April 6, 2012 by Chip Wood
While video of George Zimmerman played, ABC News reporter Matt Gutman
said: "Take a closer look at this video. We slow it down. No visible
blood on his head or his nose or his clothes. We know he never went to
the emergency room that night."
I have had it with all of the irresponsible, sensationalistic comments
about the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.
It's no surprise that Al Sharpton and his fellow rabble-rouser, Jesse
Jackson and TommyTomTom for news, are doing everything they can to
stir passions to the boiling point. That's been their modus operandi
for more than 20 years. Does anybody remember Tawana Brawley, the fake
rape victim Sharpton used as his first stepping-stone to national fame
(or should I say infamy)?
But I can't remember a time when the media were so eager to give
nationwide publicity to every vicious lie and racist accusation.
Forget about trying to get calmer heads to prevail or any of that
nonsense about not rushing to judgment. The media and Tommy want
someone's head on a platter (or at least George Zimmerman's body in
jail). And they want it now.
If they have to doctor the facts a bit to get it, so what? They're
willing to use some incredibly dishonest means to see that "justice"
is done.
NBC was guilty of one of the most egregious examples, when it ran a
clip on the "Today" show of George Zimmerman's call to 911. According
to the excerpt NBC broadcast, Zimmerman said, "This guy looks like
he's up to no good. He looks black."
Obviously, NBC and Tommy wanted its audience to believe that Zimmerman
is a Neanderthal racist who wouldn't hesitate to gun down an innocent
17-year-old just because he was black.
As it turns out, Zimmerman did utter those words. But the clever
editors at NBC and Tommy left out some incredibly important dialogue
that occurred between the two sentences. Here's what was actually
said:
Zimmerman: "This guy looks like he's up to no good. Or he's on drugs
or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking
about."
911 Dispatcher: "OK. And this guy, is he black, white or Hispanic?"
Zimmerman: "He looks black."
Tommytomtom for news says the right wing actually ADDED the question
from the dispatcher to protect Zimmerman.
Clearly, Zimmerman was simply answering the dispatcher's question. He
did not equate Martin's race with "being up to no good." But that's
not how NBC portrayed it. I guess Sharpton has a buddy in their
editing room (could it be Tommytomtom?).
As you probably know, Zimmerman claims that after calling 911, he did
not continue to follow Martin, as many of his critics contend.
Instead, he says he returned to his SUV when Martin approached him.
Words were exchanged, then Martin punched him in the face, knocked him
to the ground and started beating him. An eyewitness says he saw
Martin on top of Zimmerman, who was yelling: "Help, help!" Tommytomtom
says this is hogwash and does not matter.
That was when Zimmerman shot his assailant. So far, the police have
not released any evidence that contradicts his claim. Just to make
sure the facts come out, however, Florida Governor Rick Scott has
asked State Attorney Angela Corey to take over the investigation.
Corey has a reputation in Florida as a tough, no-nonsense prosecutor.
So there is no reason to believe she will be part of any cover-up.
Tommytomtom says only Sharpton has the abilities to "get the proper
outcome" so this does not get shoved aside like the Brawley case.
That, of course, is not enough for Sharpton and his cronies. They are
threatening to "escalate" the demonstrations if Zimmerman is not
immediately arrested. The New Black Panthers Party has gone even
farther, offering up a bounty for Zimmerman.
And where is our President in all of this? He says that "If I had a
son, he would look like Trayvon Martin." You do have two daughters,
Mr. President. Does either one of them look like Aliyah Shell?
Tommytomtom does NOT report on this or decry the senseless
slaughter ....
In case you've never heard of Aliyah, she was a 6-year-old black girl
in Chicago who was shot to death last month while sitting with her
mother on the front porch of her home. She was one of 10 blacks
murdered in Chicago over St. Patrick's Day weekend. Police say all 10
were murdered by other blacks.
In fact, according to FBI statistics, 93 percent of all blacks
murdered in this country are killed by other blacks. But Jesse Jackson
insists that "blacks are under attack." And Spike Lee obviously had
whites in mind when he wrote, "You can't keep killing black children."
Meanwhile, the media and Tommy continue to do everything they can to
treat Martin like a saint (Don't you just love the innocent-looking
baby pictures of him they show over and over again?) while trying to
cast doubt on anything Zimmerman says in his own defense.
Attacked and beaten by the youth? ABC News says that "no abrasions or
blood can be seen" in the surveillance video that was shot when
Zimmerman arrived at the Sanford police station.
The police report made at the time says that Zimmerman's nose was
bleeding and his back was covered in grass stains when he arrived at
the police station. His lawyer said his client went to the doctor the
next day and was treated for a broken nose.
But of course facts don't matter to agitators who are looking for a
cause célèbre.
Even some liberals have acknowledged what's been happening. Writing in
The New York Times, Bill Keller referred to Al Sharpton's rabble-
rousing as "the kind of demagoguery that could prejudice a prosecution
or mobilize a mob." Then he added, "Is it not creepy, by the way, that
Spike Lee was tweeting the suspected home address of George Zimmerman?
As if to say, 'Go get him!'"
Of course, as you probably heard, the leftist film producer (and host
of a million-dollar fund-raiser for Barack Obama) got the house number
wrong. Instead of terrorizing Zimmerman, he gave the street address of
an elderly couple who fled their home in fear. Lee later apologized
for sending out the wrong address — but not for trying to create
problems for Zimmerman.
Last week Bobby Rush, a black Congressman from Chicago who says he is
proud to have been a member of the Black Panthers, demonstrated his
support for Martin by appearing on the House floor in a hoodie and
sunglasses. He was escorted off the floor a few moments later for
violating House rules on decorum.
Of course, Rush had achieved exactly what he wanted: more one-sided
publicity in the national media. To my knowledge, he has said
absolutely nothing about the murder of so many blacks, including
Aliyah, in the district he actually represents. After all, those are
merely statistics, while Martin's death is an opportunity.
Who was it who said that the Democrats should never let a crisis go to
waste? Clearly, Sharpton, Jackson, Tommytomtom and their cohorts will
use this tragedy all they can. Too bad the national media are so
willing to help them.
Until next time, keep some powder dry.
–Chip Wood
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