The Four Color Media Monitor

Wasn't the whole "Tzipporah was black" myth debunked?

This is why nobody cares about the comics anymore- they're written for people like him.

Several African-American bystanders witnessed the shooting, and testified that Brown attacked Wilson. All were later harassed by the "protesters," who warned them to "keep your mouth shut."

One alleged witness, DeAndre Joshua, was found shot to death. It may have been a stray bullet during the riot, but it may have been because his testimony corroborated Wilson's. There is also a possibility that Joshua was not a witness, but that the killer mistook him for one.

The "hail of gunfire" that Brett White complains about apparently came from the "protesters," not the cops.

And Brown was not shot for "stealing cigars." He was shot because he attacked a cop. That is a tactic commonly used to make cops look bad. A traffic cop stops a speeder, the driver pulls a gun and aims at the cop, the cop shoots the gunman in self-defense, and then the media report, "A black motorist was shot by a white police officer after the officer stopped the motorist for a minor traffic violation."

Wilson was helping a sick baby at the same time that Brown was robbing a store and roughing up the clerk.

Brown attacked a cop, who shot him in self-defense. Number of White House staff members who attended Brown's funeral: 3.

General Harold Greene served in the US armed forces for 34 years. He was killed in action in Afghanistan. Number of White House staffers who attended his funeral: 0.

Speaking of serving in the military, the media have repeatedly called Brown a "youth," a "boy," and even a "child," but he was older than a lot of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who are currently serving on active duty.

If anyone should be indicted, it's CNN, MSNBC, and HLN, for inciting riots.

If White really lived in Tennessee and never interacted with non-whites, sounds like he's the one with racist issues.

I grew up in Tennessee. It's impossible to live anywhere except in a Nashville gated community (or a compound in the Smokies, maybe) and not interact with blacks.

Crazy is as crazy does, Brett. If you voted Democrat, you get what you deserve with these clowns, and you'll vote for their like again in a couple of years. Shut up and enjoy your utopia.

"Brett Whitechristmas" says that if you support Officer Wilson and you don't consider yourself a racist, than you are doing "mental gymnastics."

White's attitude is, "Wilson is white, therefore it automatically follows that he's guilty. Brown was black, therefore he must be an innocent victim. Nothing else could possibly be relevant."

That is, White makes assumptions without evidence, and judges people according to their race, and he thinks that everyone else does, too. He can't accept the possibility that other people might be able to examine evidence objectively and reach a fair, unbiased conclusion.

Blogs by Massad Ayoob and Mike McDaniel explain the issues involved in this case, including the FAQ's like why did the cop have to shoot an unarmed person, why didn't the cop use a Taser or tear gas, and so on. That is, if you actually want to understand the facts in the case.

Of course, people who consider themselves "liberal," "progressive," and "free thinkers" have already made up their minds, and are uninterested in facts.

BTW, I looked up the definitions of "liberal," "progressive," and "racist." The first two do not mean, "Someone who makes assumptions without evidence," or "A person who accuses anyone who disagrees with him about anything of being a racist."

And "racist" does NOT mean, "Someone who forms opinions about individuals based, case-by-case, on each person's behavior, without regard for race." And it also does not mean, "A person who wants to know all of the facts about a given subject before forming an opinion about it."

Brett White is without a doubt the worst comics columnist at the moment. Every one of his columns sounds like it was written by a weak spoiled crybaby who doesn't understand how reality works.

I don't even totally disagree with him on some issues, and I don't support Officer Wilson (sorry, guys), but White's babyish logic and shrill self-righteousness is definitely at work in many of these goofy tweets of his.

You don't have to support Wilson, anon -- just his constitutional right to a fair hearing based on the principle of "innocent until proven guilty."

White complains that "McCulloch came across more like defense than prosecution."

I don't doubt that Angela Corey (or Mike Nifong, or David Rozema, or Janet Reno) would have manipulated the situation, and would have only allowed the grand jury to see evidence that favored an indictment. Or else they would have bypassed the grand jury and indicted the defendant on an "offer of information." (Those pesky grand juries might recognize a justifiable shooting when they see one.)

But any investigation, including a grand jury hearing, should be a search for the truth. All relevant evidence should be examined.

A district attorney/county attorney/state's attorney should be as concerned with exonerating the innocent as well as prosecuting the guilty. McCulloch deserves praise, not criticism, for allowing exculpatory evidence to be included.