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KoKo

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36. Agree those are the missing pieces. And most folks don't have

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 01:21 PM

Jul 2013

time to "multi-task" in today's two/three/four job American Families. Average Americans are exhausted and distracted in an economy that isn't working for them. It's easy for an issue that captures the attention of the populace and media (and is exploited for divisiveness) to take over and be used to obfuscate the other issues that are equally important but in the background and not focused on until the deed is done.

But, how to change that isn't apparent yet, sadly.

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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

um...no? Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #1

Of course the plan was in place years earlier. And a distracted/divided nation not paying attention blm Jul 2013 #2

Well studied? Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #5

No - I said it was USED cynically to distract from their advancements being made blm Jul 2013 #9

How many people were IN the voting booths in 94? blm Jul 2013 #10

and yet turnout was higher than it had been in several previous off year elections onenote Jul 2013 #32

I don't think you read me clearly Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #38

Sorry - You need a calendar. blm Jul 2013 #39

The jury was sworn in, in November '94 wercal Jul 2013 #3

Pretrial was July94, right in the middle of World Cup and even distracted from World Cup. blm Jul 2013 #6

"Your use of the calendar is absurd." wercal Jul 2013 #13

"distracted from World Cup". Nope. Try again onenote Jul 2013 #34

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

He's a side show to what is really wrong Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #4

EXACTLY. Surprised some people haven't caught on to how these matters get used so cynically blm Jul 2013 #7

Manipulation with the populace is a science now Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #11

Surprised that some here would question what is so apparent. blm Jul 2013 #12

Because it s not so apparent nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #14

the best propaganda hides in plain sight markiv Jul 2013 #30

Yup. TTP, they also used it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #33

He's only a pawn in their game Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #15

yup, behind every media frenzy is a big hidden agenda markiv Jul 2013 #8

TTP that's what sliding into place nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #16

This is not conspiracy shit Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #17

yup, i made that exact point in this thread i started markiv Jul 2013 #18

Last night with Obama's love fest for Bush Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #23

THIS ^ , the new DU snooper2 Jul 2013 #22

If you can find even a single political scientist that supports your thesis, I'll eat my hat onenote Jul 2013 #19

who do you think employs political scientists? markiv Jul 2013 #20

Pathetic. onenote Jul 2013 #31

I have a BA in Political Science Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #35

I don't dispute the fact that TPTB use social issues to divide and distract... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #21

of COURSE they use real issues to divide and distract! markiv Jul 2013 #24

I suppose I misunderstand posts such as yours... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #25

multitasking is an illusion markiv Jul 2013 #26

okie dokie then. So....humor me.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #27

whenever you see a media feeding frenzy, look for the big issues that arent being covered markiv Jul 2013 #28

Okay. Thank you. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #29

Agree those are the missing pieces. And most folks don't have KoKo Jul 2013 #36

I agree wholeheartedly. This survival mode... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #45

Of course - It's also important to see the cynicism in the GOP political opportunists blm Jul 2013 #42

In a broader sense, I believe that to be pretty true Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #37

Exactly. blm Jul 2013 #43

This thread needs more tinfoilbell NoPasaran Jul 2013 #41