I'm not sure the stand your ground law will protect him anyway...if he in any way started the confrontation it does not. Even if he did not confront Martin the argument will be made that by openly following him he (Zimmerman) was in effect stalking him and "confronting" him. If you have a CCW, you have a legal responsibility to not start any confrontation...stand your ground law or castle doctrine nonwithstanding. I'm not saying that Zimmerman started it...but you do NOT have the right to start a fight and then use the "he put me in fear of my life" argument to justify shooting someone. We really don't know who started what in this situation. There will be a lot of conflicting testimony about what really happened.
More common sense from Stu. This is why I love the Skybox back room. I may or may not agree with all the positions taken, but I know that I will get solid, intelligent, and sensible opinions from my fellow posters. Here's something I read today. Not sure where it should be posted, so I'll post it here. CNN is cancelling the John King show. In May, he averaged 341,000 viewers, 200,000 less than Al Sharpton at MSNBC in the same time slot. How bad is that? :lol:
8) The "Reverend Al" is entertaining for sure. Remember when you could turn on the CBS News and Walter Cronkite would tell you what was going on? He was a liberal Democrat, but he didn't bother me at all. Now all of those newsrooms have been replaced by entertainment centers that have nothing to do with hard news. I can't even watch Fox News when Bill O'Rielly is on. Entertainment is not a substitute for real journalism, even when I agree with it...
Sean Hannity is the guy I can't watch. He is a walking sound bite. Repeats the same tired one liners for years on end. And I agree with him most of the time! I like O'Reilly.
I'm like George. I like O'Reilly's show although at times he is overbearing. Sometimes Dennis Miller has me in tears laughing. Hannity is conservative and I agree with him but he lacks the eloquence and creativity of someone like Limbaugh. He is however passionate about his beliefs.
California liberal Democrats declare war on the Baptist Church. Let's face it: socialists hate Christians. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/13/california-church-barred-by-city-from-hosting-homeless-families/?test=latestnews
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Gee Is there a clip of Sharpton defending the vicious smear of Clarence Thomas by Liberals including Joe Biden? My guess is no. That race card is getting awfully worn.
Press Release: Valiant Warrior for Working-Class Americans Richard Trumka Hails Obama’s Decree to Saturate the Job Market with Illegal Aliens Of course. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s Announcement on Deferred Action for Immigrant Youth We are thrilled by the Obama Administration’s announcement to provide relief from deportation to immigrant youth brought to this country by their parents at a young age. The President’s actions bring much-needed security and encouragement to our nation’s youth who can finally live without fear of separation from their families and deportation to a country they barely remember. This talented group of young Americans was educated here and should be permitted to pursue their dreams where they call home. Beginning today, America’s best and brightest can finally contribute to our nation’s economy and help our communities prosper. The AFL-CIO commends the Administration for its courage and leadership in taking an important step towards a more just America. President Obama’s announcement is a critical step that begins to address our nation’s dire need for comprehensive immigration reform. We call on both parties to work with the President towards a legislative solution that will address the parents and families of these immigrant youth, and the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows.
SEIU Deploys Its Army of Purple People Beaters To Serve As Obama Campaign Troops, Could Cost As Much As $85 Million… Here come the goons. Via The Hill: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched on Tuesday a massive grass-roots campaign to help President Obama’s and the union’s other endorsed candidates’ election efforts. SEIU, one of the country’s most politically aggressive unions, will focus on eight crucial swing states: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Virginia. The union will field a more than 100,000-strong volunteer army, staffed by union and non-union members, to help their chosen candidates. The union’s campaign aims to reach voters through 13 million phone calls, knock on 3 million doors and hold more than 1 million conservations across the country. Brandon Davis, SEIU’s national political director, told reporters on a conference call that it was the union’s largest-ever field campaign and that they would be active in federal and state races this fall. The dollar investment for the union is expected to be substantial. “It will be a very similar to the investment that was made in 2008,” Davis said. SEIU officials have said in the past that the union spent $85 million on its 2008 political program.
