New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick felt comfortable enough to write the article and The Post published the following:
As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new “urban” home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment?
Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N——s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B—-hes or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!
Jay-Z and his wife brought in $150 million in 2010 according to Forbes Magazine. That was just in one year. His net worth is considered to be net worth of $475 million. Yep, that's one rich N_____! What's your net worth Mushnick?
Marissa Alexander shot a bullet into the ceiling now is facing leaving her children for prison. Judge would not accept her defends of "Stand Your Ground" in Florida. Motions are to heard before a sentencing hearing. Alexander had a protection order against her husband at the time of the shooting.
Update from a MSNBC article: The two attorneys said they had never met their client George Zimmerman, but they had communicated with him over email and on the phone. On Sunday, however, they were no longer able to contact him. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
The 29th Bullet Won't End Police Shooting Controversy - Howard still sentenced to 40 years in prison. Four white Chicago police officers shot a Black railroad detective 28 times -- mostly in the back of his body. Even though Morgan's account was supported by an independent witness, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office charged him with aggravated battery, discharging a firearm, and attempted murder. A jury in 2007 acquitted Morgan of all charges except the most serious -- four counts of attempted murder -- on which they deadlocked. A second trial and this time Morgan was convicted of the serious crimes.
At age 61 and an ex-policeman, Morgan was sentenced to 40 years in jail. If he survives being a policeman in jail, he will probably die from old age and/or the result of injuries from the 28 bullets. The article still points out the compelling questions:
Why would a former cop open fire at four armed officers, knowing it would not end well?
Why wasn't a gunshot residue test done of Morgan's hands? If he actually did discharge his weapon, as the authorities contend, wouldn't this simple test have confirmed their version of events?
Why was Morgan's car destroyed before forensic testing could be conducted, including of the bullets that pierced it?
Why were only three bullets preserved from the dozens of rounds fired, as Morgan's advocates claim? Under the circumstances, how do we know whether any of the remaining bullets that hit Morgan were fired from his own weapon by police?
Beyond these unresolved questions about Morgan's guilt, there are two more troubling issues that arise from this case.
Why was Morgan shot 21 times while his back was turned? Weren't seven direct hits to his front torso enough to subdue him?
And, was race a factor in the shooting?
The first question goes to the issue of who is truly responsible for attempted murder -- Morgan or the cops who repeatedly shot him?
The second compels us to ask: Would the case have been handled differently if the four officers were black West Siders and the shooting victim was a white Gold Coast resident?
Morgan has been sentenced but that should not be the end. Law advocates, law students besides civil rights leaders, Occupy Chicago, a prominent newspaper columnist and Morgan's family should continue to work for his release. Signed an on-line petition by Change.org seeking Morgan's release.
On April 5, 2012, Howard Morgan is scheduled to be sentenced
for crimes he did not commit – place Criminal Court Building, Courtroom 600, 2650
South California, Chicago, IL 60608 at 8:00 a.m. (Please be on time). How did Morgan get to this point?
Feb 21, 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times reports Howard Morgan was an off-duty detective for the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad when he was pulled over for driving the wrong
way on a one-way street. After that the
story goes in two different directions.
It ends with Morgan surviving being shot 28 times and now being
sentenced for attempted murder. Morgan
is Black and the police who shot him are white.
According to police, Morgan opened fire with his service
weapon when officers tried to arrest him, which caused them to shoot him 28
times. There was no indication Morgan
was drunk, on drugs or had a medical condition.
Not sure why Morgan was being arrested since driving wrong way seems to
be a traffic issue. People have made a wrong turn into a
street. AChange.org petition signed by more than 2,600 people called
for all charges against Morgan to be dropped, and now Occupy Chicago is getting
involved. It’s not the same attention given to Trayvon Martin’s case... perhaps
because Morgan was shot by the fellow police – the brotherhood of law
enforcement.
Morgan’s van was crushed and
destroyed without notice or cause before any forensic investigation could be
done.
Howard Morgan was never tested
for gun residue to confirm if he even fired a weapon on the morning in
question.
