Zimmerman lawsuit against D candidates ( tweets by pete/elizabeth )

[gunsmith]

https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2020/02/george-zimmerman-sues-buttigieg-warren-for-265m-over-trayvon-martin-tweets.html

In a lawsuit filed in circuit court in Polk County, where Zimmerman now lives, Klayman alleges the tweets “defamed Zimmerman for political gain in misguided and malicious attempts to bolster their standings amongst African-American voters, all at Zimmerman’s expense.

[Boomhauer]

Everytime you haven’t heard about Zimmerman in a while the dumb son of a bitch does something stupid and pops back up in the news

[Andiron]

At least we get amusement at the expense of two of the most deserving dem candidates...  Let em fight,  maybe they'll all lose.

I still think Zimmerman did the world a favor removing Martin from it,  but he's the worst person every to represent an otherwise righteous shoot and the 2A community at large.

[MechAg94]

Since Zimmerman is sort of a public figure these days due to his notoriety, does this lawsuit have any chance of moving forward?



If Zimmerman were smarter, he might start doing a podcast or youtube show or something.  He is already well know wherever he goes and a chunk of the population seems to think he murdered a 12 year old kid.  As it is, I would rather hear his lawyers speak than him.  The Proarms podcast hasn't done much new in a while, but one of their items is an interview by Massad Ayoob with Zimmerman and his lawyer.

[makattak]

I still think Zimmerman did the world a favor removing Martin from it,  but he's the worst person every to represent an otherwise righteous shoot and the 2A community at large.

He most certainly is not.

He was a conscientious neighbor, looking out for his community. He was A TINY BIT overzealous in trying to help the police stop crime.

For that he was beaten, persecuted, mocked, and has had people TRY TO MURDER HIM over it.

I'm sick of the Zimmerman hate. After his trial, he had a lot of issues, and after what he went through, can you blame him for being angry? His marriage was destroyed by people who wanted to destroy his entire life because they wanted to get paid. And had absolutely no compunctions about destroying an innocent man so they could get paid. The most vile and wicked people in this entire story are Mr. Martin's parents and their duplicitous, blood-sucking <spit> lawyer.

Mr. Zimmerman isn't a genius. He is a simple man who was trying to do the right thing, did absolutely nothing (morally) wrong, and today is still being pilloried by people who ought to be supporting him.

 

[RoadKingLarry]

^^^
What he said.

Anything in the MSM about Zimmerman is going to be put out with as negative a spin as possible and I am constantly dismayed when even here the crap being spoon fed to the public is lapped up with glee.

[Andiron]

Let me walk that back, because I don't want you to think I'm on the Zimmerman hate wagon.

I meant post trial Zimmerman.  That Zimmerman, even with the media slant is not who I want representing a righteous shooting.  Post trial George Zimmerman is a PR gift to the antis.

We're on the same page otherwise.

[DittoHead]

After his trial, he had a lot of issues, and after what he went through, can you blame him for being angry?

I don't blame him for his issues/anger. However, the fact that his issues are understandable does not make them go away.

Post trial George Zimmerman is a PR gift to the antis.

Yes, this.

[MechAg94]

Let me walk that back, because I don't want you to think I'm on the Zimmerman hate wagon.

I meant post trial Zimmerman.  That Zimmerman, even with the media slant is not who I want representing a righteous shooting.  Post trial George Zimmerman is a PR gift to the antis.

We're on the same page otherwise.

Can you summarize what he did? 

The only thing I remember him getting in trouble for is not disclosing money donated to him in court.  I wasn't paying attention to the news reports at the time. 

[Hawkmoon]

Can you summarize what he did? 

The only thing I remember him getting in trouble for is not disclosing money donated to him in court.  I wasn't paying attention to the news reports at the time. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman

[MechAg94]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman

So just crude stuff that goes relatively unnoticed unless someone has a leftist media target on their back. 

[Perd Hapley]

So just crude stuff that goes relatively unnoticed unless someone has a leftist media target on their back. 

Which is the kind of thing that makes him bad PR for Americans*.

*And by Americans, I mean gun owners.

[kgbsquirrel]

Which is the kind of thing that makes him bad PR for Americans*.

*And by Americans, I mean gun owners.

Like that even matters.