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Saturday March 21, 2009

We just saw this in Dallas. I'm personally persuaded that the death of President Kennedy can't simply be reduced to Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Rick in Texas

March 22, 2009 7:25 AM

I agree with #8 AHH re Posner's book. You owe it to yourself to read Posner, whose book decisively settles the issue in my mind. Those who prefer their content on DVD should check out the ABC News DVD "The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy" (available on Amazon), a 2 hour news special from 2003 hosted by the late Peter Jennings. He begins by saying to those who disbelieve that LHO acted alone, "What we're going to do tonight is demonstrate that you are wrong". Posner is one of those interviewed in the process, as is Robert Oswald, Lee's older brother.

Having said that, I'll certainly agree with you Scot on this: for those of us who remember November 1963, setting eyes/feet on Dealey Plaza for the first time is strange and bizarre - to be somewhere you've never been before and yet know so well feels quite unusual.

Kent B

March 22, 2009 11:51 PM

Having lived in Dallas 9 years, I availed myself numerous times of the 6th Floor Museum, as well as the nearby Conspiracy Museum. Though I long thought there had to be more to the story, I eventually became convinced that like Occam's razor, the simplest explanation is in this case simply the best. Besides Posner, the other compelling book that argues for the lone Oswald is Jim Bishop's "The Day Kennedy Was Shot." The Warren Report's inconsistencies are pretty well accounted for by these. There is no real evidence for a conspiracy, only conjecture and the relative unbelievability of the sheer magnitude of such a crime being committed by a uniquely dysfunctional person.

Scot McKnight

March 23, 2009 12:11 AM

Kent B,

I read some stuff today on this. What used to convince me was the three shots within the time needed to shoot those shots; then there was the head movement ... but I have to admit the traditional explanation has very good arguments.

Travis Greene

March 23, 2009 7:39 AM

Scott M @ 1,

Clearly.

Kacie

March 23, 2009 12:11 PM

http://papuagirlindallas.blogspot.com/

Funny. I live in Dallas now too (to my own chagrin - I am loyal to Chicago), and my trip to Dealey Plaza included a random guy off the street that took gave my family a detailed explanation of everything that he thinks took place, and then demanded payment for his impromptu informational session.

Where were you speaking in Dallas? It was a good weekend to be in town - great weather!

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