Some will say: “What if they fire O’Mara and you’re wrong”?
To which I respond: “What if they don’t and I’m right”? ……….Which is worse?
Much of what we flesh out upon this site is passionate debate in an ongoing conversation; it ain’t a speech and no voice is stronger than another.  Nothing wrong with that.   Nor is there any opposition on my end to intellectual debate so long as the precepts for the conversation are based on facts and truths.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, there is no judgement here because just as sure as the neighbors will hear us screaming at each other tonight, tomorrow we might just be listening to their airing out the house too.
It is a big solid Tree with a dense thick trunk, deep roots and a massive canopy.   Just look at the prayer thread to see the comforting shade available to envelop you and protect you when you need it.   Heck, many of us even learn to spit here.
When Mark O’Mara first stepped onto the scene in the George Zimmerman case, April 10th, I watched intently and deferred opinion in favor of research.  And when I say research, I mean R.E.S.E.A.R.C.H.  deep vetting research. Y’all know how we roll.
When O’Mara took to the airwaves on April 11th, to discuss the charge of 2nd degree murder, I watched:

“I intend to get up to speed quickly” – Mark O’Mara

When O’Mara took to the airwaves on April 16th to say he was not certain of all the facts surrounding the case, without mentioning any hint of Zimmerman innocence. I bit my tongue.
When Mark O’Mara said on national TV:

“I look forward to having a conversation with [Trayvon Martin’s mother] to see exactly what her feelings are on it. Obviously it was a horrible intersection of two young men’s lives and it ended in tragedy. We have to figure out how it happened, why it happened, and who might be responsible for it.”….

Again, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara took to the airwaves on April 19th, one day prior to the bond hearing, again without advancing any narrative of his client’s innocence, again, I bit my tongue.

When O’Mara claimed he did not know of the PayPal money following the April 20th bond hearing, ten days after he proclaimed he intended to get up to speed quickly, and following 3 to 5 hours a day of media interviews, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara failed over the next 30 days during hundreds of media covered statements, to proclaim George Zimmerman’s innocence, even just a little bit, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara stated his client had lied to the court, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara stated his client had misled the court, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara failed to stand up for George and tell the Court he was in possession of George’s passport, and the mistake was his and his alone, instead allowing the media and Scheme Team to advance a narrative of intentional Zimmerman deception, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara waived George’s right to a speedy trial, only after discovery of a legal defense fund, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara bought the adjacent property to expand his legal practice with the specific announcement of using it for Zimmerman’s defense, I bit my tongue.
When 60 days passed and still Mark O’Mara never once said his client was innocent of 2nd Degree murder charges, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara failed to ever say even once “my client is NOT guilty”; nor has he ever once said, “George was defending himself against a brutal attack began by Trayvon”, yet I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara was seen on the record speaking out against “Stand Your Ground” legislation, I bit my tongue.
When O’Mara was praised by the very people desiring to place George Zimmerman into custody, I bit my tongue.

When O’Mara said to the media that Shellie Zimmerman was guilty of lying to the court, I bit my tongue.
All of the evidence confirms that George acted in self-defense, period. Everything else is an obfuscation of fact.   Any attorney who would allow such obfuscation to occur while simultaneously proclaiming advocacy for his/her client is inept. But yet, I bit my tongue….
When O’Mara walked into the bond revocation trap of tape recorded testimony dumped as prosecutorial motion evidence without requesting lawfully allowed time to digest before submission, or even for client conference, I bit my tongue…
When O’Mara allowed George Zimmerman to spend a month in jail without putting up a fight, I bit my tongue
However when I read this paragraph from Judge Lester’s decision on the Bond Hearing I lost my ability to bite my tongue:

Let’s read part of that again:

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – “Other Peoples Money”?

Are you friggin kidding me?   This entire bond revocation fiasco is predicated on the principle that George Zimmerman intentionally lied to, and deceived, the Court about “his” finances, and right there in the judicial ruling to punish him for the failure to divulge the funds the Judge is saying it ain’t his money?
Hello?    Anyone Else?
O’Mara?    Anyone?…..  Anyone?…….
Then when I discover that O’Mara spent tens of thousands of dollars for paid witness testimony at this fiasco of an unnecessary, and highly politicized, 2nd bond hearing  only to read:

The judge saying right there, in front of God and everyone, “the presentation of evidence […] is of limited relevance“…   That just did it.   No more tongue biting.  Period.
If O’Mara ain’t part of the solution he is part of the problem, and he damned sure ain’t vociferously defending George Zimmerman.   Heck, he publicly acts like he can’t even stand the guy.
Watch this recent interview where O’Mara acts like a detached media legal analyst.  And pay specific attention to his statement at the 1:40 mark:

“the tape that has the person screaming for help…..”


Hello? That “person” is your client George Zimmerman.
C’mon Mark, would it friggin’ kill you to say “the tape that has George screaming for help“?  Of course it would.  Why?  Because all of your friends and cohorts in the Orlando Legal Machine are joined at the hip in detached pontificating.

Drop the damned pinky finger, unbutton the blazer, drink a beer out of a bottle for once, and help George navigate through the minefield while at least putting on a pretense that you are willing to defend him.   Forget your friendship with Mark Najame, Natalie Jackson and the entire nest of vipers, and start fighting for George.
Even you O’Mara loving lawyerly types gotta give some honest credibility to what I am saying here.   This video above clearly shows how insufferably incompetent Mark O’Mara is with any form of strong advocacy; and there are hundreds just like it.
These fastball pitches just ain’t in his strike zone….  Heck, his inarticulate wishy-washy league arguably still uses tees instead of actual pitchers.

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