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‘Do The Right Thing!’: Watch a Fiery Beck Unload on Spike Lee for Tweeting Address of Elderly Couple

On his Wednesday evening broadcast, Glenn Beck unleashed a fiery tirade against Spike Lee after the controversial movie director tweeted what he assumed was George Zimmerman’s home address. Many think the move reckless under any circumstances, however, matters were made far worse when it turned out the address Lee sent out to his entire list of Twitter followers was wrong, belonging not to Zimmerman but an elderly couple with no relation to the shooter.

Now that family has been forced to leave their home and may not be able to return soon if ever as they “fear for their life.”

Beck slammed Lee for his reckless decision and said he would be ultimately responsible if anything were to happen to the couple. He also said that Lee should foot the bill for the couple’s hotel, relocation, and even buy their house, as it will surely be difficult if not impossible to sell after his antics.

This was a monologue for the record books. Watch below:

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  • Optimist4now
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:38pm

    Let’s play fair, do you remember, did you hear”:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4htIDMuIT9k&feature=youtu.be

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix1ZNe4Zrxw&feature=related

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  • Rodney777
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:22pm

    As a white person when are we going to stop these idiots if the Local government or DOJ don’ t we need to deman the legal system to arrest Spike Lee Farrakan and all these other idiot,charge them
    then put them away for 20 years. They are complaining about white on black let’s show them what that means……no one in my family ever watch or supported a Spike Lee picture and now that Will Smith join him we will not support his work either…..

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  • proliance
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:20pm

    Glenn Beck can complain all he wants to but in two previous articles on The Blaze his editors posted the same address. And the second time they already knew it was the wrong address.

    How is Spike Lee guilty of posting the incorrect address and Beck is completely innocent?

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    • Optimist4now
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:34pm

      Consider the fact that the postings (known erroneous) were simply repating the “tweet” or “retweet” made by Spike Lee. If you are defending the race baiting africanamerican Lee, there is no defense.

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:40pm

      There are two standards as we can see from the Trayvon Martin case. One standard the left and the media being able to do whatever they please and the other standard is that anyone else is wrong without any discussion. Hypocrisy!

      http://www.isthatbaloney.com/media-manipulation-of-the-trayvon-martin-case/

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    • black9897
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 9:37pm

      This is exactly why you don’t jump to conclusion. Lets all take a step back , get ALL the facts and then see if Z-man was wrong. You don’t tweet someones address anyways just so people can do harm to them. So stupid.

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    • proliance
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 9:38pm

      @optimist4now, the original tweet not come from Spike Lee. He re-tweeted it.

      How is Beck any less guilty than Spike Lee? They each did the same thing.

      If you type “Zimmerman”s address” into Google one of the results you get is The Blaze from three days ago. In fact, its on the first page.

      Beck is hypocritical. irresponsible and no less guilty if something should happen to the couple at the address he keeps posting, He should take action and redact this address immediately.

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    • Chrison
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 10:22pm

      @BLACK9897: You’re absolutely right! THIS is why people should shut the hell up and let the system work! ENOUGH of the hatred, threats, and laying “blame” without all the evidence!

      @PROLIANCE: First, it was Mr. Lee who tweeted the (wrong!) address, NOT Glenn Beck! All Glenn (and other media) did was report the fact.

      Second, I don’t read every single comment posted in the article reporting Mr. Lee’s tweet, but I don‘t think I’ve seen ANY comments saying, “Let’s go get that b@stard!” Glenn’s intent in posting the information was to call attention to Mr. Lee’s STUPIDITY in posting that tweet. On the other hand, Mr. Lee’s intent in posting that information was to incite people to threaten and possibly harm Mr. Zimmerman.

      I agree with Glenn… Mr. Lee should now be PERSONALLY responsible for ensuring that poor ELDERLY couple’s safety, and should reimburse them for ANY expenses they have (or will) incur due to his stupidity! No, a mere apology is NOT enough at this point! And, if something awful should happen to that poor couple, Mr. Lee should be held CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT or charged as an accessory!

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    • woodrowsux
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 12:05am

      Anything that ends with Spike Lee in prison with an Aryan Nation bunkmate is fine by me. Go Glenn!! Great take today ( first in awhile) . I along with all other reasonable americans wish the absolute worst in life for Spike Lee , Mlik Shabazz, Al not so Sharpton, and these low life Afriqueen congresswoman like Sheila Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters and the whore from Florida on the previous Blaze article.

