Zimmerman not guilty.

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“Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” said the president on Friday in his first on-camera response to the verdict.

Groovy. Had that been the case he sure as hell wouldn't have made it in politics. The first rule of politics must be use hyperbole.

The NBA Hall of Famer continued: "The main thing I feel bad for, [is that the trial] gives every white person and black person who are racist a platform to vent."

"I don't like when race gets out in the media because...I don't think the media has clean hands," Barkley said.

Barkley is a straight shooter (even though they were easy shots because he spent most of his time trolling the paint). Bottom line is, instead of Obama guiding the media, he allowed them to guide him on this issue. As inept as our politicians may be, their a damn sight better leadership than our media is.