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George H W Bush did it. Hell yes it's still relevant NightWatcher Oct 2013 #1
Russ Baker and David Talbot may shed light on that... Octafish Oct 2013 #7
Yes, this is exactly why it's still important. appal_jack Oct 2013 #60
+infinity. nt silvershadow Oct 2013 #61
I went to one in Dallas. texanwitch Oct 2013 #2
Debra Conway hosts the JFK Lancer conference... Octafish Oct 2013 #53
Yes, it still matters. PDJane Oct 2013 #3
JFK stood up to the War Party at least four times... Octafish Oct 2013 #55
Do you have a paypal account? grasswire Oct 2013 #4
Thank you, my Friend. No... Octafish Oct 2013 #48
Of course it matters. Scuba Oct 2013 #5
It would explain a lot. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #113
Five years ago, DU2 had a pair of mammoth threads that I can longer access... Octafish Oct 2013 #169
Kick/Rec. Yes, it matters because of the word you used - truth. It's in ever increasingly short NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #6
Truth is what Democracy craves. Octafish Oct 2013 #171
No...thank YOU for what you are doing - and always do for us here...and for teaching me a new word! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #191
I think it still matters notadmblnd Oct 2013 #8
Thanks, notadmblnd! People wonder why the USA tortures children, invades innocent countries... Octafish Oct 2013 #199
JFK SamKnause Oct 2013 #9
Thanks, SamKnause! We stand against certain smear artistes... Octafish Oct 2013 #200
Unless some secret trove of papers emerges pscot Oct 2013 #10
I imagine that to be the case for the under-educated who believe history is not relevant. LanternWaste Oct 2013 #139
I believe I've just been insulted pscot Oct 2013 #140
Have you? Keep the faith! LanternWaste Oct 2013 #167
Thanks for your POV, pscot. There are many CIA papers that bear direct relevance... Octafish Oct 2013 #202
I don't think it does oswaldactedalone Oct 2013 #11
That's an odd thing to say, considering your DU name. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #104
Used to think that was a clever ironic wink dougolat Oct 2013 #208
Very glad to hear you are able to go! hootinholler Oct 2013 #12
''It is the seminal event in the 20th Century that kept fascism viable.'' Octafish Oct 2013 #218
JFK's Assassination was/is a watershed moment in our nation's history, it is of great importance. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #13
Thanks, Uncle Joe! Octafish Oct 2013 #223
Best of luck to you leftstreet Oct 2013 #14
Thanks, leftstreet! What Jefferson Morley said... Octafish Oct 2013 #230
Yes, it matters. But looking ahead Mother Nature is going to kick human ass. IT WILL BE UGLY. hunter Oct 2013 #15
Here's a mini documentary about the methane gas issue by Thom Hartmann. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #149
When it comes to the disease, we must strike at the root -- the radical approach. Octafish Oct 2013 #231
I would love to go to that gopiscrap Oct 2013 #16
The Kennedy Assassination: The Nixon-Bush Connection Octafish Oct 2013 #232
Thank you I have heard this before gopiscrap Oct 2013 #245
It matters because it was a point when history changed. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #17
Well said MFrohike Oct 2013 #23
Plenty of evidence, but, it's been swept under the rug. juajen Oct 2013 #52
William Manchester proven wrong. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #62
Not really, no Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #71
Good posts rebutting the willing ignorance of the JFK CTists, but you may as well be shouting stopbush Oct 2013 #146
Video evidence shot at Love Field on Nov. 22, 1963 supports conspiracy. Octafish Oct 2013 #233
No, it doesn't Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #236
Recent tests: Oswald 'had no time to fire all Kennedy bullets' Octafish Oct 2013 #237
The time between the two shots that hit was 5.6 seconds. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #239
I think it's critically important. stranger81 Oct 2013 #18
Yes, and it took years to realize that. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #28
You feel life was better in 1963 than it is now? As a woman I don't think so. virgogal Oct 2013 #29
I'm a woman and I know so, having lived during that time. juajen Oct 2013 #50
For whom? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #80
For many, and, on certain levels, I'd go as far as to say "most" if not all. As for the economy, whathehell Oct 2013 #91
No, because I'm not that old Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #94
Of course not. You're still young & immature enough to think calling us "old" is a debate strategy whathehell Oct 2013 #116
I'm pretty sure it didn't Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #125
I'm pretty sure that, being in possession of all the academic information you have, in addition whathehell Oct 2013 #163
check post 203 snooper2 Oct 2013 #204
You check it. whathehell Oct 2013 #216
If by "everyone" doing well you mean white men, sure it was a golden age. Bradical79 Oct 2013 #181
Sorry, Brad, unlike yourself, I'm not a man of any color -- I'm a female, like Juajen, who also whathehell Oct 2013 #227
