Trayvon Martin

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The point is Obama, Sharpton, Jackson has made this into a racial ordeal. It has all been done through the media, why? Was it because he knew he wasn't going to get re-elected?

What did Obama say about this to make it a racial issue? I just heard him say that Trayvon would look like his son had he had one. He does have a little resemblance in some of his younger pictures.

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except for his "if I had a son he would look like trayvon" line. The president of the US helped make this an issue of race. Outrage at the case I would expect, not adding to the racial fire.

I don;t follow how that quote makes it into a race issue on the part of Obama. People were talking about racism being a factor in this case well before Obama said that trayvon would look like a hypothetical son.

[AUTaxMan]

What did Obama say about this to make it a racial issue? I just heard him say that Trayvon would look like his son had he had one. He does have a little resemblance in some of his younger pictures.

Why is Obama commenting on it at all? There would be no reason to, other than to add fuel to the flames.

[mrveggieman]

Why is Obama commenting on it at all? There would be no reason to, other than to add fuel to the flames.

Because he was asked.

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guess what, obama saying "if I had a son he would LOOK like trayvon" is him making it about race. He didn't say "he could be my son" or "that could have been anyone's son." He made it about race. You can act like you don't see it but that doesn't make it false. thanks for trying though.

and spare me with your "some white people do have compassion for blacks" crap. that is exactly what i'm talking about. it should have nothing to do with black and white. I have compassion for the kids family and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin.

That's a stretch saying that his quote made this a racial issue. I simply don't see it. Just because he said this kid would look like his son had no bearing on race. It's just a fact that he and michelle would produce a son who would be black. It's a fact that the person killed was black. He said nothing that even eluded to Zimmerman's motives of the shooting being racially motivated. To make that leap just doesn't make any sense.

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Why is Obama commenting on it at all? There would be no reason to, other than to add fuel to the flames.

like Veg said, he was asked by a member of the media. Seems reasonable for a President to weigh in if asked about it. Do you honestly think that any president would want to add fuel to an issue involving race? I sure don't.

[habsheaven]

That's a stretch saying that his quote made this a racial issue. I simply don't see it. Just because he said this kid would look like his son had no bearing on race. It's just a fact that he and michelle would produce a son who would be black. It's a fact that the person killed was black. He said nothing that even eluded to Zimmerman's motives of the shooting being racially motivated. To make that leap just doesn't make any sense.

It's a complete stretch. I am constantly amazed at how some of Obama's detractors can manage to see EVERYTHING he does/says in a negative light.

[ensbergcollector]

like Veg said, he was asked by a member of the media. Seems reasonable for a President to weigh in if asked about it.

i could be off base. the language he chose seemed very much to say "i am black just like trayvon was black." seemed a strange choice of words to me. again, wasn't trying to make a huge deal out of it. i don't know in my entire life I have ever seen a high ranking politician discuss a murder case by referencing skin color. If he wasn't attempting to then I apologize for thinking he was. not trying to get us sidetracked.

[shrewsbury]

Obama's detractors can manage to see EVERYTHING he does/says in a negative light.

no different from when bush was in office

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i could be off base. the language he chose seemed very much to say "i am black just like trayvon was black." seemed a strange choice of words to me. again, wasn't trying to make a huge deal out of it. i don't know in my entire life I have ever seen a high ranking politician discuss a murder case by referencing skin color. If he wasn't attempting to then I apologize for thinking he was. not trying to get us sidetracked.

I don't see it as him referencing skin color at all. I felt he was telling trayvon's family and the country that he felt for the loss of their son. At the time I just saw it as his way of showing compassion for the loss of a young life and that he was empathizing that it could have been his son. I didn't and don't see any racial aspects to what he said other than he's black and trayvon is black. Would he have said it had the kid been white or latino or asian... not sure. Would he still show compassion for the loss of life if asked about it by the media? I believe he would.