For a few hours at least today, the heat will be off George W Bush as America switches focus from Baghdad to the Super Bowl. Maybe the Super Bowl will be the weapon of mass distraction that Bush has been praying for.
by afroken January 15, 2004
A Temporary Distraction Measure or TDM for short is the basis of modern politics and business. Anytime a politician forms a committee to 'look into' something it is nothing but a ruse intended to temporarily distract the voting public long enough for them to forget all about it.
Anything (Committee, poll, vote, investigation, senate hearing, etc) that can be used to successfully distract people from issues that they were formally concerned about long enough for them to forget completely about it.
Anything that makes you (the voter) think we (politicians) are doing something about it when we're really not.
Anything (Committee, poll, vote, investigation, senate hearing, etc) that can be used to successfully distract people from issues that they were formally concerned about long enough for them to forget completely about it.
Anything that makes you (the voter) think we (politicians) are doing something about it when we're really not.
E.X. Senate Democrats hold hearings to investigate windfall profits generated by the obscene price of oil.
Two weeks later, the American public will have forgotten all about it and will rest content that the government is doing it's job. Hence, it was a successful Temporary Distraction Measure.
E.X. During the Senate hearing over whether to clarify net neutrality, the Senators rambled on for a few weeks until another celebrity got knocked up and everybody that was wanting it codified, forgot all about it.
Temporary Distraction Measure
Two weeks later, the American public will have forgotten all about it and will rest content that the government is doing it's job. Hence, it was a successful Temporary Distraction Measure.
E.X. During the Senate hearing over whether to clarify net neutrality, the Senators rambled on for a few weeks until another celebrity got knocked up and everybody that was wanting it codified, forgot all about it.
Temporary Distraction Measure
by Crashingtests July 4, 2008
Two or more active communicators that often have a difficult time with closing a discussion because the flow of ideas is strong.
Anna and Rohan were the perfect weapon of mass distraction always talking into the wee hours of the morning.
by Anna Deak March 8, 2006
by Marvin Berry December 10, 2004
by just_a_bored_person March 8, 2021
a phenomenon in which a male is unable to focus on any task at hand due to overwhelming thoughts of an attractive half naked female. The effect is synergistic with prolonged periods of blue balling.
ooh man i can't stop thinking about her in those pj's. i had a test but my penis distraction syndrome caused me to fail despite the 5 mins i spent preparing for the exam.
by niggman star33 October 6, 2011
A politicaly charged non-issue used to distract those who live in a faith-based reality from the catastrophic failings of a political party, regime or ideology. Very often this means using scapegoats; usually Jews and Homosexuals.
Hitler and the Nazis scapegoated the Jews, but Bushler demonized the homosexuals and used gay marriage as a Weapon of Mass Distraction.
by unknown December 6, 2004