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Obama Speaks Out on Trayvon Martin Killing Posted: Friday, March 23, 2012 In Arlington, Jeb Bush says 'stand your ground' invalid in Trayvon Martin case Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Friday that the "stand your ground" self-defense law he signed while in office should not apply to the case of a teenager who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in his home state. Wanted Dead or Alive Poster Issued for George Zimmerman by New Black Panther Party Yesterday afternoon at a press conference, the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense circulated a "wanted dead or alive" poster for George Zimmerman for shooting to death a Florida teenager four weeks ago. Wade & Heat Tweet Pictures To Support Trayvon Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade is not one known to venture into controversial topics often, but Friday, Wade addressed the Trayvon Martin shooting on Twitter. Trayvon Martin and the shot heard around the world Revulsion at the way Florida police waved him on is universal, but gunman George Zimmerman is still at large and armed Obama Speaks Out on Trayvon Martin Killing The comments by Mr. Obama were his first on the explosive case in which a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, has claimed self-defense after shooting Mr. Martin several weeks ago. The case has generated outrage about the state's so-called Stand Your Ground law. Obama: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon' "When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids," Obama said in the Rose Garden. "I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this. And that everybody pull together." Obama has come under fire from some black leaders for failing to comment on a case that has become a major national story — and brought thousands of Americans into the streets for demonstrations calling for the arrest of Martin's shooter. One black leader even wondered why Obama called a Georgetown student who was attacked by Rush Limbaugh but not Martin's family. Obama's comments Friday represent the first time the president has addressed the growing controversy. WH on Monday: Trayvon case a 'local' matter President Obama personally addressed the Treyvon Miller shooting controversy this morning, but just four days earlier, the White House was taking a different position. Trayvon Martin rally draws thousands calling for arrest Demonstrators gather at Florida rally in memory of Trayvon Martin calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman Sharpton emcees racially-focused Sanford rally, warns against use of violence The Rev. Al Sharpton, an MSNBC host and liberal political figure, riled up a mostly-black Sanford, Fla., crowd on Thursday night in the wake of the killing of 17-year-old student Trayvon Martin. Geraldo Rivera blames Trayvon Martin's death on his hoodie The Fox News contributor sparked immediate outrage with his comments We Are Hurting Without Trayvon, Says Whole World Except People At Fox News Outrage and actions still growing in the wake of the Florida murder of Trayvon Martin: a new police chief and prosecutor, possible civil rights and grand jury charges, much angry commentary, a Million Hoodie March in New York, a Change.org petition that has now garnered over a million and a half signatures, many bearing poignant comments. Over at Fox News, though, readers have declared Martin "a little thug ghetto monkey." Just wow. Farrakhan Tweets: 'Where There Is No Justice, There Will Be No Peace…Law of Retaliation May…Be Applied' Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has been among the vocal voices weighing in on calls for justice for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old who was gunned down last month while walking home in Sanford, Florida. More Trayvon Martin Walkouts at Miami Schools Hundreds of students at several South Florida high schools staged walkouts Friday morning in a massive protest against the lack of an arrest in the Trayvon Martin shooting. Imagining a white Trayvon Martin -- and a black George Zimmerman We don't have to stretch too far to imagine how the culture and justice system would react The Trayvon Martin Case Stirs Hollywood, Splits the Media Florida rep. on Trayvon Martin case: 'We're not trying to make it racial. It is racial' The French have transferred their resentments from Jews to Arabs Adrian Hamilton: France is a deeply racist country, and Toulouse will only make that worse |
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