Sen. John "F--- You McCain And The Politics Of Wilful Ignorance

It seems like EVERYONE has an opinion on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case these days. I mean, I do but my liberal friends will not like it. But the point of this post is not about what I think.
It is once again our friend, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain and his take on the Zimmerman/Martin case.
Once again the denizen of the Sunday morning talk shows appeared on State of the Union with Candy Crowley on CNN.
When hasn't Sen. "F--- You" McCain been on a Sunday show in the last three months?
Anyhow, Miss Crowley asked the MENSA senator about his thoughts on the Zimmerman/Martin case and the outcome.
Well, in some defense of the senator, he is not a lawyer so I do not expect a lawyerly answer. But I do expect Sen. "F--- You" McCain to have some knowledge of the case.
Courtesy of Ed Morrissey over at Hotair.com, Sen. "F--- You" McCain suggested that the jury was not corrupt.
WTF?! Really?! The best that Sen. "F--- You" McCain could come up with is that the jury was not corrupt? Who even suggested that one? NO ONE, Sen. "F--- You" McCain. NO ONE!
But of course, Sen "F--- You" McCain did not fumble on rambling on about the so-called "Stand your Ground" laws and, surprise! Why the senior Solon agrees with the Dear Leader, President Obama and thinks that these laws enacted by states should be "reviewed",  whatever that means. Regrettably, you must watch this pile of incoherence to realize that, as Mr. Morrissey notes in the link, it does not sound like he knows what he is talking about.

I'm sorry but you have to watch both to get the full flavor, a bitter one, of what Sen. "F--- You" McCain is saying here.

It's incoherent really because you know that Sen. "F--- You" McCain has no clue about the case because the simple, correct answer is that the prosecution filed charges. A trial was presented. The prosecution presented in evidence and case. The defense put holes in it. Thus, when the jury was given the case to deliberate and they did and came back with their verdict, the system did work. A much better thing to say than well, there is no evidence that the jury was somehow corrupted.
See, Sen. "F--- You" McCain may not realize that the jury was sequestered and thus had no outside influences. There is no way that they could have been corrupted to use his line unless every single one came to the case ready to pronounce a not guilty verdict. And from a couple of the jurors, the deliberation was very careful and going over all evidence as presented by the prosecution. And remember, the state, the prosecutor must, must prove the guilt. The defense is under no obligation like that.
But it is the douchebrainery of somehow mixing up the SYG law with this case. In fact, it was a consideration of the Zimmerman defense team to use that. But they realized that they did not need to. Thus it was NEVER part of the trial.
So why does Sen. "F--- You" McCain even bring that up?
Because it is an easy way out for a politician with no clue what the hell he is talking about to sound like he knows what he is talking about.
It is also buying the left-wing meme that if it were not for the SYG laws, this might not have happened. And another, back door attempt to resurrect the gun control debate.
Again, SYG had nothing to do with what happened in the Zimmerman/Martin case.
In fact, while the left is railing against the SYG law making Marissa Alexander their reason d'etre why the law is bad, very bad, they leave out a very important detail on that case.
While Miss Alexander tried to use the SYG defense, the problem is that she had time to go and get the gun in question and then proceed to fire a shot in the wall. No doubt a warning shot. But read this from Media Trackers if you think that I am making it up:

After Alexander exited the bathroom and re-entered the master bedroom, Gray left the bedroom and headed to the living room where his sons were located. At that point, Alexander left the master bedroom, passing Gray, his two children, and the unobstructed front and back doors of the house on her way to the garage. Once in the garage, she retrieved a handgun from her vehicle’s glove box and then went back into the kitchen, where she “pointed it in the direction of all three [v]ictims.” Although Gray put his hands in the air, Alexander fired the gun, “nearly missing [Gray's] head” and sending a bullet “through the kitchen wall and into the ceiling in the living room.”

That is very important. Miss Alexander had time and opportunity to simply leave the home and call 911, neither of she did and proceeded to do the deed that has landed her in prison. And she could have taken a deal in which she would be out of prison by now.
So, Sen. "F--- You" McCain, do you know anything about this case? Huh? I mean, you think that states that have this law should somehow "review" them for no reason other than, to remind you as you did Sen. John Cornyn in 2007 in reference to the then so-called "comprehensive immigration reform", f--- you! You don't know what you are talking about! I know more about this than you do!
Had Sen. "F--- You" McCain done a minimal amount of reading in a newspaper or on the internets, he could have and should have answered Miss Crowley's questions in a better manner. But this is why Sen. "F--- You" McCain is not president today. Because he does not do the homework to even discuss domestic policy and events. That is why he sounds like the doddering old fool he is fast becoming.
Some advice for Sen. John "F--- You" McCain.
Please senator, take next Sunday off the talk-show circuit and maybe spend it with your family. Go to the real church, not the Church of Meet the Press. The Temple of This Week. None of those. Can you do that Sen. McCain?

