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Sat 03/31/12 12:40 PM


Spike Lee apologizes, tweeted wrong Martin shooter address


NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee apologized on Twitter for retweeting what turned out to be the wrong address for George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

The tweet left an elderly Florida couple who lived at the address, David and Elaine McClain, afraid for their safety.

"I deeply apologize to the McClain Family for retweeting their address. It was a mistake," Lee tweeted. "Please leave the McClains in peace. Justice in Court."

The director did not address the issue of whether the initial retweet encouraged vigilantism against Zimmerman. The Smoking Gun revealed Thursday that Lee had shared the wrong address with his more than 250,000 followers.

The McClains' son's name is reportedly similar to Zimmerman's.

Elaine McClain told the Smoking Gun that she was scared that her family would be targeted, and that they had already received a disturbing letter.

"We're keeping everything locked," she said.

The original tweet was sent to Lee and celebrities like Will Smith on Friday by Marcus Davonne Higgins with a request to repost the address.

Zimmerman's father said in an interview with an Orlando Fox affiliate that he was surprised by the "hate" from President Obama, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the NAACP toward his son. He did not provide examples of the hate.

Obama famously said that if he had a son, "he would look like Trayvon," but the president expressed no hatred toward Zimmerman.


*I see lawsuit in his future. He is an annoying little man. What did he think would happen when he did this? Ummm... wonder if he thinks much before he acts?

(Editing by Chris Michaud)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sns-rt-us-spikelee-trayvonmartinbre82s10s-20120329,0,4602260.story


And he can't direct movies either!



yeah, thats why he has won NUMEROUS film awards, because he cant direct a movie,,,,laugh

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Sat 03/31/12 12:36 PM








and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.


“I will be held accountable,” Obama said. “I’ve got four years and … A year form now, I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress, but there’s still going to be some pain out there … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”




thats different than the first quote,,lol

and its accurate,, 'it' (whatever that referred to), wasnt 'done'(whatever THAT referred to) in three years

and its being used to suggest he should only have one term,,,,


He shouldn't have had the first one!


oh well, guess a majority disagreed,,,,


No, just dead people voting and other shenanigans occurred is how he stole the election. The majority of people are onto him now and know he is a hack worse than Jimmy Carter and G.H.W. Bush!



baseless accusation,, debunked several times

he won with a majority,,,period.

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Sat 03/31/12 12:35 PM

I agree since I have no kids I stay out of the advice for parents business it's theory like a reading a book on driving then telling everybody how to drive when you've never done it?

There ought to be a law that fat people shouldn't wear bikini's on the beach!



lol, well at least not without a covering or shirt

I mean, you cant go swimming with CLOTHES on and a good way for someone with weight issue to slim down is swimming,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 12:33 PM




and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.


of course not... you also never seen him lie, make deals with the russians, or make any campaign promises.. that he kept anyway...



I actually havent heard him say the word 'promise',, thats the truth

I do know of campaign goals, labeled as promises by culture, that he hasnt kept

and goals he has kept too

I have never seen him tell a lie that I know of or that was actually proven to be a lie,,,,

I have not seen him make 'deals' with russians, although I have seen him deal WITH a russian,,,,


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Sat 03/31/12 12:30 PM
against single people giving married people relationship advice,,,,

against a woman telling a man how to raise a man, or a man telling a woman how to raise a woman,,,


,,,,,

against childless adults telling parents how to raise children,,,


,,,more to come

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Sat 03/31/12 12:28 PM

Yep it's all Obamas fault this happened cause he didn't buy enough electronics from Best Buy.


laugh laugh laugh

thats the best tangent ever,,,,lol


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Sat 03/31/12 12:22 PM

"Obama famously said that if he had a son, "he would look like Trayvon," but the president expressed no hatred toward Zimmerman."


So is Obamanation saying all blacks look alike?



obviously not, just that TREYVONS features would fit in with what HIS CHILDRENS were



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Sat 03/31/12 12:13 PM






and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.


