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H/T Hari Kondabolu

The only ones we have to fear are the Fearmongers themselves

SURPRISE! Racism and Classism still exist in America

In anticipation of the 100% white 0% African American jury being dumber than Paula Deen  and acquitting George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin,  right wing Fearmongers are riling up their base with predictions  blacks will riot and Zimmerman's lawyer claiming he will never be safe, because that's just what they do when they can't get their way.  Snark

I could see it if black folks were stocking up on assault weapons and ammo clips,or if blacks folks had a documented history of mob rule, but other than the riots after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and the riots  in the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict, blacks folks generally accept there is no justice if you're black in America.

Dirty Red said it best...(uncensored)

What got him killed is his SKIN.

His skin that was out of place in that neighborhood.
His skin that America thinks is an automatic reason to distrust someone.
His skin.
That is what got Travon Martin killed. He was killed by a punk bytch ass failure, that wanted to prove to the local fuzz that they should have never passed him over.
 So I am not surprised that the trial is going the way it is. I will not be mad or upset when this bytch walks out of the courthouse to the applause of his family, friends and his fellow Americans.
I am not surprised.
This is the "norm" for America.
This is what we do here in the land of the "free".
Black people in this country are Guilty until proven not so guilty.

And they want us to sing God Bless America?

Paula Deen, "The Help", and the George Zimmerman jury

They say life imitates art and the first thing I thought about when I heard the Zimmerman jury is 100% women and 0% African American  was the characterization of white women in  The Help.

The story revolves around three different characters: Aibileen Clark, Minny Jackson and Skeeter Phelan as they document their lives on the different side of the racial barrier. Aibileen and Minny are black maids working for rich white families whilst Skeeter is the daughter of a rich family that employs "the help" which refers to the black maids. Minny is a black maid with a quick tongue and an inability to act like maids were expected to in the novel's depicted setting. This big mouth often gets her into trouble, and usually fired from her job. Racial issues of overcoming long-standing barriers in customs and laws are experienced by all of the characters. The lives and morals of Southern socialites are also explored.

In light of the recent Paula Deen revelations and our rich southern heritage it's the racial issues of overcoming long-standing barriers in customs and laws that concern me the most.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, juror E-6 -- a young, married white woman who warned her two adolescent children not to go out at night because of Martin's shooting -- reported that her husband owns guns. Juror B-37, a middle-aged white woman with two adult children who described the protests in Sanford as "rioting," reported that both she and her husband have concealed carry weapons permits, though she has let hers lapse, reports the paper.
Baez also cited the jurors' race -- five are white, and one is Hispanic, the Orlando Sentinel reports -- as a boost for the defense. The racial and ethnic makeup of potential jurors is relevant because prosecutors have alleged that Zimmerman profiled Martin in following the teen as Martin was walking back from a convenience store to the home of his father's fiancee.

I have to hand it to Zimmerman's attorney,  Mark O'Mara is one slick cookie.

After Thursday's hearing, Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara was asked what he would say to people concerned there were no black jurors.
"People can look at it and have this response — that there's no blacks on the jury, or no this or no that, or no men on the jury," he said. "Tell me that we did something wrong in the process and I'll agree with you."

I guess it depends on what your definition of doing something wrong IS. 

This case should not be about race, but the attorneys’ failure to pick a more diverse group of six people is certain to reignite the issue, especially if the 100 percent all-female/non-African-American jury finds Mr. Zimmerman not guilty.