In this article, the battle by a Villanova Professor to unearth an LBJ vendetta against the Lynda Bird and George Hamilton relationship is replete with the "LBJ Modus Operandi". LBJ's: 1) Use of the FBI (Hoovers debt and control by LBJ, and vice versa - which is how the JFK plot never completely unraveled - along with compartmentalization of actions), 2) Use of Abe Fortas (Goldberg?) while on the US SC, 3) Gay bashing and scandal all throughout LBJ's career, 4) The FBI Deputy to Hoover; Deloach ~ investigated the assassinations of the late 1960's and 5) LBJ's manic and megalomaniac behavior even down to his daughter's boyfriends ~ IT ILLUSTRATES HOW LBJ HAD TO HAVE KNOWN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE JFK ASSASSINATION because THAT IS HOW HE ROLLS THRU HISTORY AND HIS CAREER.
As researchers, you all can put the pieces together. This is a tremendous link back to the crime.
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainme...ilton.html
That was interesting. Again, the idea that secrets can't be kept for decades is shown to be nonsense.
Quote:"LBJ Modus Operandi"
Even though LBJ had his ways of doing business, this article doesn't come close to linking LBJ to the assassination.
Lauren, the article does illustrate conclusively and verifies in documents that LBJ was a megalomaniac and it identifies his "modus operandi" (using Hoover, etc.). Far be it from me or the article to try and give better details on the assassination than "The Mastermind"-Phil Nelson, "the Darkside of LBJ - Joesten or "Power Beyond Reason" - D. Jablow Hershman / or The Men Who Killed Kennedy ~ The Guilty Men
Lauren Johnson Wrote:Quote:"LBJ Modus Operandi"
Even though LBJ had his ways of doing business, this article doesn't come close to linking LBJ to the assassination.
Anthony DeFiore Wrote:Far be it from me or the article to try and give better details on the assassination than "The Mastermind"-Phil Nelson,
Good thing Charles isn't here any more.
Mexico and the doubles shows things that were beyond LBJ's abilities. Therefore there's evidence of CIA involvement. Realizing CIA was a vastly bigger entity than LBJ with vastly bigger motives it stands to reason that LBJ can't be referred to as the source of the assassination.
The problem with "character evidence" (as this piece certainly was) is that it both proves too much and not enough at the same time. Even if a person is despicable enough to want to commit a heinous crime, or to make a jury want to convict, it still fails (as a general rule) to connect the actor with the act.
Albert Doyle Wrote:Anthony DeFiore Wrote:Far be it from me or the article to try and give better details on the assassination than "The Mastermind"-Phil Nelson,
Good thing Charles isn't here any more.
Mexico and the doubles shows things that were beyond LBJ's abilities. Therefore there's evidence of CIA involvement. Realizing CIA was a vastly bigger entity than LBJ with vastly bigger motives it stands to reason that LBJ can't be referred to as the source of the assassination.
This is an example of why the Sponsor(Mastermind)/Facilitator/Mechanic model is so handy. At most, LBJ could only be a facilitator, given the number of aspects of the assassination that had to be brought into coordination.
But Charlie beat people over the head with the model, including his fellow moderators.
I think the LBJ did it POV is bad research and/or disinformation.
Drew brings up the problem of "character evidence" quite nicely. Leaving out the very problematic Madeline Brown, there is nothing more to implicate LBJ.
As far as LBJ being in the plot, why on earth would Malcom Wallace's thumb print (Nathan Darby confirmed) be on a carton in the so called sniper window area? Why him? Why involve him? Why save the print? Why plant the print? All conspirators have a poison pill in their mouths in case they start to blame, testify, run for cover. LBJ the ring leader? He was running his ring in the plot. The rings may have known of each other but not exactly who or whom was in each ring. Deniability.
Much like in any scandal (like the penn state scandal or Watergate for instance), LBJ knew, Nixon knew and Joe Paterno knew. We're they the only ones involved ~ no. Did other's have bigger motives? Well, yes and no ~ LBJ certainly wanted the Presidency. The CIA wanted revenge and Vietnam. Hoover wanted his job. AG Corbett in PA wanted his new job ~ Gov. Corbett. Witnesses disappeared in both cases. Etc. Etc. Etc. The core point is that LBJ knew it, was involved in it and covered it up. Much like Nixon and Watergate ~ Paterno and penn state(?) All scandals and plots function in many similar ways. It's hard for anyone to deny it.
Albert Doyle Wrote:Anthony DeFiore Wrote:Far be it from me or the article to try and give better details on the assassination than "The Mastermind"-Phil Nelson,
Good thing Charles isn't here any more.
Mexico and the doubles shows things that were beyond LBJ's abilities. Therefore there's evidence of CIA involvement. Realizing CIA was a vastly bigger entity than LBJ with vastly bigger motives it stands to reason that LBJ can't be referred to as the source of the assassination.
The Presidency is just an office a person can hold. It has limited power but much prestige. The powerful don't mind who holds office as long as they don't interfere. Window dressing. Curtains. That this was LBJ's biggest ambition says how cheap and easily pleased he was not to mention a man of limited imagination and no vision. Meanwhile behind the curtains others were involved in events to remove the main obstacle to their continued expansion of power. Was LBJ a Mastermind? No. Was he powerful? Only in the small fishpond of Texas he might have had some leverage. Was he useful? Yes. Especially after the fact. Did he benefit? You bet. But he was happy enough with the shiny things that made is ego full. But what ever he got it was from someone else's work and they got a lot more than LBJ ever could imagine. All he had to do was play his role. But it was some one else who wrote that script and directing.
Lauren, if those books that I listed are even 50% true, LBJ at the very least knew an assassination was of JFK was going to happen. The article illustrates the megalomania of LBJ which is the reason I believe it becomes obvious that he would have been involved at least by foreknowledge. And...as for Malcom Wallace's thumb print....let's just say LBJ had a "skin" in the game...
Lauren Johnson Wrote:Quote:"LBJ Modus Operandi"
Even though LBJ had his ways of doing business, this article doesn't come close to linking LBJ to the assassination.