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May 15, 2024, 3:41 pm UTC    
April 01, 2005 12:11PM
Pacal Wrote:
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>
> What do you expect, the media played up the
> Simpson case for all it was worth when it was
> "hot", and Cochran played to that, along with
> virtually everyone else. So guess what happens
> when Cochran dies, of course they bring up the
> Simpson case. Quelle suprise!

I didn't say it surprised me or that it was even unexpected. It's disappointing and sad. I don't like what the media does, and I have a right to say so.


> And thank you for distorting what I've said its so
> much fun to be twisted.

Maybe you didn't say it as clearly as you thought you did....


What I was referring to
> was the revolting spectacle of suck up smooze that
> erupts whenever someone famous dies, saying nice
> things is one thing, suck up is another. People
> all too often don't just say nice things they
> engage in serious suck up far too much of the
> time.

I agree with you here.


> I simply noted that the great majority of the
> coverage I saw concerning Cochran after his death
> consisted of talk about his real achievements, and
> unfortunately empty suck up smooze. I'am sorry
> but I just don't get it, people say all sorts of
> vicious things about someone when their alive but
> then they die, they become a saint. The faint
> order of hypocrisy / insincerity hangs in the air.
> This simply sickens me.

I don't know that people ever said such vicious things about him when he was alive, I simply felt that focusing on the Simpson case, as in this thread, and trivializing him, as Ian did, was uncalled for.



Subject Author Posted

Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 29, 2005 06:55PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Ian March 30, 2005 10:00AM

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Joanne March 30, 2005 12:12PM

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Steve LeMaster March 30, 2005 12:59PM

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Warwick L Nixon March 30, 2005 04:48PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 30, 2005 06:19PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Steve LeMaster March 30, 2005 06:23PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 31, 2005 10:03AM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Warwick L Nixon March 31, 2005 11:42AM

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Lee March 31, 2005 11:42AM

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Joanne March 31, 2005 04:00PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Ian March 31, 2005 09:26AM

Ain't gonna touch it N/T

Steve LeMaster March 31, 2005 11:41AM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 31, 2005 04:01PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Pacal March 31, 2005 04:23PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 31, 2005 04:37PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Katherine Reece March 31, 2005 04:43PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Pacal March 31, 2005 05:38PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne April 01, 2005 12:14PM

twice in the same year

Warwick L Nixon April 01, 2005 12:36PM

Re: twice in the same year

Joanne April 01, 2005 12:48PM

in addition

Warwick L Nixon April 01, 2005 01:04PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Pacal March 31, 2005 05:19PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Pacal March 31, 2005 04:14PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne March 31, 2005 04:43PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Pacal March 31, 2005 05:36PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Joanne April 01, 2005 12:11PM

Re: Johnnie Cochran has died....

Ian April 01, 2005 07:39AM



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