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In reply to the discussion: Zimmerman's grandfather connected to the CIA - this explains why the murderer is not in jail [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)23. By some peope's logic, yup.
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Zimmerman's grandfather connected to the CIA - this explains why the murderer is not in jail [View all]
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
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It certainly goes well together, given that there are almost no jobs in our country anymore, and...
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#2
I never notice things like when posters became active. I guess I should. It might explain behavior
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#52
If this is correct, it would provide an explanation why Zimmerman is being given the VIP treatment
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#8
Exactly. And this wouldn't be the first time - nor the last for something like that to happen nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#11
So daddy can get the PD and SA to risk their careers for this loser but couldn't get him set up
onenote
Apr 2012
#16
Exactly. In such circumstances, you call whoever you have to call on and cash in your chips. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#25
I have a 100 favors i can call in if I am in real trouble, but I don't have Job connections....
slampoet
Apr 2012
#30
1) Because a murderer is running free; 2) Because he's being given VIP treatment; 3) Because the
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#73
I was asking why the poster thought it was interesting that I framed my posts as a question.
onenote
Apr 2012
#80
Oh ok, sorry. I thought you were wondering why the Zimmerman case was interesting. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#83
Risk what? What's to risk? Power has been manipulating everything from early history to the
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#70
I don't think this case is turning out to be a good career move for the police chief or the SA
onenote
Apr 2012
#71
You could be right, but isn't it something that Zimmerman is being treated like VIP, and such
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#19
I think that a more important question is was daddyzimmy did PRIOR to becoming a magistrate
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#141
I agree. How long has it been since Zimmerman shot the child? And STILL he runs free. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#144
Maybe the three previous closed cases are an example of his ability to pull strings?
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2012
#59
Magistrate judges do the same job as any judge. In 3 of the litigated cases I manage, the
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#57
In 24 states across the country, judges don’t need a law degree to serve on certain courts.
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#65
Why does power function as power? Because power and money wield power since time
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#68
Shoeshine person? How low do you dream of making him to make him seem insignficant? Give me an
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#102
Question. I know you're a pro-gun, gun lover. No mystery about that. But would you defend anyone
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#109
Here's how magistrate is viewed: "A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usa...
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#67
Next thing you know, Zimmerman's father will be said to have fried burgers at McDonald's lol
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#90
There are 2 of you on this forum who long to make him a server at a local fast food joint, just to
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#104
What, exactly, is your point? Are you implying that George getting off twice did not have anything
leveymg
Apr 2012
#108
The only relevance is that some folks are misdescribing what his father's job was.
onenote
Apr 2012
#115
and Church and KKK connections are EXACTLY the kind of things a CIA operative collects.
slampoet
Apr 2012
#125
Only when the turds cross the Rubicon to come and float around for a while--before the flush. n/t
Horse with no Name
Apr 2012
#78
More like 13 years ago. Not speculation, comparing his obit with info that's been released about
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#176
That's what I think. When someone is facing the possibility of capital punishment, why not.
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#21
There are 100 different ways Pappy Zim could have made that first call after hearing from Georgie
Amerigo Vespucci
Apr 2012
#26
Maybe you could just click "alert" for starters and try the bullet if that fails
Amerigo Vespucci
Apr 2012
#27
Both might be true. Remember, before there was a CIA it was called Military Intel.
slampoet
Apr 2012
#37
I'm going out on a limb here and proposing a vastly more complicated explanation.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2012
#45
zimmerman doesn't seem to be especially connected. he worked as a security guard, notoriously
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#162
Thanks, it's interesting. I lived in Spain (not with the military or anything - I was married to a
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#79
It sure wasn't! I'm sure you know that nowadays the skeletons of the Franco supporters
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#128
Read grandfather's career recollections: in S. America during the "Dirty War" & in Franco's Spain
leveymg
Apr 2012
#51
Thanks for pointing this out. He was indeed a "State Dept. spook." I know of at least 2 ex-CIA
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#62
In case you wanted to see his face, here's Zimmerman's father, the "magistrate"....
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#88
Not just that. The fact that he won't show his face is very telling. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#101
One could say, if he really believes George is innocent, he'd publicly stand right behind him.
leveymg
Apr 2012
#105
It's the Grandfather, Robert W appears to have been a State Dept. spook. The father was military -
leveymg
Apr 2012
#96
Here's Robert W. Zimmerman - '60 Diplomatic List, Madrid, Zimmerman, Robert W., 1st sec; pol. ofl.
leveymg
Apr 2012
#119
Find evidence of Zimmerman's connections influencing the handling of this case and get back to me.
Vattel
Apr 2012
#121
Find evidence reflecting Cheney the prick's influence over the oil industry and get back to me
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#124
If there's no legal proof, there's a lot of speculation. In fact, speculation is almost all of what
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#134
I don't think anyone is thinking the cops were lazy. In fact, I think that's the last supposition
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#143
Yes! His post is already hidden. I think it's funny. He's not the only one that tried this nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#157
I see that. Why do "they" do this to themselves? A desire to suffer? nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#159
So where do you usually hang out that you had to join DU today to post this? nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#150
ah, i see. you were joking. zimmerman's grandpa actually was intelligence, though. that's
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#165
So anyone who had a grandfather in the CIA can kill whoever they want without recourse?
ButterflyBlood
Apr 2012
#172