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    • cuinsong
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 2:34am

      Glen is right on point.
      They’re trying to incite people to riot and take over the government!
      I’m sorry but that’s a crime called sedition!
      Why are they not being arrested for this crime?
      NObamas’ justice department is complicit in the sedition!
      His words and deeds tell his story and my music enlightens those who do not see or hear very well!
      This song is about why his heart is so dark!
      “The Devils Song” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789987
      This song tells you how we have been divided and readied for take over!
      “Diversity” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11826046
      This song tells you about the Muslim religion that he may embrace if he is re-elected!
      “That’s Not Right” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789999
      This song tells you where we are headed if we don’t wake up and do something to stop it.!
      “The End Times” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10381143

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    • cuinsong
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 3:02am

      Glenn’s rant was more about the purpose of the story not so much about a piece of dung like Spike lee.
      Spike will no doubt get his just dues in court. He is just a perfect stupid idiot that made a perfect mistake at the perfect time. How stupid can somebody get. It is amazing sometimes.
      But if you were listening he is saying that the left wing agenda is in your face and you better wake up!
      They don’t care about this shooting for the reasons (SPIN) they use to incite people to riot. No!
      This is just a vehicle to advance the agenda.
      Like it or not the left wing radicals are in charge right now and most people are completely oblivious to the danger it poses! We are frogs in the boiling water!
      This is why I am trying to help wake people up with my music.
      This song is about “Diversity” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11826046

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    • ColoradoMaverick
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 7:51am

      Moron

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    • mdeputy7
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 9:23am

      @proliance,

      Come on dude. Quit defending Spike Lee. That is always the way people defend the indefensible. They attack someone they think “did the same kind of thing.” The Blaze simply reported what Spike Lee already had out there…..still on the internet. It was messed up what he did. It was messed up that he is trying to get people to harass…who knows even kill George or his family. Come on.

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    • chaberthy
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 12:46pm

      I think the elderly couple should sue spike lee for “inducing panic”.

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 1:14pm

      How can you even compare the two? WAKE UP! can’t you even see that along with the address was the truth about it being erronious? It was intended to have the oppisite effect.

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    • judy13
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 8:11pm

      The difference is that Lee posted the wrong address, labeling it as Zimmerman’s address, with the intent to cause havoc, if not injury. The Blaze reported it as the huge mistake it was–which hopefully would decrease the number of idiots gathering there & harassing the residents.

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  • rottiesforfreedom
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:02pm

    Spike lee needs this exact same bullsh@t done to him

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  • frust@ted
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:02pm

    Mr. Lee was out of line but Glenn Needs to be carefull as well, his news source the Blaze is clearly painting a one sided picture of this story lets review the most recent headlines. Ask yourself what is the articles reporting and honestly ask yourself “Is Glenn also throwing Fuel on the Fire?

    .‘Do The Right Thing!’: Watch a Fiery Beck Unload on Spike Lee for Tweeting Address of Elderly Couple

    Congresswoman Can‘t Quite Remember Name of ’Young White Female’ Murder Victim of Equal Concern to Martin Case

    ‘Do The Right Thing!’: Watch a Fiery Beck Unload on Spike Lee for Tweeting Address of Elderly Couple
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 7:15 pm by Tiffany Gabbay

    You are responsible if anything happens to those innocent people.

    Read More » Congresswoman Can‘t Quite Remember Name of ’Young White Female’ Murder Victim of Equal Concern to Martin Case
    Posted March 28, 2012 at 4:03 pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

    “I care about all of the children.”

    193 Comments » Spike Lee’s Co.: ‘No Comment’ on Tweeting Wrong Address for Zimmerman (Explicit Content)

    Trayvon Martin’s Parents Commend Rep. Rush After He’s Yanked From House Floor Over Hoodie

    Inconvenient truth: cross-racial murder is exceedingly rare

    Dem. Rep. Causes Chaos on House Floor After Giving Speech in a Hoodie

    Lou Dobbs: Obama responsible ‘in part’ for Trayvon Martin controversy

    Supporters honor Trayvon Martin’s memory… by ransacking Walgreens?

    Miami-Dade

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    • kar1025
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:42pm

      Frustrated you make me frustrated! If you where watching Glen and the Blaze you would get the side that your one sided media sources are not telling people. The news should report bothsides. Not what fits there agenda. Its sad what happened this happens everyday but for things to get where they are now and hate groups popping up everywhere and posting Wanted Dead or Alive with a reward is just sick. What have these old people gone through because of Lees mistake if the other side as you call it did this there be hell to pay.

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    • LydiaLydia
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:49pm

      It’s high time we start fighting fire with fire by reporting the truth and the hypocrisy of the race baiting racist left. No one knows the whole truth of what happened with this incident yet the racist left will grab on to anything they think they can get mileage in their desire to start a race war. They know the left wing lying media will never report facts ethically.

