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To: Brumar89 who wrote (650402)	4/5/2012 7:17:28 AM
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Actor Don Cheadle rips NBC for Zimmerman 911 Tape by Joel Gehrke Commentary Staff Writer Don Cheadle / AP Don Cheadle, actor and anti-genocide activist, mocked NBC News and accused the network of "bias" for their broadcast of an edited 911 tape portraying Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman as a racist. "Dear NBC News, Huh???" Cheadle tweeted along with a link to the story containing NBC's apology. "It was 'an error made in the production process that we deeply regret.' Really? 'Error?'" he added in a follow-up tweet. "Anybody out there know anything about editing?" NBC's Today Show aired audio of Zimmerman calling 911 about Trayvon Martin. The NBC version has Zimmerman saying Martin is "suspicious," without providing any reason except "he looks black." The full tape shows that Zimmerman only mentioned Martin's race in response to a direct question from the 911 dispatcher. "Unless the AVID malfunctioned, SOMEBODY was faking the funk," Cheadle said of NBC's edited tape. "Why?, is the question. What was furthered beyond NBC news ratings?" Cheadle added that it was *"Dangerous subject matter to be fcking with. Irresponsible, incendiary and completely counter to the furtherance of justice for either side."** In two more tweets, he said: "I pray this kind of bullsh*t doesn't effect the investigation or sway the facts in any way. There needs to be a proper outcome based on fact. Truth doesn't need 'help.' If Zimmerman is proven guilty of a crime he should be charged accordingly and prosecuted to the full extent." The actor attributed NBC's error to a "biased" view of the case. "I think what it mostly does is reveal how biased many still are in both polarizing directions; assumptions aplenty," he suggested. And he was not satisfied with the network's apology. "They were caught," he tweeted dismissively. "What else were they gonna do?" campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (650402)	4/5/2012 1:30:07 PM
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CNN Enhances Zimmerman 911 Call Again — And Reporter Now Doubts Racial Slur Used Posted on April 5, 2012 at 8:39am by Jonathon M. Seidl Recently, CNN enhanced audio of George Zimmerman — the man who shot Trayvon Martin — to try and determine if he did, in fact, use a racial slur while calling police on the night of the shooting. Back then, it sounded like Zimmerman might have used the phrase “fu**ing coons,” and his critics have cited it as evidence of a racially-motivated attack. But now CNN has enhanced the audio again, and the reporter is casting doubts that the term was used. (Related: ‘This Is for Trayvon’: 6 Youths Attack 78-Year-Old Man in Alleged Racially-Charged Attack) “It certainly sounds like that word to me,” Gary Tuckman said when the audio was first enhanced. But after the latest enhancement, he’s not so sure: “Now it does sound less like that racial slur. … From listening in this room, and this is a state-of-the-art room, it doesn’t sound like that slur anymore. It sounds like … we‘re hearing the swear word at first and then the word ’cold.’ And the reason some say that would be relevant, is because it was unseasonably cold in Florida that night and raining.” The audio expert agreed it sounded like “cold,” and said the new method gets rid of a lot more background noise but doesn’t change the voice or words. Watch the segment below, which includes the initial audio enhancement and the new one: theblaze.com