night in oakland, california. he was really hurt. his name became a rallying cry even as he began his long march toward a full recovery. last week he was finally well enough to join occupy oakland again. and scott olsen joins us now, tonight, for the interview. mr. olsen, thank you so much for coming on the show. it s really nice to have you here p i ve been looking forward to the chance to talk with you. thanks, rachel. some days aren t. but i feel like i m getting better. the night that you were injured in oakland, why had you gone to occupy oakland? what was motivating you to be there? well, i got off work and saw a tweet on twitter, and i
physically unscathed from iraq. but scott olsen was hurt that night in oakland, california. he was reallyรง hurt. his name became a rallying cry even as he began his long march toward a full recovery. last week he was finally well enough to join occupy oakland again. and scott olsen joins us now, tonight, for the interview. mr. olsen, thank you so much for coming on the show. it s really nice to have you here p i ve been looking forward to the chance to talk with you. thanks, raichchel. great to be talking with you. how is the recovery going? i can hear your speech is different than it was before but you re speaking clearly. yeah, it s different. and it seems to be getting better most days. some days are better than others. some days aren t. but i feel like i m getting better. the night that you were injured in oakland, why had you gone to occupy oakland? what was motivating you to be there? well, i got off work and saw a tweet on twitter, and i
help him. help him. help him. [ bleep ]. what happened? what happened? he got hit. he got shot. what s your name? what s your name? what s your name? [ bleep ]. that violent clash between police and occupy oakland protesters on october 25th took the movement to a whole new level. police resorted to using tear gas, rubber bullets and other projectiles in an attempt to evict the protesters. 24-year-old scott olsen, an iraq war veteran, who did two tours in iraq, was critically injured when he was hit in the head by a police projectile reportedly a
while they protect the super rich in this country. tonight, all the major developments on the payroll tax fight with ohio senator sherrod brown. and he put his life on the line for america in iraq and was struck down during the occupy oakland protest. [ bleep ]. tonight, scott olson joins me exclusively for his first live television interview since leaving the hospital. good to have you with us tonight, folks. the strange candidacy of herman cain is on borrowed time. cain told senior staff today he is reassessing his campaign. this is the wake of an atlanta woman alleging a 13-year affair with cain. cain has denied the allegations of ginger white who has been smeared by conservative websites. today, her attorney said she has no reason to lie. these are embarrassing facts. a woman isn t going to come out and say something this embarrassing if it s not true.