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YOHABLO

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64. Oswald was getting ready to sing .. that's why Ruby took him out. duh.

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Why is it so important for some people that the Kennedy assassination [View all] Seeking Serenity Nov 2013 OP

Your framing is weird but DURHAM D Nov 2013 #1

No, no, not with the discussion. Seeking Serenity Nov 2013 #5

The Onion sums it all up rurallib Nov 2013 #2

I know this Onion piece has been posted over and over again, and I believe Oswald acted alone, ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #11

You do understand the article isn't making fun of the assassination, but of conspiracy believers... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #14

do you believe actual Democrats find Kennedy's murder a joking matter? reddread Nov 2013 #17

It's funny CFLDem Nov 2013 #32

+1 I totally agree el_bryanto Nov 2013 #44

The Onion is written by people too young to remember or care whathehell Nov 2013 #73

may I ask how old you are? grasswire Nov 2013 #3

I'm 46. Seeking Serenity Nov 2013 #7

a government conspiracy? grasswire Nov 2013 #12

And no. grasswire Nov 2013 #16

You weren't there, you don't understand. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #35

Ruby still remains a puzzle to me. arcane1 Nov 2013 #52

twas the loss of questionseverything Nov 2013 #53

Not to mention that the only bullet that was found and subjected to ballistics tests BlueStreak Nov 2013 #58

Very well put. Thank you. pangaia Nov 2013 #45

Same reason that some people cringe whenever they hear that mindless "American exceptionalism" crap BlueStreak Nov 2013 #56

Thank you for educating those too young to remember it. n/t whathehell Nov 2013 #76

We want truth. Cooley Hurd Nov 2013 #4

The "conspiracy of the gaps" argument. nt eqfan592 Nov 2013 #15

Riddle me this: Kennedy didn't invade Cuba during Bay of Pigs OR the Cuban Missile Crisis... Cooley Hurd Nov 2013 #70

Yeah, because people, especially those that are very mentally ill... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #71

No, but they make great tools for people who don't want to their own dirty work, for obvious sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #80

Are you joking? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #84

No, I'm not joking. If you wanted to hire a hitman, would you be looking for someone rational sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #86

Everything i presented? Literally NOTHING i presented was speculation! eqfan592 Nov 2013 #88

Do you have a link to that fact? I agree he did not act rationally but I have never seen sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #90

Here's one. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #93

Did you know that the United States House Select Committee concluded that there was a conspiracy? NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #6

Did you know that the only evidence they had to make that conclusion turned out to be non-credible? Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #8

nobody knows that, because it ISNT TRUE reddread Nov 2013 #13

I haven't said anything that isn't true. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #41

I never called it a trump card. I offer it for to the author of this OP for it's context. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #18

I called it a trump card because that's how you're using it. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #37

the actual conclusion of an investigation hobbled by CIA intransigence and supervised by Joannides reddread Nov 2013 #10

Put your faith in one who seeks the truth. Doubt anyone who claims to have found it. Scuba Nov 2013 #9

Question anyone who only communicates through quotes... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #19

Question everyone. Scuba Nov 2013 #20

Above all, question authority. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #24

I think the first questions we should ask of authority are ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #68

Question some, get beer and party with others. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #25

Keeping the Party Going Is Way More Important Than Truth Upward Nov 2013 #51

That's a great quote. BlueStreak Nov 2013 #60

lol be my guest. :) eqfan592 Nov 2013 #61

If all roads led noise Nov 2013 #21

I have heard that. The lack of balance Seeking Serenity Nov 2013 #22

I think this view comes from a misunderstanding of ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #69

I found the opposite to be true, personally. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #48

actually the more you look at the case, the more credible Schema Thing Nov 2013 #65

Why is it so important for some people scarletwoman Nov 2013 #23

I merely asked why some people are so committed to the conspiracy idea. Seeking Serenity Nov 2013 #26

