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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
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