02.25.2008 1:43 pm
Brock Olivo has never voted, records show
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Brock Olivo wants supporters to do for him something he has never done: vote.
Olivo, the former Mizzou football star now running for Congress, has never voted before in an election, public records show.
Reached today, Olivo confirmed that he has never cast a ballot, in Missouri or anywhere else.
“I’m a recovered apathetic,” Olivo, 31, said, adding that “I am first to admit that I was wrong.”
Olivo recently joined a crowded crop of candidates seeking to replace Kenny Hulshof, who himself is making a run for governor.
Records show that all of Olivo’s announced opponents are frequents voters.
Look for more on this story in tomorrow’s paper.
Olivo: Star rusher never voted
Jake,
Bloggers usually give credit to other bloggers for breaking stories.
http://www.firedupmissouri.com/thanks_for_the_hattip_jake
Very good, Allen!
Almost reminds you some other candidate who has been accused of “change you can xerox”.
Almost.
My general rule of thumb is that if I’m already working on the story, I don’t find a link is necessary.
Cheers
That’s called plagiarism - but I guess it’s easier than working on a real story - like WHAT DOES HE BELIEVE IN?
He must have an incrediblely moronic and deluded sense of self-importance. Such audacity is hard to believe. At least Bush had Karl Rove. Olivo falls neatly into the stereotype of the conceited high-school jock - the one who shows up the last day before a group project is due and copies everyone else’s work. Like I’m sure he do with his staff if, regardless of how ridiculous it sounds even hypothetically, he gets elected. Way to end your political career before it ever even started BLOCK.
So you were working on this before it broke on Fired-Up and it took you 5-days to reach BLOCK for comment? Give credit where credit is due Wagman.
Brock,
I’m sorry, but it’s a little bit disgraceful - a smack in the face to all of us - that you want to represent us in Congress when you’ve NEVER even voted yourself. You’re obviously not concerned about, nor abreast of, local issues of importance.
Save face. Drop out, VOTE, and then run for State Representative.
Jake….I’m with you on reporting the story. Just because other media have a track on the story, doesn’t mean everyone else is prohibited from reporting. Chuck doesn’t understand the term “plagiarism”.
Olivo wants to file as a Republican. Movies stars, entertainers, and athletes often run as Republicans because their base is easily fooled by frivolity.
I second Chuck’s motion. Someone should remind Olivo that being a popular but mediocre football QB for a mediocre team does not constitute enough support for a Congressional run 10 years later. Having never voted he would be lucky to win a Rep race.
Brock Olivo will win this race because he is absolutely the best candidate for the 9th District. Steve Gaw has been bought and paid for by utililty companies, Blaine Luetkemeyer owes $500,000 from his last failed race and Dani Moore is like 100 years old.
Brock has a huge fan base in the district and you all can keep underestimating him all the way until he takes office in January!