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The whole Rosenstein thing is to distract us from the new victims (Original Post) helpisontheway Sep 2018 OP
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly..... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2018 #1
Mueller's team is fully aware of what t-rump and his nasty comrads are doing. Iliyah Sep 2018 #2
No. Every new development that happens is not a distraction. It's just news, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #3
But the news networks are unable to pay attention to more than one thing. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #4
If major news is occurring they will, and should, cover it. I doubt they'll drop Kavanaugh The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #6
no this might be worse for him mucifer Sep 2018 #5
The Constitutional Crisis has officially begun. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #8
It's only a distraction if you're distracted. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #7

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,155 posts)
1. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.....
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:26 AM
Sep 2018

....that's basically the logic if that's what it is.

They just are throwing shit to distract from the other shit.

Makes no sense.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,606 posts)
3. No. Every new development that happens is not a distraction. It's just news,
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:28 AM
Sep 2018

and there's a lot of it. We have to be able to pay attention to more than one thing, and the Kavanaugh story is also developing.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,606 posts)
6. If major news is occurring they will, and should, cover it. I doubt they'll drop Kavanaugh
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:46 AM
Sep 2018

since the situation is continuing and sex is involved. The media never drop stories if there's sex.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,606 posts)
7. It's only a distraction if you're distracted.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:48 AM
Sep 2018

They won't drop the Kavanaugh matter because (a) it's important, and (b) they can talk about sex. Nobody ever drops a sex scandal story.

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