JFK Assassination Forum

At the risk of beating my conspiracy-prone mindset drum ($19.95 in the toy section at Walmart), I would bet that if one knew Mansur intimately the seeds were there before he went bonkers. I've mentioned David Ray Griffin, a truly renowned philosopher and theologian who went completely off the deep-end and became one of the leading 9/11 Truther spokesmen. I was astonished ... and yet, one of the reasons I had always enjoyed reading him is that he was very open to some of the psychical research in which I am interested. In other words, just a bit "out there" for someone with his academic standing. I don't think it takes a whole lot of fertilizer for the conspiracy-prone mindset to blossom into a full-tilt beanstalk (what?). This is particularly true when there are religious underpinnings. How many people become religious zealots and at least start pretending to believe things they would have previously thought were laughable?

I also love the tactic of Certain Conspiracy Wackos to distance themselves from other comspiracy wackos. This is what Jim Di Eugenio used to do and why he became apoplectic whenever I pointed out the close parallels between the UFO community and the JFKA community. "WHAT???" screeched Jimbo in righteous indignation. "Those UFO nuts are NUTS. My goofy kitchen sink of beliefs is SERIOUS RESEARCH!!!" Uh-huh. Certain Conspiracy Wackos right here on this thread, who likewise hold and promote other wacky beliefs ("You could look it up," as Casey Stengel used to say), insist they are somehow above the fray and able to look down with disdain on the those Wacky 9/11 Truthers. And on it goes.

Yes, it is called the contact point.

It is called a fictional story. Maybe your rifle has a point on the bridge, but none of the others do.

The government’s own official explanation of 9/11 is a conspiracy theory.

I see Brehm clapping his hands after JFK had slumped following the first shot that hit him. I conclude one of two things. Either Brehm was oblivious to the fact JFK had just been shot or he was glad that JFK had just been shot. Which one do you think is the case?

That JFK had been struck by the first shot just as he stated and he realized he had been struck by the first shot; hence he referenced slumping just like the other eyewitnesses.

 It can create tunnel vision and lack of perspective.

You mean like this. You are interpreting what Brehm thought and heard that is contrary to what he said took place while he was standing there and watched it unfold.

I see Brehm clapping his hands after JFK had slumped following the first shot that hit him. I conclude one of two things. Either Brehm was oblivious to the fact JFK had just been shot or he was glad that JFK had just been shot. Which one do you think is the case?