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In reply to the discussion: Kennedy's assassination: Conspiracy or lone killer, I think the fact that we even ask the question [View all]valerief
(53,235 posts)104. Oy vey, he was whacked. Maybe he wouldn't escalate Vietnam. Maybe something else.
Maybe a number of things. Who cares what specific schmuck/s did it?
That's why some pols are wusses. Fear of being whacked. Plus, it's a good whoring gig.
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Kennedy's assassination: Conspiracy or lone killer, I think the fact that we even ask the question [View all]
hedgehog
Nov 2013
OP
Anybody who thinks the American public got the full story on either one of those is nuts
BlueStreak
Nov 2013
#107
because it was a national trauma i think - in a way that other assassinations haven't been
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#2
I imagine Alfred Dreyfus, John Ehrlichman and all those involved in Iran-Contra would like to agree
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#49
Some people are closed minded and refuse to accept the massive evidence that Oswald killed Kennedy
cpwm17
Nov 2013
#60
Too many loose ends in the JFK saga not to have conspiracy theories even after 50 years.
mc51tc
Nov 2013
#7
Marina Oswald now says her husband was set up as 'a patsy' from India Today newspaper
mc51tc
Nov 2013
#19
I haven't seen too many CTs re the JFK assassination. I HAVE seen some disturbing, legitimate
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#11
JFK was hit with two bullets. One was a full-metal one which was recovered after hitting multiple
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#17
Well, they think that the words CT are an insult, but it has been used, oddly enough, so often
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#20
Forget the word conspiracy. It was a murder and there's no evidence Oswald fired a shot.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2013
#56
Sure Oswald was seen at the Book Depository right before and after the assassination.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2013
#108
The signifigance of the choice of the Carcano is that the Italian manufacturer had multiple
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#99
It's weird that so many intelligent people can believe that conspiracy theories are crackpot.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2013
#81
"That means that these people do not believe in the possibility of conspiracies."
zappaman
Nov 2013
#84
One exception to the Joint Chiefs of Staff was Marine Commandant Shoup who disagreed with a
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#92
"carefully collected data to prove that it was a lone gunman" - Actually, they immediately knew that
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#15
A more interesting pathology is the mind that can't accept that conspiracies do sometimes occur.
whatchamacallit
Nov 2013
#18
An assassin is a special type of murderer - typically the assassin wants to take full credit
hedgehog
Nov 2013
#44
nice circular logic. the fact that there is such a strong CT is proof there must be a conspiracy?
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#21
"so many people who seem to be rational on other topics" -- Key word: seem
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2013
#26
And a significant number of people still believe that nothing improper was done during the Watergate
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#51
No, the entire month of November is being dedicated to the 50th aniversary of the murder
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#59
"Conspiracy theories are true"/"Conspiracy theories are bullshit" is a false dichotomy.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#42
No. When Hillary Clinton said there was a "vast RW conspiracy" we didn't get out the foil,
KurtNYC
Nov 2013
#52
If there wan't a conspiracy, the government would unseal the records.
SolutionisSolidarity
Nov 2013
#53
How easy for a kid from the bronx streets get an early discharge from the USMC,
CK_John
Nov 2013
#61
Are you relying on evidence produced by the Warren Commission to disprove the Warren Report? nt
nyquil_man
Nov 2013
#74
Another important piece of evidence is the absence of a second bullet as durable as CE399.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#77
No, funny is your asserted belief that bullets designed to not fragment, when hitting tissue,
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#93
While you've got the dictionary open and are looking random words like disingenuous
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2013
#96
You're still too funny. Do you think that everyone one should respond to your bait?
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#97
I expect people to back up the things they assert about this event with facts.
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2013
#100
Another important piece of evidence is the absence of a second bullet as durable as CE399.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#102
There was no frangible bullet fired at JFK that day. See my #98 in this thread.
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2013
#103
One quick thing about the back brace. The Dallas doctors said he had a small brace around his waist.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2013
#83
The stretcher bullet is also different from the frangible bullet which exploded upon contact and
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#90
Oy vey, he was whacked. Maybe he wouldn't escalate Vietnam. Maybe something else.
valerief
Nov 2013
#104