The O J Simpson Arraignment

[DemocratSinceBirth]

As I watch the live coverage which is on all three cable channels I can not miss the sense of deja vu and marvel how surreal it is...Whatever you feel about his factual guilt or innocence it is a statement of his enduring fame or infamy and our culture....

[durrrty libby]

1. Damn creepy deja vu. He has a sick need to be on TeeVee

Blech..Blech :nuke: :hide:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I Am Not Going To Get In A Flame War Or Re-Litigate It But It's Weird

I can almost channel the early and mid nineties again which was a much happier time...

[calimary]

7. Speaking about a sick need to be on TeeVee... get a load of that guy

behind oj's lawyer's left shoulder - with the missing teeth and the "I Heart Famous People" baseball cap and the "OJ 07" t-shirt on. Good Lord. What a camera hog! I wonder if we will be seeing him every day this goes on?

Good God! My husband and I were just roaring with laughter over his reactions. Evidently he's spent a lot of time watching TV. He sure knows how to stay in the shot. He's even throwing in comments and nodding and grinning like some bobble-head doll. I bet he has a fan website set up for him by the end of the day (if indeed he hasn't put one together himself).

OY, what a ZOO! I have a good friend who just retired from the AP who was one of those who had to camp out at "Camp OJ" every damn day of the criminal trial. I'll bet he's rolling his eyeballs at this, but good (and probably thanking God that he's retired so he doesn't have to go through this again. 'Cause they'd for sure have shipped him out from the L.A. bureau to Las Vegas for this.

[durrrty libby]

20. "That Guy" works for Jimmy Kimmel. He does "bits" at courthouses

Yes, he gets paid for his schtick during high profile cases

I've seen him at the Michael Jackson circus and when Courtney Love was arraigned

[calimary]

22. One would hope he gets paid enough to have his teeth fixed.

Unless he just took 'em out for the camera. YOIKES!

[snappyturtle]

3. I am already so sick of "OJ".....yesterday I turned off the TVs

because I could not stand hearing about HIM, the taser incident, etc. Wonder what the outcome would be if HE was an average citizen. Can't believe they lowered his bail. Suppose we'll have to listen to the mindless Abrams' talk until OJ once again, enjoys freedom! :sarcasm:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. His Lawyer Is On All Four Cable News Channels...

I don't mind reliving the 90's ...It was the best decade of my life...

[snappyturtle]

19. I saw him too....and the tv is now off. The 90's was OK for me.

Oj was not a highlight then and won't be (for me) now. I saw him play in the Rose Bowl ('67?) once and that was enough OJ for me. The MSM is using him to not report the important news.

[coco77]

5. The Jimmy kimmel nut is up there with simpson's lawyers

how does he do it? He was there for the paris hilton press conference.

[Poiuyt]

6. Is that the guy with the missing front teeth?

He was answering half the questions

[calimary]

9. Seems to be vying for a place on Mr. Blackwell's Best-Dressed list.

[coco77]

12. Yes, If you look on jimmy kimmel tonight...

he will probably be on...

[calimary]

17. Who is he? Jimmy Kimmel's version of Stuttering John?

I don't watch Jimmy Kimmel, so I've missed all that.

Dan Abrams is now talking about the guy - "apparently a professional prankster." Mission accomplished. :eyes:

Yep, just part of the circus.

[Beausoir]

8. Another Great American Freak Show is now underway.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I'll Bet Other Countries Have Similar Oddities

Celebrity is ubiquity...

[fishnfla]

10. I am recalling the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas fiasco

one of the first "made for non-stop media" events

look what a load thomas turned out to be on the SC

Note: nothing to do with skin color, but media coverage and just desserts

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. I Believe There Was Only One Cable News Channel Then

I was traveling across the Carolinas and listening to it on NPR...


For some reason, I keep hark back to what a great decade the nineties were...

[fishnfla]

16. The non stop coverage, ratings, and staged media event

why we are where we are today

[Catherine Vincent]

13. OJ who? n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. McDuffie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.J._McDuffie

[SoCalDem]

18. Sorry to say this, but he's gonna walk..

:(

[calimary]

21. I'm starting to get the feeling that your prediction is correct.

Amazing. This is one individual who's gotten more free passes than george w. bush. Makes you wonder what happened in their past lives.

[KharmaTrain]

23. And I Thought This Was His Movie Comeback...

"Norberg Returns"...staring Robert Blake and Lindsay Lohan with music by Phil Spector and a special guest appearance by Quackers the Shit Eating Duck. Only on Faux!!!