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In reply to the discussion: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy believed President Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)A difference that simply wasn't there.
Here, look at this picture of Kennedy and Connally in the limo, do you see any offset between JFK and Connally?
Looks like Connally's shoulder is hard against the side of the vehicle, ie he is seated directly in front of Kennedy. But let's do a bit more digging.
This is picture of the limo in question after it was first purchased.
You can clearly see that the jump seat in question was constructed so as be right next to the wall of the vehicle, not offset into the center. Again, we see that Connally would be seated directly in front of JFK.
But let's take another look at something else, the bullet itself
Now tell me, how does a bullet, one that has smashed through solid bone, tough flesh and sinew, come out on the other side with absolutely no hint of mushrooming or other disfiguration? Have you ever done any hunting? Bullets that smash through bone are distinctly deformed, yet this one is pristine. How did that happen?
As far as Bugliosi and his book goes, many people have criticized him for taking some serious liberties with the evidence, many people who actually do believe the fiction known as the Warren Report. He played fast and loose with the evidence, and if something didn't fit his preconceived notion, he either manipulated that evidence until it fit his preconceived theory, or simply ignored it. He writes in a snarky, self congratulatory manner. Worse, he throws everything up against the wall in order to see if something sticks, ie something he can attack. Hell, the man cooks up JFK being shot by SS agent George Hickey, then promptly tears it down. I've never, ever heard of anybody speculating that Hickey killed JFK, but by tearing apart a paper tiger of his own creation, time and again, Bugliosi thinks this makes him look serious, a man with some gravitas. And he does this time and again for 1,600 agonizing pages.
Look, if it somehow restores your faith in humanity and the universe to believe in the Warren Commission Report, fine. Feel free to stick your head in the sand. But the rest of us are going to continue questioning the official story, because the simple fact of the matter is that the official story simply isn't plausible.