WashPost's Wemple Thinks Spike Lee Has Atoned for Maliciously Seeking to Send Angry Mobs to Zimmerman Residence
Spike Lee erroneously tweeting the address of an unrelated elderly couple, rather than George Zimmerman, was a "mean, boneheaded, thoughtless and harmful thing to do." But alas, he's shown, and tweeted contrition, Washington Post's Erik Wemple blogged approvingly yesterday. Heck, Lee even "repeated the apology in a phone call, a conversation that left the couple feeling better about the ordeal," Wemple gushed in his 8-paragraph March 30 blog post, "Spike Lee apologizes, atones for screwup."
Yet in the midst of effusively praising Lee for his apology and financial settlement with the McClains, he failed to consider what, if any, apology Lee was willing to extend to Zimmerman and his family for wishing to set him in harm's way. Isn't Lee's apology simply self-serving as it was extended to a party he never intended to harm in the first place?
What's more, in his closing paragraph, Wemple notes that Lee was seeking "frontier justice" by tweeting what he believed to be Zimmerman's address. Although Lee has NOT apologized to Zimmerman or the Zimmerman family, Wemple considers the ill will sufficiently and laudably atoned for:
Yet his reaction to the mishap rehabilitates the good name of an honest apology. Lee used no qualifiers, no minimizers, no excuses — and no “I am sorry if anyone took offense to my actions.” Just plain regret and shame. Score a victory for the apology.
Perhaps Wemple could learn some journalism from, of all people, the gossip columnists at the paper, Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts. From their March 30 "The Reliable Source" column (emphasis mine):
Maybe Spike Lee can team up with Anthony Weiner to form a support group for public figures who make lousy decisions on Twitter. The acclaimed filmmaker provocateur has apologized for helping disseminate the address of a Florida couple across the Internet, causing them to flee their home. The Sanford address for Elaine and David McClain has been mistakenly linked in social media to that of George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin . Lee later deleted the tweet. “I Deeply Apologize To The McClain Family For Retweeting Their Address,” he wrote on Twitter late Wednesday. “It Was A Mistake. Please Leave The McClains In Peace. Justice In Court.” But what if it had been the correct address for Zimmerman — what action did Lee hope his quarter-million followers would take? At his office’s direction, we faxed Lee the question; we’ll update if he responds. Meanwhile, comedian and Green Party presidential hopeful Roseanne Barr tweeted Zimmerman’s actual address, reports The Smoking Gun, but deleted it when she realized that, as she tweeted, “vigilante-ism is what killed Trayvon. I don’t support that.”
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➚Yeah, but . . .
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:04pm.
If George Bush hadn't blown up the levees when he did, all those people wouldn't have died.
And if Obama had a son, he wouldn't look anything like that hispanic guy.
Name one Black Democrat leader who doesn't wear those grievances like it was them who were whipped and chained as in the glory days of the Democrat party.
Spike Lee has made a comfortable living with his racism. He ain't gonna' stop anytime soon.
CA
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:17pm.
Do you think Spike Lee was BO's inspiration? Because he's made a comfortable living with his racism. His entire presidency is based on it.
➚Not even sure of that
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:31pm.
From all indications (most specifically his inability to form coherent thought sans teleprompter) President Obama is a Pygmalion, controlled by those who indoctrinated him in the crafts of hatred and butthurted-ness.
When George Soros, whips out the hurdy gurdy, Barack Obama collects the coin.
I just don't see him as having personal inspiration, rather, his life is the culmination of the dreams of the his masters.
interesting cool...I feel
Submitted by jkwtrading on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:12pm.
interesting cool...I feel same way as you but would like to add a single thought...I do not feel Obama knows who he is, what he wants and even why. frankly he just does NOT feel.
I view him as a person actually isolated...someone who feels no connection to anyone. He is an actor within a play.
➚That's Pygmalion to a "T"
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:28pm.
In the George Bernard Shaw play (Wow, there's that Mussolini loving Progressive name again), Higgins transforms Eliza Doolittle into a classy lady over a bet with some other guy.
