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In reply to the discussion: Re: JFK... Whether You Believe It Was A Lone Gunman, Or More... There Were MANY Who Wanted Him Dead [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)35. It doesn't matter. The left got the blame. Rightwingers want us to stop talking about it so the
Right, looking at what was going on at the time, will not be implicated.
Ever argue with Right Wingers over this? I have. They delight in pointing out that it was 'commie' who killed a 'commie' president.
The other reason it doesn't matter is that most people who do not believe the 'official story' are willing to believe he was there, his gun was there and the odds are he did fire the shots. What most people don't believe is that he was acting on his own. He was, by all accounts, a perfect tool.
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Re: JFK... Whether You Believe It Was A Lone Gunman, Or More... There Were MANY Who Wanted Him Dead [View all]
WillyT
Nov 2013
OP
"We're heading into nut country"-JFK to aide, one hour before being assassinated.
JaneyVee
Nov 2013
#2
And yet, it was a Communist who supposedly killed him. Now why would a Communist
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#18
the same reason a socialist might want to kill a "socialist" president. hint: he's not really
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#28
And that person was not a Right Wing, rabid anti-Communist. That person WAS a communist.
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#19
I wish I could be so certain about events that took place, anywhere actually, that I did not
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#22
Well, you prove my point. We don't know what his motive was. We know he was politically involved
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#37
Millions of people are angry at their wives. They don't go out and kill Presidents over it. THAT is
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#39
And That Was My Point... Forget The Conspiracy Argument For A Moment Every Now And Then...
WillyT
Nov 2013
#9
When was there an attempt to kill Nixon? I missed that bit of news for sure.
Sognefjord
Nov 2013
#24
Yes, isn't it odd that it was communist who by all accounts should have been happy with
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#21
A pro-Cuban Communist should've been happy with an anti-Castro McCarthyite?
Spider Jerusalem
Nov 2013
#26
It doesn't matter. The left got the blame. Rightwingers want us to stop talking about it so the
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#35
I remember George H. W. Bush saying he didn't remember where he was on that day.
Booster
Nov 2013
#13
They are, truly. What was sickening was the glee I saw in Southern faces after it happened.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#15