Obama to travel to Florida in wake of Martin verdict

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Obama to travel to Florida in wake of Martin verdict By SUSAN CRABTREE (http://washingtonexaminer.com/AUTHOR/SUSAN-CRABTREE) | JULY 22, 2013 AT 4:55 PM

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Topics: Trayvon Martin (http://washingtonexaminer.com/section/trayvon-martin) White House (http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/white-house)
http://cdn.washingtonexaminer.biz/cache/w200-c429498943922cd4d184929fb8e24543.jpg (http://washingtonexaminer.com/gallery/articleid/2533340) President Obama plans to make a speech on his vision for rebuilding the economy in Jacksonville,... President Obama will head to Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday, where he plans to make the third speech in two days on his vision for rebuilding the economy.
While reporters no doubt will dutifully report on the speech, there is added intrigue with Obama's visit to Florida and whether the president will address the Trayvon Martin case once again in his public remarks.
The remarks haven't been written for the speech yet, White House spokesman Joshua Earnest said when asked whether Obama will again weigh in on the Martin case.
The speech, which will take place at the Jacksonville Airport, is more than 100 miles away from where the shooting took place in the town of Sanford and the trial played out at the Seminole County courthouse.
Obama on Friday made a surprise visit (http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-trayvon-martin-could-have-been-me-35-years-ago/article/2533278) to the the White House press room to speak about the aftermath of the not-guilty verdict for the shooter, George Zimmerman, and made some of his boldest remarks about race of his presidency.
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While he began his remarks by applauding the judge in the case for running a very "professional" trial and instructing the jurors "properly," he spoke at length about the case in emotional terms.
"When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said, 'This could have been my son.' Another way of saying that is, Trayvon Martin could've been me 35 years ago," he told reporters. "And when you think about why, in the African-American community, at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here, I think it's important to recognize that the African-American community is looking at the this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away."
A day after the not-guilty verdict, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division would renew its investigation into whether there were racial motivations in the shooting. Before the case went to trail, Justice conducted a initial review of the evidence in the case and didn't pursue a federal case.

[StreetsOfGold]

Maybe he should make a quick stop in Brunswick, Ga. while on his way there

You probably won't recognize me or even know my name. My name was Antonio Santiago.
I was the 13-month old baby who was shot in the face at point blank range by two Black teens who were attempting to rob my mom, who also got shot. A Grand Jury of my mommy and daddy's peers from Brunswick, Georgia, determined the teens who murdered me will not face the death penalty because they were too young... too bad. I was given a death sentence by them for being too young--White, innocent, defenseless and in the 'wrong' neighborhood where I lived.

My mommy and daddy made the mistake of being White and living in a 73% non-white neighborhood, but my murder was not ruled a Hate Crime. The Justice Department never even investigated my death, or if my rights were violated. President Obama didn't take so much as a single moment to acknowledge my murder or honor me.

I am one of the youngest murder victims in our great nation's history, but the media doesn't care to cover the story of my tragic demise. Michelle wasn't heartbroken. President Obama has no children who could possibly look like me, so he doesn't care and the media didn't care because my story is not interesting enough to bring them ratings so they can sell commercial time slots.

There is not a White equivalent of Al Sharpton because if there was he would be declared racist, so there is no one rushing to Brunswick , GA. , to demand justice for me.
There is no White Panther party to put a bounty on the lives of those Black guys who murdered me. I have no voice, I have no representation and unlike those who shot me in the face while I sat innocently in my stroller - I no longer have my life.

So, while some of you are seeking justice, rioting and demonstrating for Treyvon Martin, in Florida , please remember to seek justice for me, too. Tell your friends about me, tell your families, get tee-shirts with my face on them and make the world pay attention, just like you're doing for Treyvon Martin.

Thank you,
Tony

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Is that before or after his latest vacation?

[Hypertiger]

Morsi is traviling to Florida to rally the brotherhood.

Except the American version has better training and handlers than Morsi