Archive for March 17th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day Open Thread [3.17.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on March 17, 2012 • 6 Comments

Here are some polling numbers for this Green Saturday. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.

Let’s Check Back in on the Ad War.

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on March 17, 2012 • 1 Comment

First, the full release of the President’s 17 minute Campaign introduction: The Road We’ve Traveled.

Dead Teenager And No Arrest

Filed in National by pandora on March 17, 2012 • 18 Comments

I’ve been following this story for the past week, and I’m surprised by how long it’s taken the national media to cover it.

Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida last week three weeks ago. He was killed by a Neighborhood Watch member, who followed him for several minutes, and called Sanford 911 to report a person acting suspiciously. That person was a 140lb African American teenager who was in the gated community visiting his father and step mother. When he called 911, the Neighborhood Watch member, George Zimmerman, was told not to approach or engage the person he was following. Instead, he killed Trayvon Martin with a handgun. Trayvon had a can of soda and a bag of skittles. You get to guess which ethnic group George Zimmerman is NOT a member of.