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kpete

(71,994 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2013, 03:40 PM Jul 2013

President Obama Releases Statement Regarding Trayvon Martin

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https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/356491780331548672/photo/1
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/14/obama-makes-statement-following-zimmerman-verdict/?hpt=hp_t2

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President Obama Releases Statement Regarding Trayvon Martin (Original Post) kpete Jul 2013 OP

Excellent statement by the President! Spazito Jul 2013 #1

Hey Spazito.. I agree.. it's a call Cha Jul 2013 #3

Hey Cha! Yes, President Obama brings it back to the bigger issue while... Spazito Jul 2013 #4

PBO is saying that this Tragedy came from Cha Jul 2013 #2

Spazito

(50,349 posts)

1. Excellent statement by the President!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 03:43 PM

Jul 2013

The whole statement is powerful but the final sentence is the most powerful of all, imo.

"That's the way to honor Trayvon Martin."

Cha

(297,269 posts)

3. Hey Spazito.. I agree.. it's a call

Reply to Spazito (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 04:01 PM

Jul 2013

to honor Trayvon by doing what we can "to stem the Tide of gun violence".

Spazito

(50,349 posts)

4. Hey Cha! Yes, President Obama brings it back to the bigger issue while...

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 04:05 PM

Jul 2013

honoring Trayvon Martin. I loved his statement, it moved me very much.

Cha

(297,269 posts)

2. PBO is saying that this Tragedy came from

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 03:58 PM

Jul 2013

"gun violence" which is exactly what happened.

I feel there are going to be a lot of ways to Honor Trayvon Martin as time goes on. We will get Justice4Trayvon in our own ways.

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