"I mean, he took a man's life and he has no idea what to do about it. He's extremely remorseful about it," Oliver said, relating stories told to him by Zimmerman's mother-in-law, a close friend of Oliver's wife.

I wondered how this new Zimmerman apologist had gotten access to so many national news outlets. Why did Oliver leave CNN, anyway?

belcffub

(595 posts)

25. me as well

Reply to Pryderi (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 06:09 PM

Mar 2012

I like motorcycles... guy around the corner likes motorcycles... he was 50 when I was 25 and new to the neighborhood... friends ever since...

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)

7. Me either. I've noticed that last week's plant, George Taffe, has disappeared. eom

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:38 PM

Mar 2012

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

13. Could Have Something To o With This...

Reply to Ecumenist (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:51 PM

Mar 2012

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=464806

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

10. He's not really friends. The connection is that his wife is friend's with

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:45 PM

Mar 2012

Zimmerman's mother-in-law.

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

2. GODDAMMIT WILLY

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:34 PM

Mar 2012

THAT IS HIM!!!!!!!!!!!

excellent work my friend.

excellent.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

12. LOL... I Got More...

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:49 PM

Mar 2012

KPIX Hires CNN's Joe Oliver For Weekend Newscast Slot
JOHN CARMAN - SFGate
Wednesday, January 3, 1996

Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/01/03/DD67121.DTL

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And...

AIDS Disclosure Brings Lawsuit
LATimes
December 27, 1989

<snip>

SACRAMENTO — A young mother is suing a Sacramento television station because it allegedly disclosed she had AIDS after promising not to air any information about her personal life.

The suit filed recently in Sacramento Superior Court also claims that KCRA-TV reported the woman's son had tested positive for AIDS at birth, which was not true.

The complaint alleges libel, fraud and invasion of privacy, and seeks an unspecified amount in damages. In addition to the station, the suit names reporter Joe Oliver. KCRA-TV is an NBC affiliate owned by Kelly Broadcasting. The station's attorney, Rick Robinson, said, "We're not in a position to comment until such time as we have reviewed the complaint."

<snip>

Link: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-27/entertainment/ca-1204_1_big-sisters

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And Again...

Link: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19891228&id=Q5kzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3506,8510899

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And...

He seems unable to hold a job for very long... maybe he's just ambitious.

Link: http://annex.wikia.com/wiki/index.php?search=joe+oliver&fulltext=0

FarPoint

(12,472 posts)

14. Absolutely fabulously catch!

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:54 PM

Mar 2012

This is why DU is the greatest ....

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

19. Thank You !!!

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 10:22 PM

Mar 2012

FarPoint

(12,472 posts)

21. You should send this to MSNBC

Reply to WillyT (Reply #19)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 06:45 AM

Mar 2012

Ed Schultz, Al Sharpton, Rachel or Larry....even Current TV...this is good stuff.

blm

(113,124 posts)

4. More likely that Oliver is friends with Zimmerman's DADDY.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:35 PM

Mar 2012

Ecumenist

(6,086 posts)

5. I thought that Joe Oliver looked and sounded familiar, he used to have hair...

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:37 PM

Mar 2012

I kept looking at him and wondering why he seemed familiar. Sorry Motherf****r!

C_U_L8R

(45,029 posts)

9. He seemed to have incredible media training

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:44 PM

Mar 2012

for some random friend of a loser pretend neighborhood watch captain

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

11. Ah... one of them e-lite media types, eh?

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:48 PM

Mar 2012

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

15. This is

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 09:00 PM

Mar 2012

more of the attempt to cast doubt on what transpired.

<...>

"He couldn't stop crying. He's a caring human being," Joe Oliver, 53, a former television news reporter and anchor in Orlando who has known Zimmerman for several years, told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"I mean, he took a man's life and he has no idea what to do about it. He's extremely remorseful about it," Oliver said, relating stories told to him by Zimmerman's mother-in-law, a close friend of Oliver's wife.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/25/joe-oliver-george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin_n_1378390.html

His wife is a friend of Zimmerman's mother-in-law?

The information he's relating isn't even first hand.