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    • Eleutheria
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 9:20pm

      You are forgetting something.

      The usual suspects turned the incident in Florida into a media circus. Glenn is simply commenting on the show. I work at an institution of higher learning and I‘ve been rubbing everyone’s nose in the agitprop nonsense and racial pandering. They don’t like it anymore than you like what Glenn is doing, but there is one problem for them and you. There isn’t damned thing you can do to stop it. Maybe in the future the racial panderers will act like civilized human beings rather than instigators of violence and vandalism, but I doubt it.

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    • Masterjanitor
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 11:10pm

      Its called the rightside not the left!!!

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  • RamonPreston
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:01pm

    Sue his azz off!! If some old lady can sue Apple for a million bucks for walking into a glass door, what fearing for your life worth?

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  • rottiesforfreedom
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:59pm

    I think it‘s time to release shithead lee’s address and put a bounty on his useless racist head

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    • SEPARATENOW
      Posted on March 29, 2012 at 9:06am

      No, it’s not time to try and make two wrongs into a right. It’s time for the law abiding to continue acting like it. Treat all with respect. Those proven unworthy of it, ignore and shun. Those proven to be criminal, imprison. Those coming to your home and threatening you, your family, your property, terminate them. Legal. Constitutional. Ethical. Moral. Simple.

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  • DaveCCC
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:58pm

    Heard they retained Morgan and Morgan, a big law firm out of Orlando. I hope Mr. Lee gets his butt sued off.

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  • mymissusisanutter
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:58pm

    Seems like the Blaze is very selective about how they SPIN this whole Trayvon Martin story.
    They seem to have missed this little gem.

    http://revolutioninmedia.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/university-of-texas-student-paper-publishes-racist-trayvon-martin-cartoon/

    Sometimes it pays to get your news from more than one source. Lol.

    Anyways, back on topic, Spike Lee was reckless for tweeting out a home address. He should be ashamed….but he’s not. You can’t teach some one culpability.

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    • frust@ted
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:03pm

      Agreed I am a huge Glenn fan but I am not at all happy on how they have been covering this stroy. Their are 2 sides fueling this fire Spike is on one side and Glenn is on the other.

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    • mymissusisanutter
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:11pm

      Absolutely, I get my news from Fox, the BBC, RT, Townhall, and various local papers. I try to cut through the spin and focus on the common aspects of the stories. I find that when you add a variety of liberal, conservative, and somewhat centrist news sources and keep an open mind, you tend to be better informed.

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    • Tretka
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 11:03pm

      MYMISS…and the relevance of the link is?? And who would be scouring the University of Texas site for a helpful link to this debacle?

      And…how do you know they got the story right? Did you call, did you get an interview the cartoonist, did you talk to anyone.

      Get my point. LOL

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    • D-Fence
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 11:56pm

      Hold on, is this a discussion about race relations or stupidity of one man? Try to tackle that on a blog. You’re a fool and part of the problem.

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  • frust@ted
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:55pm

    Spike Lee made the same mistake that so many people on both sides are making. So many people are playing detective based off of these short small news stories that we hear. I still don’t know if Trayvon was murdered or not and I tihnk that there is too much spin and missinformation out there being reported by the media(blaze included).

    Bottom line is it is a tragic situation that should not have happend and we need to let law inforcement put together all the facts.

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  • godhatesacoward
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:52pm

    Beck hit the spike on the head with this one! Dead nuts Glenn! Pretty work!

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Shelton Jackson Lee should be sued for all expenses plus psychological damages incurred by these people.

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  • china clipper
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Garbage in, garbage out. The entertainment industry even gives garbage a bad name.

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  • MBA
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:46pm

    There has to be one conservative lawyer here who will take this case pro bono for this couple. Sue the living daylights out of spikelee. This is inexcusable and should never be allowed to happen again.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:50pm

      You can’t sue somebody over a retweet. The “re” part means that, right or wrong, the information didn’t originate with you, and was already public when you passed it on.

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    • conserv2011
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:03pm

      he may of only been guilty of “retweeting” .. but coming from him it makes 1000000x more difference. so he should be held 1000000x more culpable than the original poster. (that person should also be made an example of… But the Sh~tbag Lee.. I would make sure he never has the money to even watch a movie let alone make one.

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    • godhatesacoward
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:05pm

      All involved with said infraction are accountable!

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  • jungle J
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:43pm

    tell me that lee is mentally healthy and I will understand thay you are not tooooo.

