Trayvon / Zimmerman More FACTS trickle out....

MORE FACTS TRICKLE OUT.....

ABC News reports that Trayvon Martin, the black teenager who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman on Feb. 26, had drugs in his body on the night of his death:

The autopsy report shows traces of the drug THC, which is found in marijuana, in Martin's blood and urine.

On the infamous 911 call that Zimmerman made to police, Zimmerman told the dispatcher that Martin looked like he was "on drugs or something."

That suspicion--which was twisted by the left and the mainstream media as part of an attempt to accuse Zimmerman of acting on racist motives--has been confirmed.

ABC News also reports injuries to Martin that supports Zimmerman's contention that there was a physical struggle between the two young men:

The autopsy also shows that Zimmerman shot Martin from a distance of between 1 inch and 18 inches away, bolstering Zimmerman's claim that he shot Martin during a struggle that landed Zimmerman on his back, Martin straddling him and banging Zimmerman's head on the ground.

Martin's autopsy report also revealed that there was a quarter-inch by half-inch abrasion on the left fourth finger of Martin, another indication of a possible struggle.

In contrast to early media reports that described Zimmerman as "white," he is now described by ABC as "a multi-racial Hispanic man."

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/17/Breaking-Autopsy-Reveals-Trayvon-Martin-Had-Drugs-in-System

More recent revelations

George Zimmerman had a broken nose

George Zimmerman had a broken nose, black eyes, cuts on the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after he shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, according to medical records compiled by his doctor, ABC News reports.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/16/152813315/medical-report-details-george-zimmermans-injuries-abc-news-says

Trayvon's father acknowledged it was not Trayvon screaming for help on the 911 tape.

Among the evidence was an audio interview of Zimmerman's father, Robert, in the Seminole state attorney's office March 19. The father, under oath, says the person crying for help on the 911 tape is "absolutely, positively George Zimmerman."

"That was George and he was not just yelling, he sounded like he was screaming for his life," the elder Zimmerman said.

Serino said that on Feb. 28, he played the 911 tapes for Tracy Martin, Trayvon's father.

"I asked Mr. Martin if the voice calling for help was that of his son. Mr. Martin, clearly emotionally impacted by the recording, quietly responded 'no.' "

The information list above is found at the END of the following story....
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-17/zimmerman-trayvon-shooting-report/55046944/1


This post is NOT meant to dimish the shooting, tragic loss of life, or prematurely judge the actions of either party, BEFORE the evidence is collected and analyzed by law enforcement & the court system.


Rather it is meant to highlight the duplicitous nature of the numerous "activists", commentators, "experts", our nation's leaders top leaders, government officials, nationally televised networks, print, and social media outlets selection of if, when, or how and/or how "accurately" to cover such events.

Democrats join Fast and Furious accountability efforts

 By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller

Congressional Democrats are abandoning their party line en masse to support efforts to hold the administration accountable for Operation Fast and Furious.

In another sign of bipartisanship on Fast and Furious accountability, 142 House Democrats backed an amendment from Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz Wednesday, which prevents the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to lie to Congress. Though 41 Democrats voted against it, the bipartisan support could be a sign that frustration over the administration stonewalling on Fast and Furious transcends party lines.

Chaffetz pitched House Democrats in a feisty House floor speech before the vote to join him in demanding accountability. He argued that Attorney General Eric Holder’s failure to comply with the Fast and Furious congressional subpoena is anything but a partisan political fight. He said it’s an issue of separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches, and that all Americans “should be embarrassed by what’s happening in Fast and Furious.”

“If we get stonewalling on the other side of the aisle, without your support, we will do a disservice to this country, we will do a disservice to this body and we will not get to the truth,” Chaffetz said on the House floor on Wednesday. “I promise you, when that becomes a Republican president, I will stand with you and demand the openness and transparency that this body deserves. I’ve done it; I’ve challenged my own party, I have the guts, I have the fortitude to do the right thing.”

Chaffetz challenged the House Democrats to come forward and help him, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and others: “This is the test of principle, this is the test of integrity, and when you can’t stand up and take on your own party, that’s a lack of guts,” Chaffetz said. “This Congress has got to stand up for itself and demand that these documents be released.”

In the end, when the House voted, Chaffetz got his bipartisan support.

That support comes on the heels of Indiana Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly’s outspoken public support for Issa’s move to enforce the subpoena Holder has thus far failed to comply with.

