Posted on 03/26/2012 6:35:58 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
ALBANY - State Senate Democrats put on hooded sweatshirts to protest the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teen allegedly gunned down by neighborhood crime watch captain in Florida.
At an Capitol news conference, Sen. Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn, denounced the killing of Martin, who, he said, carried nothing but "Skittles and god-damned ice tea."
The Senators discussed the case as groups around the country, including members of the NBA's Miami Heat, have put on the sweatshirts or "hoodies" to decry the 17-year-old's killing.
Martin, who was black, was shot on Feb. 26, allegedly by a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 32. Martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt as he walked through a gated community on the way to the home of his father's girlfriend.
Zimmerman, who is white and Latino, has claimed he fired on the unarmed teen in self defense. The killing, and the lack of criminal charges, have caused outrage in Sanford, the Florida community where the death occurred, an protests around the country.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Senators-wear-hoodies-to-decry-Trayvon-Martin-s-3435567.php#ixzz1qHDeXcAv
weird photo. weird uniform. Not much different than those old white sheets with hoods. weird klan photo.
You’re in Michigan, you know how common hooded sweatshirts are. I wear one just about every single day during cool weather and I’m not playing this stupid game.
This stunt is nothing more than racial-political theater, meant to generate nothing more than votes and MSM paragraphs.
Seems like anyone can get elected these days. No wonder this country is such a mess. Senators wearing hoodies? Really?
White people should all carry “empty baggies” around.
I’d be ashamed to admit I was a member of a party that would have these racists as members. And most of them too dumb to work at a KFC.
PHOTO CAPTION:
THE SLAVES ON THE DEMOCRATIC PLANTATION REPORTING FOR DUTY.
“I feel so sorry for conservative blacks.”
“Just be ready to cover their backs when they need it. “
Copy that.
They should increase their solidarity and add the gold grill. Maybe start speaking in Ebonics like trayvon’s tweets. I actually prefer Weiner’s tweets to trayvon’s.
Zimmerman, who is white and Latino
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President Obama, who is white and black,
I feel so sorry for conservative blacks.
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I feel so sorry for conservative whites.
I’d like to HEAR from conservative blacks.
His BLACK friend pointed out to Hannity, after he had to talk over Hannity because as usual he was running his mouth, that Zimmerman responded “Okay” when the dispatcher told him “We don’t need you to do that.”
Hoodies are a mainstay with kids. My daughters have them in multiple styles.
I know what you’re saying and my kids have put their away until this blows over. They think it’s stupid too.
He was on the phone when all this went down. It can be heard for anyone that cares to listen. These senators are dimocRATS. It’s expecting they would try this crap.
Also more then blacks wear hoodies so it wasn’t about a black wearing a hoodie. Anyone wearing a hoodie can be suspect to crime in my book.
Poland has got huge problem with soccer hooligans, who wear the hoodies...they probably have more white gangsta rappers there than any other country.
ABC’s photo is like that. Not a current photo (with his hoodie)
Aaaaaaand they look really stupid
Cool weather is acceptable or bad hair day. :)
I forgot about that, yes. My country fan’s friend’s son over there, a decent chap, is a rap fan. Rap and discopolo rule in RP!
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