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In reply to the discussion: While the US was riveted and divided by OJ, the GOP used the distraction to takeover Congress. [View all]wercal
(1,370 posts)13. "Your use of the calendar is absurd."
Yep, I'm absurd for not believing that the GOP used its mind meld machine to convince OJ to murder some people....and then trickily use it to win the congressional elections in 1994.
Per wikipedia, the 1994 World Cup was June 17-July 17....right after the murders happened. What in the HELL does that have to do with an election in November...where nobody pays attention until September at the earliest? btw....Pasadena isn't LA ( "World Cup events in Los Angeles" )
I'm going to try and slip some info underneath your tin foil cap:
The republicans nationilized the election.
That's it.
It was very effective, it took the democrats off guard, and both parties have been trying to do the same ever since.
Somehow I don't think you'll believe me - and continue to marginalize our political process by claiming it is a continuing series of conspiracies.
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While the US was riveted and divided by OJ, the GOP used the distraction to takeover Congress. [View all]
blm
Jul 2013
OP
Of course the plan was in place years earlier. And a distracted/divided nation not paying attention
blm
Jul 2013
#2
and yet turnout was higher than it had been in several previous off year elections
onenote
Jul 2013
#32
Pretrial was July94, right in the middle of World Cup and even distracted from World Cup.
blm
Jul 2013
#6
Get real - You weren't there when events surrounding World Cup lost coverage to OJ murder.
blm
Jul 2013
#40
so if it wasn't for the OJ trial there would have been more coverage of the World Cup
onenote
Jul 2013
#44
Twist away, one. The lion's share of network airtime went to OJ before Nov election.
blm
Jul 2013
#46
And if there was no OJ trial it would have gone to something else. But not the election
onenote
Jul 2013
#47
EXACTLY. Surprised some people haven't caught on to how these matters get used so cynically
blm
Jul 2013
#7
If you can find even a single political scientist that supports your thesis, I'll eat my hat
onenote
Jul 2013
#19
I don't dispute the fact that TPTB use social issues to divide and distract...
OneGrassRoot
Jul 2013
#21
whenever you see a media feeding frenzy, look for the big issues that arent being covered
markiv
Jul 2013
#28