Issa served Holder a subpoena on Oct. 12, 2011. Holder has thus far failed to comply with all 22 categories of the subpoena that requires him to provide Congress with documents relating to Fast and Furious. With 13 of the categories, Holder has provided no documents. When it comes to the other nine subpoena categories, Holder is still far from compliant, as TheDC reported late last week.

Other Democrats have refused to defend Holder amid the scandal, and even more have criticized how their own party’s administration has handled it.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/10/democrats-join-fast-and-furious-accountability-efforts/#ixzz1uWQ2HSBG

Illinois Democrats Face Budget Crisis They Created

(AP) Budget dilemma looms for Illinois Democrats

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS
Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the state's expensive health programs and employee pensions. Gov. Pat Quinn underscored his determination by declaring he was "put on earth" to solve the multi-billion-dollar pension problem.

But can the Democrats actually do it?

The effort will test whether a state infamous for emphasizing politics over policy and for finding budget shortcuts rather than long-term solutions can change its ways. It will require Democrats, in the middle of an election year, to deflect longtime union allies and to cut state money flowing to many of the urban wards that put them in office.

"I don't think my constituents realized the truly horrible choices we're going to have to make," said Rep. Greg Harris, a Democrat from Chicago.

State Medicaid and pension problems exploded nationwide when recession hit in 2008. The number of people eligible for government health care assistance jumped by 5.6 million and state retirement systems lost more than one-quarter of their total value, by some estimates.

Many states, particularly those led by Republicans, have taken drastic steps to fix their budgets, including cutting spending and requiring public employees to contribute more to their benefits. In some cases, the cutbacks triggered huge protests last year at state capitols by public employees and advocates for the poor.

But Illinois, where Democrats control the governor's office and both houses of the Legislature, flinched, taking only limited steps. Now, with the state staggering under a backlog of $9 billion in unpaid bills, leaders again face the awkward task of inflicting pain on their friends.

Quinn proposes cutting $2 billion from a Medicaid program that totals about $14 billion, throwing more than 100,000 people off the rolls. He wants public employees to give up roughly 3 percent of their pay to beef up retirement funds and work years longer before they could collect full pensions. And House Speaker Michael Madigan is talking about ending free health insurance for government retirees.

There is little precedent for that approach in President Barack Obama's home state.

Union leaders reacted angrily. Michael Carrigan, head of the Illinois AFL-CIO, called Quinn's proposals "insensitive and irresponsible." He said it would hurt hundreds of thousands of state residents and violate the Illinois Constitution's ban on reducing pension benefits.

"It is a clearly illegal attempt to solve the problem caused by past governors and the legislature solely on the backs of teachers, caregivers and other public worker," Carrigan said on behalf of a coalition of unions.

Illinois labor organizations like the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and teachers' unions have donated more than $10.7 million to Democratic candidates over the past three election cycles. That's three times more than they gave to Republicans, according the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Despite similar sensitivities, other states with Democratic governors have been making cuts to address pension and revenue problems. Both New York and California cut Medicaid last year. New York approved significant pension restrictions last month.

Illinois' Republicans, outnumbered 99-78 in the General Assembly, have been demanding action for years. Even after the Legislature raised income taxes last year and trimmed some costs, expenses were still rising faster than revenue. By some estimates Illinois faces a deficit of more than $3 billion on top of $9 billion in old bills owed to vendors and social service providers.

"We're glad the (Quinn) administration and the Democrats have finally gotten religion," said Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno.

Quinn publicly acknowledged that over the years, Democrats and Republicans alike failed to set aside enough money to keep up with obligations. And they sometimes sweetened benefits without worrying about how to pay for them.

"If we don't deal with this problem right now, it will just get worse," Quinn said.

Quinn insisted he won't let legislators end this spring's session, meaning they can't go home and campaign, if they haven't resolved both the pension and Medicaid issues.

But the fate of his initiatives depends on his fellow Democrats. Madigan, from southwest Chicago, has run the Illinois House for virtually all of the past three decades. He has made an art of finessing sensitive issues to protect Democratic candidates and, as usual, is staying vague on what should be done.

Some Democrats and their allies question whether targeting pensions and health care would deal a serious blow to the state's shaky economy.

Sen. Kwame Raoul of Chicago said Democrats over the past few years should have been honest with their constituents about Illinois' financial realities.

"Yes, certainly we should have done that," Raoul said. "Simultaneously, we should have made the tough decision of saying, `This is what the services cost and we need a tax increase.'"

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