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I hadn't seen that fight, cool link. Baiter (talk) 03:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

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Clearly "group think" at work regarding Susan Boyle's pre-audience reaction. They were not "all against her" as Amanda Holden said. They were not "all laughing at her" as Piers Morgan said. They gave her a loud supportive cheer when she announced her song selection. Rewatch the video and listen for the cheer. Listen for the loud supportive cheer when she said "And that's just one side of me." It's easy to see how myths are born. Even with video to verify the truth people like you will let the comments of others recast the truth.

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Can we agree not to comment on his choice of font? It just look immature. Nevertheless, I'm more than confident you can find reliable source on that by tomorrow though. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:39, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

I was actually going for a WP:WEIGHT issue, but the font thing is really surprising big. You were right on that. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 06:17, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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I've reverted the addition of The Young Turks material again because it seems to present a conflict where there is no conflict. George's father and brother are not firsthand witnesses. They are recounting events as they recall them from what George told them. Simply leaving out a detail does not make George a liar. If the stories were substantially different, we might be able to say it is a substantial thing that needs some attention, but as this stands, it is merely a biased statement being added because two people do not retell the same event the exact same way, yet neither of them were there and this is all given secondhand. This is simply not encyclopedic to add this in this manner. I've started a section on the Talk page to discuss its addition or removal. Thanks. -- Avanu (talk) 12:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Until the trial, summarizing their public statements will probably remain our best good-faith effort at presenting George Zimmerman's side of the story. Though George Zimmerman made a brief public statement at the bond hearing (for which he was harshly criticized by the Martin family), given the charges that have been levied against him, legal counsel has likely advised him not to speak publicly. The decision whether or not to take the stand at trial will be a difficult one, especially given the numerous threats made by those who demonstrate little respect for the legal process and who will only be satisfied by Zimmerman's death.

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