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Originally Posted by Honus
That's what I said (except for the "liberal" part).You lost me. Are you saying that race was a reason for the story getting so much attention or that race was not a reason?
And I wonder why Rush Limbaugh would single out Chicago along the lines that you mention - Are Chicago Murders Being Used as a Gun Law Optic? - The Rush Limbaugh Show Could it have anything to do with a certain black president from Chicago? No way that could be.
I don't know why the lack of coverage of Chicago murders makes the Zimmerman story any more or less newsworthy. It's an entirely different type of story. Maybe you could explain the logic on that one.If the Chicago machine hates blacks, then it must not be happy that violent crime is declining there. Chicago is on pace to have the lowest murder rate in 50 years. Chicago's Homicide Rate Does Not Rank Near the Top Among American Cities |
Of course it has to do with the politics of the President, and Ron. Liberals always want to be judged on their (apparent) good motives; never on the actual results of their (IMO, mis-guided) policies. Chicago stands as an example that liberal policies often mean more death. There are other web sites, and blogs that would argue your data. In any event, the murder rate is high; maybe not the highest, but still too high. If you wish, use Baltimore, another long-time, democrat-controlled city with a high murder rate.
If murders of black youths were the real issue, then the papers would be full of stories. The fact that TM is still news shows that the death of black youths is not the story--or at least, not the whole story.