# George Zimmerman - In the news again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480 "2014-07-31T13:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 66
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1301 "2019-12-04T18:47:39Z")
Zimmerman is now suing… well, [everyone](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2019/12/04/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martin-family-others-for-100-million/?fbclid=IwAR1eUwK8GUWssZdTTuxNNm9YHerX8UK19OK61r02qZd4xxUyXWe7wHqyvMg). Unsurprisingly, he’s being represented by Larry Klayman, rather than an actual attorney. It looks like a publicity stunt for a new “conservative” movie about Trayvon. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1302 "2019-12-04T18:54:55Z")
Dang, I thought I was finally going to get some points in this year’s Death Pool. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1303 "2019-12-04T21:47:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Zimmerman is now suing… well, [everyone](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2019/12/04/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martin-family-others-for-100-million/?fbclid=IwAR1eUwK8GUWssZdTTuxNNm9YHerX8UK19OK61r02qZd4xxUyXWe7wHqyvMg). Unsurprisingly, he’s being represented by Larry Klayman, rather than an actual attorney. It looks like a publicity stunt for a new “conservative” movie about Trayvon. Someone should have given him his own medicine - a fucking bullet - long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1304 "2019-12-04T22:15:46Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I swear, every time that this thread gets bumped I am almost certain it going to be about GZ getting killed. :mad: I’ll keep waiting. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1305 "2019-12-04T23:24:23Z")
We should be rejoice that this thread isn’t getting bumped because Zimmerman has killed another person. The chances of that happening seem more probable to me than the converse. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1306 "2019-12-04T23:58:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Zimmerman is now suing… well, [everyone](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2019/12/04/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martin-family-others-for-100-million/?fbclid=IwAR1eUwK8GUWssZdTTuxNNm9YHerX8UK19OK61r02qZd4xxUyXWe7wHqyvMg). Unsurprisingly, he’s being represented by Larry Klayman, rather than an actual attorney. It looks like a publicity stunt for a new “conservative” movie about Trayvon. It also seems like an effort to get on the right-wing media circuit where he can play the martyr while various talking heads pontificate on how he was the real victim and that the “deep state,” media, and liberal groups like the ACLU are engaged in a conspiracy to cover up the fact crime is out of control. However, Zimmerman might actually be too toxic for Fox News leaving only the even more fringy forums like Breitbart and InfoWars for him to publicly plead his cause. Incidentally, does anybody think there’s a chance Zimmerman will be trotted out during a Trump rally? Right now, I doubt Trump would do anything like that but, given what’s happened over the last four year, I wouldn’t entirely rule it out. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1307 "2019-12-05T00:09:36Z")
Well Shodan can cancel that sub to getroman now. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1308 "2019-12-05T00:39:27Z")
Very unwise move. The inevitable outcome is going to be headlines saying “Zimmerman loses court case”. And his evidence is that a “documentary” claims that the witnesses were lying? Not that it matters, anyway: His own testimony was sufficient to prove that he was a murderer (and it’s a travesty that the prosecutors didn’t bother to build that case). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1309 "2019-12-05T02:49:21Z")
Larry Klayman. Sounds so close to Klansman. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1310 "2019-12-05T13:00:36Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Incidentally, does anybody think there’s a chance Zimmerman will be trotted out during a Trump rally? Right now, I doubt Trump would do anything like that but, given what’s happened over the last four year, I wouldn’t entirely rule it out. I don’t think it will happen, unless one of Trump’s advisors makes the fatal error of telling him it’s a bad idea and something he shouldn’t do. ---