Life imitates art.
Spike Lee is too
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:17pm.
Spike Lee is too self-important and too egotistical and too racially opinionated to say anything about his original thought, and he's probably really aggravated that he had to apologize to a WHITE couple, as well as pay them a few bucks for their trouble.
Has he paid them?
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:59pm.
I was hoping they would squeeze him hard for this.
Yes, an undisclosed amount...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:00pm.
and the McClain's are very satisfied with the way the matter was handled by Lee.
Now, I hope no one chimes in with "so Jer, I'm sure Spike appreciates your approval of his behavior throughout this controversy."
I don't.
Jer
➚ Goes without saying
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:21pm.
I don't think many of us would expect you'd defend the racist actions of Spike Lee.
So, Jer, the McClain's are ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:21pm.
very satisfied with the way the matter was handled by Lee, eh?
What do you wanna bet that they would have felt mucho better had the slimy little racist bastard not started the brouhaha in the first place?
MD
Technically, md...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:35pm.
Lee didn't "start" the brouhaha, but he did, unfortunately, inflate and inflame it.
In this case--and in view of how it was resolved--a bet might be ill-advised by either of us regarding the particular question you posed. And, from what I have read, the McClain's view Mr. Lee in a far more favorable light than do you.
Jer
Extrapolation, Jer, is just not ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 12:13am.
your strong suit, though you certainly dabble in it.
If Spike Lee did NOT start the brouhaha wherein he tweeted an incorrect address resulting in grievous discomfort for the McClains, who then, DID start that particular brouhaha?
One of his homies?
MD
Actually, Matthew, extrapolation is and has always been one
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 1:47am.
of my stronger suits.
It is your occasional less than rigorous attention to detail and resultant careless expression of opinion which cause you problems. The most reasonable inference one should draw from your usage of "brouhaha" is that it relates to and describes the inappropriate and erroneous tweeting of the address of an elderly couple inhabiting a residence mistakenly believed to be that of the parents of George Zimmerman, the shooter of Trayvon Martin, as well as the consequent hardships suffered by the McClains by reason of the inaccurate tweet.
That tweeting did not originate with Spike Lee but instead with some guy named Higgins whose tweet was then retweeted by numerous individuals, one of whom was Mr. Lee. Thus, Higgins started it. Lee was indeed a link in the chain begun by Higgins, but Lee's involvement in the brouhaha quite naturally became the focus of increased media and public attention by virtue of his far greater notoriety and possible misapprehensions of being an instigator.
Now, you can proceed with your customary backtracking and reframing, but I was right and you were wrong. So there. [Imagine razzing noises here.]
Jer
Extrapolation, Jer, used as a way of projecting ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 3:20am.
known data into an area not known so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area is something you excel at.
conjectural - adjective - from conjecture - inference from defective or presumptive evidence -OR- a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork.
Yep, you are good at doing that; but utilizing extrapolation as a convincing tool, pulled out of your
butttool kit to sway an argument in your favor just don't work well for you. It just ain't your strong suit. (Hear that echo?)The tweet Spike Lee tweeted from his tweeter was indeed original from his tweetie machine, as HE was the one who tweeted it, and it ORIGINATED there. It matters not that the fool tweeted information he was just passing on; the fact that Spike Lee tweeted the info, from HIS tricky tweeter, thus requiring that HE, Spike Lee, NOT Higgins, had to settle with the McClains, clearly means that Spike Lee originated the brouhaha that embroiled Spike Lee, himself, in the controversy, resulting in the goofy looking little shithead having to make some type of recompense relative the victims.
Spike Lee plus tweet by Spike Lee = brouhaha started by Spike Lee.
Spike Lee minus tweet by Spike Lee = no brouhaha caused by Spike Lee.
Got that?
Any expression of opinion not in line with yours you deem 'careless'. Old hat BS. Not in the least impressed.
A lefty on this site telling me what the 'most reasonable inference to be drawn' from something I say should be? Ain't gonna fly.