“I will be held accountable,” Obama said. “I’ve got four years and … A year form now, I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress, but there’s still going to be some pain out there … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”




thats different than the first quote,,lol

and its accurate,, 'it' (whatever that referred to), wasnt 'done'(whatever THAT referred to) in three years

and its being used to suggest he should only have one term,,,,


He shouldn't have had the first one!


oh well, guess a majority disagreed,,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 11:59 AM




and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.


“I will be held accountable,” Obama said. “I’ve got four years and … A year form now, I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress, but there’s still going to be some pain out there … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”




thats different than the first quote,,lol

and its accurate,, 'it' (whatever that referred to), wasnt 'done'(whatever THAT referred to) in three years

and its being used to suggest he should only have one term,,,,

msharmony's photo
Sat 03/31/12 11:59 AM




and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.


“I will be held accountable,” Obama said. “I’ve got four years and … A year form now, I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress, but there’s still going to be some pain out there … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”




thats different than the first quote,,lol

and its accurate,, 'it' (whatever that referred to), wasnt 'done'(whatever THAT referred to) in three years

and its being used to suggest he should only have one term,,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 11:57 AM



I would just think a case like this would be more important to speak about.
He could use it to talk about easing racial tensions instead of trying to make a case into a racial issue.



this was not a NATIONAL story due to an attacker REMAINING FREE. THat is the sore point of the Trayvon story that has the potential to divide the country and makes it important for the President to speak to.

again, the attacker was ARRESTED and CHARGED with a hate crime. THat is the system working as it should ,,,,,not much to be outraged about other than the crime itself which cant be undone and is one amongst tens of thousands every year.


It won't divide the country if Zimmerman is not found guilty but it will give some a reason to go out and like animals.



some dont need reasons, people somewhere in america are acting like 'animals' right now,,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 10:54 AM

Your speculating about things. Not all warrants are granted.
If the prosecuter showed preferential treatment I'm sure it will come out in the investigation.
You need to google some of the thing Sharpton has said.



thats what the parents deserve and people are pressuring to happen,,,


for it to COME OUT in an investigation and for the case to be tried in a court,,,,where 'facts' are more highely scrutinized,,,



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Sat 03/31/12 10:48 AM
Edited by msharmony on Sat 03/31/12 10:48 AM


and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

What were Obama's words? If I can't fix it in one term I don't deserve a second or something like that.



lol @ something like that

I dont remember any thing he promised to do in one term. If you find it , let me know, because it was a foolish promise since a President can really only keep t hings from happening (veto), and has little power to MAKE SURE anything happens.

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Sat 03/31/12 10:45 AM



I would just think a case like this would be more important to speak about.
He could use it to talk about easing racial tensions instead of trying to make a case into a racial issue.



this was not a NATIONAL story due to an attacker REMAINING FREE. THat is the sore point of the Trayvon story that has the potential to divide the country and makes it important for the President to speak to.

again, the attacker was ARRESTED and CHARGED with a hate crime. THat is the system working as it should ,,,,,not much to be outraged about other than the crime itself which cant be undone and is one amongst tens of thousands every year.

But In the Martin case Zimmerman was taken in and questioned. With the evidence presented to the police they legally couldn't hold him.
Now if other evidence comes out from the ONGOING investigation that calls for Zimmerman to be arrested I'm sure he will be.
What do you want the police to arrest him for nothing. Then what happens if it's found he should never ha e been arrested?

Obama jumped on the Jesse and Al, MSM bandwagon that's making this a racial issue.
And with Al calling for violence if nothing is done is not helping the case at all.




this is not true, there was a REQUEST for a warrant for his arrest, that must mean there was SOMETHING there...

it was a prosecutor and police CHIEF who made the call not to do it, and under the suspicious environment that the 'victims' dad is a RETIRED JUDGE


I dont know if Al called for violence, and I dont think pointing out the ability to relate to someones situation is 'making' it a racial issue

it IS a racial issue if thats all it takes is for race to be involved in it,,,because it was

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Sat 03/31/12 10:42 AM
Edited by msharmony on Sat 03/31/12 10:43 AM
and how long was it supposed to take to repair the 'damage' from the previous administration(s)?

