Outcome. so, all right, guys, avery, you first. what was the most surprising thing about this verdict or perhaps the aftermath? well, you know what? after all our discussion, fredricka, the big surprise is a heartwarming one. that is the leadership that came from the white house to bring america s majority in to thinking more clearly and thoughtfully about the suffering the americans minority. a positive surprise and i think they ll be a lasting effect. richard, you called this one. didn t you? well, i called it about a year ago, i think, fred. also last saturday. in any event, the most surprising thing to me, victor blackwell, interview with martin luther king jr. iii. what is the foundation for the charges? he didn t know. and that s because there are no claims for civil rights.
Whether in an elevator or a store. this is a situation that s gone on four years. is it all being interpreted differently, now that the president of the united states has addressed it in this way? i don t know ifs going to be interpreted differently but it adds a final voice. the president s one small statement after the verdict, it wasn t really strong enough, and you had jimmy carter talking, charles barkley talking. a lot of different people talking, but i think obama puts the book end on this discussion and moves the country forward, and it was a brave and candid barack obama that the black community certainly has not seen in the last several years. this wasn t eastern the obama that spoke at morehouse. i was impressed with his sign seer sincerity. as an attorney, you have taken notice or how often you have taken notice at the courthouse and jailhouse that that is the case, as the president puts it? disproportionately victims and perpetrators are that of black
To prove in a court of law. standards of evidence that will have to be met, and so i don t know whether or not that standard can be met here. before i let you go, was there a message or a moment from the president s address that really did resonate with you or you think americans as a whole can learn from? well, about being profiled. i m a hispanic. george zimmerman is a hispanic, and so we understand that there is still discrimination and profiling that occurs in this country, and i think it is appropriate to have a discussion about race. i think that is perfectly appropriate. but, again, i don t know whether or not this case should be connected to the racial profiling because, again, you ve got the prosecution saying it wasn t about racial profiling, juror 37 saying it wasn t about racial profiling. again, i think it is appropriate for the president to falk abota race as a national dialogue. we ve made significant progress but there s more that can be
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Disappointments? i think a big disappointment may have been for rick sa to know you mean. he did come in third, behind marco rubio who came in second. this is a conference important for him and his candidacy. he is a social conservative and a lot of folks that come here are social conservatives and he can praise in the top three and i am sure rick santorum working it hard yesterday would have liked to have won. talk about ben carson, and tell us what he said today at cpac and that has everybody really talking right now. i have to tell you, the big surprise is doctor carson, he is a pediatric neurosurgeon and made headlines when he was critical of president obama at the national prayer breakfast and specifically critical of health care, president obama s health care law as well as the obama administration s policies.