Obama Campaign Website Posts More Super Creepy ‘Obamabots Worship The Ground Chicago Jesus Walks On’ Stories… North Korean propagandists can’t hold a candle to the Obama campaign. Paula on her meal with the President — BarackObama.com “I could feel the energy shift, and then he came walking through the door. The thing I was immediately aware of is what a warm welcome we got from President Obama. He immediately leveled the playing field, because he communicated with us about the things that mattered to us personally. I realized this was less about questions we would ask him and more about average citizens just sitting there, having these exchanges, talking about what was important to us—our family, our work, our country. “At one point he started talking about the first time he was in an auto factory and how much things have changed since then, and he said, ‘You must have seen some of those changes, Paula.’ And I realized: It’s true—today, auto factories are much more state-of-the-art and energy efficient, and it’s a quiet operation unless you’re in the stamping plant. He just had such an astute interest in each of us individually.” Wyndi: Sitting next to the President — BarackObama.com The Monday after her meal with President Obama, Wyndi was still reeling. “My feet haven’t even hit the ground yet,” she said. “It was unbelievable. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, just like I anticipated it would be.” “All the advice I’d gotten from family and friends was to live in the moment,” she added. “That was the best advice anyone could have given me: just take all of it in so you don’t forget it. In some ways it felt like it went really fast, and in other ways it just flowed perfectly.”
MSM: The Unreality Journalists Home - by Cardigan - June 25, 2012 - 21:00 America/New_York - 4 Comments TownHall Morgan Brittany Alright, we on the right have been saying for years that the media is in the tank for the left and Democrats. We have been screaming it at the top of our lungs. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O’Reilly spew monologue after monologue, citing examples over and over. Bernie Goldberg and Brent Bozell wrote books about it for pete’s sake! (Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News-Goldberg) and (Weapons of Mass Distortion: The Coming Meltdown of the Liberal Media-Bozell). Still, the media kept their eye on the path of liberal bias. At first they were more cautious and discreet in their reporting. Subliminal messages would creep into their commentary or they would completely ignore stories that were favorable to Republicans. If a Democrat was suspected, charged or guilty of wrongdoing, they would give it a passing glance and try to sweep it under the carpet as insignificant. Always though, they would blame the other side and charge racism or playing politics. There was always that subtle little dig that skewed the story. Well, that was then. Now, it is right out there in the open. There is no hiding their bias anymore. Media producers are blatantly doctoring tapes and feeding it to salivating anchors who report the stories with glee and laughter. Take for instance, the Andrea Mitchell piece on MSNBC last week. Their whole purpose was to make Mitt Romney look like he was out of touch with mainstream America when he talked about a supermarket scanner. They laughed and joked about him as though he were a fool. A few months earlier, they doctored the George Zimmerman tape trying to paint him as a racist. I get it, the MSNBC audience wants to hear this, they want red meat from this network, but come on, this is becoming ridiculous. It is embarrassing to the serious journalists out there and the whole profession in general. I kind of relate it to the state of entertainment television today.
Sharpton Meets With Fellow Race Baiters To Plan Response To Holder Being Held In Contempt By House… Resist we much! Via Daily Caller: Rev. Al Sharpton met with African-American and Latino civil rights leaders in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, warning that he has “activities” planned for this week in anticipation of House Republicans’ vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. Sharpton kept mum about the details of those “activities” but predicted that a contempt finding could “energize a lot of people around the country to stop this naked type of, uh, political exploitation.”
