"...apparently goon is a term of endearment in high school these days," he said.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

"As far as, I mean as far as George being racist, I didn't take it as a racist term. I heard 'goon' and talking to my teenage daughter, apparently goon is a term of endearment in high school these days," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmermans-attorney-friend-speak-trayvon-martin-incident/story?id=15999256#.T2_estn2Nls

Really?

[arthritisR_US]

1. If there was such a thing as a "lame award"

that would be right up there! They sure think we are gullible

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. They do, don't they? They think we're absolute idiots, apparently. nt

[arthritisR_US]

8. But you watch, they will repeat that meme

ad nauseum until they figure we have adopted that lie as the truth.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

11. Yup. Typical right wing modus operandi. nt

[SomethingFishy]

13. A tie between "Goons" and "Bleh People"

We're not racist... you are all deaf!

[rocktivity]

2. But you DON'T shoot people you're "endeared" to!

rocktivity

[DJ13]

3. Oh sure

NOW you tell me!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. :) I guess his family and friends are pulling whatever they can out of their @$$ nt

[ljm2002]

6. How about the term "F*cking goon" ...

... is that also a term of endearment in high school these days?

What a freaking idiot.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. The asshole, in his zeal to defend this Zimmerman murderer, has just insulted humanity

It's amazing what pals of the murderer will resort to.

[one_voice]

9. Talk about desperate....

All you have to do is check out:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goon

1. Goon 91 up, 49 down

A ridiclulous irritating and mind numbingly annoying person, who embarks on acts of sheer stupidity
Dude stop being a goon

Duke: Im gona rob a bank with a banana
Carmen dradel: Stop bein such a frickin goon

Verb: to goon: Im gona goon that party, y'alls gona be gooning tonight?
noun: Thats pure goonage

3. Goon 954 up, 604 down

Cheap wine. Often comes in a 4 Litre Cask for around $10 Australian dollars.
'Magic Goon' is wine mixed with lemonade, OJ etc.
Most commonly said in Australia.
"What else can get you fucked for $2.50AUD?"
"That is sum nasty ass goon."

more at link.

No where is it a term of endearment. Fuckin' idiots.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

10. Sure sounds endearing. Who wouldn't want to be called a goon, I tell ya. nt

[Confusious]

23. Well, you know

According to most lawyers, the phrase "You're a m*th*rf*c*ng *ssh*ole and I hope you DIE!" is also a term of endearment.

(If you have a client and he pays)

[Canuckistanian]

12. Urban Dictionary says no.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=goon&page=1

There are NO positive or complimentary uses of the word "goon" when describing a person.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

16. Except in this murderer's pals' minds. nt

[csziggy]

14. Zimmerman's good friend Taafee said it was "f***king cold"

Once the recording is enhanced, they need to get a lot of people who have never heard it and have not heard the various theories to listen and tell what they hear.

Once a possibility is suggested, it's hard to not 'hear' what has been suggested so they need untainted listeners.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

15. They need to identify the voices in all the recordings of everything

and stop the bs. This kid was bothering no one.

[moriah]

17. Yep -- it's like listening to white noise.

Your brain tries to figure out patterns, and it choose patterns you're familiar with. If you are told that you'll hear a certain phrase in a white noise tape, you will, most assuredly.

I still think as far as legalities are concerned, the four words that are the coffin nail for this man are "They always get away."

[Bladian]

18. I thought it was "Coon."

Is there a G? I must've been hearing it wrong all along. Oh well.

[grasswire]

19. but George is 28 years old -- and not in high school

yet another inconvenient fact for their contrived alibi.

[saras]

20. I suppose it depends on your career path in high school...

[Mariana]

21. My teenage daughter says Mr. Oliver is full of shit.

That was a quote. "Mr. Oliver is full of shit."

[tulsakatz]

29. & if this guy was supposed to be such a good friend of Zimmerman....

...couldn't they have found a better friend? I mean this guy hasn't even seen Zimmerman since a week before the shooting!! Maybe they should have found a closer friend who has seen him since the incident & could verify his behavior since the shooting!!

[Mendocino]

22. a term of endearment?

...like Macaca?

[tulsakatz]

28. haha......exactly!!

that term was so endearing, it ended a prominent republican's election!!

[eShirl]

24. OK, substitute any other endearment in that phrase

"Fucking sweetie pie!"
"Fucking buddy!"

It doesn't work.

[Art_from_Ark]

25. It's as much a term of endearment

as flipping someone the bird is actually wishing them good luck the Hawaiian way

[Sarah Ibarruri]

26. What I noticed, is that that's very much a right wing way to speak

Right wingnuts give the opposite meanings to things. (Goon being a term of endearment).

Right wingnuts also blame the victim. (Trayvon, the innocent victim that was hunted down and shot, being blamed as if he were a perp).

I'll just be these people are all right wingnuts. I'd put my money on it.

[tulsakatz]

27. even if 'goon' is a term of 'endearment'...

...why would he have said f***ing goon? I mean, sweetheart is also a term of endearment but you usually don't hear someone say something like.....my f***ing sweetheart!!

[hughee99]

30. I've never heard it as a term of endearment before,

but I also haven't known it to be racist either.