare, but even they can’t deny its effects now.

" “When you and the President sought our support for the Affordable Care Act, you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them,” they wrote. “Sadly, that promise is under threat.”"...

From Forbes; Labor Unions: Obamacare Will 'Shatter' Our Health Benefits, Cause 'Nightmare Scenarios'

"Last Thursday, representatives of three of the nation’s largest unions fired off a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, warning that Obamacare would “shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.”"

NBC's Sharpton Plans Protests In 100 Cities

Big Journalism  "During MSNBC's 11 am hour, above a chyron that read, "More Marches, Protests Planned in Coming Days, Weeks," MSNBC anchor Al Sharpton said that he and his National Action Network are "mobilizing" protests in 100 cities. Sharpton made clear that the protests were meant to pressure the Justice Department into taking legal action against George Zimmerman:"
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Breitbart on MSNBC

"NBC's Sharpton was one of the first people to turn the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin into a national news story back in March of last year. In the run up to the trial this year, Sharpton has used his primetime MSNBC program, "Politics Nation," to demand Zimmerman be convicted.
"Sharpton achieved national fame in 1987 as the face of the fraudulent Tawana Brawley case and during the Crown Heights Riots, where his role as an agitator is believed by many to have resulted in the mob violence behind the stabbing death of a Jewish scholar visiting from Australia."

Celebrities Disgusted by Zimmerman Verdict

Red Knuckle Politics  Language advisory.
"We all know by now the end result in the trial of George Zimmerman. He was acquitted by a jury of his peers on Saturday night, after 16 hours of deliberation for the death of Trayvon Martin that occurred back in February of 2012. The prosecution failed to show proof or provide any evidence that supported he acted in any other way other than in self-defense, but many in Hollywood and the sports and music world feel quite differently. Just take a look below at many of the super informed and intelligent celebrities and sports players on their take on the jury’s verdict."
Just one of many:

Earvin Magic Johnson        ✔ @MagicJohnson

It makes me sick to my stomach that George Zimmerman was found not guilty.

Another Guest Cancels on @PiersMorgan– Robert #Zimmerman

Piers Morgan        ✔ @piersmorgan

So @rzimmermanjr has just pulled out of my show tonight because of my 'garbage' tweets about his brother. I stand by them all. #RIPTrayvon

Michael Moore: Trayvon Martin had right to do anything to defend himself
Moore tweeted:

Had a gun-toting Trayvon Martin stalked an unarmed George Zimmerman, and then shot him to death... DO I EVEN NEED TO COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE?
You may enjoy the pushback he gets. Read on...

From Hope n' Change

 ...."So, what did the president have to say? That the death of Trayvon Martin was a "tragedy for America" (ergo, Zimmerman can't possibly have been in the right) and that "we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities." Because asking ourselves meaningless questions about how wide our "compassion circles" are will really, really help bring down the number of bullet-riddled Black Americans turning up in Chicago's morgues."....

Civil war veterans at Gettysburg anniversary in 1913 – in pictures

UK Guardian "1-3 July marks the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg, the battle that many historians cite as a key turning point in the US civil war, which left nearly 50,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead, wounded or captured on Pennsylvania farmland. In 1913, on the 50th anniversary of the battle, the same fields played host to the largest ever gathering of civil war veterans, where former soldiers from both sides – many in their 70s – returned to commemorate the war."

 

More on Race in the US since Zimmerman

Thomas Sowell asks, Who Is Racist?  "I am so old that I can remember when most of the people promoting race hate were white.

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"The moral claims advanced by generations of black leaders -- claims that eventually touched the conscience of the nation and turned the tide toward civil rights for all -- have now been cheapened by today's generation of black "leaders," who act as if it is all just a matter of whose ox is gored."

 

Allen West: Where was NAACP and media when two black teenagers shot a white baby in the face?   "Allen West accused the NAACP and other race-baiters of cherry picking cases for a political agenda, pointing out that they’ve been silent on two horrible cases where a white family was savagely murdered and a white baby shot in the face by two black teenagers:"

Video at the link.

 

From Conservative Black Chick:  Zimmerman Trial: Star Witness Rachel Jeantel and the Politics of Soft Bigotry   "As defense attorney Don West grilled Rachel Jeantel, liberal commentators fell all over themselves making excuses for Rachel’s shocking behavior in court and contempt for their process. I can tell you one thing for certain if Jeantel wasn’t black, none of these liberal pundits, especially the white ones would have made excuses for her rude behavior. They would have called it just what it was. . . unacceptable."

War on coal costs Americans real jobs to “solve” a fictional problem

Motor City Times Quoting Heritage:
"If the regulations on the coal industry are allowed to stand, they will almost certainly destroy the coal industry, with predictable, undesirable economic effects on the rest of the country.

