Chomskys faulty "there was no JFK assassination conspiracy" logic

[Mitchell Severson]

Chomsky is clearly wrong on the assassination. And Douglas and DiEugenio write convincingly that Chomsky is wrong on JFK's foreign policy positions and control over CIA. But, good lord, he cannot be a "gatekeeper". I think it's exceedingly more likely that he just interjected his "all politicians more or less represent business interests" analysis after Stone's movie piqued public interest in the topic. Unfortunately for Chomsky, this analysis does not seem to hold for JFK. On the other hand, he's probably turned 100,000 people away from conventional US foreign policy for every 1 he has convinced JFK's assassination was not a conspiracy or did not matter. Of all the leftists I've ever spoken to, none have mentioned his book or his thoughts on the subject. The man just happens to be wrong about an issue we find important. An issue a lot of writers get wrong, though. Including Maddow.