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In reply to the discussion: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy believed President Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. [View all]nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)Guiteau "may" have been put up to assassinating President Garfield by James G. Blaine. After all, it was James G. Blaine who "allegedly" told Guiteau not to return to the White House. Blaine "may" have been concerned about his role in the assassination being exposed.
And who, of all people, just happens to be there when Garfield is shot? Why, it's James G. Blaine, the man who was nominated for president in 1884. Would that have happened had Garfield not been assassinated? Blaine "may" have been present in the train station to make sure Guiteau would carry out the assassination as ordered.
Come to think of it, what evidence do we have that Blaine didn't kill Garfield himself? Guiteau "may" have been there just to shoot at Garfield to scare him. He was, after all, an ideal patsy. Guiteau believed he would be acquitted, which "may" be a sign of his innocence. Guiteau "may" have been a hero who was trying to warn the President that his own Secretary of State was trying to kill him.
While we're at it, Blaine "may" have ordered Garfield's doctors to introduce all manner of infection into Garfield's wounds in order to ensure that he died.
"May" can get you into all sorts of fun scenarios.