**Author:** ![LAZombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@LAZombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAZombie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1311 "2019-12-05T14:44:25Z")
This lawsuit is likely the result of the work of investigative reporter Joel Gilbert who wrote “The Trayvon Hoax That Divide America.” In it he claims that Diamond / Witness #8 / Bae was not Rachel Jeantel who we all saw testifying about her cell phone conversations with Trayvon but a person named Brittany Diamond. His evidence is phone records and other social media. Brittany Diamond and Jeantel are related and according to Gilbert often switched identities. This is quite a bombshell if true. > **[The Trayvon Hoax That Divided America Is About to Be Exposed](https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/the_trayvon_hoax_that_divided_america_is_about_to_be_exposed.html)** > > On Monday. September 16, Joel Gilbert will preview his new documentary, “The Trayvon Hoax,” in the 500-seat Ballroom of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The screening begins at 1 p.m. Admission is free, and Gilbert is encouragi... ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1312 "2019-12-05T14:52:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Zimmerman … If karma is a real thing I wouldn’t want to be anywhere in the vicinity of this motherfucker when it finds him. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1313 "2019-12-05T15:27:01Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > We should be rejoice that this thread isn’t getting bumped because Zimmerman has killed another person. The chances of that happening seem more probable to me than the converse. Why you hating on [Chucks](https://www.google.com/search?q=chuck+taylors&source=lnms&tbm=isch)? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1314 "2019-12-05T15:29:00Z")
True justice would see that asswipe choke to death on a skittle. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1315 "2019-12-05T15:34:53Z")
> [@LAZombie](#): > > This lawsuit is likely the result of the work of investigative reporter Joel Gilbert… The same asshole who wrote a book about Obama’s ‘real’ father? He’s a fucking idiot, and so are you for regurgitating his trash. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1316 "2019-12-05T16:58:21Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > The same asshole who wrote a book about Obama’s ‘real’ father? He’s a fucking idiot, and so are you for regurgitating his trash. This. I keep hoping Zim will try pulling a gun on someone who’s faster and drops him like a bad habit. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1317 "2019-12-05T17:04:57Z")
> [@LAZombie](#): > > This is quite a bombshell if true. :dubious: > [@](#): > > American Thinker - Questionable Source - Extreme Right Bias - Conservative - Republican - Fake News - Not Credible > > QUESTIONABLE SOURCE > A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources. > > Overall, we rate the American Thinker, Questionable based on extreme right wing bias, promotion of conspiracy theories/pseudoscience, use of poor sources and failed fact checks. > > Detailed Report > Reasoning: Extreme Right, Conspiracy, Propaganda, Lack of Ownership Transparency > Country: USA > World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180 > > History > > American Thinker is a conservative news and opinion blog, founded in 2003 by Thomas Lifson (He writes frequently for the conspiracy site The Liberty Beacon) and Health Care consultant Richard Baehr (he also writes frequently for PJ Media, Jewish Policy Center, and Israel Hayom). Both Liftson and Baehr are Kenyon Collage Alumni. According to an interview with Richard Baehr, he originally launched the website as a forum: “I think we have one of the most thoughtful online forums out there,” Thomas Lifson is currently the Editor and Publisher of the site. > > Funded by / Ownership > > The American Thinker does not disclose who owns the website. The website is funded through donations and online ads, as well as offering an “ad-free experience for a small fee.” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1318 "2019-12-05T18:54:48Z")
> [@LAZombie](#): > > This lawsuit is likely the result of the work of investigative reporter Joel Gilbert Joel Gilbert is NOT an investigative Reporter. > [@](#): > > Joel Gilbert is an American filmmaker, musician, and conspiracy theorist. Gilbert’s political films advance right-wing conspiracy theories. He has been a frequent guest on InfoWars. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1319 "2019-12-05T18:57:03Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Joel Gilbert is NOT an investigative Reporter. Gilbert is a lying scumbag asshole. And so is **ANYONE** who puts Gilbert’s bullshit forward as anything BUT lying bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![LAZombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@LAZombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAZombie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1320 "2019-12-05T20:47:38Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Gilbert is a lying scumbag asshole. And so is **ANYONE** who puts Gilbert’s bullshit forward as anything BUT lying bullshit. "The research also allegedly reveals that Trayvon’s real girlfriend and legitimate phone witness was in fact Miami resident Brittany Diamond Eugene, who was switched out for Jeantel when Eugene refused to bear false witness against Zimmerman.” > **[George Zimmerman Sues Trayvon Martin's Family, Prosecutors, And Rachel Jeantel...](https://www.essence.com/articles/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martins-family/)** > > The lawsuit cites allegedly newly discovered information presented in an upcoming documentary, 'The Trayvon Hoax: Unmasking the Witness Fraud that Divided America.' Now who here is going to disparage Essence magazine? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=67)