:angel: :angel:

I thought 'fixing' things was supposed to take under one term,,,,,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 10:39 AM

With all the media convicting the guy, he won't get a fair trial.

Media should be accused of swaying a jury.



EVERYONE does not pay attention to the news.

If you askeed 20 random people about the case right now, plenty of them would say they 'heard about it', some of them would not and off those that heard about it, few would care or have read it for themself.

So being in a jury where they would get FACTS, would make it more than reasonable for them to be able to be FAIR in their ruling.

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Sat 03/31/12 10:37 AM




I dont know the laws in Britain quite as well, I dont know how they view such action or if the family chose to pursue anything but murder.


umm, just so you know, Sarasota is in Florida...



lol, yes, I understand

what I am suggesting is that the victims were BRITISH and visiting,

I am not familiar with the prosecution process, if the parents had any say in how they were charged, if they parents (or more accurately the prosecutor)felt there would be any gain in charging him with double homicide as opposed to hate crime,,,,etc,,,



them visiting from the UK doesn't change US and Florida Laws one bit!



it may have changed how the Parents asked the case to be pursued, based upon which would be the most reasonable to CONVINCE a jury of,,,,

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Sat 03/31/12 10:36 AM

I would just think a case like this would be more important to speak about.
He could use it to talk about easing racial tensions instead of trying to make a case into a racial issue.



this was not a NATIONAL story due to an attacker REMAINING FREE. THat is the sore point of the Trayvon story that has the potential to divide the country and makes it important for the President to speak to.

again, the attacker was ARRESTED and CHARGED with a hate crime. THat is the system working as it should ,,,,,not much to be outraged about other than the crime itself which cant be undone and is one amongst tens of thousands every year.

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Sat 03/31/12 10:24 AM
Edited by msharmony on Sat 03/31/12 10:26 AM
First point: The question assumes 'religion' is one distinct, easily definable principle , which is false, religions have many many different principles within them which are taught in many many different manners


Second point: The federal government defines child abuse as
Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or


"An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm."



I was brought up with religion. It did not kill me, physically harm me, emotionally harm me, sexually abuse me, or exploit me or put me at SERIOUS Risk of harm. So I guess there can probably not be an honest YES or NO answer to whether it is child abuse, because I know of MANY MANY other people like me for which religion has done none of these things.


so I come to the third point

RELIGION is not child abuse, although people can be ABUSIVE in how they choose to teach it to children. In many of the scenarios listed here, the issue is the ABUSIVE manner in which the child is supposedly introduced or 'indoctrinated' into the religion, it is not the religion itself.


For instance, as a child, I was at a certain developmental stage. Parents often give children stories to develop their imaginations and their sense of lifes possibilities,, at this stage. Some parents may be upset if their child does not adhere and they may disown them ,,like the parent who threatens to not give a christmas gift because a kid says santa isnt real, or a parent who 'disowns' a child for merely 'disbelieving' in some tradition when they get older (disbelief and disrespect are different things though...)

,and that would be abusive. OTher parents (mine, for instance) provide the resource and the information and let the children get from it what they can, which is NOT Abusive at all.

My siblings and myself ALL grew up with religion. OF the five of us, only two of us grew into adulthood with a strong belief in God or the Bible. The other three would probably be considered agnostic.

My parents exposed us to as many DIFFERENT cultures/philosophies as possible when we were children so we could use the brain they gave us to use them towards our own emotional and intellectual benefit.

,,short answer,,

Is teaching religion to children abusive? .....NO

Do abusive parents teach religion to their children with abusive methods?,,,SURE

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Sat 03/31/12 02:57 AM
nope, my heart is attached to the rest of me,, I Cant know or control what it will do, and I wouldnt put it at that risk,,,

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