Thank you -- same here. n/t whathehell Oct 2013 #90
You are right in a weird kind of way---- snooper2 Oct 2013 #203
What I meant by that is, it seems to be the moment when the other side decided to just start killing stranger81 Oct 2013 #51
Exactly. All the same political actors benefited from each "lone nut" assassination. villager Oct 2013 #88
It can not be explained as a simple coincidence.......nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #114
Superficially, no it wasn't. but there is a fundamental yes underlying that time. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #197
JFK and the Impossible Octafish Oct 2013 #238
If Oswald shot Kennedy, he took the worst possible shot he could. cliffordu Oct 2013 #19
Exactly. I doubt the deniers have ever fired a shot, much less from elevation Link Speed Oct 2013 #22
I was one of the best shots I was aware of back in the day. cliffordu Oct 2013 #83
2 shots out of 3 on a target ranging from less than 60 to less than 100 yards away? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #105
Assuming you are right, why is this important? DireStrike Oct 2013 #234
You're wrong. Oswald attained the level of Sharpshooter in the USMC. stopbush Oct 2013 #147
He took the shot that he had. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #102
Pfthh go look at the link I'm my old post cliffordu Oct 2013 #103
Problems resolving the link Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #106
Are you saying that to everyone in this thread? cliffordu Oct 2013 #134
NAZI Echo in Dealey Plaza Octafish Oct 2013 #243
Anyone who dismisses this is either a fool or a tool Link Speed Oct 2013 #20
Gerald Ford: Skeptics on Warren Commission posed ''No problem.'' Octafish Oct 2013 #244
Of course he matters! His assasination started this cabal moving alittlelark Oct 2013 #21
^^This^^ dflprincess Oct 2013 #27
Justice demands one ex-Secret Service Agent and one ex-FBI Agent testify before Congress... Octafish Oct 2013 #252
Gotta say - you are my favorite DU poster.... alittlelark Oct 2013 #255
It still matters, definitely ailsagirl Oct 2013 #24
Today, ''Money trumps peace,'' as George W Bush said Feb. 14, 2007 Octafish Oct 2013 #254
Interestingly enough I'm currently reading a book by L. Fletcher Prouty about the subject... rwsanders Oct 2013 #25
L. Fletcher Prouty was a heroic figure... Octafish Oct 2013 #250
Thanks Octafish, that's the book I'm reading. So far it is very sad as it kind of picks up where... rwsanders Oct 2013 #251
Absolutely! Will You Be Attending Any Others? N/A LarryNM Oct 2013 #26
No, but I think people I hope to meet in Pittsburgh will. Octafish Oct 2013 #256
K&R catnhatnh Oct 2013 #30
Act I sets the stage, heh heh heh, for all that follows. Octafish Oct 2013 #257
Hell Yes! Phlem Oct 2013 #31
Of course it matters. I'm glad you're going. Please share with us. NBachers Oct 2013 #32
It's as relevant as if it happened yesterday. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #33
Yes, it matters. As much as ever, maybe even more. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #34
His legacy still matters munster69 Oct 2013 #35
assassination of President Kennedy still matters lunasun Oct 2013 #36
Definitely... I read your posts here and can't wait to read your Report! KoKo Oct 2013 #37
Yes it matters...matters a lot...the truth is still not in the public domain emsimon33 Oct 2013 #38
Bill Kelly at Wecht Conference billkelly Oct 2013 #39
welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #40
You are most welcome, Sir! Octafish Oct 2013 #193
Dismissing conspiracy theories about the assassination is not making light of the event. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #41
I am afraid it is. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #65
No, absolutely not. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #75
Really? avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #84
And so the dance begins. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #100
You could always skip threads that don't interest you?? sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #132
Thank you for your concern. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #155
I'm not at all concerned, just trying to be helpful! sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #190
Me, too! Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #192
Who said it was a trump card? It certainly was an acknowledgement sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #198
That's exactly how it's used in these discussions. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #207
Well you haven''t done much 'countering'. You've made up a lot of stuff sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #221
But GD is not the place for countering. Or positing in the first place. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #226
"No we won't be discussing this in GD"...Really? It seems that we are. whathehell Oct 2013 #165
And you do so in violation of the SOP for GD and the Terms of Service for DU. Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #166
