Tuesday, February 18, 2014

George Zimmerman: I'm a Scapegoat for Obama and Holder



George Zimmerman: I'm a Scapegoat for Obama and Holder
Monday, 17 Feb 2014 01:30 PM
By Wanda Carruthers
George Zimmerman described himself Monday as a "scapegoat" for the Obama administration over the events surrounding his trial for the death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

"(I'm) like a scapegoat . . . for the government, the president, the Attorney General," Zimmerman told CNN's "New Day."

"I don't know what they're thinking, or why they're thinking it. All I know is that they're doing it. I don't know what agenda they have," he added.

George Zimmerman described himself Monday as a "scapegoat" for the Obama administration over the events surrounding his trial for the death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

"(I'm) like a scapegoat . . . for the government, the president, the Attorney General," Zimmerman told CNN's "New Day."

"I don't know what they're thinking, or why they're thinking it. All I know is that they're doing it. I don't know what agenda they have," he added.

Zimmerman was found not guilty last July for the 2012 death of Martin. The trial gained national attention over Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law. Zimmerman claimed he had defended himself from an attack by Martin.

Following the acquittal, Zimmerman has had run-ins with the law over a speeding ticket and domestic disputes. He said his plans for the future may include a career as a lawyer so he can prevent others from suffering the same "miscarriage of justice" he said he experienced.

"I'd like to professionally continue my education and, hopefully, become an attorney. I think that's the best way to stop the miscarriage of justice that happened to me from happening to somebody else. I don't think it should happen to anyone ever again. Not one person," he said.

Zimmerman defined the miscarriage of justice as "the fact that two law enforcement entities stated that I had acted within the laws of our nation in self-defense." When asked if he was comfortable being the face of the "stand your ground" law, he replied he wasn't comfortable "being the face of anything."

Faith in God is what has sustained Zimmerman since the verdict and the angry reaction from those who feel he is guilty of murder. He says God is "the only judge that I have to answer to."

"He knows what happened. I know what happened. But, I leave it up to Him," he said.

In hindsight, Zimmerman said his life "would be tremendously easier" if he had stayed home the evening he encountered Martin. If he had the chance, Zimmerman said he would tell the family of Trayvon Martin the he was "sorry for their loss."

He did, however, maintain he was a victim as well in the incident.

"I certainly was a victim when I was having my head bashed into the concrete, my nose broken, and beaten. So, I wouldn't say I was not a victim," he said.

Zimmerman said he no longer watches the news, opting instead for comedy and home improvement shows. His new hobby, painting, brought in over $110,000 on eBay, according to CNN. A boxing match for charity between Zimmerman and rapper DMX was cancelled after the promoter said he received threats.

Eric Holder
Eric H. Holder Jr. is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration, and was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Tonya Lewis Lee is a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and married to Spike Lee.
Spike Lee Sued Over George Zimmerman Tweets: Wrong Address Causes Grief
Lisa Derrick Monday November 11, 2013 11:32 pm
An elderly Florida couple is suing director Spike Lee over tweets he made on March 23, 2012, less than a month after shooting death of Trayvon Martin, writes The Smoking Gun. The tweets, which featured the couple’s address, wrongly identified as that of Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman, were subsequently reteweeted over the next months.
Spike Lee is married to Tonya Lewis Lee, and an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner.
Stephen L. Carter is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner.
Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault was a correspondent for CNN, and is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner.
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration.

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