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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:13 PM Jul 2013

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Zimmerman's defense team closed by claiming GZ was the real victim,...of the media.

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Zimmerman's defense team closed by claiming GZ was the real victim,...of the media. (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 OP

I caught that too....... russspeakeasy Jul 2013 #1

Yes they played that RWing card like a seasoned vet. Rex Jul 2013 #2

Big payday for lawyers ahead. Old Union Guy Jul 2013 #3

Read that, Zim has a defamation of character lawsuit Rex Jul 2013 #4

Tracked it down Old Union Guy Jul 2013 #6

I had the TV muted during that over-long self-serving smug press conference CitizenLeft Jul 2013 #5

what horseshit. zimmerman is breathing. spanone Jul 2013 #7

That is RW radio/Fox News in a nutshell underpants Jul 2013 #8

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

1. I caught that too.......

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jul 2013

I thought I would mellow in my old age....This verdict, in the state I live, makes me ill.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

2. Yes they played that RWing card like a seasoned vet.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:16 PM

Jul 2013

Amazing.

Old Union Guy

(738 posts)

3. Big payday for lawyers ahead.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:34 PM

Jul 2013

I think they are laying groundwork for suing "liberal" media outlets.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

4. Read that, Zim has a defamation of character lawsuit

Reply to Old Union Guy (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:36 PM

Jul 2013

against one of the M$M stations. Probably is going to go sue happy.

Old Union Guy

(738 posts)

6. Tracked it down

Reply to Rex (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 09:16 AM

Jul 2013

How Will "Not Guilty" Verdict Affect George Zimmerman's Libel Suit Against NBC?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/digitalunlimited/partners/sns-201307140023reedbusivarietyn1200562075-20130714,0,3978137.story

... In a defamation trial, however, NBC can say that the not guilty verdict "has limited probative value as far as establishing a claim that they acted with actual malice toward him, that they acted with actual indifference to the truth," Armour said. The point is that a defamation trial would have to do with the circumstances at the time the story aired. ...

CitizenLeft

(2,791 posts)

5. I had the TV muted during that over-long self-serving smug press conference

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:41 PM

Jul 2013

...but I just heard on MSNBC some of the things they had said. That Zimmerman's prosecution was "disgraceful." Their petty jabs at Mr. Crump. I can accept defense lawyers doing everything they can to get their client off, but when they continue to display their nastiness, bigotry and pettiness AFTER the verdict, they show just what ugly people they really are.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

7. what horseshit. zimmerman is breathing.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 09:17 AM

Jul 2013

underpants

(182,826 posts)

8. That is RW radio/Fox News in a nutshell

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 09:19 AM

Jul 2013

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