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Originally Posted by Delgar
That article makes so many good points in such a short number of words. Thank you for posting that.
There is a growing backlash against main stream media. The most obvious example is the ongoing criticism against Fox News, and I think they're getting better as a result. Now that same type of criticism is being more regularly lobbed toward the other media outlets, including "the most trusted name in news", CNN. If there was also a circle (b) for bull#### accompanying the circle (c) for copyright in CNN's new stories, I think the public would be better informed.
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The media was pretty out of control on this one. The craziest thing was the edited versions of the 911 calls they were playing.
The original NBC versions:
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"This guy looks like he's up to no good or he's on drugs or something... He's got his hand in his waistband, and he's a black male."
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"This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black."
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What Zimmerman really said:
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Zimmerman
Hey we've had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there's a real suspicious guy, uh, it's Retreat View Circle, um, the best address I can give you is 111 Retreat View Circle. 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.
Dispatcher
OK, and this guy is he white, black, or hispanic?
Zimmerman
He looks black.
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Zimmerman was answering a direct question about race asked by the dispatcher.