The Trayvon Martin Case

Even Obama was pressured to comment on it now. Was it possible that Zimmerman hates Obama and saw him in Trayvon? Trayvon resembles Obama indeed.

‘”When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids,” Obama said in the Rose Garden. “I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this. And that everybody pull together.”…’
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/03/obama-i-had-a-son-hed-look-like-trayvon-118439.html

High Schoolers Walk Out in Trayvon Protests
Hundreds take part in rallies

‘Hundreds of students at several South Florida high schools staged walkouts Friday morning in a massive protest against the lack of an arrest in the Trayvon Martin shooting.

‘Students from Miami Central, Miami Edison, Miami Norland, American Senior, William H. Turner High and Southridge High in Miami and Blanche Ely High School in Broward held walkouts…’
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10830314-high-school-students-walk-out-in-protest-of-trayvon-martin-shooting

Was Trayvon killed because of what he wore?
Geraldo Rivera says that Trayvon was killed due to his ‘hoodie’
‘Geraldo Rivera said Friday he would “bet money” that Trayvon Martin wouldn’t have been fatally shot if the teenager hadn’t been wearing a hoodie, and the Fox News host’s comments immediately drew a fierce response, with one critic branding him a “moron” on Twitter…’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74392.html

When Did Hoodlums Start Wearing Hoods?
A history of the controversial head covering
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/03/trayvon_martin_killing_when_did_hoods_become_associated_with_illicit_activity_.html

Racial History of Trayvon’s City
Trayvon’s City Forced Out Jackie Robinson

Back to 1946…
‘The mayor of Sanford was confronted by what the author describes as a “large group of white residents” who “demanded that Robinson…be run out of town.”

‘The Mayor caved. On March 5th, the Royals were informed that they would not be permitted to take the field as an integrated group. Rickey was concerned for Robinson’s life and sent him to stay in Daytona Beach. His daughter, Sharon Robinson, remembered, “The Robinsons were run out of Sanford, Florida, with threats of violence.”…’
http://www.thenation.com/blog/166992/jackie-robinson-trayvon-martin-and-sad-history-sanford-florida

Public Relations Misinformation Campaigns
This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the “elitist theory of
democracy” and the relationship between war, propaganda, and class.

It exposes government and corporate activities to blur the lines between real news and fake news, as well as the development
over time of public relations misinformation campaigns.
Video:
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/9911.html

Are You Still Driving the Wrong Old Way?
‘It turns out that many of the driving guidelines that we were taught in drivers’ ed class have changed, including the old standby of keeping our hands on the steering wheel at the 10 and 2 positions on a clock…’
The new take:
http://lifehacker.com/5895841/havent-changed-the-way-you-drive-in-years-then-youre-probably-driving-all-wrong

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