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duffyduff

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19. It isn't "dubious." It is FACT.
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 06:27 PM
Nov 2013

EVERYTHING points to a lone gunman shot by a lone gunman.

Denying it doesn't make it not true.

Remember, we were alive -- even as kids -- to see the subsequent assassinations villager Nov 2013 #1
Yes. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #2
+1, and amen! villager Nov 2013 #3
Awesome post. I'd rather reply to it here, than in the other thread. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #8
...we'll never know the truth now..... RobertEarl Nov 2013 #25
Indeed. We needed a fair and open trial for Oswald. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #28
I've never for one moment believed Oswald acted alone spiderpig Nov 2013 #31
Touche! Carolina Nov 2013 #69
Bingo! spiderpig Nov 2013 #85
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence but three times is enemy action Mr Bond -Auric Goldfinger Fumesucker Nov 2013 #6
Ha, my favorite Bond film. :) Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #7
"No Mr. Bond - I expect you to die" spiderpig Nov 2013 #32
And we were also alive to ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #33
I suspect that a majority of people who aren't old enough to remember... Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #4
They don't seem to be weighing in much, though. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #5
surprising that there are so few young people responding hfojvt Nov 2013 #9
That's why I separated the "older folk" into two categories, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #11
I was pre-school but I still remember hearing about Kennedy's assassination Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #64
It's not exactly relevant to us, is my stand Scootaloo Nov 2013 #78
Yeah that category treestar Nov 2013 #96
It isn't "dubious." It is FACT. duffyduff Nov 2013 #19
I also knew it was total crap before the Oliver Stone movie. GoneFishin Nov 2013 #34
Exactly. Most people who were around then who were old enough are dead. duffyduff Nov 2013 #18
I cannot imagine anyone 9 yrs old that day Awknid Nov 2013 #83
No. The public has viewed it through a lens of conspiracy for precisely 50 years and one day. nt DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #51
Whether Stone made the film or not, the public discourse has not been presented but authentically ancianita Nov 2013 #99
Greatest Page for you, my dear Blue, and your important poll! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #10
I was only 7 years old when Ruby murdered Oswald live on tv. I saw it, and that is why . . . Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #12
I was a bit older than you, almost nine years old. duffyduff Nov 2013 #17
My family never talked about politics. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #26
My parents argued all the time about politics, mostly because my dad wanted to duffyduff Nov 2013 #36
Amen oswaldactedalone Nov 2013 #59
RELEASE ALL THE EVIDENCE! citizenbfk Nov 2013 #13
This week brought a new convert to the Conspiracy Theory fold. TalkingDog Nov 2013 #14
Mel and Norma Gabler did it. I knew it. n/t duffyduff Nov 2013 #16
A little levity. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #21
Not true. I was around then. I don't believe any conspiracy at all. duffyduff Nov 2013 #15
I think DU is very representative Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #20
DU is very representative, and some people feel better when they invent their facts. nt Ace Acme Nov 2013 #22
I don't see it as inventing facts. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #27
My father said that Edgar hoover had JFK killed Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2013 #23
Interesting theory. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #24
I was 20 living in south Texas at the time zeemike Nov 2013 #29
Great Poll, Blue !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #30
Kick, I'd like to see more young votes! Agschmid Nov 2013 #35
Added my youngish vote. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #37
Thanks! Agschmid Nov 2013 #40
Yes, please, more young people Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #38
For me it is. Agschmid Nov 2013 #39
Which I might agree with except for all the weirdness in Oswald's background Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #41
Exactly. For a 24 year old, he sure had a alsame Nov 2013 #42
I think people tend to forget just how young he was. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #43
I do see some issues with that... Agschmid Nov 2013 #44
Jack Ruby was tied to the mob. The thinking is that he was hired to kill Oswald. Awknid Nov 2013 #86
As someone who was born almost 20 years after JFK's tragic and untimely death RFKHumphreyObama Nov 2013 #45
Giving this a kick before I shut down the ol' laptop. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #46
You're probably right about that. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #47
Yes, they are. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #48
I'm logged in, but can't vote. (why?) I think Oswald was a patsy..... n/t AnotherDreamWeaver Nov 2013 #49
And if I may ask your age group? Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #50
63 and older... (I don't know why I can't vote, and I can't recommend either.) AnotherDreamWeaver Nov 2013 #54
How about: I'm 62 and was there in Dallas and still don't know. El Supremo Nov 2013 #52
You may be right BainsBane Nov 2013 #53
I think the American public has a fascination with murders and crime. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #56
Because it is personal. I was a small boy, that was the day I learned this fact: Dads can die. Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #70
Great post! Yes, for those of us who were old enough to be aware of the JFK assassination scarletwoman Nov 2013 #71
The subsequent assassinations proved only that the right wing is the violent wing, Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #55
That makes sense. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #57
Hypothesis Android3.14 Nov 2013 #58
Word Nazi? Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #60
Nope. I just love language Android3.14 Nov 2013 #62
Wow, the DU has really been a huge disappointment on this. n-t Logical Nov 2013 #61
How so? Are you really surprised? scarletwoman Nov 2013 #67
I'm actually a little surprised. DanTex Nov 2013 #72
It's not about being "better informed" - DUers are plenty well-informed. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #74
They are clearly not well-informed about the JFK assassination. DanTex Nov 2013 #75
It is what it is. There have been dozens (hundreds?) of posts by DUers over the past week explaining scarletwoman Nov 2013 #79
There is scientifically sound evidence that has been confirmed and reconfirmed many times BootinUp Nov 2013 #76
So, did you vote in the poll? scarletwoman Nov 2013 #81
No I didn't. for the record BootinUp Nov 2013 #82
I.e., given enough time, secrecy & propaganda work? snot Nov 2013 #63
Sunday morning kick - anybody up and online? scarletwoman Nov 2013 #65
Age 56 and not certain; therefore, ambivalent Martin Eden Nov 2013 #66
That makes sense. I think it's an honest choice. (nt) scarletwoman Nov 2013 #68
I agree that makes sense. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #77
oct posted this great link questionseverything Nov 2013 #89
I became convinced of a conspiracy in '68, when they killed ML King & R Kennedy, CrispyQ Nov 2013 #73
I don't have a "theory". And the ballistics studies shown on this blog.... northoftheborder Nov 2013 #80
..... questionseverything Nov 2013 #91
from that link questionseverything Nov 2013 #92
Interesting age breakdown, eh? scarletwoman Nov 2013 #84
Blue_In_AK I wrote this on Friday: (I've no first-hand recollection of the assassination/ambivalent) Raine1967 Nov 2013 #87
Did Jackie Kennedy or Robert Kennedy or any other member IcyPeas Nov 2013 #88
Here is an interesting article from the Boston Globe on Bobby ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #93
Jackie.... northoftheborder Nov 2013 #94
I was 15 and in high school 50 years ago. SheilaT Nov 2013 #90
How many of them call themselves a patsy? zeemike Nov 2013 #95
Evening kick. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #97
I'm surprised by that, too. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #98
It doesn't surprise me at all BainsBane Nov 2013 #100
By the end of the decade.... ReRe Nov 2013 #101
Overall DU results are similar to national polls: alsame Nov 2013 #102
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