George Zimmerman
Racist Murdering Asshole George Zimmerman is Auctioning The Gun He Used to Murder Trayvon Martin Because America
This story is so unbelievably disgusting and upsetting that I initially didn't want to write anything about it. I am talking of course about George Zimmerman, the racist pig/neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17 year old Trayvon Martin after chasing him for being black, ...read more
George Zimmerman Posting Photo of Dead Trayvon Martin Could Be a Serious Warning Sign
If George Zimmerman had lived in any other state in America other than Florida, he would have been thrown in jail for the murder of unarmed child. Luckily for Zimmerman, executing black teenagers for running away from armed racists is deemed fair game in the Sunshine State, and ...read more
George Zimmerman's Family Wants To Be Reality TV Stars (and Other Revelations from the Insane GQ Profile)
Photo: Shellie and Robert Zimmerman "in disguise"/Courtesy GQ and Robert Zimmerman There's a reason writer Amanda Robb begins her GQ magazine profile of George Zimmerman's family with Robert Zimmerman's thoughts on "rebranding" the family name. Robert, who's been the clan's ...read more
A Very Sad George Zimmerman Complains He Can't Live a Normal Life
After killing an unarmed teenager who was running away from him, ex neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman doesn't understand why he cannot live a normal life. Speaking to Univision television show "Aquí y Ahora" ("Here and Now"), Zimmerman said: "Honestly, I [would] love to ...read more
THE MORNING BANTER: Bill Clinton/Elizabeth Hurley Sex, LeVar Burton's Black History, DMX v. Zimmerman, and Megaregions
Happy Friday Jr. Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. Bill Clinton Didn't Have Sex With Elizabeth Hurley As interesting as story as it would have been to learn that Tom Sizemore was wing-manning the president so that Slicky Willy could do a little foreign relations, ...read more
Analyzing The DMX/Zimmerman Fight
Back when George Zimmerman first announced he would be doing a celebrity boxing match and DMX offered up his services on behalf of “every black person who has been done wrong in the system,” we were left salivating at the totally unrealistic hypothetical scenario of DMX ...read more
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THE MORNING BANTER: Rand Paul Thinks It's '98, the GOP's "Slut" Problem, AP v. Zimmerman, and "Swingers" Is Still So Money
Welcome back to the work week. Here are a few headlines and internet goodies to get you through the day: 1. Set the Way-Back Machine... It's gonna be a long and entertaining lead-up to 2016, with not just revisionist history and denials of reality from the GOP but attempts to ...read more
How Good is George Zimmerman's Latest Painting? We Ask an Actual Art Teacher
Killer of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, serial gun owner, and now apparent artist, George Zimmerman is releasing a new painting, presumably to raise funds for his gigantic legal fees. On Wednesday, Zimmerman's brother tweeted out a photo of the painting (pictured below), ...read more
The Morning Banter: Justine's Crash Landing, Zimmerman's Big Sale, Peyton's Record Score, and Alcohol Cures Everything
Hopefully if you're reading this at all you're doing it from your couch or maybe at the airport on your way someplace nice for Christmas. Either way, here's your abridged reading material for the day. 1. Crash Landing If you paid any attention to the internet at all over the ...read more
You Can Now Own an Original Work from the Great Artist George Zimmerman for the Low, Low Price Of...
Sit down before I tell you this because it's gonna piss you off. Right now, the image that you see above -- a painting by none other than George Zimmerman -- is being auctioned off on eBay and the bidding at the moment is up to $99,966. That's at least $99,966, because the ...read more
George Zimmerman Only Had 5 Guns When He Was Arrested
As the saying goes, "One gun good, five guns much better!". According to a search warrant that was made public, George Zimmerman had five guns and over 100 rounds of ammunition with him when deputies arrested him earlier this month for allegedly beating up his girlfriend. ...read more
Is the Case Against George Zimmerman Already In Trouble?
Yesterday while Bob and I were recording our weeklypodcasts, we talked in detail about the latest arrest of George Zimmerman. What was interesting about our conversation is that while describing the incident that led to Zimmerman being taken to jail, Bob mentioned that ...read more
Guess Who Finally Got His Guns Taken Away?
Fourth time's the charm, I guess. After shooting and killing an unarmed teenager, being accused of getting into an armed confrontation with his ex-wife, and apparently leaving a bullet-riddled target in the ex's house as a not-so-subtle warning, George Zimmerman finally met a ...read more
The Morning Banter: Jersey Insults, Zimmerman Arrests, Wonderful Lives, Blocked Picks, and Rooftop Breakups
Science has indeed confirmed that it’s still only Tuesday, but knowledge is power so get learned up on what’s going on: 1. Someone from New Jersey Insults People New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blasted not only Democrats, but his fellow Republic Party members while speaking ...read more
The Trayvon-Zimmerman Costume Controversy: Is the Reaction Fair?
