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OJ Simpson no longer a touchstone of US racial politics (Because to think so might hurt Obama)
Guardian ^
| 4 Oct 08
| Caroline Davies
Posted on 10/05/2008 2:37:50 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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Move along......nothing to see here.....
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posted on
10/05/2008 2:37:51 AM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: SkyPilot
If the glove don’t fit...you must acquit.
One wonders if the boys in prison will be wearing gloves.
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posted on
10/05/2008 2:39:52 AM PDT
by
palomonte
(see the light or feel the heat)
To: SkyPilot
Wonder if he will really confess
3
posted on
10/05/2008 3:00:41 AM PDT
by
valkyry1
(McCain/Palin 2008)
To: SkyPilot
Hey OJ, isn’t karma a bee-yotch?
4
posted on
10/05/2008 3:05:56 AM PDT
by
libs_kma
(NOBAMA. Keep the change)
To: SkyPilot
In 1995 many African-Americans saw OJ Simpson as an innocent man persecuted because of the colour of his skin. Even though there was plenty of substantive evidence to link him to the 2 murders ...
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posted on
10/05/2008 3:16:29 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
To: SkyPilot
Obama’s minions threw OJ under the bus. The only silver lining to this guy’s ascendence.
To: palomonte
O.J. will be kept in a somewhat private environment. No roomies, and little exposure to the general inmate population.
It wouldn’t look good if the jailers allowed someone to gain stature in jail by slitting Juices throat like he did his ex and Goldman.
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posted on
10/05/2008 3:48:23 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
To: SkyPilot
What (( IF )) O’bama cut him(O.J.) loose?..
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posted on
10/05/2008 4:01:24 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: SkyPilot
I’ll bet you if there was 7-24 media coverage of this trial like last time there would be riots again.
9
posted on
10/05/2008 4:37:02 AM PDT
by
Fzob
(In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Jefferson)
To: Joe Boucher
O.J. will be kept in a somewhat private environment. No roomies, and little exposure to the general inmate population. It wouldnt look good if the jailers allowed someone to gain stature in jail by slitting Juices throat like he did his ex and Goldman. The guards (i.e. "Corrections Officers") won't be able to isolate him from the general population unless they put him in "the hole" for good. There is no way OJ would agree to that. Solitary confinement is its own kind of hell.
Prisons have a subculture which contains their own "government." Most of it is run by gangs that are divided among racial lines: Black gangs, Hispanic gangs, and White gangs.
Blacks and Hispanics are not minorities in prisons - in many cases they are majorities. Therefore, they have real power through numbers.
OJ will join the black gang and seek protection there. The guards will not be able to protect him 24/7 - and in reality the guards even deal with the gangs on the inside because they know they have real power and authority on the inside.
Guards could not prevent Jeffrey Dahmer from being killed either - and he was as high profile as you can get.
10
posted on
10/05/2008 4:37:18 AM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: SkyPilot
Good grief. The man just wanted his stuff back.
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posted on
10/05/2008 4:43:24 AM PDT
by
Glenn
(Free Venezuela!)
To: SkyPilot
Like I always say, the Demonrats are the party of the OJ jury. It says it all and is a perfect description.
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posted on
10/05/2008 5:17:36 AM PDT
by
bushfamfan
(Palin is America's Thatcher, Obama is America's Chamberlain)
To: Fzob
You got that right. Simple, really. Last time it was a media feeding frenzy which fueled the hysteria. This time, the media is “in the tank” for Obama. They will NOT push this like they did before....they simply don’t want to risk the wrath of white voters. I predict we’ve heard the last of OJ until after the election, if then.
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posted on
10/05/2008 5:20:25 AM PDT
by
CanaGuy
(Go Harper!)
To: pnh102
In 1995 many African-Americans saw OJ Simpson as an innocent man persecuted because of the colour of his skin.
Even though there was plenty of substantive evidence to link him to the 2 murders ...And, IMHO, a lot backed him only to stick it to The Man. Innocence or guilt was immaterial.
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:04:30 AM PDT
by
Oatka
(A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
To: SkyPilot
In 1995 many African-Americans saw OJ Simpson as an innocent man persecuted because of the colour of his skin. I don't believe it. Blacks thought he was just as guilty as whites did. However, the majority of blacks appeared to take more joy in the perception of sticking it to whitey, than in doling out justice.
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:06:18 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Community Organizer: What liberals do when they run out of college, before they run out of Marxism.)
To: SampleMan
I don't believe it. Blacks thought he was just as guilty as whites did. However, the majority of blacks appeared to take more joy in the perception of sticking it to whitey, than in doling out justice. And the fact is, before the first trial, OJ was the "whitest black man" in America. He was the toast of White America.
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:08:27 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: SkyPilot
If there had been two whites on his original jury, he would not have been acquitted. All the OJ jury did was make people like me aware of the game: most blacks are more more eager for revenge than justice.
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:11:37 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans.)
To: SkyPilot
I saw the headline and thought the same thing. This was a message to all media outlets to lay off the racial angle or ignore the story.
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:14:22 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: SkyPilot; Joe Boucher
The guards (i.e. "Corrections Officers") won't be able to isolate him from the general population unless they put him in "the hole" for good. There is no way OJ would agree to that. Solitary confinement is its own kind of hell. Why would OJ need to be separated? Even at 61 he's a very strong and fit man. Also I suspsect the black gangs would respect him. He won't be anyone's bitch. In fact he'll probably end up getting himself a white bitch.
To: Glenn
So if somehow I came in to have some of your crap,
(no put down meant as we all have our own cherished crap) you feel it ok to come over with a bunch of thugs to get it showing guns?
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posted on
10/05/2008 6:36:05 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
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