I think our fearless leader made a major blunder.
In courting the black vote, Obama stated that if he had a son, he would look like the black kid who was shot near Orlando. OK. Good PR. Siding up with the boys from the hood.
But wait a minute, In sticking his presidential nose into this very unpresidential affair, Obama may gain a few black voters that he didn't have before, but lose a much larger group, who may be enough to swing an election.
I am referring to the Hispanic vote. The shooter, Mr Zimmerman, despite his European sounding name is Hispanic. In his jump into the Media's mob along with Sharpton, Lee and other blacks, trying to lynch Zimmerman, pretty much along racial lines, Obama may lose the votes of a large number of hispanic voters.
How big was Obama's margin in the last election?
How big is the Hispanic vote?
Time will tell.
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Hooks
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Mar 23 @ 4:53PM
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Good point TTom!  There really has not been a lot of in depth reports as to how much of the "black" vote Obama will pull. There were a lot of people that voted for him, simply because he looks black (mixed race) and it was a historic event to have a chance to elect the first black president.
Reality has set in, and there is no novelty vote anymore! The black community has been one of the hardest hit groups, with the policies that this administration has taken.  There are a lot of the people that voted for him that wish they hadn't! Young voters, minorities such as blacks, and many others, have been devastated, and are ready to get out from under it!
You can say it was Bush, or Clinton, or George Washington's fault, but the democratic party made it clear that you should blame it on the president & his party in the last election.  There is too much crap that goes on in politics, so who knows how it will all turn out in the end, but my vote will go for anybody, but Obama!
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sloriver
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Mar 23 @ 4:53PM
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Isn't it strange that he has about a million advisers and nobody figured this out? We'll see how it shakes out.
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willy3411
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Mar 23 @ 5:18PM
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Did not even think of that. Kudo's ttom
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ttomtarr
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Mar 23 @ 6:53PM
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There was a comment by GallowsHumor here.
It was deleted because of the rudeness and childish name calling it contained, and another such comment will result in the individual being blocked.
Its point of view was irrelevant, as I always approve all civil comment, regardless of point of view.
It was deleted for rudeness.
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Jacksonboy
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Mar 23 @ 7:49PM
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Do you mean to tell us someone on MD made a comment that was rude and called someone childish names? I don't believe it. 
I wish I knew all the real facts of this case. 
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THESTALKED
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Mar 23 @ 9:18PM
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how high is a china man
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ttomtarr
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Mar 23 @ 9:52PM
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The above is one of ten identical comments I received after deleting Gallowshumor's rude comment.
THESTALKED is now the blocked, but I leave a specimen comment, so you can draw your own conclusions on tonight's rude commentor(s).
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SimplyImp
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Mar 23 @ 11:36PM
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I wonder how much press this would get and how much outrage if the story was simply stated as being a teen boy was shot by a man, and all allusions to race/ethnicity were left out of it?
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Angel54214
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Mar 24 @ 1:32AM
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"Hispanic" also is not a "race"...
http://www.hispanicresearch.com/hispanic-market-data/faq/87-why-doesnt-the-census-include-hispanic-as-a-race
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ManAlive47
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Mar 24 @ 7:39AM
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He has the Latino vote by roughly a 6-1 margin. That's unlikely to change. He also has the upper hand with women. The president's approval rating is up a point in the latest week (Gallup) and is some 20 points higher than former president Bush's in his final year.
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Angel54214
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Mar 24 @ 6:14PM
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And in regards to "Lee" mentioned in the blog...This person is not black.
He is Sanford's Chief of Police Bill Lee, who is white and as to why Zimmerman was not arrested because he claimed "self defense" at the time he shot Martin which supports the Florida "Crime" Code of Law on law enforcement. Bill Lee was and is not part of any Media Lynch Mob.
Chief of Police Bill Lee:
http://news.yahoo.com/blacks-history-bias-against-them-fl-city-003423262.html
Bill Lee had temporarily stepped down from his position due to the current lynch mob outpourings taking place and he also received an email death threat, which this person was just arrested today:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/24/trayvon-martin-police-chief-bill-lee_n_1377116.html
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ttomtarr
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Mar 24 @ 6:51PM
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Sorry Angel, I should have been more specific. You are correct that Bill Lee is not in the lynch mob. He is close enough to know the facts of the case,
I was referring to Spike Lee, film director, who, according to BBC, has demanded Zimmerman's arrest. Mr Spike Lee's access to the facts has yet to be disclosed, but he evidently feels his voice must be joined to those of the mob. Spike Lee is definitely black, some say a professional black, making his living from films focusing on racial issues.
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Hooks
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Mar 24 @ 6:55PM
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To lend a little more to what TTom was saying, Obama's remarks did not set well with many people out there. I think what Newt Gingrich says here explains the way many took what the president said.
What the president said, in a sense, is disgraceful. It’s not a question of who that young man looked like. Any young American of any ethnic background should be safe, period. We should all be horrified no matter what the ethnic background.
Is the president suggesting that if it had been a white who had been shot, that would be OK because it didn’t look like him. That’s just nonsense dividing this country up. It is a tragedy this young man was shot. It would have been a tragedy if he had been Puerto Rican or Cuban or if he had been white or if he had been Asian American of if he’d been a Native American. At some point, we ought to talk about being Americans. When things go wrong to an American, it is sad for all Americans. Trying to turn it into a racial issue is fundamentally wrong. I really find it appalling.
Take just this part of it, and think about it, and how true it is!
At some point, we ought to talk about being Americans. When things go wrong to an American, it is sad for all Americans. Trying to turn it into a racial issue is fundamentally wrong. I really find it appalling.
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LMAN2004Y
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Mar 25 @ 3:26AM
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You make a good point ttom. It is unfortunate for All Americans that these so called leaders like Sharpton, obama, Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson etc... make a career out of Racist Hatred and preying on the peoples prejudices, as much as possible to divide us up while they Loot the Nation. You see how OJ got away with Murder because Murdering whites is OK. I think that this two party dictatorship we have now is so corrupt that obama will steal the next election by voter fraud. And it will be Obvious Fraud to the point that both Dems and Repubs in Congress will all regret not cutting obama off by impeachment or removal from office for being Criminally Insane.
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ttomtarr
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Mar 25 @ 11:18AM
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As this blog winds down, I would like to make a final point.
In obtaining justice in criminal cases, the early phases of the investigation are a very critical part. A premature move, a missed procedure, or improper disclosure can blow a case apart. Any experienced prosecutor will tell you as much.
So in effect, anyone who wants to rush the process of justice, is lessening the chances of all those involved of obtaining final and complete justice. This includes the victim's family.
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