I once defended Paris Hilton. It's kind of hard to believe even now, but amid the copious amounts of bile I spat out all over her during her pop culture heyday back in the mid-to-late-aughts, there was one time that I felt it might be a little unfair for me and everyone else ...read more
The Morning Banter: The Zimmerman Time Bomb, Armstrong Lies, "In Utero" Turns 20
Happy Friday, all. Here's what you should probably be reading this morning because it's better than sitting around trying to figure out how you can duck out of work early: 1. Chief Concern This is shaping up to be a big deal: In what I assume he mistakenly figured would be a ...read more
Zimmerman's Lawyer Stands His Ground
While the rest of us were gathered around our computers waiting to hear whether the new iPhone would have the ability to make toast and give hand-jobs, one man was nervously pacing back and forth praying that another Apple device couldn't survive being smashed all to hell. ...read more
George Zimmerman Still Loves His Gun, His Wife Maybe Not So Much
You're going to be shocked, shocked I tell you, by this news, but George Zimmerman was detained by cops again today after his estranged wife said that he threatened her with a gun. According to reports from Lake Mary police in Central Florida, Shellie Zimmerman called 911 ...read more
The Morning Banter: Obama vs. Assad, Zimmerman Lawyer's New Job, and Texas Secedes (Finally)
Here's a quick rundown of what you should be reading this morning to take your mind off the drudgery of a new work week: 1. War Stories Today will see an unusual confluence of media events, with the PR blitzes of both leaders involved in the Syria debate taking to television ...read more
The Morning Banter: Annoying Millenials, Chemical Weapons in Syria, Zimmerman Wants His Money Back
Morning all, and welcome to Tuesday's edition of 'The Morning Banter' where we do our best to find the most interesting stories that we couldn't be bothered to write about ourselves. What's on the menu today? Lots of interesting stuff: Syria using chemical weapons against its ...read more
George Zimmerman Goes Out Shopping for Tactical Shot Gun
After killing Trayvon Martin and getting away with it, George Zimmerman has been doing what he does best - buying high powered weaponry to defend himself from unruly black teenagers wielding cans of iced tea and bags of skittles. Reports TMZ: George Zimmerman was on the hunt ...read more
The Tragic Killing of Kollin Elderts by Christopher Deedy Echoes Trayvon Martin Case
Exclusive to The Daily Banter - by David Harada Stone: While the country was transfixed last month by the Florida trial and verdict in the George Zimmerman case, another high-profile murder trial was getting underway 5,000 miles to the west, in Honolulu. The two cases have more ...read more
Don't Be a George Zimmerman Crash Hero "Truther"
I'll try to make this quick. If you're one of those people now posting long-winded internet screeds filled with supposed hard evidence that proves that George Zimmerman didn't really help pull a family out of an overturned vehicle last week in Central Florida, please stop. ...read more
The Killing of Trayvon Martin Was Vastly Different from the Killing of Al-Awlaki's Son. Obviously.
The most inhumane and tragic aspect of any war, noble or nefarious, is the reality of civilian casualties. As long as there's been warfare, noncombatants have been caught in the crossfire, or even intentionally killed en masse to spur popular intolerance for the continuation of ...read more
Debating an African American Who Thinks Zimmerman is Innocent
I went on the Thom Hartmann show on Friday night to debate White House Correspondent from The Daily Caller Neil Munro, and conservative commentator Dutch Martin. We discussed a number of things, but the Trayvon Martin case took up the majority of the time. Martin is an African ...read more
The 5 Most Racist Assumptions You Needed to Exonerate George Zimmmerman
For anyone who thinks that the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin was justified, there are several assumptions you must have made to get to that conclusion. In short, anyone who believes Zimmerman was justified in killing the unarmed teenager are ...read more
Zimmerman Was Innocent Until Proven Guilty. Trayvon, Like All Black Men, Was Not.
I felt consumed by anger when I heard the Trayvon Martin verdict over the weekend. Anger not just at the verdict, but at how little it shocked me. I had accepted that George Zimmerman must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond any reasonable doubt. But what is so ...read more
Gigantic Asshole Richard Cohen Says Young Black Males a "Menace"
"Especially in cities like Washington and New York, the menace comes from young black males. Both blacks and whites believe those young black males are the ones most likely to bop them over the head." - Richard Cohen of the Washington Post explaining why racial profiling is a ...read more
One Week and Two Tragedies
I am of course referring to the Travyon Martin decision and the untimely death of Cory Monteith. Now, it could be because I have been under the weather but both have me emotional today. First the case of George Zimmerman. Why did the "stand your ground" law apply to him and ...read more
Zimmerman Acquittal Shows it's OK to Murder Young Black Men in America
The tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman back in 2012 had all the ingredients to spark off another epic race debate in America. An unarmed young black man shot by an older white/hispanic man in highly suspicious circumstances is the stuff the news media lives ...read more
New Evidence: Police Initially Doubted George Zimmerman's Version of Events
From the Huff Post: A new trove of evidence released by the Florida state attorney prosecuting George Zimmerman for second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin reveals the extent to which law enforcement doubted Zimmerman's early claims of self-defense. "His actions ...read more
George Zimmerman to be Released on $150,000 Bond
The neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager in central Florida, could soon be released from custody after a judge set a $150,000 bond that will let him get out of jail while he awaits trial. George Zimmerman apologized in court ...read more
Gone but Not Forgotten
By Chez Pazienza: It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that somebody at NBC was going to lose a job over the galactic fuck-up that led to a severely edited 911 call from Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman making air. Well, late last week NBC -- after undertaking what it ...read more
Spike Lee the Idiot
By Ben Cohen: I like Spike Lee's movies, and I generally respect Spike Lee. He sometimes wades in on sensitive race issues with thoughtless and questionable comments, but his intelligence, talent and willingness to challenge conventional stereotypes with art has, I believe, had ...read more
Department of Justice Opens Probe into Killing of Teenager Trayvon Martin
The US Department of Justice has announced an investigation into the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Florida in February. Trayvon Martin, 17, was killed by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28, while walking through a gated community in a suburb of ...read more