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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:26 PM Jul 2013

Joaquin Castro (D-TX): Defense attorney Mark O'Mara may incite a riot by his arrogance alone. ...


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Asked to address the race issues in a post-decision press conference, Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’Mara said, “things would have been different if George Zimmerman was black for this reason: He never would have been charged with a crime.” O’Mara also spoke extensively about the “trauma” that Zimmerman has experienced in the last few months. Indeed, his comments seemed so ill-timed that Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) was prompted to tweet a warning:

Joaquin Castro ✔ @JoaquinCastrotx

Defense attorney Mark O'Mara may incite a riot by his arrogance alone. Talk about adding insult to injury.


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http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/07/13/2296861/breaking-george-zimmerman-found-not-guilty/

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Joaquin Castro (D-TX): Defense attorney Mark O'Mara may incite a riot by his arrogance alone. ... (Original Post) Tx4obama Jul 2013 OP
he also said twice how exceptional everything that comes from his mouth... grasswire Jul 2013 #1
I thought the same thing. russspeakeasy Jul 2013 #2

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
1. he also said twice how exceptional everything that comes from his mouth...
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 11:30 PM
Jul 2013

...is. Really. He said that two different times.

But when he said that quoted in the OP, I was stunned to the core. He obviously lied, because black men are disproportionately charged and convicted of crimes in America.

That is well known.

He's a liar.

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