Zimmerman on 'Slave Patrol' When He Shot Martin, Libtalker Spews

July 17th, 2013 11:40 AM
To all too many on the left, America has barely budged since the '50s when it comes to civil rights. As far as liberal radio host Thom Hartmann is concerned, America has barely budged since the antebellum era. Hard to believe anyone, even a hard-core leftist, can spread such drivel, what with a man of color holding the highest office in the land -- one to which he was just comfortably re-…

Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song to Trayvon Martin During Ireland Conc

July 17th, 2013 10:41 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Stevie Wonder on Monday told a Quebec City concert audience that he was boycotting Florida and other states with "Stand Your Ground" laws as a result of the George Zimmerman verdict. Apparently not to be outdone, Bruce Springsteen on Tuesday dedicated a song to Trayvon Martin during a concert in Limerick, Ireland.

Bill Maher Booed for Tasteless Zimmerman Jokes on CBS Late Show

July 17th, 2013 1:53 AM
It seems even the CBS Late Show audience is tiring of Bill Maher. On Tuesday, the HBO Real Time host was booed twice for tasteless jokes about the George Zimmerman verdict (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Nancy Grace Claims George Zimmerman Back to ‘Driving Through Taco Be

July 16th, 2013 9:53 PM
Just when it seemed that the racial tensions couldn't get any worse after George Zimmerman's “not guilty” verdict regarding the charge of the second-degree murder of black teenager Trayvon Martin, along comes Nancy Grace, the host of a weeknight news/interview program on the HLN cable news network, who did her best to fan the flames even higher. Responding to lead defense attorney Mark O'…

MSNBC's Dyson Complains Zimmerman Has Become 'Icon' and 'Patron Saint

July 16th, 2013 4:50 PM
On Monday's All In with Chris Hayes, MSNBC political analyst Michael Eric Dyson declared that George Zimmerman has become "a kind of patron saint of the right wing in a very serious way" as he complained that he has "been made an icon" and will receive external support in his freedom. Host Hayes fretted that Zimmerman would not sufficiently have to face his conscience as he quoted a tweet.…

LA Times Fails to Publish Separate Article on Violent Zimmerman Protes

July 16th, 2013 4:36 PM
You would think that when a demonstration turns violent resulting in damages, robberies, injuries, and arrests, the major newspaper in that city would do a separate possibly front-page story on the event. Not the Los Angeles Times which despite a highly-violent Zimmerman verdict-related rally erupting on Crenshaw Blvd. Monday evening, the print edition of the paper only included the incident…

CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Excused Potential Black Juror for Being a Fo

July 16th, 2013 12:59 PM
George Zimmerman haters throughout the media have carped and whined about the fact that there weren’t any African-Americans on the jury despite the law requiring the accused NOT the victim be judged by his peers. On CNN Newsroom Tuesday, it was revealed that a potential black juror had been struck by the prosecution for committing the crime of being a Fox News watcher (video follows with…

MSNBC’s Roberts on Zimmerman Verdict: ‘There’s a Lot of White Sh

July 16th, 2013 10:35 AM
In the wake of the jury’s "not guilty" verdict in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial, numerous voices in the liberal media have been railing against supposed racism in our justice system and American society in general. But for MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, the verdict is not merely a message about race relations in America; it is a commentary on the status of all Americans who are…

Stevie Wonder Announces Florida Boycott Over Zimmerman Verdict

July 16th, 2013 9:47 AM
It's really getting absurd out there. On Monday evening, Stevie Wonder told a concert audience in Quebec City that he will no longer perform in Florida or any other state with "Stand Your Ground" laws as a result of the George Zimmerman verdict (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):

Former Top Journalism Professor Blasts Media for Zimmerman Coverage

July 16th, 2013 8:07 AM
One of the most important things a journalist is supposed to do is check, double check, and sometimes even triple check sources to make sure the news being reported is accurate. That's not what happened in the case involving George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, according to Rem Rieder, a former journalism professor and a media columnist for USA Today. Instead, the members of the news media…

Charlie Rangel: If Zimmerman Were Black Police Might Have Beat Him To

July 15th, 2013 6:30 PM
Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) made an absolutely absurd statement about the George Zimmerman trial Monday that should disgust Americans on both sides of the aisle. Appearing on MSNBC’s Martin Bashir show, Rangel said, “I think it's possible if the police had got a black Zimmerman, the question would be whether they would have beat him to death and then threw handcuffs on him and dragged…

MLK Jr's Niece: NAACP 'Race-Baiting' Zimmerman Verdict, Trying to Stir

July 15th, 2013 5:53 PM
Martin Luther King Jr's niece Alveda King made some comments Monday about the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict that people on both sides of the aisle should heed. Appearing on the Steve Malzberg Show on NewsMax TV, King said the NAACP was "race-baiting" and trying to stir up "racial anarchy" by pushing for the justice department to prosecute a civil rights case against Zimmerman.

Esquire Blogger Vents About Zimmerman Verdict By Swearing A Lot

July 15th, 2013 5:40 PM
When liberals want to persuade other liberals of their authenticity, they routinely resort to vulgarity. Chock it up as one of the innumerable odious legacies of the '60s. Charles "Charlie" Pierce, an oft-constipated scribe for the once great magazine known as Esquire, went on a particularly demented rant yesterday in response to the verdict in the Zimmerman trial.

NBC Panel: 'Black Life Means A Little Bit Less Than White Life in Amer

July 15th, 2013 4:36 PM
During a panel discussion on Monday's NBC Today about the acquittal of George Zimmerman, left-wing MSNBC host Toure proclaimed the court case to be evidence of inherent racism in American society: "We have an almost all-white jury. We almost never get justice in that situation, especially in the south....I'm taken back to Emmett Till and Amadou Diallo and Iona Jones and all these other…