Ted Cruz Explains to Trayvon Martin’s Mother How ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Help the Black Community
Source: The Blaze
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) came face-to-face with Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, on Capitol Hill during a Tuesday hearing on Stand Your Ground laws. After offering his condolences to Fulton, Cruz told the mother that the self-defense laws are not racist because they help blacks as much as whites, if not more.
Cruz also explained that, despite some efforts to exploit Martins death, George Zimmermans defense team never used Stand Your Ground laws as a defense in the murder trial.
We know that some in our political process have a desire to exploit that tragic, violent incident for agendas that have nothing to do with that young man who lost his life. We have seen efforts to undermine the verdict of the jury and, more broadly, to inflame racial tensions that I think are sad and irresponsible, the Texas senator added.
Cruz went on to refute the remarkable allegation that Stand Your Ground laws do not protect black communities.
Read more: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/29/ted-cruz-explains-to-trayvon-martins-mother-how-stand-your-ground-laws-help-protect-the-black-community-at-senate-hearing/#
You have to admire the position of Ted Cruz. He lectures Trayvon Martin's mother to her face that Stand Your Ground laws help the black community, and criticizes her and her supporters for exploiting her son's death. I bet that Ted Cruz will probably rake in millions in contributions from the hate media crowd for this performance.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Even Texas will figure out you're nuts, before long.
Mr Pettibone
(13 posts)Don't bet on it. From deep in the heart...
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)and they're ALL ashamed of him.
Paladin
(28,264 posts)But both of them are viewed as embarrassments by plenty of Texans.
mac56
(17,569 posts)God help us all.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)"He should have explained to Trayvon Martins Mother How if trayvon had stayed in his own neighborhood and out of other peoples back yards that he might still be alive. And maybe if she had checked his facebook page she would have seen that her son was an up and coming thug."
In fact, since this is Glenn Beck's website, you'd expect the low information types to still be parroting the zombie lies about Trayvon Martin, and they sure didn't disappoint.
The 'Facebook page' was fake
Martin was NOT 'caught with stolen jewels,' and was NOT 'suspended for hitting a teacher.' Nor did he have "liver damage," nor did he have drugs in his system (other than trace amounts of pot that could have been smoked weeks earlier). He did not buy "two of the three ingredients to make LEAN at the store." The only component that actually makes the cocktail LEAN is the prescription cough syrup, and the other two ingredients are just superficial. Saying you can make LEAN with "Skittles, Watermelon cocktail, and codeine cough syrup...and Martin had TWO of those ingredients" is the same as saying a terrorist can make a bomb with an alarm clock, a paper bag, and three sticks of dynamite; and Martin had a paper bag and an alarm clock...TWO OF THE THREE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE A BOMB." That one REALLY gets my goat.
Here's another favorite comment:
"She knew he was a thug. He was in her care when he was suspended a number of times including for hitting a teacher and being caught with stolen jewels. The whole reason he was in Stanford was bc she kicked him out of the house."
And another
"Ted should let her in on some statis concerning murder in America
In America, blacks make up 12.5% of the population, but they are doing 50% of the nations murders annually. "
Another gem...
"The black folks wanted to govern themselves and after over 40 years of governing Detroit all they have done is tear down what good folks built. When the good folks left there was not one to pay the taxes only people to take, take take and now Detroit is bankrupt. Philthydelfia may well be next.
Good folks dont want you around them because of your destructive tendencies. Stay on your own side of the road. All American cities with a population of Black over 60% are experiencing the worst crime ever! We dont want it. Stay away before we read about another 80+ year old man or woman being killed by you cowardly destructive animals.
They provoke the fight and then call US racists? Really!"
The people who frequent THE BLAZE are really the bottom feeders of the human race.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)...Also, he provides a useful out for billionaire extremists to funnel money to support their radical ideological agenda.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)...gave Rick Perry's Texas execution numbers and Ron Paul's remarks about the uninsured at the 2012 GOP convention.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)And they weren't all from five-post-flameout trolls, either...
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Nevertheless, I hope every person who said something like that HERE was flamed by at least 100 other people for being a racist asshole. As opposed to being flamed by ONE person there, and praised by three others for having the 'courage' to stand up to the 'political correctness police.'
ourfuneral
(150 posts).....when Ted Cruz comes onto your property while quixotically campaigning for POTUS in 2016, stand your ground.
blue neen
(12,322 posts)This is horrible.
True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)There's a reason these so-called laws are known as "Klan Your Ground" in every community other than the gated ones.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... were I Mrs. Fulton, but I'm afraid one of the trolls in our midst would report on me. So I will keep my mouth shut. I am self-censoring.
Beacool
(30,250 posts)Rafael, you stink. Oh, and your daddy stinks too.
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)It's right wing hate site of the worst kind.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)...and I think it is important to see that right wingers really do get off of this crap. In other words, this isn't Rachel Maddow taking liberties with a sound bite. This is freaking Glenn Beck who is managing to make Ted Cruz look like a looney caricature, yet the right wing loves this crap. In other words, there is no way you can blame this on the "liberal media." This is Ted Cruz's home turf and he comes off crazy and racist.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)Demeter
(85,373 posts)cosmicone
(11,014 posts)Ted Cruz will explain how deportation helps immigrants...
Day after tomorrow ....
Ted Cruz will explain how psychosis helps with cognition.
Why do we give that idiot publicity?
obama2terms
(563 posts)I mean seriously what teenager hasn't? Not very many I can tell you that.
alp227
(32,032 posts)Maybe you chose TheBlaze because it's a site that Ted Cruz supporters would read, but at DU let's try not to give right wing site any more traffic. Here are some non right wing sources covering this story:
Mediaite, Ted Cruz Tells Trayvons Mother Why Stand Your Ground Laws Cant Possibly Be Racist
Huffington Post, Ted Cruz Defends Stand Your Ground, Says Lawmakers Want To 'Exploit' Trayvon Martin's Death
Think Progress, At Stand Your Ground Hearing, Ted Cruz Argues Florida Law Helps African-Americans
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)ForgoTheConsequence
(4,868 posts)Maybe.... But that's a completely dishonest and disingenuous statement. We KNOW the jury took Stand Your Ground into consideration during the deliberation. Whether the defense team used it as a defense or not does not mean that the law wasn't considered or that it had nothing to do with the decision.
Juror: We talked Stand Your Ground before not-guilty Zimmerman verdict
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/16/3502481/juror-we-talked-stand-your-ground.html#storylink=cpy
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/16/3502481/juror-we-talked-stand-your-ground.html
He's such a lying sack of shit.
SaveAmerica
(5,342 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)He's going to put The Onion out of business.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Left Coast2020
(2,397 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)BootinUp
(47,165 posts)if there is one.
moriah
(8,311 posts)I mean, after all, I've said if some car had been following me when I was walking home from the convenience store at night, then a person got out of their car to chase after me, and I was armed, I might have ended up shooting. But I'm a tiny white female, and I'd probably not get charged.
And minors can't get concealed carry permits.
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)Paladin
(28,264 posts)He might as well tell the parents of those dead kids all about the benefits of high-capacity magazines. Gun Enthusiasts: The company you're keeping keeps your opponents permanently optimistic.....
heaven05
(18,124 posts)geez the nerve and gall of this POS is unmitigated.