"Tomorrow, the President’s speech on climate change will likely discuss the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon dioxide regulations on new power plants and announce CO2 regulations on existing power plants. Implementing those regulations along with other EPA regulations—such as the utility MACT"

 And these words are from Pravda about US liberal policies:

....Never in history, with the exception of the Japanese self imposed isolation in the 1600s, did a government actively force its people away from economic activity and industry.

Remembering the Battle of Dunkirk and the Nazi conquest of Western Europe

The Battle of France "In the Second World War, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, defeating primarily French forces. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, ...German armored units pushed through the Ardennes to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium. When British and adjacent French forces were pushed back to the sea by.... the British government decided to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force ..."

The devastation of Dunkirk: Haunting images from German soldier's photo album seen for first time  

"These photographs are part of a chilling collection of WWII photographs taken by a German soldier in the aftermath of Dunkirk.

"[14 Nov, 2011] on Remembrance Day, they were a fitting reminder of the fields which played host to some of the bloodiest battles of World War One in which 10 million soldiers died.

"The pictures show the lifeless beaches of northern France littered with thousands of allied vehicles left behind following the infamous evacuation."

Read more.

After years on the Russian front, their boots were not as shiny as this.

...."'The album also shows the respect the soldiers had for each other. One picture is of a British grave and war memorial from the First World War - the German soldiers held the British troops in very high regard.
"'This is a very unusual item so it was very difficult to value - some people will be intrigued by this, others might be a bit shocked.
" 'Either way these never before seen pictures are a unique slice of history'."

Segment of the Frank Capra movie series in WW2, "Why We Fight"
"Why We Fight: "Divide and Conquer" (ca. 1943) Part 5 of 6 " 

Also this: Pathe newsreel of Dunkirk.

The BEF was saved by a major Nazi blunder at a crucial moment:

The German Blunder At Dunkirk
 

The Wormhoudt massacre was the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by the Waffen SS during the Battle of France in May 1940.

And in his second volume on World War Two, Their Finest Hour, in the chapter "Back to France", page 141, Winston Churchill records the British Army losses in equipment:

 Lost at Dunkirk: the 51st Highland Division was part of the rearguard assigned to protect the soldiers being evacuated. They and the other units assigned had orders to surrender to the Germans at the last minute to allow most of the British Army to embark.
The 51st was reconstituted around the few units that escaped and fought throughout the war and into Germany. Here is film of the 51st Highland marching through the streets of Bremerhaven, Germany in 1945: 

The kilted soldiers of the Black Watch Regiment were called "The Ladies From Hell" by the Germans.

Nobody, but nobody can parade like the British. Let's hope that will continue after they finish their transformation to an Islamic republic.

Urban Legend: "Recognize This Guy?" Email showing a photo claiming to be of gangsta-tattooed Trayvon Martin

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet. Here is the photo purporting to be of Trayvon along with excerpts of the erumor:

 

...."Not a single paper has printed RECENT photos of this kid...because...it would not keep your interest in this case... Not a single paper will admit that this kid was a marijuana dealer...his friends on facebook all say he had the "best plants"...not a single paper will show you any of his recent photos where he shows off a mouthful of gold teeth....all of his tattoos...not a single paper will tell the news...the facts like they truly are...Our President Obama...looked at the FIVE year old photo the media chose to show the Nation...and said..."If I had a son...he would look like Trayvon" So from that comment...should I assume that he did not bother to look for the facts in this shooting..or should I assume that he wants a son who is a 17 year old drug dealing, gold teethed thug whose name on one of his facebook profiles was "wild nigga"...who 'finds" jewelry and burglary tools on the way to school ?"....
Truth or Fiction reports on this as fiction.

"The man in the photo is Jayceon Terrell Taylor. He is a rap singer from Compton CA who goes by the moniker of "The Game". 

"Taylor is 15 years older than Martin and after the incident the rap singer was very outspoken to the media about how he felt that this was a racial hate crime.  It is possible that someone confused his photo for that of Tayvon(sp) Martin.  "The photo began circulating on the Internet shortly after the May 7, 2012 arraignment where the 2nd degree murder charge was brought up against George Zimmerman.  The 17 year old Martin was shot and killed on the streets of Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of second degree murder.  Zimmerman maintains that he shot Martin in an act of self-defense.  Zimmerman remains in custody awaiting trial after his bond was revoked.

"The photo below is from a recent album cover by the rap artist known as "The Game" showing the same tattoos on face, neck and right hand that appeared in the forwarded email:"

 

Snopes has more on this as well.