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arcane1

(38,613 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 05:40 PM Jul 2013

Racist assholes act accordingly in Houston (my headline) [View all]

Supporters of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman came face-to-face Sunday during a march through a wealthy neighborhood in Houston.

Some 80 pro-Zimmerman supporters waved signs and shouted slogans at Martin supporters as they passed through the neighborhood of River Oaks, an upscale enclave deemed "Houston's Sanford, Florida" by the organizer of the Trayvon rally, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Separated by cops on horseback and specialized crowd control units, the two sides traded insults and shouted slogans at each another but never clashed physically.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pro-zimmerman-pro-trayvon-martin-groups-meet-houston-article-1.1405688#ixzz2ZoSQ7QvU

I couldn't get the photos to show up, though that's probably a good thing

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Racist assholes act accordingly in Houston (my headline) [View all] arcane1 Jul 2013 OP

Bigots (who are often gun nuts) are always looking for some "opportunity" to hate. Hoyt Jul 2013 #1

They look and they always find it! n/t etherealtruth Jul 2013 #6

That's the River Oaks Shopping Center on Shepherd and West Gray. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #2

Here is the Houston paper account of this event Gothmog Jul 2013 #3

Renee Vaughan, looks like she's doing the representin for the Aryan Brotherhood. AKA 'the Brand' Monk06 Jul 2013 #9

Is Renee Vaughn a plant? ChazII Jul 2013 #10

The sign is a joke, FormalObserver Jul 2013 #15

how can anyone be "pro-zimmerman?" noiretextatique Jul 2013 #4

Zimmerman is a folk hero to the gun nuts Gothmog Jul 2013 #5

How brave, what with the sunglasses and all. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #7

River Oaks = Sanford? Link Speed Jul 2013 #8

HPD set up at the Kroger on West Gray when they heard TBF Jul 2013 #13

My grandparents lived on the Blvd for decades. Link Speed Jul 2013 #19

It's very pretty - TBF Jul 2013 #21

Here is an article on the lady holding the racist sign Gothmog Jul 2013 #11

Pretty sure she's being sarcastic, FormalObserver Jul 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author arcane1 Jul 2013 #14

I think River Oaks is a bit swankier than Sanford Florida arely staircase Jul 2013 #16

River Oaks is very different from Sanford Florida Gothmog Jul 2013 #17

there is a really cool movie theater there with full service bar arely staircase Jul 2013 #18

George HW doesn't even live in River Oaks - TBF Jul 2013 #20

ok, farther out by the Galeria. I know where that is. arely staircase Jul 2013 #22

I had a nail technician downtown who used to do Barbara's nails TBF Jul 2013 #23

I actually know W. arely staircase Jul 2013 #24

I haven't met any of them - TBF Jul 2013 #25