Then it seems a lot of others are violating as well.. whathehell Oct 2013 #173
Argument ad populum. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #189
Yup.. whathehell Oct 2013 #215
The HSCA also found that Oswald killed Kennedy nyquil_man Oct 2013 #86
Correct. ALSO is the operative word. It was bigger than Oswald there was a likely conspiracy avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #93
So you think there's a chance these hidden documents would prove nyquil_man Oct 2013 #96
Yes, I do. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #98
If they were so 'snookered' in their investigation nyquil_man Oct 2013 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #97
It's never too late to give up on accountability. pa28 Oct 2013 #42
as vitally important as justice. both are dead reddread Oct 2013 #43
Duquesne University... where have I heard that name recently? Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #44
It will matter, always to me. juajen Oct 2013 #45
It was fifty years ago. It's a very cold case. The original investigation may indeed struggle4progress Oct 2013 #46
It still matters to me. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #47
I don't think it matters at all. Dead is dead. kwassa Oct 2013 #49
How very wrong you are. juajen Oct 2013 #54
what you said ailsagirl Oct 2013 #63
I'm not a 'boomer' whatever that is, and it very much interests me. It is part of the history of sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #87
This subject doesn't interest a majority of people. kwassa Oct 2013 #177
I can see you have a great appreciation of history -- not. whathehell Oct 2013 #157
Jesus Christ is dead, too. KamaAina Oct 2013 #176
It created a sense that nothing was sacred and nobody was safe starroute Oct 2013 #56
It matters greatly. OnyxCollie Oct 2013 #57
No, it does not matter. The Midway Rebel Oct 2013 #58
Yes - it still matters KT2000 Oct 2013 #59
It matters Roy Rolling Oct 2013 #64
Yes it does still matter & always will in my opinion N/T Michigan-Arizona Oct 2013 #66
It definitely matters. proReality Oct 2013 #67
Good answer. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #115
OMG 50 years... seems like just yesterday. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #68
Yes, it does! libodem Oct 2013 #69
It most certainly is still relevant. You see how our country STILL won't speak to Cuba? loudsue Oct 2013 #70
I believe that open-minded persons never close the door. We know we are fed propaganda rhett o rick Oct 2013 #72
Yes. It matters Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #73
k&r Octafish - "The Past is Prologue" is engraved on the National Archives bananas Oct 2013 #74
considering how long it takes to get things declassified I would say it does still matter. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #76
K & R AzDar Oct 2013 #77
big honking kick big honking rec nashville_brook Oct 2013 #78
i think it matters. never believed the warren DesertFlower Oct 2013 #79
We are on the threshold of a grand and open conspiracy to destroy Constitutional government. gordianot Oct 2013 #81
I love James Douglass' book "JFK and the Unspeakable" nashville_brook Oct 2013 #82
That book is on my reading list. I have heard many good things about it. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #262
This message was self-deleted by its author avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #263
thank you -- i'll check this out! nashville_brook Oct 2013 #265
Great news my friend Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #85
Does the assassination of President Kennedy still matter?...Absolutely. whathehell Oct 2013 #89
Yes, it matters oldtime dfl_er Oct 2013 #92
Yes, for all of the reasons DUer who think so have written here. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #95
As we have discussed over the years here PCIntern Oct 2013 #101
Truth has no use-by date. More power to you BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #107
only as far as public Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #108
the day this country went to the darkside. Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #109
Matters, indeed. I went to a Robt. J. Gordon lecture last month... dougolat Oct 2013 #110
It matters like Lincoln's assassination matters aikoaiko Oct 2013 #111
Your last sentence is pretty ugly Oilwellian Oct 2013 #121
You misunderstood me. I meant conspirator in the sense of someone... aikoaiko Oct 2013 #124
Sorry, I did misread what you said Oilwellian Oct 2013 #156
Your youngest son conspired to kill JFK? jberryhill Oct 2013 #126
I think Lincoln's assassination IMO matters a great deal more than Kennedy's Hippo_Tron Oct 2013 #185
This is probably true. DireStrike Oct 2013 #235
The thing is we don't know that Lincoln would've done substantially better Hippo_Tron Oct 2013 #248
Wow! K&R! This is pretty well incredible, Octafish. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #112
Soak it all in and enjoy, Octafish! nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #117
The JFK assassination no longer matters Progressive dog Oct 2013 #118
