Sixty Years Ago

Except when NPR asked politislut Maria Butina about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

The wild thing: It's not like TV was invented two weeks before the assassination.

 

Case Closed is one of the most thorough books in the history of publishing. There might be more text in footnotes than in the standard copy.
It convinced me -- at least for many years -- that there was no conspiracy.
Now I'm listening to Rob Reiner's podcast, and I'm back to having doubts about the official version.

 

The part of Case Closed that did the best job of debunking Ruby was the detailed account of Ruby's movements. He bought something at a drug store and walked leisurely into the basement of the police and courts building. Wasn't in a hurry. Had he been dispatched and ordered to carry out a hit, I think we can all agree he wouldn't have been so chill. He'd have been in place as others were.

 

We didn't have school on Monday because that's when the services were at Arlington and I believe it was the national day of mourning.

 

I don't think Oswald was some lone nut, Ruby was just being a good citizen, nor was there some grand conspiracy. I certainly don't believe the official Warren Commission report. I don't know how it really went down, but I suspect it's some mix of all the stories.

 

Re-reading Caro this fall, I marveled again at the whirlwind LBJ emerged from that weekend. You read hundreds of pages of everything that had to be done in the wake of it and realize it all happened in three days.

 

I’ve read this four times and am still not entirely sure if you are negating the idea or not.

 

And Jackie Kennedy somehow having the ability to process and plan while trying to grasp the reality of going from First Lady to grieving widow in the snap of a finger.

 

Thinking about this entire thread and once again reliving how we as the media are faced with so many challenges when THE BIGGEST STORY OF YOUR CAREER unexpectedly lands in your laps, I'm so proud and honored to have been a part of a group of amazingly talented people over the generations who have taken on this role of "modern town crier" knowing that we are held to a higher level of public criticism -- and usually a lower standard of living -- but continue to do our jobs informing readers and viewers of the facts, even when we are emotionally compromised.

We are damn good at what we do. Never forget that. Be strong. You are best when things are at their worst.

The torch was passed to me by people like you see in the grainy black and white videos from that day in 1963. I've passed it to the next generation, knowing it's in great hands. As long as there are stories to tell, there will always be talented people telling them.

No matter how much BS we take, professional story telling is a noble and just profession.

A broadcaster. A journalist. A storyteller. Pretty damn good life, if you ask me.