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Friday, August 23, 2013

Race-baiting has already begun in Chris Lane case

From left, James Francis Edwards, 15, Chancey Allen Luna, 16, and Michael Dewayne Jones, 17. (TODAY)From left, James Francis Edwards, 15, Chancey Allen Luna, 16, and Michael Dewayne Jones, 17. (TODAY)

by David A. Love | August 22, 2013 at 7:04 AM, MSNBC

The murder of Christopher Lane, 22, an Australian college student by allegedly three teens in Duncan, Oklahoma was brutal and coldblooded.

The young men reportedly said they killed the East Central University baseball player because they were “bored.” And right wing punditry have wasted no time in racially exploiting the shooting, even race baiting President Obama—who was minding his own business at the time—for political gain. But they got it all wrong.

Failed ex-congressman and black Tea Partier Allen West used the incident to criticize Obama over his response to the Trayvon Martin killing.

“’We were bored & decided to kill somebody.’ 3 black teens shoot white jogger. Who will POTUS identify w/this time? http://bit.ly/14SHmcq” tweeted the former U.S. Representative, who was defeated by Democrat Patrick Murphy in the last election.

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