I'll see your "customary backtracking and reframing" throwdown, and raise you one liberal twaddle and the middle finger of my right hand. [ Imagine the sound of a fart being sent in your general direction here] :o)
MD
I got that you don't get it, Matthew...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 5:04am.
and your attempt to persuade otherwise is a dismal failure.
Questions:
1. Who started the brouhaha over Willie Horton during the 1988 presidential campaign?
2. If Spike Lee had not retweeted the McClains' address, would there have been any brouhaha? Would publicizing their address have been controversial? [Hint: You bet it would.] If Lee had never retweeted the information would such failure have ensured that no one would have harassed the McClains, forcing them to vacate their residence? This brouhaha was inextricably linked with, and inseparable from, a series of events, the totality of circumstances--from causation to resolution, from origination to denouement--during which Lee was a, perhaps THE, major player. Granted, any exposure would be greater and riskier for Lee, but only because of his [presumably] far larger net worth. His culpability, however--morally and legally--would be, at worst, co-equal with Higgins who set the thing in motion.
As far as my purported inability to utilize extrapolation to present a convincing argument, I've noticed that my success at doing so, in your case at least, corresponds, to an absolute mathematical certainty, with your predisposed inclination to either agree or disagree from an ideological standpoint with my premise. And inasmuch as your accordance is extraordinarily rare, your negative assessment of my extrapolative ability is hardly surprising.
Jer
Is this a quiz?
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:55am.
1. Who started the brouhaha over Willie Horton during the 1988 presidential campaign?
Al Gore, during the 88 Democrat primaries. GWH Bush gets the credit for it because that's the way it's reported now.
2. If Spike Lee had not retweeted the McClains' address, would there have been any brouhaha? Would publicizing their address have been controversial? [Hint: You bet it would.] If Lee had never retweeted the information would such failure have ensured that no one would have harassed the McClains, forcing them to vacate their residence? This brouhaha was inextricably linked with, and inseparable from, a series of events, the totality of circumstances--from causation to resolution, from origination to denouement--during which Lee was a, perhaps THE, major player. Granted, any exposure would be greater and riskier for Lee, but only because of his [presumably] far larger net worth. His culpability, however--morally and legally--would be, at worst, co-equal with Higgins who set the thing in motion.
What you said. I had read commenters on a newspaper website mentioning the address being posted, BEFORE Lee tweeted it. With him being the public figure, the lawyers would naturally gravitate towards his checkbook.
Not at all, Tugboat...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:05pm.
And thanks for making my point. Of course it was Al Gore who started the Horton brouhaha. Now, please inform Matthew that, likewise, it was Higgins and not Spike Lee who started the brouhaha by erroneously and inappropriate tweeting the elderly couple's address, although Lee subsequently did become prominently involved by his retweeting it.
Jer
For the last time, Jer, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:16am.
the brouhaha Spike Lee had to answer for was the brouhaha that HE started by getting involved in the affair by tweeting in the first place.
The disagreement between us seems to be that you are looking at the overall brouhaha, while I am referring to Lee's own brouhaha that evolved once he got involved.
MD
Okay, Matthew...I understand your point.
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 1:40am.
It's probably time to move on from this little brouhaha and get ready for our next one. :-)
Jer
Jer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 2:20am.
That'll work.
MD
Apparently, Jer, it is thine ownself that ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 5:44pm.
don't "get it"; as you continue to argue YOUR point from ALL points of the compass - while ignoring the salient points made by yours truly to the discussion at hand.
While you do get credit for using seven words that contain more syllables than 'watermelon'; as usual, you manage to squander such beneficence with a bilious barrage of barrister borne bullshit basically built with peek-a-boo tactics and upon bore 'em up and beat 'em down banalities.
You lose.
Again.
MD
Ask Spike if he has forgiven Rush ??
Submitted by creekrat on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:21pm.
Bet we know the answer to that one !!!
Lee employed the same
Submitted by Car 54 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:25pm.
