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Is Joe Oliver auditioning for a job on Fox News? (Original Post) Pryderi Mar 2012 OP
Mr. Oliver wants us to trust his "instincts" regarding Zimmerman. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #1
The question i would ask is wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #2
Not if Juan Williams has anything to say about it. sadbear Mar 2012 #3
Who can blame him Turbineguy Mar 2012 #4
I had the same thought. madaboutharry Mar 2012 #5
What was the nature of his employment when he worked with Zimmerman? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #6
Maybe something like Fox has been promised if he dmr Mar 2012 #7
Journalism is TOTALLY DEAD! theonly1jtaylor Mar 2012 #10
Joe Oliver auditioning for job with Fox News theonly1jtaylor Mar 2012 #8
So you think that in light of the bounty placed on Zimmerman's head by the New Black Panthers... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #9
bingo grasswire Mar 2012 #11
 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
2. The question i would ask is
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 10:23 PM
Mar 2012

why would a 28 year old man know slang and a term of endearment of a 17 year old?

madaboutharry

(40,203 posts)
5. I had the same thought.
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:23 PM
Mar 2012

I wonder if he is trying out for a job. He didn't do too well with Lawrence O'Donnell.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
6. What was the nature of his employment when he worked with Zimmerman?
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:31 PM
Mar 2012

If it was something beneath his level of experience or education, maybe he IS trying to get back into journalism/broadcasting.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
7. Maybe something like Fox has been promised if he
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:32 PM
Mar 2012

came forward & pretended to be Zimmerman's friend.

No way would a normal man quit his job & stick his neck out so publicly, putting himself in legal limbo unless he's well compensated. Because he said he has not been paid for this, I wonder if he is either lying, or if payment has been diverted through to a relative, future payment or future job. All I know is this stinks.

I keep seeing Joe Oliver as this years version of the right wing's Joe the Plumber.

theonly1jtaylor

(2 posts)
10. Journalism is TOTALLY DEAD!
Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:45 AM
Mar 2012

Joe Oliver capitalized on the Zimmerman/Martin matter. Yes, he's the new Joe the Plumber a/k/a Unkle Tom-Tom! It's either Fox News or the disgusting grease-laden, pudgy, pasty/ugly stubs of Karl Rove involved in this ugly fiasco. I'm hoping Joe Oliver's mother is not alive - he's a disgraced! Lawrence O'Donell and crew....great job in skewering this joke of a black man!

theonly1jtaylor

(2 posts)
8. Joe Oliver auditioning for job with Fox News
Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:32 AM
Mar 2012

Either Joe Oliver is auditioning for position at Fox News or he's paid by National Rifle Association.
What is the truth? He could care less about Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin. He's just capitalizing on his additional 15 mins. of fame! Scumbag!

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
9. So you think that in light of the bounty placed on Zimmerman's head by the New Black Panthers...
Wed Mar 28, 2012, 01:42 AM
Mar 2012

Any black person in their right mind would go public with a positive opinion of Zimmerman's state of mind?

Would YOU? Given that a DU'er went so far as to post Zimmerman's parents' address (in a post I should add was deleted), would YOU go public with your opinion about Zimmerman if it in any way portrayed him in a less negative light?

Yes... I believe in my heart that this person is angling toward a job with Fox News.... SHOULD THEY SURVIVE.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
11. bingo
Wed Mar 28, 2012, 02:13 AM
Mar 2012

I wonder why O'Donnell did not identify the place of employment where Zimmerman and Oliver were co-workers?

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