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To: bruiser98 who wrote (131556)	3/31/2012 5:41:15 PM
From: hdl	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

i have seen it mentioned a few times.

To: bruiser98 who wrote (131556)	4/1/2012 10:35:34 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 132070

MSNBC Admits Zimmerman Had Head Injury patdollard.com

To: bruiser98 who wrote (131556)	4/1/2012 10:39:50 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Respond to of 132070

NBC News Announces Internal Investigation Of 911 Tape It Edited To Smear Zimmerman As Racist Mar 31, 2012 No Comments ›› Pat Dollard Excerpted from The Washington Post: NBC told this blog today that it would investigate its handling of a piece on the “Today” show that ham-handedly abridged the conversation between George Zimmerman and a dispatcher in the moments before the death of Trayvon Martin. A statement from NBC: “We have launched an internal investigation into the editorial process surrounding this particular story.” Great news right there. As exposed by Fox News and media watchdog site NewsBusters, the “Today” segment took this approach to a key part of the dispatcher call: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black. Here’s how the actual conversation went down: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about. Dispatcher: OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic? Zimmerman: He looks black. The difference between what “Today” put on its air and the actual tape? Complete: In the “Today” version, Zimmerman volunteered that this person “looks black,” a sequence of events that would more readily paint Zimmerman as a racial profiler. In reality’s version, Zimmerman simply answered a question about the race of the person whom he was reporting to the police. Nothing prejudicial at all in responding to such an inquiry. Keep reading…