Democrats Shaking Down Supporters With Creepy Stalker-Like Emails… Don’t make them come looking for you. From: Brandon English Subject: Drew: Your supporter record Date: June 29, 2012 5:30:28 PM EDT To: Drew Reply-To: dccc@dccc.org Hi Drew — We’re reviewing our Democratic supporter records in advance of tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission (FEC) deadline. Your record is copied and pasted below: Supporter record: 96**** Name: Drew ***** 2012 Online Support: Pending Suggested support: $3.00 If you’re planning to contribute to our campaign to win a Democratic Majority for President Obama, it’s critical that you make your donation in the next 24 hours. Tomorrow is the midyear FEC reporting deadline of the 2012 general election. We’re relying on your support: 80% of our contributions are $35 or less. Thanks for standing with us. Brandon English DCCC Digital Director
Biden: “Nothing Has Been Asked” of Millionaires “In This Horrific Recession”… Except for the fact that they pay over 90% of all U.S. taxes (CNSNews.com) — “Millionaires are just as patriotic as poor people” Vice President Joe Biden told members of the National Education Association in Washington on Tuesday. “The very wealthy are just as noble and patriotic as the middle class. But nothing has been asked of them in this horrendous recession. And it’s time to just act.” Biden, echoing his boss, said those who make a million dollars or more should pay more taxes, especially during a recession.
Sure. The Navy is paying $27.66 per gallon for biofuel while the rest of us are paying $3.30 at the pump for gasoline. And Biden wants more tax dollars?
Remember drunken Sen. Max Baucus? I posted video of him giving a drunken speech on the floor of the senate. Well...it looks like he's been busy... This is how the government rolls Home - by BigFurHat - July 7, 2012 - 11:00 America/New_York - 14 Comments Roll-your-own cigarette operations to be snuffed out This was hidden in a bill crafted by Max Baucus, who received campaign donations from the parent company of Philip Morris. This was graft to put the competition out of business because Big Tobacco agreed to a tax hike. So to offset their loss they struck a deal to cripple RYO stores. Las Vegas Review- A tiny amendment buried in the federal transportation bill to be signed today by President Barack Obama will put operators of roll-your-own cigarette operations in Las Vegas and nationwide out of business at midnight. Robert Weissen, with his brothers and other partners, own nine Sin City Cigarette Factory locations in Southern Nevada, including six in Las Vegas, and one in Hawaii. He said when the bill is signed their only choice is to turn off their 20 RYO Filling Station machines and lay off more than 40 employees. “We’ll stay open for about another week to sell tubes and tobacco just to get through our inventory, but without the use of the RYO machines, we won’t be staying open,” he said. The machines are used by customers who buy loose tobacco and paper tubes from the shop and then turn out a carton of finished cigarettes in as little as 10 minutes, often varying the blend to suit their taste. Savings are substantial – at $23 per carton, half the cost of a name-brand smoke - in part because loose tobacco is taxed at a lower rate. “These cigarettes are different because there are benefits in saving money and in how they make you feel,” said Amy Hinds, a partner who operates the Sin City Cigarette Factory at Craig and Decatur. “These cigarettes don’t have any of the chemicals in them, and the papers are chemical-free, unlike the cartons people buy from Philip Morris.” But a few paragraphs added to the transportation bill changed the definition of a cigarette manufacturer to cover thousands of roll-your-own operations nationwide. The move, backed by major tobacco companies, is aimed at boosting tax revenues.
Jeremiah Wright Returns to His Roots: “They Will Kill Their Own Kind!” The white devil, of course. Via The Daily Caller: Wright later went on to suggest that America’s elite universities infect African Americans with “white racist DNA.” “Take a baby born an African, as an African in the oven,” he said, using Malcolm X’s saying “just because a cat has kittens in the oven, that doesn’t make them biscuits” as a reference point for his riff. “Take that baby him or her away from the African mother, away from the African community, away from the African experience. . . and put them Africans at the breasts of Yale, Harvard, University of Chicago, those trinity schools, UCLA or U.C. Berkley. Turn them into biscuits then they’ll get that alien DNA all up inside their brain and they will turn on their own people in defense of the ones who are keeping their own people under oppression.” “There is white racist DNA running through the synapses of their under-brain tissue,” he continued. “They will kill their own kind, defend the enemies of their kind or anyone who is perceived to be the enemy of the milky white way of life.”