Committed to learning the truth ... MindMover Nov 2013 #31

In your OP you ask, why it is "so hard to accept that a great man like Kennedy was killed by an... scarletwoman Nov 2013 #38

I think what I hate worse is being told "you weren't alive so you don't know"... cynatnite Nov 2013 #36

So, history should only be recounted by those who did not live through it scarletwoman Nov 2013 #39

I never said that... cynatnite Nov 2013 #40

I'm not trying to invalidate YOUR opinion, I'm just fighting back against those scarletwoman Nov 2013 #47

i'm 72 years old. the warren commission report DesertFlower Nov 2013 #27

I'm 71 and it never felt right to me then either, and nothing in government has been shraby Nov 2013 #67

And the Dr. who witnessed Kennedy's lifeless body ... MindMover Nov 2013 #28

What is the definition of a conspiracy? Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #29

You're approaching this from the wrong direction DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #30

As someone who was a young person of voting age at the time it happened, I highly recommend enough Nov 2013 #33

Maybe for some it's impossible to consider that it was one person who did the shooting. n/t cynatnite Nov 2013 #34

Because it became a pattern, always benefiting the same political actors villager Nov 2013 #42

Why is it so important to some that it WASN'T? PeteSelman Nov 2013 #43

^^ This ^^ Myrina Nov 2013 #50

The truth is important for some people. former9thward Nov 2013 #46

dumb fascisthunter Nov 2013 #49

For my family GP6971 Nov 2013 #54

Three members of the Warren Commission dflprincess Nov 2013 #55

At this point it doesn't matter madville Nov 2013 #57

"Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it" dflprincess Nov 2013 #59

your country today... grasswire Nov 2013 #91

Because that's what the FACTS show. Octafish Nov 2013 #62

Which "facts" are those? Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #72

For starters: The FBI destroyed evidence. Octafish Nov 2013 #77

And? Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #78

The Warren Commission says Oswald shot three times in six seconds. Octafish Nov 2013 #79

8.3 seconds. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #85

LOL. That's what BUGLIOSI ASSUMES in his book. Octafish Nov 2013 #89

Easily refuted. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #92

When did you read Bugliosi's book, my friend? n/t zappaman Nov 2013 #94

An expert read it and told me it's bogus. Octafish Nov 2013 #95

Oh, so you comment on things you haven't read. zappaman Nov 2013 #96

Would love to see your response to post 92. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #97

Don't hold your breath waiting for a reply. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #98

You will never get an answer...that's his M.O. zappaman Nov 2013 #99

Why waste time? Octafish Nov 2013 #100

Yeah, that's what i thought. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #103

You clearly don't understand them. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #105

Hell, even in that situation i could probably still get 3 shots off faster... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #109

Hmmm RobertEarl Nov 2013 #101

Did you watch a different video? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #102

Just read the words on link. RobertEarl Nov 2013 #104

Why not watch the video that I'm clearly referring to? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #106

There is a video. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #107

What experts? Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #108

I think it would be incumbent upon investigators to prove it wasn't a hit elias7 Nov 2013 #63

You can't prove a negative. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #74

Oswald was getting ready to sing .. that's why Ruby took him out. duh. YOHABLO Nov 2013 #64

What people desire is the truth, which is a lot different than ... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #66

Your framing is strange...There is no "need" to believe it's a conspiracy and about 70 to 80 % whathehell Nov 2013 #75

Why is it important that you believe Politicalboi Nov 2013 #81

look at the "no conspiracy" people here on DU U4ikLefty Nov 2013 #82

If there is a hidden history behind his death then arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #83

I think it was Karl Rove using the government's time machine, hughee99 Nov 2013 #87

Did Not Have To Be... Release EVERY DOCUMENT RELEVANT...Right Now.. WillyT Nov 2013 #110

I think it's you who thinks they HAVE to believe. Believe me, conspiracy was the last thing on ancianita Nov 2013 #111

You don't understand it HangOnKids Nov 2013 #112