
In what some may call a deliberate sequence of predictive programming, there is a little-remembered scene in the show Barney Miller, where an arrested man is trying to warn people of the true nature of the Trilateral Commission - founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller ostensibly to "foster" global political cooperation. (Ironically, the arrested man who broke into the Trilateral Commission office is played by Jeffrey Tambor who is more recently known for his role in Arrested Development.)
Right away, he is painted as a "conspiracy nut" and a crazy man for suggesting a true goal of a one world government and TC's role with Rockefeller calling the shots. His "documents" include conspiracy magazines with titles like "Suppressed Truth Roundup." An incredible amount of truth is revealed - only to be laughed at and presented as a random filler; a small, silly plot contrivance.
"The Crazy Man" doesn't believe the President is actually elected in a democratic or republic fashion but that David Rockefeller "picked up a phone, put in a call" to have George H.W. Bush simply installed as Vice President. In other words, "they" run everything. "No matter who won in November they had their man in the White House!" he says.