Michael Parenti: The JFK Assassination and the Gangster Nature of the State Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #119
Would it change anything if Oswald had been a right wing nutcase? seveneyes Oct 2013 #120
Hell yes it matters! Trailrider1951 Oct 2013 #122
yes it still matters because the truth always matters KurtNYC Oct 2013 #123
Good. I am, like others, looking forward to your future posts. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #127
The "assassinations" are continuing... CanSocDem Oct 2013 #128
i once thought the truth always mattered. in america now, not so sure. spanone Oct 2013 #129
JFK assassination conspiracy theories don't matter cpwm17 Oct 2013 #130
Suppose that ironclad evidence was uncovered... MicaelS Oct 2013 #131
What if Law Enforcement solves a 30 year old murder? sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #138
Yes, I want the truth. SalviaBlue Oct 2013 #133
A new tape came out of RFK's murder: there were over 10 shots Taverner Oct 2013 #135
History matters. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #136
Let me save you some money. zappaman Oct 2013 #137
It matters bearfan454 Oct 2013 #141
The presence of a secret organization felix_numinous Oct 2013 #142
Alfred W. McCoy -- The Making of the US Surveillance State Octafish Oct 2013 #187
Wow...that's great. K&R deutsey Oct 2013 #143
I totally agree with you rusty fender Oct 2013 #144
Hell yeah JFK still matters! Initech Oct 2013 #145
Yea, he slept around Boomerproud Oct 2013 #151
That's why it's called ''Passing the Torch.'' Octafish Oct 2013 #188
down she goes frog64 Oct 2013 #148
Of course it matters! tweeternik Oct 2013 #150
It matters, a lot! dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #152
You know I concur (and why) brother. K&R. n/t bobthedrummer Oct 2013 #153
Hell Yes it still matters, ... CRH Oct 2013 #154
Still matters to me. Lifelong Protester Oct 2013 #158
I think it matters depending on how you view the assassination.... cynatnite Oct 2013 #159
Hoping for a great conference, looking forward to your comments on it. Rec. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #160
Yes Sir! Eddie Haskell Oct 2013 #161
So glad you are going G_j Oct 2013 #162
It still matters.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #164
Even the freakin Soviets knew the score ...one day after.... RagAss Oct 2013 #168
reading this thread, it seems the votes are in navarth Oct 2013 #170
It matters. Mc Mike Oct 2013 #172
It will always matter to me. I became a Democrat because of JFK. pacalo Oct 2013 #174
Yup. Still matters. KamaAina Oct 2013 #175
Cyril Wecht is a hero of mine........ mrmpa Oct 2013 #178
Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2013 #179
Oh, absolutely! WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2013 #180
I think it's interesting stuff, but... Hippo_Tron Oct 2013 #182
Good rational point of view IkeRepublican Oct 2013 #183
I think some of JFKs wish list like civil rights, programs for the poor arely staircase Oct 2013 #242
Yes, it matters... KansDem Oct 2013 #184
It matters as much as our Constitution due in part to its first establishment. Festivito Oct 2013 #186
no important, BUT extremely important! fascisthunter Oct 2013 #194
Yes, it still matters. I was seventeen when it happened, Raksha Oct 2013 #195
Yeah, it matters! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #196
I just learned something tonight KamaAina Oct 2013 #201
The assassination was a major event cpwm17 Oct 2013 #214
Zapruder was taking a home movie dflprincess Oct 2013 #253
It's certainly worthy of exposure. xfundy Oct 2013 #205
Only in the thread title. Octafish Oct 2013 #206
kick lonestarnot Oct 2013 #213
kick again. nt. Mc Mike Oct 2013 #219
Worthy. K&R whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #209
Truth always matters William Seger Oct 2013 #210
Yes, it matters - it has always mattered. scarletwoman Oct 2013 #211
It matters. 7wo7rees Oct 2013 #212
5 creepiest things about the Koch brothers engineered shutdown MinM Oct 2013 #217
Interesting. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #220
Sugar Daddy of John Birch Society MinM Oct 2013 #259
When are you going to admit that BootinUp Oct 2013 #222
when G_j Oct 2013 #224
Show where I post BS, otherwise don't smear me. Octafish Oct 2013 #225
... doublethink Oct 2013 #228
JFK threw himself upon the broken barricade between democracy and the fascist national security stat hedda_foil Oct 2013 #229
I believe Oswald did it and acted alone. arely staircase Oct 2013 #240
believe it or not reddread Oct 2013 #249
I have traveled to almost every continent and one thing I have seen almost everywhere DonRedwood Oct 2013 #241
James Swanson on booktv today10/12 -tomorrow10/13 Agony Oct 2013 #246
I now realize that Daniel Brandt's Name Base is back online-it's wonderfully easy to use-KICK bobthedrummer Oct 2013 #247
Keeping the light on....(eom) CanSocDem Oct 2013 #258
I am excited for you Octafish. I know you are going to enjoy this symposium. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #260
yes G_j Oct 2013 #261
Good news. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #264
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