Lee employed the same vigilante justice that is at the core of the “shoot first, ask questions later” gun laws that are sweeping the nation. He never should have tweeted this unabashed call to violence, no matter how angry he was. I would be surprised if he is not cited under some “threat of violence” law as he deserves. He is damned lucky that someone wasn’t hurt by his actions.
On the other hand, Lee seems to accept and take ownership of his mistake. How soon do we expect to hear from Jeb Bush, the gun lobby, the American Legislative Exchange Council and huge gun manufacturers and retailers who have worked so hard nationwide to make it easy for deranged kooks to walk after they have killed or maimed unarmed innocents? Jeb Bush’s best defense was to say that “This law does not apply to this particular circumstance,” yet “this law” is precisely what George Zimmerman is hiding behind. I don’t expect to hear from the NRA or ALEC anytime soon because, like Jeb Bush, they all have blood on their hands.
Car54
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:30pm.
There is a difference between going to someone's home to attack them for a perceived wrong, and defending yourself and your property.
Why do want innocent people to become victims by not allowing them to defend themselves?
Zimmerman wasn’t defending
Submitted by Car 54 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 12:08am.
Zimmerman wasn’t defending himself or his property. He was stalking a 17 year old boy whose weapon was a bag of Skittles. When the police dispatcher told Zimmerman to back off, he didn’t and then he shot and killed an innocent youth.
Oh, and breaking news for those of you who only watch Fox … two independent audio experts have determined that the cries for help on the 911 recordings were not Zimmerman’s voice. Zimmerman of course told police that he was crying out for help before he executed the boy.
I hope it is just a very short time before this apparent sick freak is brought to justice. There is so much evidence indicating Zimmerman’s culpability that it is almost impossible to believe he is not under lock and key right now. I predict that when the onion layers are peeled back on this case, there will be more, much more, to the story and heads will roll.
martin was a doper. trying to
Submitted by Zippy on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 1:29am.
martin was a doper. trying to start some new business in sanford.
What two experts, 54?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:21pm.
Please cite.
Or were you referring to this citation on Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/01/voice-heard-screaming-on-11-tape-is...
It must gall leftists like you that the US Constitution requires a trial and that you just can't lynch Zimmerman without the bother of a trial.
Glad to know exactly where you stand on the issue of justice. You would rather try Zimmerman without a court trial. Why don't you move to a country that shares your values, say Iran or Somalia?
Edited to add: If you read the original source work in the Orlando Sentinel, you would find that the audio experts are not sure enough to walk into a courtroom to testify the screams are from Trayvon Martin. Given the controversy surrounding that bit of "evidence", it could easily be ruled as inadmissible by a court because of the disagreement and lack of consensus.
Car54
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 6:53pm.
So, if someone tries to use a defense that isn't appropriate we get rid of the defense? If someone claims insanity but isn't really insane then we get rid of the whole innocent by reason of insanity?
Secondly, it's not up to you to determine guilt or innocence, unless you are chosen for the jury. You don't know half as much as you think you do. Did you catch the story that NBC edited the 911 tape to make it seem as if Zimmerman was focused on race, when he was actually responding to a question of race asked by the 911 operator? This proves to me that the media is LYING and cannot be trusted to give us the facts.
Thirdly, when this first broke Martin's family denied it was Martin crying for help. Those "independent" audio specialists you cite? Well I'm not as confident as you in their "independence" and where they are getting their audio from to do comparisons.
But continue to rant and rave against the rule of law. Just pray you are never the one who's blood others are screaming for.
➚ Zatt Choo Vandamage?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:39pm.
Whether you're "Tutti" or "Muldoon", I can't tell.
But try to stay on topic, and explain why the elderly couple deserved to be singled out by Spike Lee. Jeb Bush has nothing to do with Spike Lee tweeting their address.
Car
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:58pm.
Car 54......................who are you?????
And ol' Vacant Dope sure seems to have vamoooooooooosed out of here, after painting himself into a corner, and then dousing himself with acetone and lighting a match.
Gosh......
Submitted by NC Cop on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:44pm.
you sure seem to have convicted Zimmerman already.
