Battra92 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I have a feeling the Trayvon Martin case will end up as another Duke Lacrosse media case: basically a trial by media before any facts (if any) are presented. The media is looking for a story that fits their narrative and will alter the reporting to fit what they want to hear. This is why all the pictures of Trayvon are him pretty much as a clean cut teenager and not those that were on his twitter account. This isn't new, of course. The news media always lets the agenda set the news stories and not the other way around. It just depends on the agenda of the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Don't remember these being linked yet. Via Santorum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDGORiD82rQ Via Cain: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Whether you agree with Santorum or not is irrelevant....He's insane. The man is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 That first one looks like a fucking Resident Evil advertisement, not a political ad. I like how he's just bypassed Romney at this point and started going right for Obama. He hasn't even won the nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 As for the Treyvon Martin suspensions; entirely based on being tardy. He has no history of violence or anything of the sort. And regardless of who struck first, the fact that a fucking Neighborhood Watch person was allowed a gun speaks more about our insane gun laws than anything else. Civilians shouldn't have firearms, but more to the point, the shooter was clearly an unstable, suspicious person. As soon as the police saw the nature of his frequent calls, they should've been able to just strip his license from him and take his gun away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, I don't think Zimmerman behaved well at all. He clearly ignored the 911 operator. That being said, there's no evidence that there's any racial motivation behind this stuff. What is crazy is that this case has been turned into a racial flashpoint. People are out protesting when there are so many other things going on in our country and government that could use a bit less voter apathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, I don't think Zimmerman behaved well at all. He clearly ignored the 911 operator. That being said, there's no evidence that there's any racial motivation behind this stuff. What is crazy is that this case has been turned into a racial flashpoint. People are out protesting when there are so many other things going on in our country and government that could use a bit less voter apathy. I also doubt it was racially motivated, but I DO think he should be reprimanded. We all make mistakes, but they still have consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, he should probably face some sort of charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 And putting aside whether the stand your ground law is good or not, not charging him because of it is pretty ludicrous. They should charge him and then whether or not he had a reasonable fear for his own life should be for a jury to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 So when will Spike Lee be charged with harassment for posting the address he thought was that of Zimmerman (it turns out it was an innocent old lady)? Probably the same time when the Black Panthers are prosecuted for offering a bounty on Zimmerman's head (soliciting kidnapping across state lines is a felony and also a crime in Florida) I think the reaction is more about race than the actual event, even up and including the president inserting himself into the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/santorums-presidential-porn-talk/2012/03/19/gIQAVSJkPS_blog.html wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So when will Spike Lee be charged with harassment for posting the address he thought was that of Zimmerman (it turns out it was an innocent old lady)? Probably the same time when the Black Panthers are prosecuted for offering a bounty on Zimmerman's head (soliciting kidnapping across state lines is a felony and also a crime in Florida) Yeah... those should be prosecuted too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thursday Next Posted March 29, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 "He accused the Obama administration of being soft on porn" Santorum will be hard-on porn! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 btw what's up with Gingrich's wife. Is she like a doll, or part-deer or what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 She's from Stepford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Well she's married to NEWT GINGRICH so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 It's her eyes that are so crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Maybe she'll look better in person...? Hrmm... nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Seriously, if she learnt to control her eyes a little then she'd probably look fine. As it is she looks like she's in the headlights of a car. Or she's smiling for the shoot, then she's just smelt a terrible fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 It looks like she's trying to smile for the camera and someone has just said something that she finds horribly, horribly offensive. That's an "oh my god, I can't believe you just said that" face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I think she's got that crazy Jack Nicholas in the Shining look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 My favorite thing about DVR's is the hilarious expressions you see on people's faces when you pause. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 A challenger approaches ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Battra92 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 So Canada has officially taken the plunge and eliminated the penny. And thus columnists across the fruited plain have brought up the "Hey, let's eliminate the penny here too." I support the elimination of the penny and either putting Lincoln on the Dime or mixing things up a bit and changing the coins around. The dollar coin will never be accepted by the people unless forced to and quite frankly, the math has been dubious as to whether we'd actually save any money. Interestingly enough, the US used to have a half cent until 1857 and people rarely used it for its last few decades before being tossed on the ash heap of history. According to The Inflation Calculator an 1857 half cent is worth twelve cents in 2010 money! So eliminating the penny is long overdue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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