On Sunday, commentator Andrew Sullivan wrote an absurd piece labeling the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict a step toward a “return to the era of lynching.” In making his case, he pasted together lies, half-truths and sheer nonsense. First, he
On Monday, Edward Wyckoff Williams of Salon.com put his finger on the real problem with America’s simmering racial conflict in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict: “white rage.” Wyckoff Williams claimed, “in the American South it seems white folks
The authors of America 3.0 apparently didn’t like my assessment of their book–no sir, they didn’t like it, not one little bit. They probably didn’t like my title: “The New Book, America 3.0: Could a Balkanized America Defend Itself Against China? Iran? Anybody?”–and then things
Jesse Jackson on MSNBC Sunday morning: JESSE JACKSON: Frankly, I am stunned over this disgrace, this tremendous miscarriage of justice. When the jury says not guilty: he’s at least guilty of murder. An armed man, racially pursuing and profiling a
CNN’s David Mattingly reports on the African American law student working for Zimmerman’s defense team.
The punditocracy is bursting with outrage from those who allege that George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin means that future killers have license to “profile” young black men and kill them. That absurd claim not only distorts
Defense Attorney Thomas Mesereau with Candy Crowley on CNN’;s “State of the Union”
When President Barack Obama harshly criticized members of the military who commit sexual assault, saying that they should be “”prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged,” he inadvertently created “unlawful command influence” throughout the armed forces that will be
Angela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to investigate the death of Trayvon Martin, and who charged George Zimmerman (now acquitted) with second-degree murder, fired a whistleblower Friday who revealed that prosecutors had not turned
In the aftermath of the jury acquittal of George Zimmerman on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin, defense attorney Mark O’Mara blasted the media and racial advocacy groups for stumping for Zimmerman’s arrest and conviction.
(AP) Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon MartinBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate
Zimmerman defense attorney Donald West reacts to the verdict…
Demonstrators gathered outside the Seminole County Court House on Saturday evening July 13, waving signs while waiting for the George Zimmerman trial verdict. Local law enforcement cordoned off protesters into a “free speech area” in front of the court. Breitbart
(AP) Jurors in Zimmerman trial have questionBy TAMARA LUSH and MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.Jurors deciding whether George Zimmerman committed a crime when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin asked Saturday for clarification on the charge of manslaughter _ a possible indication
(AP) At court, groups gather to await Zimmerman verdictBy TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.As jurors deliberated for a second day in George Zimmerman’s murder trial, there was little understanding between two camps assembled outside the Seminole County Courthouse to await a
(AP) State attorney employee fired in Zimmerman caseBy KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressA state attorney’s office employee has been fired after testifying about concerns that prosecutors didn’t turn over photos and text messages from Trayvon Martin’s cellphone to the defense in George
On July 12 a group of GOP Senators and Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in which they claimed President Obama gambled with national security to implement sequester. In particular, they cited three recent failed intercepts
(AP) Zimmerman jury adjourns deliberations for the dayBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.With police and civic leaders urging calm, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman’s fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a cop
The jury in the trial of George Zimmerman is evidently weighing the evidence carefully. After roughly two hours of deliberation, it asked Judge Debra Nelson its first question–namely, for a list of the exhibits of evidence introduced in the trial.
It is a measure of how far U.S. foreign policy has fallen under President Barack Obama that our relations with Egypt–one of the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid–depend entirely on a lunch in April. That fortuitous meal was shared
(AP) Sanford police urge peace after Zimmerman verdictBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.Law enforcement officials are asking residents of Sanford and surrounding areas to remain peaceful after a verdict is announced in the George Zimmerman trial. The Sanford
George Zimmerman defense attorney Mark O’Mara used physical exhibits in his closing argument to demonstrate to the jury the size disparity between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Martin was 5’11 and 158 lbs. at the time, while George Zimmerman clocked
Closing arguments at the Zimmerman trial captured the overall tone of the entire epic saga. The defense made sound arguments based in law and reason, while the prosecution hit the jury with emotional appeals to look into their hearts and
Breitbart News: The most dramatic moment yet of the George Zimmerman trial yet occurred during the defense’s closing argument Friday morning, when attorney Mark O’Mara paused for four minutes to illustrate a long gap in the prosecution’s timeline of events.