Why do you hate Hispanic people, racist???
No, he didn't "take ownership".
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:12pm.
He swept his misdeed behind his wallet, that's all.
"Shoot first, ask questions later" gun laws? You're just another clueless sponge that absorbs everything the media throws at you. Much better to take a punch, or several punches, any one of which can kill, than to defend oneself. Oh, and don't worry about the NRA contacting you, they have no use for a lost cause.
In breaking news, a racist white........vehicle was involved in a shooting in Miami, in which 2 were killed and 14 wounded. Yet the Rev's Jacks-hmmmm and Curly Al Sharpton were not seen in Miami.
Ah, Car 54 just swept in with a concerned, caring, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:35pm.
sensitive, and apolitical introduction to a post that was ultimately just a recondite lead-in to a gratuitous swipe at the Second Amendment.
MD
good to know...
Submitted by dmacleo on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:27pm.
that I can rob you and you will not kill me.
where do you live again?
I bet you'd be pretty hypocritical though and shoot me if you had a weapon though wouldn't you?
Apparently you missed my link in the OT
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:42pm.
It seems, much -I'm sure- to your chagrin, that Democrats were quite culpable in the Florida Stand Your Ground Law and many of the following 15 state laws similar to the Florida law. Maybe you should be deriding Jennifer Granholm who signed a similar law in Michigan in 2006.
Yeah, and it was applied in this case, BK.
Submitted by UpNorth on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:17pm.
This didn't happen in a residential area, instead it happened at a gas station.
So
Submitted by grammajane on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 9:35pm.
everyone who shoots someone has the right to blame others for their behavior? Triggers are pulled by people. Most guns don't go off by themselves. When did it become "normal" for the blame game.
Do The Right Thing.
Submitted by Savonarola on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:40pm.
Who told you to step on my sneakers, who told you to walk on my side of the block, who told you to be in my neighborhood?
What on earth are you trying to say?
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 10:45pm.
.
Spike Lee, race, and a movie
Submitted by Savonarola on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:42pm.
It is all coming together, just like his script. Only this time it's not a movie.
Forgiveness, Hmmmm?!
Submitted by Samaritan01 on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:19pm.
We conservatives could, perhaps, forgive a sexist remark....like that made by Rush Limbaugh however Spike Lee committed a blatantly racist act which, as the left has taught us, is unforgivable......Right??
Lee was lucky the couple
Submitted by rbosque on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:31pm.
Lee was lucky the couple wasn't killed. Of course prison would have been good for him.
Isn't this cyber-bullying?
Submitted by big.league.slider on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 2:44am.
Isn't this cyber-bullying?
How about some cash atonement by Spike?
Submitted by libBuster on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 5:46am.
Spike's actions resulted in two elderly people being driven from their home. Some cash atonement might be appropriate herre. In fact, his victims probably have grounds for a civil lawsuit, since the tweet was made with an intent to cause harm.
Would this Wemple accept Zimmermans apology?
Over and done with. Apology and financial settlement.
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 6:27am.
The elderly couple are very satisfied with the resolution and highly complimentary regarding Lee's response.
For some reason Newsbusters has declined to report it.I'm sorry. Ken Shepherd reports it on this very blog. I'm an idiot.
Jer
We knew that
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:35am.
But you repeat yourself. Often. Just stating the facts.
-Jon
jon, when are you going to finish your report
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:18pm.
on Dr. Corsi's recently published book which was going to blow the lid off of Obama's birthplace cover-up? I recall your giddy pre-release announcement posted at NewBusters, but you've been noticeably silent about it since.
I've also noticed you are quite often a sucker for fables. Why is that?
Jer
Satisfied???????????????
Submitted by libBuster on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:41am.
To not compensate this couple for the direct financial harm Lee caused would have been atrocious. Lee's actions are inexcusable. His apology is worth no more than Zimmermans.
You wrote "The elderly couple are very satisfied .....". Satisfied with losing their home and having their lives disrupted? Satisfied????
Are you sure you chose the right word? . Do you think the word "satisfied" covers it???
