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Related: About this forumTed Cruz advises Trayvon Martin’s mom to just chill and take one for Team Black
By TBogg
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 16:29 EDT
Soulless approximation of a human being Ted Cruz (R-Ted Cruz) showed up for work today at that business he tried to burn to the ground a few weeks ago and his first order of business was to sociopathsplain to Trayvon Martins mom that her sons murder was more of a bug a dead bug than a feature of Floridas Stop! Bang! Bang! Bang! Or Ill Shoot law:
With Trayvon Martins mother sitting just across from him, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed that Stand Your Ground is beneficial for African-Americans. At the Tuesday Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Cruz claimed, In Florida, the data show that African-American defendants have availed themselves of the Stand Your Ground law more frequently than Anglo defendants. Indirectly citing a Daily Caller story that said black defendants were successful in 55 percent of fatal cases compared to 53 percent of whites, Cruz said this isnt about inflaming racial tensions though some might try to use it to do that.
Hell yeah, Daily Caller! Its not like they werent invested in taking Trayvon Martin and creating a portrait of a gangbanger as a young man while theyre subletting out some sweet beachfront online real estate to the NRA.
For added hilarity, the GOP invited noted data cooker and occasional online female impersonator John Lott to say some vaguely truthy sounding stuff in an effort to reassure Trayvons mom that, although things could possibly have worked out a little bit better for her kid, hey, the law is there for your own protection, so suck it up, lady:
full article
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/29/ted-cruz-advises-trayvon-martins-mom-to-take-one-for-team-black/
niyad
(113,364 posts)gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)Despite the fact that they have just themselves defined stand-your-ground as a racial issue, in terms of race-on-race crime.
SEMOVoter
(202 posts)As a mom, I don't know how Trayvon's mother even processed the garbage coming out of that man's mouth. He is absurd.
Also, his whole and complete argument is thick with racial tension.
I also think he spoke his sick mind. Ugh.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)He would be perfect especially if he has Steele or Bachmann as running mate!
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)I hope he ends up as broken and as lonely as Mitt for his mind and heart must be a hellish place.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)bullets.
You know, Wyatt Earp cleaned up Dodge City by taking guns away over 100 years ago.
My what progress we've made.