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OneGrassRoot

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45. I agree wholeheartedly. This survival mode...

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jul 2013

that most of us find ourselves in makes being informed -- let alone doing something about it -- very challenging.

Of course, that's by design as well.

No, none of it is easy.

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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