There may be a better word, libBuster...but I think "satisfied"
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:47pm.
was a fair description based upon the responses by the McClains and their attorney as reported below:
Lee publicly apologised for the blunder, and the couple's attorney, Matt Morgan, has now revealed the moviemaker has offered them compensation.
Morgan says, "At this point in time, we have come to an agreement with Spike Lee and his attorneys, and at this point, the matter is fully resolved. Spike has agreed to compensate the McClains for their loss and for the disruption into their lives. He's taken full responsibility."
Elaine McClain also revealed the director apologised to them during a phone call, adding, "He was really kind. And when he called us, you could just tell he really felt bad about it. And it was just a slip, and I just know that he really, really has been concerned."
Jer
You really like to step in it
Submitted by libBuster on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:25am.
You don't know when to quit Jer. "Satisfied" was an inartful word. It is a legal term of art. A monetary judgment is "satisfied" when it is paid. In this case the couple were "compenstated". I doubt they are "satisfied" that their lives were disrupted and their safety was jeopardized.
Lee was probably advised that if harm came to this couple, he might be exposed to criminal liability. A civil case was a slam dunk. If I were advising Lee, I'd tell him to pay for armed security for the couple for several months to purge himself of any crminal responsiblity.
libBuster...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 2:47pm.
I'm satisfied you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I'm very familiar with the term "satisfied" in connection with judgments, liens, claims, instruments of debt, legal obligations, etc. And I clearly was not using the word in that context.
Jer
Always need the last word
Submitted by libBuster on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:08pm.
You always are willing to step deeper into your self made mudhole so that you can get the last word in a thread. Perhaps you characterized yourself very well above with the "I'm an .." line.
Feel free to post more below and step in deeper.
Thanks for the invitation.
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:32pm.
Time to move on.
Jer
Spike Lee is no better than KKK
Submitted by CrazyHungarian on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:11am.
Lee apologized for sending a mob to the wrong address, bu it would have been fine with him if a lynch mob would have gotten the right Zimmerman and hung him from the nearest tree. Is there any difference between this and the worst of the mobs of the early 1900s? My guess is that he, Jackson, Sharpton and Farrakhan don't even understand their total equality to the KKK.
You're crazy
Submitted by iFight on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:25am.
But correct. Lee would have given himself a medal had the right Zimmerman been harmed after his reckless and foolish act. Any way you look at it, Lee still screwed himself.
I've been seeing this since it started
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:57am.
Regardless of time or place, mob mentality is the same. The calls for "justice" regardless of evidence and the ability to make a case in court, that would result in a conviction, are what makes them no different than the Klan, the Brown Shirts or the Bolsheviks. If the appearance of justice doesn't suit them, then drag the guy out and execute him.
The legislators that are involved in the agitation should be held accountable, but we know they won't be.
H/T Newsbusters
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:50am.
The Blaze is reporting that NBC is investigating the editing of Zimmerman's call to Police.
NB and FOX are cited as having been instrumental in shoving this blatant example of racist journalism back up the Peacock's buttocks.
Brian Williams has got to hate it that he's considered too stupid to readily detect BS when he sees it.
Shut up and read, Brian.
But Spike Lee is
Submitted by celator on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 12:12pm.
But Spike Lee is conspicuously not sorry for his original plan to send rioters and some very bad people to the home of George Zimmermann. He's only sorry he got the address wrong.
Wimp le
Submitted by mmilesll on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 1:01pm.
Wonder if this idiot would feel the same way if Spike the moron gave out his home address.
It's illegal to yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater.
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 6:50pm.
That's because of the possibility of panic and people being injured in the rush to get out.
The same concept SHOULD apply equally to those who push for racial anger to erupt into riots across the nation.
Spike Lee, Rosie, abc, nbc, cbs and all the rest of the outlets that mis-represent and outright lie to further their goals of pushing the Black communities to rage.
"Freedom or the press" ends when they actively encourage civil unrest including riots, looting and murders of innocent people.
It's time to hold those people accountable for their actions.
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?