What’s interesting in the news today?

Of course the George Zimmerman acquittal continues to dominate the news. 

If you missed the press conference from his attorneys, here it is. Note the 7:40 to 8:10 mark where they discuss the malpractice from the media in this case. It’s worth a watch.

Meanwhile, that behavior from certain media outlets and race-baiters continues.

See, this is the type of coverage you’re getting sued over. From TheWaPo

“Last night’s not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial will enable the neighborhood-watch volunteer to resume his case against NBC News for the mis-editing of his widely distributed call to police. Back in December, Zimmerman sued NBC Universal Media for defamation over the botched editing, which depicted him as a hardened racial profiler.”

Funny, while I watched MSNBC Saturday night, I don’t recall anyone disclosing the lawsuit against them while they were busy again disparaging Zimmerman. I wonder why? 🙄

The President has also chimed in again with yet another opinion.  He wants to use it to push his anti-gun crusade. From CNN

“”I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities.

“We should ask ourselves if we’re doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis,” Obama said.”

“Obama said in closing his statement that Americans asking “ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this” is one way “to honor Trayvon Martin.””

That last part bothers me. Honor him for what exactly? I’m not being harsh, I just don’t see what was honorable about his behavior, which led to his death.

So as you would expect, every Democrat and his brother want a civil rights investigation. They couldn’t get him here, so now they will try even more politicized charges. From BuzzFeed

“Federal prosecutors are pressing forward with their investigation into the killing of Trayvon Martin following the acquittal of the man who shot him, George Zimmerman, on state charges, a spokesperson for the Justice Department said Sunday.

“Experienced federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation of any of the limited federal criminal civil rights statutes within our jurisdiction, and whether federal prosecution is appropriate in accordance with the Department’s policy governing successive federal prosecution following a state trial,” Dena W. Iverson, a Justice spokesperson, said in a statement.”

“Civil rights leaders” are too. From TheMiamiHerald

““If the state jury had been persuaded beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman caused bodily harm to Trayvon Martin because of Martin’s race, it would have almost certainly convicted Zimmerman of second-degree murder, which requires proof of ‘ill-will’ or ‘malice,’” said Scott Srebnick, a prominent federal criminal defense attorney in Miami. “So, to bring a federal civil-rights prosecution against Zimmerman, the attorney general would essentially be second-guessing the state jury’s verdict as opposed to vindicating a different or broader federal interest.”

Srebnick added: “I find it doubtful that the attorney general will pursue a prosecution on a civil rights theory simply out of displeasure with the state jury’s verdict.”

But there might be a problem with that, although I doubt it stops them. See, the FBI has already investigated this too, and found that race was not a factor.  From McClatchy

“After interviewing nearly three dozen people in the George Zimmerman murder case, the FBI found no evidence that racial bias was a motivating factor in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, records released Thursday show.”

“The Duval County State Attorney released another collection of evidence in the Zimmerman murder case Thursday, including reports from FBI agents who investigated whether any racial bias was involved in Trayvon’s Feb. 26 killing.”

“Federal agents interviewed Zimmerman’s neighbors and co-workers, but none said Zimmerman had expressed racial animus at any time prior to the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin, a black teen, in a confrontation at a Sanford housing complex. As Sanford police investigated the circumstances of Martin’s death, the FBI opened a parallel probe to determine if Martin’s civil rights had been violated.”

The Sanford police also found the same and said race wasn’t a factor. So how exactly is there a civil rights, or hate crime issue?

Meanwhile, the protests and rallies continue. From NBCNews

“Trayvon Martin supporters, many dressed in hoodies, are demonstrating their anger at the acquittal of George Zimmerman through mostly peaceful protests from coast to coast.”

More here on some protesters not being peaceful and orderly. From WeaselZippers

“Trayvon Martin Protesters Shut Down LA Freeway, Throwing Bottles – Update: LAPD Firing Rubber Bullets…”

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And here’s a couple of others you might find interesting. This one, Pravda’s got nothin’ on us. 😉 From TheCable/ForeignPolicy.com

“For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government’s mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that came silently to an end with the implementation of a new reform passed in January. The result: an unleashing of thousands of hours per week of government-funded radio and TV programs for domestic U.S. consumption in a reform initially criticized as a green light for U.S. domestic propaganda efforts. So what just happened?”

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And always remember, things could be worse. 😯 From TheTelegraphUK

“A Brazilian man died after a cow fell through his roof on top of him as he was in bed.”

“The cow is believed to have escaped from a nearby farm and climbed onto the roof of the couple’s house, which backs onto a steep hill on Wednesday night.