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  • momrules
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:43pm

    It never occured to this genius, Spike Lee, that their might be more than one man named George Zimmerman?

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  • frust@ted
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:43pm

    I’m just amazed Spike Lee has not tweeted the mistake yet, or at least gone on TV and apologized. This whole case is getting out of hand. We all need to cool off a little bit or we will repeat the past all over again. The police need to move swifter in their investigation and political leaders need to be speaking about patience and trust in the legal system.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:02pm

      You expect a little man child, who only knows how to call names and throw tantrums, to actually appear to be mature and adult? He is only following Obama’s lead, blame the guy in California that originally tweeted him. He did nothing wrong, shoot, he will also tell you he personally knows a lot of Nigerian Princes, but that’s a secret. Spike also will profess he has grown his male member magically 3 full inches, and is making thousands of dollars, just sitting at home with a computer. He also belonsg to a great website that matches him up with Cougars, and they are really rich and good looking, they send him pictures, and he sends them thousands of dollars.

      The Spike Lee defense will be, “Look, I always forward anything that is sent to me, just call me stupid, I am a moron, but hey, it really isn’t my fault, it is my predecessor’s fault.”

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    • From Virginia
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:08pm

      His response was “No Comment,” and has refused to apologize. When the son of the elderly couple asked the guy in California who originated the tweet to tweet that it was a mistake the guy responded, “No justice, no peace.”

      These people don’t care. The people they are victimizing are all black. They don’t care.

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  • Brooke Lorren
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:39pm

    Those old people are lucky enough to have enough money to stay at a hotel. They need to sue Spike Lee for any costs associated with the loss of use of their home, the decline in value of their home, and for pain and suffering. If those people were poor and didn‘t have a friend’s home to stay at, they’d probably be dead at this point.

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  • SheriS
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:37pm

    Heard this news today and found it typical of the idiot liberals who believe they are above the law! This is just plain disgusting and outrageous! Spike Lee needs to vanish into thin air as he is ignorant and lives that kind of elite life every day while he attacks everyday citizens!

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:34pm

    I have no idea how Glenn, Rush, M ark, Sean do this . Everyday they know more and you have to keep it clean. I sure couldn’t do it!

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    • CatB
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:42pm

      I agree .. I try not to swear .. but as my mother used to say .. “these people are enough to make a preacher swear” .. I hope some VERY GOOD ATTORNEY will help this couple and sue Lee for at least a million .. or more .. so that the next time .. someone will think twice about doing something this stupid!

      OMG 2012!

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    • godhatesacoward
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:23pm

      I thought the exact same thing today as threw out a huge wtf!

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    • scuba13
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:58pm

      Where’s Gloria Allred when you have a real case?

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  • TORCH9
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:30pm

    THEY (Spike and his kind) keep reasurring what idiots they are….

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  • HorseCrazy
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:26pm

    Sue this man and twitter who has deeper pockets. They monitor their website and can see this happening and did nothing to stop it. sue them both for putting you in harms way and in hiding.

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:35pm

      Spike lee,

      Youre a punk. Youre an idiot. The world has no use for your irrelevance. Youve never even been to sanford, fl. You have ruined this elderly couples life much like youve ruined the lives of millions of young blacks. You are an uninformed coward.

      I’ll step on your Jordans. Right after I step in dog crap. Your recklessness in your attempt to be part of a movement is as shameful as every one of the miami heat players, espn, and every other joke of an uninformed marxists who have thrown gas on the fire of racial tensions.

      How do you get rid of a spike lee? You strain really hard then you flush the toilet.

      Chump.

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    • frust@ted
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:47pm

      I think comparing what the Miami Heat did and Spike Lee did are two very different things. The Miami Heat put no one in danger and have every right to beleive that Trayvon was murdered and ask for justice. The Heat went no farther in their support of Trayvon then the majority of the people who are claiming that Zimmerman was the victim.

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  • BrerRabbit
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:25pm

    Lee is vermin!

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  • blazingaway
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:22pm

    Spike lee should have his ass sued by this couple … furthermore I’d be willing to bet that Spike Lee thinks President BO is simply wonderful for all of his apologies all over the world … yet, Spike Lee who is clearly wrong choses not to apologize or compensate this couple for what he has done with his recklessness … But I’m certain Spike will continue to accuse ZImmerman of recklessness and Travone of being just an innocent angle

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  • Cemoto78
    Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:20pm

    That couple needs to take Spike Lee to the cleaners.

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on March 28, 2012 at 7:23pm

      sue…….and i don’t mean the blue eyed girl next door

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