Surely you are sharp enough to see the irony here? As stated previously, I read Phantom Shot and found it plausible. Alas, it does not seem to have caused so much as a fart ripple in the small pond of the JFKA research community. Does that not seem odd if it's all so "obvious"? Why would the LN community be so disinterested? Moreover, I see you being attacked on threads here with the same disdain and dismissiveness that you express toward Schnapf, Orr and many participants here. Isn't this just all business as usual in the wacky, quasi-religious world of JFKA debate?
Orr and Schnapf have hit upon what has always seemed to me the most plausible theory IF THERE WAS A CONSPIRACY. Hence, I am willing to listen, just as I am willing to listen to the three-shot LN theory and the two-shot LN theory but not so much the Greer-did-it theory, the Harvey & Lee theory, the LBJ/CIA/FBI/DPD/Yada Yada-did-it-theory, the Mossad-did-it theory, the KGB-did-it theory or umpteen other conspiracy theories that are not, in my opinion, within the ballpark of plausibility.
To address Charles' point, I was raised in a completely apolitical household. I'm not aware that my parents ever voted and am pretty sure they didn't. I was ten at the time of the 1960 election and recall absolutely no discussion or interest in either JFK or Nixon. I was 13 when JFK was assassinated. It meant nothing to me but a couple of days off from school. I was neither happy nor sad nor even particularly interested. Ditto with MLK and RFK; perhaps I should be embarrassed to admit it, but none of it meant diddly squat to me. The JFKA has never been anything to me but a historical event that is of interest for pretty much the same reasons that UFOs, reincarnation, the Shroud of Turin and lots of other things have always been of interest - for an assassination, it's full of a great deal of almost preternatural weirdness and mystery. As odd as it may seem, I also find Oswald a fascinating and somewhat sympathetic figure, far more interesting than JFK or any other aspect of the JFKA. My interest was revived in 2007 when I visited my fiancé in Minsk, saw Oswald's apartment, learned that her sister and brother-in-law had worked in the same factory and so on and so forth. I have utterly no emotional involvement in the JFKA and truly don't care, except as a matter of curiosity, whether the LN narrative or some conspiracy theory is correct.
Surely you are sharp enough to see the irony here? As stated previously, I read Phantom Shot and found it plausible. Alas, it does not seem to have caused so much as a fart ripple in the small pond of the JFKA research community. Does that not seem odd if it's all so "obvious"? Why would the LN community be so disinterested? Moreover, I see you being attacked on threads here with the same disdain and dismissiveness that you express toward Schnapf, Orr and many participants here. Isn't this just all business as usual in the wacky, quasi-religious world of JFKA debate? Plausible? Plausible is a term that is continuously being repeated. Is this use of plausible good or bad?
A ripple in the pond? You would be surprised by what has been written and stated to us and what has transpired as a result of what is written in the book. For most people it is a non-event. Basically, huh- I'll be damned. What's for lunch?
You read the book. My experience is most Lawyers like it because they cannot shoot holes in it. The president of the Montana Bar Association wrote an article supporting it as did one of the Montana Supreme Court Justices. The indentation on the shells noted by Josiah Thompson in Six Seconds in Dallas proves it. Did you read pages 140 –146 and the foot notes on page 173 in Six Seconds in Dallas?
Simply put, understanding dry firing is the key to understanding the JFK assassination.
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Irony? I have been consistently made aware of the irony. The irony for me is that the American public first needs to be educated about the assassination to understand why two shots vs three shots is important. A question that is often asked. The JFKA Community is a small group of people who cannot get out of their own way. When they are gone two shots will be the accepted answer and is already taking hold. It is too obvious to be ignored.
99% of America has no idea why two vs three shots are important. The JFKA community is currently and has been trying to create an earlier shot for a long time, in an attempt to lengthen the assassination time span. That tells you both CT and LN people understand three shots is a huge problem. With two shots there is no problem. The 99% of Americans have zero understanding of why three shots is a problem. You have to understand the cycle time of the carcano vs the Zapruder film.
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What I see? I could be wrong but what I see is an experienced and seasoned attorney looking for common ground or a negotiated settlement between CT and LN factions, to make a compromise solution or in this instance an answer to what appears to be a complex problem of “was it a conspiracy or not.” That will not work with this issue. There is only one answer, it is black and white, and all others are rejected.
You have demonstrated you are well read on all facets of the subject but for some reason you are waffling between them unable to decide what is the answer. Instead, you appear to be trying to pick and choose different aspects of the individual theories comprising the assassination in an attempt to reach a middle ground answer. It is alright to make a decision. What is the answer? There really is a black and white answer. What do you think happened in that 6 seconds in Dallas?
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As far as being attacked, come one come all. Once you see the answer you cannot unsee it.