How To Properly Wear A Hoodie

There are lots of photos in this post and yeah, I am making you read a lot before you get to see them!


The Trayvon Martin murder is a real tragedy and there are so many layers of it, there have to multiple posts to unpack a lot of it.
But something that happened from this is a lot of commentary about what Master Martin was wearing at the time George Zimmerman confronted and eventually killed him.
And that is what this post is going to focus on.
Apparently, Master Martin was wearing a hoodie.
OK, I don't get all worked up over it. Most kids Master Martin's age have at least one and yeah, they wear the hood over their head even when it is clearly not necessary.
But it is a part of a look that, in total, is totally stupid and dumb.
How many pubescent boys do you see with a hoodie, a baseball cap, hoodie on head and pants down practically to their ankles? The pants are so damn low that one can see undies, boxers, whatever the hell the kid is wearing.
The above is total trouble to even your humble blogger.
As I noted, I find it really boorish. But it is encouraged in a lot of ways by what passes for "music" today. You know, the crappers, er rappers, and that crowd.
The dirty secret is that most of the boys and young dudes with that look are really nothing but wussies. They are probably scared of their own shadow.
But there is serious talk of this look by none other than Geraldo Rivera of the Fox News Channel.
Also, my friend An Unmarried Man agreed with Mr. Rivera about what he said about hoodies and a certain look popular with boys and young men.
Both are Hispanic. And both at some point, as in the case of Mr. Rivera, are taking a lot of heat.
So what did Mr. Rivera say to rankle people? The following:

“I have a different take, Brian, on that,” Rivera said on Fox and Friends, “I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted. But I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”

“When you see a kid walking down the street, particularly a dark skinned kid like my son Cruz who I constantly yelled at when he was going out wearing a damn hoodie or those pants around his ankles,” Rivera said. “Take that hood off. People look at you and what’s the instant identification? What’s the instant association? Its crime scene surveillance tapes. Every time you see someone stick up a 7-Eleven, the kid is wearing a hoodie. Every time you see a mugging on a surveillance camera or get the old lady in the alcove, it’s the kid with a hoodie. You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a gangsta — you’re going to be a gangsta wannabe? Well, people are going to perceive you as a menace. That’s what happens. It is an instant reflexive action.”

In and of itself, Mr. Rivera is rather correct. When non-white kids are wearing a hoodie a certain way, it does lead to suspicious hackles being raised. And it is not just by White people. FTR, I would get worried being around a group of hoodie-wearing guys no matter their race. An individual not so much.
What I am trying to say is that hoodie-wearing is OK. But one should not go out of their way to look stupid and menacing when wearing a hoodie.
Let me state I am not particularly a fashion expert. I do know styles that I like and dress accordingly. And I have more than a rare occasion to wear at least a coat and tie and have that wardrobe. So I guess my style is Cali casual. And part of it is wearing a hoodie.
Below are some photos of your humble blogger is hoodie

So, photo number one to your left is the standard way that I wear my hoodie. A white Quiksilver hoodie. I have a gray one very similar with the wave a black and white plaid. But this does the job for illustration. As far as I am concerned it is the way one should wear a hoodie.
In looking at photo number two, I do have the hood on. The only time that I have the hood on is when it is raining. Shocking, isn't it? To use the hood for what it is made for.
But photo number three is the young boy, wannabe tough dudes look. You know, you have to wear a baseball cap, right. OK, in and of itself, no prob. But what in the hell does one throw on the hood on top of said hat?! As noted, I think that it looks stupid. Hell, it is stupid. But this is the look that Mr. Rivera and An Unmarried Man were referring to.
And photo number four, even though I am wearing shorts, gives the outfit a total look of "F--- you!" Note the unbuckled belt and I intentionally am wearing the shorts way below the waistline. And try not to notice the somewhat large waistline!
That is what the two gentlemen are trying to point out. And imagine a group of young boys and or post-teenage dudes walking down the street, often but not always with skateboard in hand and you look and wonder, hmm. What will these punks do if I don't even acknowledge they are there.
So, once there is some clarity, it appears that all three of us are onto the same thing.
It is not wearing a hoodie that is an issue. It is how one wears that hoodie that gets people, usually older people, worked up and yeah, worried when around said people.
No matter what, it is no excuse for anyone to do what Mr. Zimmerman did. We know at the very least that he was following Master Martin. Master Martin seemed to be concerned to mention to his girlfriend that he was talking to that he was being followed. Mr. Zimmerman was told not to continue to pursue Master Martin. A confrontation occurred and Mr. Zimmerman fired off one shot killing Master Martin.
If one of the reasons Mr. Zimmerman was following said Master Martin is because he was wearing a hoodie in and of it self, it is bad. If Master Martin was wearing it a certain way, all that had to be done was wait for the police and let people with a modicum of a clue take control of the situation. Amateurs like Mr. Zimmnerman should not be doing what he was doing.
But wearing a hoodie.
There is a right way and a wrong way. And that is the issue. Not just wearing one.