{"id":8619,"date":"2013-07-21T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/07\/21\/if-obama-could-have-been-trayvon-martin\/"},"modified":"2013-07-21T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T12:31:44","slug":"if-obama-could-have-been-trayvon-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/07\/21\/if-obama-could-have-been-trayvon-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"If Obama Could Have Been Trayvon Martin . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">. . . then most of us could be the&#0160;next George Zimmerman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">It&#0160;cuts both ways, Mr. President.&#0160; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">Besides, if you could have been Trayvon 35 years ago, what does that say about you?&#0160; 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