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joesdaughter

(243 posts)
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:20 PM Jul 2013

Interview with Zimmerman neighbor- on Fox

Two hours ago Zimmerman’s neighbor Frank Taaffe said that his inside sources have told him the jury is deadlocked with five of the six jurors voting to acquit.

The panel appeared stunned and took a sudden break. After an interview with Geraldo, the panel returned and basically said there was no way the neighbor could know that.

It will be interesting if this prompts an investigation.

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Interview with Zimmerman neighbor- on Fox (Original Post) joesdaughter Jul 2013 OP
how could he know that? nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #1
He heard it from the reporter ... zbdent Jul 2013 #2
DUZY !!! :) n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #17
Geraldo????? NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #3
thanks for that trip back to high school arely staircase Jul 2013 #8
Wow, just wow! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #4
He has no idea. Just Saying Jul 2013 #5
This guy has been in a nearly incoherent rage for weeks on every channel covering polly7 Jul 2013 #12
Agree joesdaughter Jul 2013 #13
The jury is sequestered Lurks Often Jul 2013 #6
Sure, they're sequestered in the jury room with no mobile phones... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2013 #7
Lying Zimmerman has lying neighbors. Lex Jul 2013 #9
Frank Taaffe is full of shit... Spazito Jul 2013 #10
The only person to possibly have any clue is the bailiff standing guard on the jury room. glowing Jul 2013 #11
Just like Rove saying Romney was a shoe in on election night. dorkzilla Jul 2013 #15
He was briefly interviewed on last night's "20/20" PennsylvaniaMatt Jul 2013 #14
Frank Taaffe was dancing on Trayvon's grave the other day Quixote1818 Jul 2013 #16
Of course he doesn't know this. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #18
full of shit yes d_r Jul 2013 #19
Yes joesdaughter Jul 2013 #20

Just Saying

(1,799 posts)
5. He has no idea.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:24 PM
Jul 2013

The judge wouldn't even know this at this point in deliberations. There is nobody in that room but those 6 women jurors.

And this is the guy who made all the racist comments on twitter calling people "cotton pickers" and stuff. Credibility < 0

polly7

(20,582 posts)
12. This guy has been in a nearly incoherent rage for weeks on every channel covering
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:30 PM
Jul 2013

this case. I didn't know about his racist tweets until the other day, then his nuttery on all these shows made sense.

joesdaughter

(243 posts)
13. Agree
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:32 PM
Jul 2013

He started the interview calling out the judge on the panel saying that he was biased- but did not cite an example. He was asked if he ever talked to Zimmerman since the incident. He paused before he answered looking as though he wanted to choose his words carefully. Then he blurted out his idiotic statement.

I think he wanted to look big- he looked and sounded stupid.

 

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)
6. The jury is sequestered
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:25 PM
Jul 2013

if anyone has spoken to any of them about their deliberations it is grounds for a mis-trial and maybe even criminal charges for whoever spoke to these alleged "sources"

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
7. Sure, they're sequestered in the jury room with no mobile phones...
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:26 PM
Jul 2013

no laptops, no tablets, no means of outside communication. "Inside sources"...does he mean the voices in his head?

Spazito

(50,339 posts)
10. Frank Taaffe is full of shit...
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:30 PM
Jul 2013

He doesn't know a damn thing, his 15 minutes of fame are going to be over soon, not soon enough for me, and he will go back to a life of ignominy again.

 

glowing

(12,233 posts)
11. The only person to possibly have any clue is the bailiff standing guard on the jury room.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:30 PM
Jul 2013

He/ She is the only person close enough to possibly know anything at all.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
15. Just like Rove saying Romney was a shoe in on election night.
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:36 PM
Jul 2013

That's the funniest shit I've heard in a long time. Since November to be exact.

PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)
14. He was briefly interviewed on last night's "20/20"
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 09:36 PM
Jul 2013

He got into a little bit of an argument with the correspondent Matt Gutman who stated facts by saying that Trayvon Martin didn't have any weapons. He smugly responded "He had these, he had these, Matty!" holding up his arms. I couldn't believe it...

He seemed like your typical far-right wing, white, older Conservative man who thinks they have everything figured out and know everything and everyone else is stupid.

joesdaughter

(243 posts)
20. Yes
Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:22 PM
Jul 2013

Especially now. Was there a time when it was 5-1 ? And did someone compromise the integrity of the process?

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