Anyone else think NRA $$$$ are funding the Trayvon Martin smear campaign?

[Junkdrawer]

Is it possible that the NRA was looking for "A perfect test case" for the SYG law and they thought they had it in Zimmerman?

Lord knows they've been profiting from the aftermath.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Wouldn't doubt it one bit.

They're that sleazy.

[Junkdrawer]

2. We KNOW the NRA paid big $$$ to get SYG passed. But what use is the law...

if the police never let a perp walk citing the law?

Of course there would be a furor the first time. So they offered the SA and Police Chief BIG $$$$ to take it on. And after walking the murder scene and talking to a few neighbors, they decided to go for it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Hmmm. Test case?

You could be onto something.

PS - This one is gonna blow up in their faces.

[Junkdrawer]

6. Witnesses are coming forward saying they were either ignored or coerced to give false testimony

I've been struggling with all kinds of theories, but this one is making the most sense...by far.

[onehandle]

4. Clearly. I proposed this last night. This is All about 'Stand Your Ground' laws.

I want to know the connections that those in charge of the cover-up have to the GOP and NRA.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002487713

[Junkdrawer]

9. The SA and Police Chief walked the murder scene THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER...

I think they were convincing themselves it was safe to take NRA $$$$.

[sofa king]

5. I don't think we've seen the other shoe yet.

I told my girlfriend that the shooter had to have some sort of juice to be let go, and he did through his father the judge.

But the psyop against Trayvon Martin suggests that's not all the juice Zimmerman has.

So I find myself asking things like, "was Zimmerman's father a FISA court judge, too?" Or, "does he have a brother or close friend who 'works for the government'?"

It's clearly an operation of some sort, though, managed from on high and sent down through cable news. NRA may be a part of it, but this incident and its attempted cover-up has all the trappings of our shadow government attempting to protect itself.

Who made Anderson Cooper toss this kid under the bus? That would be the way to unravel the influence back to its source.

[HiPointDem]

8. cooper tossed him under the bus? i missed that, can you explain?

I hate Anderson cooper anyway, so dish.

[sofa king]

21. Oh, it was just the classic smear job.

He screwed up a concerned look and spent a good half an hour showing pictures that showed Trayvon as a more scary-looking black man rather than a kid in a baseball uniform.

The show was almost entirely substance-less and Cooper repeatedly asked if public opinion might change now that the kitten has been shown to be a cat. Then he put on an inarticulate, angry and confused Black Panther in a paramilitary uniform and let the dude paint himself into a corner for awhile. It had all the markings of a propaganda operation. A not terribly subtle, but professional-looking operation designed to sway public opinion.

Just the usual bullshit. I only remember it because I almost never watch television news, and I was revolted to discover that it has sunk even lower than the state it was in when I stopped watching it.

[HiPointDem]

26. Thanks. yeah, that's what passes for news and analysis these days.

[HiPointDem]

7. Makes sense. Clearly something going on.

[aikoaiko]

10. No. I think the media is searching and pushing for info.

The media, in general, has no commitment to justice or propriety. They just need to keep viewers or readers engaged.

There have already been a decent amount of cases whether SYG applied. The NRA doesn't need a test case.

[Junkdrawer]

11. Can you name one where the shooter was released WITH NO CHARGES?

[slackmaster]

15. Google "stand your ground" "not charged" then try to weed through it - see this piece from MSNBC...

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/jansing-and-co/46822640/#46822640

From the very crude transcript on the page:

"...93 cases of stand your ground in that state. more than 2/3 of those cases involved death. and the accused. close to 2/3 here were not charged or their cases were all together dropped. the bureau of justice says 75% of the time justifiable homicide involve citizens of the same race...."

[Junkdrawer]

22. Hmmmm...This weekend, I'll try.

But this is interesting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002488695

[belcffub]

12. again someone proposses that the NRA are the boggyman

no proof of anything... and a bunch of people saying... yup... must be so...

This is the NRA's (or anyone's) nightmare... legal initiatives they had in progress and were working on would be put on hold until after the public uproar dies off... scrutiny at every action they make... dammed if they make a statement... dammed if they don't... people going back over everything and NRA official has said looking for something to tie things together...

no I really doubt the NRA thought this was a perfect case... but don't let that stop you from sounding freeperish...

[Junkdrawer]

13. Bat signal is out I see....

I must be on to something.

[belcffub]

14. yes... I am a high paid NRA operative...

tighten that tin foil hat... helps if it is in the shape of a point...

[Tippy]

16. Would not suprise me.

[yardwork]

17. I hate to say it, but this kind of cover-up goes on all the time. We're just watching this one.

This happens all the time, especially in the rural south. Black child murdered - no big deal. It happens ALL the time. We have no idea how many Trayvon Martins there are.

The only thing different in this case is that Trayvon's family hired attorneys who kept holding press conferences until the media finally noticed.

[LAGC]

18. Helped that he was from a relatively affluent suburban neighborhood, too.

Poor kids die all the time in the city, and no one gives a damn.

This case hits closer to home for many people, those middle-class suburban viewers of the mainstream news.

Class is the new race.

[hack89]

19. How is the NRA profiting? nt

[Junkdrawer]

20. Mike Papantonio lays out the case far better than I ever could...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

23. Actually I think the other explanations (racism etc) are better answers

Saying the "NRA" is like saying the CIA in the Middle East...favorite target, valid or not.

The NRA has put years into getting a fairly uniform SYG laws across the states. Why would they defend a bad shooting which would jeopardize that?

The NRA only profits when membership grows and stays. Has there been a membership jump since occurred?

Instead I think it is their worst nightmare.

[Junkdrawer]

24. A bad call by the SA & Police Chief the night of the crime. Damage control afterward.

And an (initial???) campaign headed by a "True Believer" instead of a political professional?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002488695

[toddwv]

25. Maybe some of it.

The majority, however, is being funded by pure, unadulterated hate and there are many willing volunteers.