The State never produced the
actual bullet proof vest worn by one of the officers who claimed to have
allegedly taken a shot directly into the vest on the morning in question. The
State only produced a replica.
The tragedy that happened to Trayvon Martin is bring people of all races and colors together, not dividing the country as Gingrich suggested. Trayvon is the face of many parents' children. He represents the high schooler and college student parents worry about when they are not home.
Like many other kids, Trayvon had a Facebook account. Like kids his age, he post pictures and updates. None of that is relevent now that he is dead. The person that shot him didn't know about his Facebook account, so what does it matter. None of the things and events Trayvon did days, weeks or years leading up to his death are relevant unless the shooter had prior knowledge.
What does matter is Trayvon is dead, and a man that didn't know him or about his Facebook account was moved to action. In the article, How one man helped spark online protest in Trayvon Martin case, Kevin Cunningham read about the killing of teenager Trayvon Martin. Cunningham, describes himself as the “super Irish” learned about the Martin case when he read a story posted for Men of Howard. Cunningham joined the informal fraternity while attending the historically black Howard University as a law student. He had no idea his petition would reach so many so soon and so powerful. "The fact that more than 2 million people have signed this petition shows there are still a lot of good people in this world."
Speaking at the White House, the president said the tragedy struck a chord with him personally.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I can only imagine what these parents are going through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids.
You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And, you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us, as Americans, are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.
What Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said as he harshly criticized President Obama for commenting on Trayvon Martin’s race as he extended condolences to the 17-year-old shooting victim’s parents on Friday. Obama said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon,” a remark that Gingrich said he found “disgraceful” and “appalling.”
"Well, I think what Newt Gingrich said is that race shouldn't be a factor," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said when asked about Gingrich's comments on ABC's "This Week".Well in my opinion what I see from Gingrich is a racist remark supported by Bachmann. Clearly Gingrich and anyone who supports him on his statement cannot see pass the President’s skin tone.
Stanley Ann Dunham
(11/29/1942 – 11/7/1995)
President Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995), the mother of Barack Obama, was predominantly English ancestry, with some German, Swiss, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. The President is biracial. Therefore when he states, “If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon,” the President is speaking about all people of America. Trayvon Martin - no parent of any color wants to bury a child.
Gingrich’s statement is appalling. He just could not pass up an opportunity to make a political statement out of a tragedy. People that divide America are those who totally negate President Obama’s ancestry, and only see a Black man. Undoubtedly, Gingrich supports the “One – Drop Rule. The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of black blood" was considered Black.
Madelyn Payne Dunham grandmother &
mother Ann of Barack Obama
Despite the criticisms of slavery, in the prewar years, free people of mixed race could have up to one-eighth or one-quarter African ancestry, depending on the state, and be considered legally white. According to Joshua D. Rothman, Notorious in the Neighborhood: Sex and Families across the Color Line in Virginia, 1787–1861, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 2003, p.68, "To be defined as 'mulatto' under Virginia law in 1822, a person had to have at least one-quarter African ancestry." This is the equal to one grandparent. So President Obama would fare better in 1822 where he would be considered white than in 2012 where’s he considered Black.
Quoting from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past, New York: Crown Publishing, 2009, pp.20–21:
58% of African Americans have at least 13% European ancestry – equal to one great-grandparent
20% of African Americans have at least 25% European ancestry – equal to one grandparent
5% of African Americans have at least 13% Native American ancestry – equal to one great-grandparent
1% of African Americans have at least 50% European ancestry – equal one parent like President Obama
Gingrich received a B.A. degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta in 1965. He earned an M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) in modern European history, both from Tulane University in New Orleans. He should know these fasts, unless he just doesn’t care. Gingrich taught history and geography at the University of West Georgia. According to the Wall Street Journal, University of West Georgia denied Gingrich tenure and he left the college. Those people think of voting for Gingrich should think about West Georgia’s decision.
So yes when the President said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.” Trayvon is the face of all teens, chased down by a bully and shot to death – that’s who he is – and we responsible individuals are tired of the racism. We want justice!
