HOLLYWOOD HILLS - CA. Jay Silverheels, who played Tonto for many years as the faithful Indian companion on The Lone Ranger radio, television, and movie series before his untimely death in 1980, today commented on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Travon Martin. Speaking through his shaman, Abe Goatsmilker, Silverheels said: "All things considered, I think the jury's decision was certainly in line with the law of the Old West of the late 19th century. We always stood our ground, and the LR was everyman's neighborhood watch type of guy. He (the LR) did all the shooting, and I just fed the horses, cooked the beans, and said 'Getem up Scout' at the end of every episode. 
"Actually, Zimmerman had more balls than the LR, who never killed anyone. The LR was a pussy. He might wound some s.o.b. with one of his silver bullets, but he usually turned the bad guys over to the Marshall and then did the standard "hi-ho Silver" line, not that Silver had any fucking idea what "hi-ho" meant. We never saw one of the black guys in a hoodie, but then again Travon probably never saw a cracker wearing a mask and riding a white horse," Silverheels said, adding "in those days we called them 'niggers' and we were called 'savages.' Now the blacks are called 'African Americans' and we are called 'Native Americans'.
